Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-20
SEVERE WEATHER.
SCARCITY or EGGS AND BUTTER.
Low Prices for Horses, But the Shipment Of
Cattle Goes ON Briskiy-The Psltoa
Letter Gives Satisfaction.

HLACKSBURG, VA, January Is-(spe-
cial.)-The weather for the past three
weeks has been simply fearful. Such
severe weather and OF so long duration
has never been experienced In the writer's
recollection. The climax was reached,
1t Is hoped. on last Saturday night. when
the mercury fell to II degrees below zero.
But even this did not represent the
effective cold. as a fierce westerly wind
blew constantly from o'clock Saturday
afternoon until after midday on Sunday.
Just before the sudden fall In the tenn
perature we had three or four additional
inches Of snowfall. making in all about
eighteen inches on the ground. Once
before, In the winter l believe, OF 1856,
the thermometer went to Is degrees be-
low freezing, but the spell was not OF
long duration. That there has been much
suffering among the poor goes without
saying. Even those OF US who have
comfortable houses and abundance Of
fuel suffered. What must have been the
case with those who had neither? OF
corrse, the good people OF the community
extended cheerfully and readily helping
hand to every case OF distress which
came under their notice, but the inborn
pride OF every Amerlcan-born citizen
tends TO make him conceal his distress,
even after cold pinches and hunger
graws; and here is where the most severe
suffering was found.
Again. such weather puts an absolute
stop to all work, and the worthy laborer,
who depends for tho necessities Of life
upon his daily labor, remains idle per-
force, and, as a natural consequence,
suffers for these necessities.
GENUINE GRIP.
The indispcsition or President John NJ
McBryde, which was mentioned in last
weeks Dispatch. has developed into
genuine case OF grip. and he Is still con-
fined to his house. DIR. McBryde Is a
very hard-worked mana much too hard
worked one-and badly needs a rest and
respite from the daily labor and vexa-
tious annoyances attendant upon his POSI-
tlon. 1t ls TO be greatly hoped, both
for his own sake and for that OF the
college, OF whose work and success he
Ia the guiding spirit, and whose interest
he has so deeply at heart that he may
be prevailed upon to so away for at
least a short while. The Board Of
Visitors, at It's June meeting. voted him
a months vacation, and earnestly prayed
that he take Il: but there was at that
time SO much here in the various i'm
provements and in the routine work Of
the college demanding his close atten-
ton that he could not see his way clear
10 accept the vacation. Now, however, ha
can, and IL is to he hoped will do so.
Duplicate whist has became very much
the mode. and almost any evening
around the coy fresides may the tables
be seen drawn at which many game
has been and Is being played. Whist
IS found by its devotees TO be as the
historic Virginia mint julep, peculiarly
in place. both In winter and summer
The recent weather is much more suS-
ceStive Of eggnog than was the mild
Christmas weather. But. however sug'
gestive the weather may he. eggnog will
be sighed for in vain. since 1t is almost
n matter Of impossibility 10 secure eggs
IN our market now. Butter. too. IS be-
coming scarce: in fact, IL Is such n
formidable undertaking TO come TO town
that the country people are bringing
in no produce. In fact we. too, have
been cut of from the world. az the
,elephone wires were broken by the
weight OF the snow.
Nessrs. Bell. Bruse e Miller are SUI
shipping a large number of cattle to the
northern markets, having last week
shipped two carloads.
Horses in the county are selling at
ridiculously low price; indeed. they are 2
drug on the market. and can scarcely
be sold at ALL 4 horse that eighteen
months since would have readily been
sold for sl25 can now be bought for $50
BRIGHTs DISEASE.
The many friends of Mr.. Joseph Hooper
a son of Rev. DR.. II. ". Hooper. OF
Christiansburg. but who has for several
years been a valued and trusted railway
clerk in Memphis, Tenn. will be panied
10 learn that he is suffering from BriShts
disease in an acute form. His physi'
clan entertaines. however, hopes or his
ultimate recovery. Genial. bright, honest
attractive, and generous 10 fault,
Joseph Hooper made while ne lVeu
among US hosts of friends. who still love
him warmly and sympath.ze with him
now. and earnestly hope for his speedy
recovery.
A JUST LETTER.
read with great and unalloyed pleas
IRE the letter of sir. Pelton. Of Chris
tiansburg, which you republished In your
THURSDAYS issue from the Philadelphia
Press. Coming among us a total stran-
ger Mr.. Pelton, by his intelligence at
tention TO his business. and justice IN
all his transactions quickly won the re-
spect of our people. The same high de-
gree of intelligence AMI business which
have characterized him as man OF bust
,osa opnaar in this letter Such express