Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-06
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FREDERICKSBURG. VA. February
5-Special) THE elimination Of the
fight made against the retail liquor deal
ers by the Rev. S. c. Ferguson. Of the
Methodist Church. came to-day, when
Judge a. w Wallace revoked the license
OF Henry Dannehl. proprietor Of the
Hotel Dannehl, for selling liquor on Sun
day.
Believers I'm the grounding theory OF
the six weeks bad weather that follows
his appearance on the "a Of February,
should the animal see his shadow are
already claiming the infallibility Of the
sign. Old Sol not having shown his face
hercabOuts since Sunday. Unbelevers
still scout at the idea, however. and pre-
dict bright weather for tomorrow.
IL is amusing 10 hear the comments OF
me farmers on the late rise in wheat.
Two OF them NEE ling here to-day, after
"A talk about the hard times. were an
preached by a merchant. who asked il
they had any wheat TO sell We have no
wheat was The reply, we sold as soon as
We threshed. on your advice to accent
what was then the price about 30 cents.
What is il to-day?
"Our millers are paying rs 10 81 to-
day. said the merchant.
Thunder, you say" remarked one of
the agriculmrists. prices are an down
When we have anything to sell. and
away they 80 up when we've sold You
are the farmers good friend. we
Know but hereafter when you have adj
wee 10 proifer. acquaint yourself with the
SITUATION or sell 1t as the lawyers do.
men our poverty will prevent us avail
ing ourselves Of il, and I'm our Ignorance
we may perhaps strike it right once in
awhile, If we have good luck
ENJOYABLE PARTY.
An enjoyable party was given by Miss
Lille Newman last night to her vonne
friends, members of the Chafng-Disb
CUB who after fully calculating the
mysteries Of the culinary art, partook of
the nice supper prepared After this
progressive euchre was INDUCED in. and
the prizes won by Mrs. W. T.. McGavock
and Mr.. S. @. Wallace
Mr.. and Mrs. c. y. Stokes formerly of
King George county. have removed TO
Fredericksburg, where they will hereafter
reside.
Mr. Theo. X. Miller, Jr., of Baltimore.
who has been visiting relatives here. left
for home to-day
Miss Blanche c. daughter Of w. u.
Scott agent Of the Weems Line OF
steamers, will so to Alexandria in a few
days for a months visit TO relatives.
The condition Of NJ. James Woodward.
OF Stafford county. who was stricken with
paralysis several weeks ago. Is not as
satisfactory as his friends could wish.
The remains Of Miss Fanny L. Barnes,
who died in Alexandria last Wednesday.
We're brought 90 her old home. I'm Stafford
county. ana inferred in the family bury
ing-Ground.
SERIOUSLY ILL.,
Miss sue Lowry. daughter OF r. a.
Lowry. Esq. is reported seriously i'll at
her home near Brooke, IN Stafford county.
Mr.. and Mrs ". ID. Curtis, Of Stafford.
who have been seriously IN for several
weeks. are now able TO be about
Mrs. Maggie Bowring, wife of Pro-
fessor A. Il. Bowring. died to-day at her
home here. No death for long time has
created profounder sorrow than that Of
this cstimable woman. She leaves a hus-
band and two children, one an infant
8 d9ys old. She was the daughter Of
A. b. Jones. of this county, and had been
married but three years.
The condition OF T.. NJ. Crutchficld grows
more alarming every day, and his friends
arc almost without hope.
Ex-Postmaster Frank T. Forbes is get
ting better
ODD-FELLOWS.
Myrtle Lodge. No. 80. /. o. o. T., is en-
Toying q great revival. n large number
of new members have been recently
initiated We learn that there were ten
applications for membership at a meeting
Of the lodge last night.
Hon. H. r. Crismond. of this city, has
received an invitation to a dinner to be
given al the jefferson Hotel. in Richmond.
by the Board OF Trustees OF the Richmond
College