Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-04
A GREAT FRUIT YEAR
THIS A RESULT or THE snow AND
PREVAILING TEMPERATURE.
tn. D,spatch Strikes keynote for the
Fsrmers-How Reckless Driving
strikes Our Rural Visitors.
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tcorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispacn.I
scorrsvr11y. Va. March 3.-As write
Won to-day mother earth is draped IN o
white mantle of dry snow about three
inches thick, which fell during the night'
and since which the temperature has risen
above that Of the past several DAYS.
The uniformly cold winter has been ex-
ceedinely favorable to fruit. and 1t Il most
reasonably predicted that this VIII DC q
oreot fruit year, whereas this crop was
almost total failure IN tins section ias'
year, no variety excepted.
ATTENTION. MAJOR POE
Tho Dispa,ch of Sunday, in brief eo ,,
toTial paragraph struck Keynote IN Iu ~
harmony with the feelings OF many OF ls
readers here who have frequeht 2ccasy -
10 visit your beautiful clty. 1 1i ~ 30
vonr words endeayoring toimpress the po-
Iice with the fact that pedestrians have tDe
right of way at street-crossings over 'ehf
cles.
II has been my observation ana persona
experience. especially OF the, lower orO FUSS
inc ON Main, corner of Ninth, tnas ~
nsSaon must be on the alert and move a. .
lively GAIT to avoid being run down oy .uU
vehicles that are driven at tuIl VIZ sncb
Ninth and Main, and which kno" no 1uo"
thing as slowing up.
CASE IN POINT.
Since commencing this paIagtapts he
merchant of this place informs me s, ei,S' the
was recently going IN naca iV Tbasa-
Richmond and Allegheny 10 VIZ ~ ehoye-
neake and Ohio depot, when AZ tIe a 9O,vn
Pe t.i.;1 NV, Tossing a vehicle came doWn
Ninth street at such a rate OF speeu tnae -
49,, ,,,,,,oseibIe for the driver 10 MAKE
W.T. TnS ~ tpTn ON Main, and he aocordingy
ran into his hack, causing ueiay Va - -
minutes aud preventing nm rom l Iual
connection with the tram ne was -,
;nl, to take Let, therefore, voice nom
th6e countrv be added TO that OF the Dls,
o1tci in appealing for the entorcement OF
he FIGHTS of pedestrians in your city, IN SO
Sow "a precedence over vehicles at crossings
on streets be concerned. e Al.
7 am gratifed to report the SICK OF the
neighborhood as on the mend-some re-
Major j. G. Hill, Railroad Commissioner,
has returned TO his office az Richmond, so
far has he recovered from his recent con-
filming illness.
EVERYBODY READs The D1sPArcH'
Respecting mention made in the Dispatch
Of the sick in this section, and lndi-
eating the widespread perusal or your
naner. numerous letters of sympathy have
been received here the day following such
mention by friends of the sick or injured,
as the case might be,
We have no mail here on Sundays to
bring your paper that day, but regular
subscribers do not wait until Monday.
They patronize the news butcher" Tor
copies.
Nr. Robert Harris, son of the late DR..
Thomas Harris. who was native OF TINS
place, but died few years ago IN Arkan-
sas, came in from that State on a visit here
to his relatives last week.
PROTECTION OF SHEEP.
Mr.. w. G.. Merrok, of this county, Is
prominent farmer aud Farmers Alliance
man and is now in Richmond on business.
He introduced resolutions at the Farmers
Institute at Charlottesville last week look
ing to a perfected law and one that Will
cover the needs of the State for the pro
lection of sheep. A vote in Albemarle
county last wear carried for tax on dogs,
but no assessor as yet has been appointed
TO list the CANNES. The county assessor
under the present law does. not do thiss
work-another assessor must be appointed
by the Board of Supervisors, and Mr..
Merrick's ideal Is 20 have the county ofhcers
do the work, while II is also his wish, as
embraced IN the resolutions, that the
General Assembly pass law for the state
TO protect sheep, and thus do away WIN
the submission of the question OF tax or no
tazto the voters of each county separately.