Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-04
Mr.. GEORGE c. BAeBY GONE.
Terrible shock to His Urother-A story OF

Terrible shock to His Brother-A story OF
Hog-KiIIing TIme-Gamc Abundant.
[Corres pondence OF tho Richmond DisDatch.I
ScoTTsyILLE, VA, Dec. 3, 1890.
4 good man has passed from earth in
the death Sunday of Mr.. George C.
Bagby at this place, his illness having
previously been mentioned in the Dis
PATCH. Mr.. Bagby vas native OF
Powhatan county, but had resided in
this place for a number OF years. He
died rather suddeDly-aged sixty-one
years-of a lung trouble, and having
been for long term of years consist
emit member OF the Baptist church he
died peace.
The deceased was a brother OF Rev.
John Il. Bagby, of Powhatan, whose
home was some distance from q tele-
graph-oilice, and the blow was heavy
one on Monday when the remains OF the
deceased were carried by private convey
auce to the minister's house, that geA-
tleman not being aware of his brothers
sudden illness or death. Uncle
George" as Mr. Bagby was Familiarity
known, had not an enemy. while he had
a host Of friends. He leaves no family,
having never been married.
LESS WHEAT SEEDED.
Our farmers have probably seeded less
wheat this year than for many past.
This augurs heavy corn crop next year
for this section. The short crops OF
wheat for the past several years have
compared unfaYorably with those Of
corn as to profit, while the latter cereal
has fallen short OF the usual yields, chief
" on account Of too much or too little
rain. Time was when this was a great
tobacco-producine section, but this once
profitable crop has almost been entirely
abandoned. To see q hogshead of to-
bacco hauled into our town now, where
hundreds were won't to be brought each
recurring season, is as much curiosity
as the STORED elephant the old woman
went 50 far to see.
GAME Is ALBEMARLF.
The great quantity of game-such as
wild turkeys partridges, squirrels, hares,
foxes, opossums, and 'coons that
abound in the woods and fields in the
country surrounding has been the COM
mon subject of remark. Large numbers
are being captured and killed. An opos-
sum was reported to your correspondent
several days since as having been
caught which weighed seventeen pounds.
This was "whopper u mean the
opossum was. Indicating the great num-
Der OF rabbits one little negro has
trapped more than two dozen this sea-
son-all in the corporation OF Scots /
vile.
A SILVER NUGGET.
A peculiar piece OF metal, pronounced |
to be silver by those who have seen it,
was taken from among the ashes of O
coal stove In this place the other day. 1
The only possible way that can be I
thought of by the gentleman from whose /
stove it was taken for its undiscovered .
entrance therein is that it was mbedded 4
in large lump of coal. As the coal
came from West Virginia, it is not
hoped that any especial benefit will re-
suit to any one here If it be silver.
Pork-slaughtering has begun in earnest
hereabouts, but no mammoth hog has
yet been reported.
Pork has started here at S. per 100
pounds. and will probably settle at that
price corn is $3.50 per barrel; butter
Zoo, and eggs lie.
Mr.. S. s. Goodman, proprietor of the
Carleton House here, who has been
seriously i'll, is pronounced out OF
danger.