Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-20
WINTER WEATHER.
,mpspep rAaM-woaK BY COLD AND
RAIN M THE SOUTHWEST.
Numerous Asplrants for once SIN DICK
esson county--Tho Largest Known
Popiar-Tree With = History

sco,r..poudopee OF fhs Biehmond pispssch.l
c,nrvoop. Va, February i7.--There IS
. cyeat COMPLAINT being made among our
foYrers ON account of the unfavoraole
veatber. When il is not cold or showing
the rain Is pouring down at tremendous
rate and this is our enemy" winter ana
rough weather" as the old Bard OF avon
puis il. The progress Of teamwork Is pc
inc impeded, and il would seem that IN TINS
immediate vicinity there is great deal 70
be done before spring crops can oe pi ils-
ed With favorable season, other thiipgsa
being equal, there will be large cropsrAlseu
the coming year in this county
CORN AND POTATOES SCARCE
Corn IL rather scarce and finds q read,
sale at good price. Flour y being hauleo
from tho railroad, rs the wheat crop was
almost an entire failure last year so gu y
people will DC supplied WITH preaas'nn Z
The supply of corn should fall snort. lrlsh
notatoes are said 10 be nearly all rotten, so
there will be hardly enough for SEED.
THEY WANT To BIZ sHERHF.
The spring campaign seems to be claim;
ing some attention. and hear OF seFeral
candidates for office. Among the asplrants
for sheriff is oil Harvey Ball, OF Mcclure,
an old pioneer citizen of this county. HIS
chances of election are weak. but his case
excites my sympathy. Poor old feilowl lie
told me the other day that he never asked
the people for an office in his life. Hemay
have been ambitious in his younger GAYS
and that ambition not have manifested IL
self in any tangible form. butnow IT comes
TO the front. and he asks to have the dis
tinction of serving his county IN the espa-
CITY of sheriff. If fate DEGREES that nothIhs
greater shall be connected with MS naIhe'
Wilbur Haynes and Samuel Aeel are s slsY
aspirants tor the same othce. LllDorI Il III
ton. the present incumbent, and James
Damron are said to be before the people
for Commemorative attorney. Asregaras
politics in this election the matter VIII De
sadly mixed. There are some hundreds OF
alliance voters in this county, and great
deal depends upon their course.
GIANT TREE.
have lately seen the largest poplar
tree in this vicinity, or in the county, SO
far as I know. 1t stands on one FORK OF
Holly creek, about two miles from tins
place. 1t is something over eight feet IN
diameter, and at the height of about forty
feet il forks. these sub-trunks, If am
allowed the expression, being about equal
in size. 1t looks like o veritable giant
tree among its nelghDors, ana cOulu ~ Ten
us what changes aud scenes of old time IL
has passed through, we might be made
ACQUAINTED with great trees life covering
MANY centuries and revealing strange
things that happened during those long,
dark ages.
INDIAN TRADITION.
There is a tradition among the country
people that the Indians once stored guam
titv of silver and gold in large knot--hole
AZ the forks of this tree. The tradition
saws that they reached this point of the
trees height by means OF q. fallen tree
which had lodged in the for ks OF II, and
which they afterwards cut down to pre-
vent Others from finding the treasure. No
one has ever put faith enough IN the truth
of the tradition TO examine for 1t.
NOTED DRKR-HUNTER.
Hamilton Lyall, who lives in the vicinity
of tile Breaks in this county, was III
town few days ago, and while here in
formed your correspondent that he lately
killed large buck deer, whose head was
crowned with great pair of antlers. Mr..
Lyall understands hunting and fishing.
and has chased many a ninble-footed deer
tin chance shot from his old-fashloned
"Aint-lock" broughtit TO the earth. Hunt
ing is about over there. he says, for such
game as deer and bear, though fishing Is
excellent. and many disciples of the old
angler, Izaak Walton, go there 10 ENJOY
themselves during the fishing season.