Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-20
SOUTHERN AMHERST NOTES.
Tho Severe Weather of Last Week and Its
Effects-Lovest Temperature.

HARRIS CREEK, AMHERST COUN-
TY. VA, January 19-(Special) AFTER
brief interval OF warmth in which nearly
all of our first SHOWS disappeared, stormy
weather again set in Tuesday, January
Sth. There We're three days OF almost
continuous etorm-rain, hail. and snow
quickly succeeding each other. The rain
poured down steadily all day Tuesday
and fully an inch fell. About I. NJ.
the rain changed TO sleet. and at dayDreak
Wednesday the snow was probably I'VE
inches deep on the ground, ana the
flakes were still coming down steadily.
Before o'clock II had ceased showing
but not until seven inches covered the
ground. The trees seemed almost buried
I'm their covering Of white, and quite a
number OF them broke from the weight
of the snow. Later in the day rain sue
ceeded the snow and continued to fall
almost without cessation until early Fri
day morning. The rain caused land
slide IN a railroad cut few miles north
OF Lynchburg, and travel was delayed
five hours BY the accident. About four
inches of rain fell in the three days in
addition to the heavy snow. After the
sunshine OF Friday clouds overspread the
sky all Saturday, and snow fell Tor Two
hours or more. AS the ground was hard
frozen and the wind from the northeast.
the prospect seemed good for very
deep snow. but the weather moderated
slightly In the afternoon, and then
hard northwest wind dispersed the clouds
before S T. NJ. The fall in temperature
after G F. NJ Saturday was very rapid.
BY 1890 the thermometer had fallen to
u degrees from 80 degrees, and the wind
was blowing keenly.
RECORD BREAKER.
Sunday was record breaker here. To
the writer's personal knowledge. it was
the coolest day within the past twelve
years. At O'Clock in the morning the
temperature was 4 degrees below zero
q fall OF Sc degrees in 10 hours-and for
nearly two hours remained below the
zero point. a neighbours thermometer
registered G degrees below zero as the
lowest temperature. A light wind blew
all day, and increased the severity Of
the weather. Up to T. NJ. the tempera-
ture had not exceeded 10 degrees. and
IS degrees was the highest for the day.
The weather moderated decidedly on Mon
day, but the freeze had given opportu-
nifty to fill al tho icc-houses which re-
NAMED untitled after the iiIst cold snap.
Though wintry here, the weather was
much colder and the SHOWS were much
deeper In the northern and more noun
famous parts Of the county.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Ambrose Rucker. whose home Is
near Elon, has been sick for some
months, and her condition Is considered
very serious.
Professor NJ. NJ. Hargrove has recently
closed his academy at Amherst Court
house. Mr. Hargrove is favorably known
to many on account of his good work
while principal of the Female Institute
at Luray n few years ago, and also
from his record as teacher at Chase
City last year.
Professor William f. Long. the present
principal Of Southsde Academy at Chase
City, spent his holidays In Amherst
with his brother Mr.. John c. Long. Of
Harris Creek Professor Long speaks
highly of the courtesy and hospitality Of
his Chase City townsmen. and gives
cheering account of the academy.