Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-13
VERY WINTRY IN WYTHEvlLLe.
Fifteen Inches Of Snow and That "overoo
with a Shining Sheet OF sieet.

WITH SHINING Suret Va S'oSs'
WyTHEVILI.E, VA. January L.
(speciaI.)--It Is not often that Wythevilie
presents so wintry a scene as she did
Yesterday morning. Snow covered the
ground to a depth OF fifteen. or sixteen
inches. and the snow is covered with
a shining sheet Of sleet. Trees are laden
on every tyig and branch with snow,
and the smaller ones are bending half 10
the ground beneath It's weight. Pine
and fir-trees are symmetrical pyramids
of white. and fences and house roofs are
hidden underneath the gittering coating.
1t makes "A beautiful picture TO look out
upon from a warm room, made cheerfui
by a blazing fire. But there are those
who cannot enjoy the beauty OF IL. be-
cause OF the suffering and discomfort 1t
brings. Seldom has there been more
restitution in Wytheville than there IL
this winter, and never so many paupers
and beggars Those w,.ose names are on
the poor list are granted a weekly pen
sion by the town. and as this is far
preferable to going to the poor-house. all
the paupers OF the county who can do
so come to Wytheville in the fall and
settle down for the winter. The pauper
rents from or boards with sons one
nearly as poor as himself, and they
divide the weekly pittance between them,
eking out a living by an occasional job
Of work, or by begging.
BEGGAR GIRLS.
Two OF the most energetic and persist
cnt beggars in Wytheville at present are
two little girls. They have both Of them
rather bright, pleasing faces. which. with
their ragged, incongruous clothing, mace
up OF all sorts OF odds and ends appeals
TO ones sympathy and secures for them
a good many nickels and dimes. one
OF them has brother, whose character
Is about as bad as X can be, AMI the
other one two big brothers. for whom
they beg and By whom they are. OF
course. taught. and perhaps compelled to
beg day by day. Such state or AFFAIRS
Ia a disgrace to the communi,y-say many
OF my readers, in natural and righteous
indignation-and yet they tell US that
there IS no way 70 reach the evil, since
there IL no law in Virginia by which such
poor, unfortunate children (who are be-
ing reared to crime ana .nfamy, under
the eye and with the knowledge and con-
sent OF pAlanthr0pic and Christian peo-
ple) can be taken from their lawful
protectors % and trained TO Industry,
self-respect, and morality.
The telegraph wires were reported
down and messages could not be sent from
Wytheville on Thursday.
PERSONAL
The Whist Club was delightfully."- enter
tanned at it's last meeting by Misses PEN
dleton.
Miss Minnie Splller gave a charming
dancing party to her young friends an
evening or two before her return 10 her
school in Baltimore the first Of the week.
Judge Robert Jackson, of Grayson
county, has removed to Wytheviile and
formed law partnership with Mr.. W.
S. Poage.
Miss Katie Boyd has accepted posi-
ton TO teach on Cripple Creek during
the remainder Of the session.
Miss sue Spiller left for Baltimore the
first Of the week to remain several
months.
Miss Sallie Dunn has gone South on an
extended visit.
Mrs. H. NJ Maury Is IN Washington
with her sister. Mrs. Alexander Gait.
Mis-. James Ward entertained the Cur
rent Events Club at it's afternoon meet
Ing on Friday. The subject for the eve
ming was 1.-THE Origin and Influence Of
WOmen's Clubs" Papers were read on
this subject By Mrs Stewart-Brown and
Mrs. George Hubbard.
Mr. Frank Leach broke an arm. and
Mr. ia. Rider a leg by falling On the
slick pavements in the last few days.