The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-05
SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA.
MCCH DAMAGE DONE RY THE
DKOUGHT IND FROST.
A Man Found Unconscious with q Wound
In His neutrality-suspicious. for the
Baptist General Association.

PETERSBURG, VA. Oct. Especial
Mr.. W. T. Smith. prominent farmer of
Prince George. told me that on account
OF the rrotracted drought not half a crop
| OF peanuts would be made; that the dry
weather had retarded the seeding OF
wheat and oats and that no seeding
could be done until there was rain.
l learned to-day through a most re-
liable source that at very low estimate
- per cent. Of the tobacco crop in the
counties OF Dinwiddie ana Amelia had
been destroyed by the recent frosts. MIR.
II. B. Vaughan, prominent toDacconist
or TINS city. received a letter to-day from
his brother, Dr. l.. II. Vaughan. OF
Amelia, in which he stated that the frost
mad Killed all OF his tobacco plants.
Az OPTICAL llslI.
Mr.. A. VI. Nowlln. Grand Commander.
and l.. e. Dams. Grand Secretary OF the
American Legion OF Honor will pay an
oilcial visit 10 Cockade Council. No g.
OF this city, at their meeting to be held
tomorrow night at \. +. Hin Camp Hall!
@lf. NoWlln Is prominent lawyer or
Lynchburg, and is on tour OF Official
visitation to the councils throughout
the State.
The Liberty Bell" is expected to ar
rive here from Philadelphia on its way
10 the Atlanta Exposition tomorrow
morning nj O'Clock. The city Council,
accompanied by the Mayor win be II
the depot To receive the committee whicl
accompanies the bell and extend 10 them
all proper official courtesios. The bell
viii remain here for one hour.
Inc Honest Election party Of Din
"ddie have nominated for the Legisl3-
ture from that county Mr.. ;. y. Gillian.
VINO VIII make thorough canvass or
the county. The nomination OF Air. ell
nam was by reclamation.
Tho Democrats OF Dinwiddie VIII hole
a convention at the county courthouse
on next Monday to nominate candidate
Tor the legislature from that county.
/ learn that Mr.. T. T.. Clarke VIII IN
all probability he the choice Of the con-
vention.
7irrsr coMMirr~..
\ committee from the First Baptist
church, composed OF Messrs. j. f.. White
norm, Bartlett Roper. Simon Seward. y.
a. Hartisy r. ". Collier. r.. -. Branch.
r. ;. Gill, r. j. j. Spratlcy. Russell n
" a!iace. and Thomas Macin. with a
committee from the Second Baptsst
churcn, consisting of Messrs. !. G. School
HELD Thomas W els =. W. Alley, Pat
Jones, and jacob Bull.fant ard a COM
mittee from the West-End BAPTIST
church, Will make all arrangements for
the entertainment of the General Baptist
ASSOCIATION, 20 convene in the First Bdp-
tist church i'm this CITY on Tho night OF
the 10TH Of November next
an unknown COlOrcd man was found
TINS morning lying In an insensible con-
ditlon IN the bushes near the Cox home
stead IN Prince George county, a snort
distance beyond tho city limits with
bullet wound in his forehead Up 20
late this evening he had not regained |
cons oiousness. Justice Munt of the /
county, mad the mans wound washed !
and his pockets searched. but nothing /
could be found by which ne could be I
identified. lie was carried 70 the house I
or colOred man named Riddleberger. /
where he is being cared for. 4 colOred I
woman recognized the wounded man as 4
the same person who came TO her house /
yesterday begging for something TO eat.