Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-11
exHAusTINe THE SEED SUPPLY.
imposing on Colonel o'Ferraii-The Dis
patch ms a Means of Communication.

fcorro.pondoucc Of the Richmond Dispaicn'l
ScorrsyrILE, VA, March o.-Each con-
pressman, / believe, is allotted es Is..,ii
Quantity % seed from the Bureau ot nk .V ~.
lure for distribution among his consutaoD..s "a
governmental purposes a.. 1 ,.,,,,s.s. and tho
mails show tina. Chat most worthy Reh9on,,SasS
Hon. Charles r. O'Forrnn has rcsponoso 80
alncrity, but there we're instances Know n. .r
thnt we're discreditsble 10 the parties sn 49, "a
tooS ~ the nature Of imposition. AS maV 80
ave or ak members OF an immedialo ..' a
several instances OF tbis--sent 10 .he,. ,htS srsv
for seed which we're comphe1 WIN. ~ r s ~
~ course. tho allotment would soon eAn~us' %
4. has.
brisf paragraph OF q rratu'tous ne. , to ,s
your scottsville correspondence sewers, ,',,r I'm
sinec IA likely TO prove advantageous 49,, ~ ~ IA
ber ~ pnrtes and IL strong illusu s,o ~
49, - nrtnteris INK, IL alluded 20 tho geulns
~ s,ote timber here. I started q CoIIS9psv.sa ,
coce from a party who wishes 70 Vuy, ns,'Iomen
nertv who vi shes 10 cell, and lhllq I'm
a., thts iaca who has had large e1peflencs "
~ W. hin, Ia IS responding With the TWO WV =
view 10 a contract, and thus may ,nie as,ef
scyell t,s proportions probably 70 az @
snd all resulting from ieVcrsi Iihes III '''i
valuable paper.
TIE GRSDsToSE JOKE.
A. ,,ciaen, Of ante beIlum occurrence Eas
.1n,.d 20 vour correspondent the other usy
na a fact amusing IN ite he.ui" An
neveT published. l venture 10 rored
~ farmer in Powbatan county ehIea'nvi a. "
80 ant M a iob" upon tobacco 1oniot a.
o,oN so,,d III DJacing a sood-sized grlnostVno ~
n bogshoad of tobacco. IL wept uiiO. .sst.cco
rlght with the dealer, who snlppe1 VIZ vas
~ Marty IN London. Rng. There inc stUn1 In
dgscpgered and returned % the sh!pp1,is 80,
1,iohrond soon after the farmer In foNha.ai u
ordered Of the Richmond degle;, VINO "as "i 80
f,rorer. q barrel Of sugar. Inc ulno we civer
for the Joke 70 % re' ,ras inserted ia tho
s..-oi ~ s,ircr A sou OF the old farmeI, VIZ W.
,gae faniliar with the preliminary Paaa md
nrocoeding, upon seeing the sugar open .'oI -
the grindstons appearing 70 1o Wv, 90 Il thar aint
int Old grlndstone done come back asain'
PROBABLE FACTORY.
W " parsol,s real estate agent o. hlcn-
nond was here to-day Win cehIle,i',.', o,sr
Connecticut who was inspectins ne 49, o 20
on a piece Of property near t3"n ~ iorSting a
1r n. 1. Goodman with view 10 IVCe l.Iue, .
sk factory should ne locate here ~.
III, ha ctven 10 a largo number Of working NO
KILLED IN TUNNEL.
A telegram has been received mere oy hI. ~
r Harris amounting the sudden desth D! az 80,
~ 80 hrother-in.law, Mr. ". G.. Reed, WHO
vas killed at Big Tunnel, NewcoinDe cUuI';
~ Va MI Reed was n native OF nVcS . " .uto
ana his remains were brought PACK 10 tn iso,d
~ and buried near Buena Nieta. NC .,so,rar
was thlrly-tutoS yeoi VI % 80 ptace
with one child who resides near lhls pio00'
NO HOPE ENTERTAINED.
Yr Miriin b. Gaut, postmaster at scot'syliie'
,vns called Yesterday by telegram 10 the De1slIo
nj dvinS brother Of MaSsyille. Pennsylvania
Fehty.six years Is the age of the OK genI,S-
an nd n1eumonia the disease, consequently
no hone Is entertained for his recovery. ,.o
Misses Annie ana Susie foWeis' , WIZ 10
been Visiting numerous relatives in Hchmohu'
have returned 10 their home here. ,.--
snow commenced falling mere carly llls my u
ing and has gathered TO the depth OF On lhcn'
ILLNESS OF MRS. MAJOR HILL.
yaior,J c. Hill. railroad commissioner re,
turned here last night from the convention q,
,aiIroad commissioners az Washington Wlih hls
,TiIe who was taken sick while absent ana is
vel quite in1isposed Mrs Hill is sister OF MT.
lanes e. Iamb. of Richmond. whose illness al
Warsaw, Va, was mentioned in the DisfAICh
yesterday.