Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-26
AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT.
Farmers and Politicians have
Notes.

sTATNTON. VA. March &.-tSpeciaL)
To-day L. County-Court day. ana IN"
hright sunshine. after weeks and weeks
If hard winter. brought TO town an I'M
rense crowd The Courthouse si"'r"
was packed and jammei with IalI''er -S
discussiug crop prospects. prices OF tarm
,'r,'t,cts horses. and cattle. The opinion
- that a less acreage OF wheat Mn pe
r,rvested the better prices OF corn
,nnl,ing the latter "A moro prohtaple ven
ture Cattle and sheep are III 'enndnH'
ord more attention II being pald 10 '"'H
branch Of farm industry ...
Horses are so cheap that our farmer
sre discouraged. and fewer COILS VIII
hc raised. certainly until prices improve
rhere was great deal OF handsn'hlhS
.,oirg on the candidates and they dt-
I.yion) for the various county ana town
shin offices were getting ln theT NVI IL
with fine Italian hand. ana, WIN th'
large crowd ia town. had held-dhF on III.
Interest centres chiefly in the hght for
the Commonwcalth's attorneyship ana the
shr.evaltv. For the first position IN"
candidates are Hon Meade +. White
nemocrab. the incumbent. who for years
has performed the duties ot his once
with ,onspicuous ability and fearless
fidelity. and Mr.. John \. Alexander pro
hibf:tonist). one Of the most succcsStui
vorng LAWYERS ar the bar esteemed re-
gardless Of party by all "ho know MN
WILL BE REFLECTED.
Party lines Will not be officially drawn
in those elections. and the wide heads
think MIR. White Will De- reelected
sheriff Newton &. Watts Democrat i
otpcsed BY Mr. Newton wilson OF
Cturcbyllle Democrau. a capable and
clever man. ,
Tbe contest over this office Is spirited
Zach candidate has "A host OF friends. ana
the battle will not be over I'll the iast
ballot is in the box
The attention Of the County court Wa
taken up with thu usual form OF pt"''ei
irgs Of probate 81 wills. motions. ana
,,9d notices Tater on i'm the term VIII
come M for trial two murder casts~Viz.
mar Of Adams. q negro charged WIN
killing his sweetheart. and llte, Wn''e
man accused of tho murder on Zen
weeks near Grocnville last spring.
Mrs J. T. H. Stuart is in Detroit
whittier she went few days ago To- h'
nrssant al the funeral OF her father
General phup - George Cooke.
The Missca Robertson, ~ Charlotte ~
g.. arc i'm the city. visiting their uncle
Mr.. Alexander f. Robertson.
IN for some weeks ar her new home
I,orau. Utah. Is expected here in Few
DAYS to visit her father Captain William
smith So soon as the session ot me
Itah Agricultural and Mechanical COL
leo shall have closed hcr husband fro-
fassor J. y Mayo. formerly Of the faculty
Of the Miller Manual school. VIII JON
his wife here.
Mr.. John l.. Duncan. former Staun-
touian. is one Of the candidates Tor I'D"
mayoraIty OF clifton Forge at the May
election.
Hon. Armistead e. Gordon Will shortly
put in the hands of the publishers vaiu-
able contribution 10 the much-discussed
currency question.
The REV. George W. Nelson. Of War
renton. Va, was In the city yesterday
having exchanged pulpits with the Rev.
Robert G. Jett. rector Of Emanuel Episco-
pal church Of this city. Nh Nelson
preached two able sermons here.
The Hastings Court has received and
docketed the applications Of sixteen firms
who wish Iiquor-iiceus,s i'm the city.
Mrs T.. l.. Doughorty. owner Of the
Fakleton Hotel is one ~ the applicants
FOR license These petitions Will come up
for determination at the next term Of the
court.
The Stanton Young Mems Christian
Association finds itself deficient - the
tune Of $l975, floating debt incurred In
the past four years. ana H. bestirring H.
self To lift the debt and reach an easy
financial status.
The Right Rev. Alfred Magin Randolph.
Bishop OF the Diocese Of southern VIZ
ginia, has appointed Sunday, April 2Sth.
in the morning. as the time when he VIII
make his visit 70 Trinity Episcopal church.
AT which time he will administer the rite
of confirmation