Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-12

here. This is Dir. Miller's first visit TO
King George for a long time.
Mr.. William Sorrell and his youngest
daughter, near tbs place, are Ill with
pneumonia. Relatives residing in Wash
ington, ID. c.. have arrived, and with the
anxious family. ara watching at their
bedsldes.
Mr.. James Wallace. OF the Confederate
soldiers Home. at Richmond, is visit
Ing his brother near this place.
Hanover Baptist church. in this county.
has extended call to Mr.. Mondes. a
Richmond College student TO assume the
pas oral care OF that flock" 1t s I'M
derstood that the young divine has the
call under adyisement, but 1t is not
known whether or not he Will accept
TALL AND BIG MEN.
II the Dispatch. in its search for tall
men. could LAY eyes on" Squire Presly
Il. Purks, OF this county and his cous. n,
Mr.. Greenstreet, Of Essex county, it would
more probably inquire about the weather
up In the vicinity Of their heads, and
how they manage to pass under tele-
graph wires, than ask how tall they are.
And then, in point OF awful bigness,"
old Stafford could fill the bill In the per-
sons OF Or. Greenlaw with his avolrdupols
OF 400 pounds. and Mr.. Henry W. Edwards,
nearly a match to Greenlaw, besides
several other Staffordians who break the
scales at from $50 10 800 pounds There
are several gentlemen IN this section who
measure from feet 6 inches to feet.
1t is now very certain that the grass
crop in this section has been seriously
injured by unfavorable weather. The
crimson clover seeded last July died out
during the long drought from July to
October. The fields were reseeded late
in October and the clover came up and
started 10 grow fairly well. but the snow
and hard freeze in December killed out
nearly. or quite ali of the October seed
ing A great deal of the old red-top
clover also persisted during the drought,
especially where the second crop was
moved just before the long. dry spell
commenced. Owing to dry weather last
fa.I wheat and oats were seeded much
and tender when the winter Their set
In these crops In some sections, are at
present very unpromisng and delicate.
Notwithstanding the grateful rainfall
some ten days ago the earth Is still
very dry. Many wells and springs have
failed. and there is scarcely sufficient
water to run the grist- mills In some parts
of the county half a day at a time.
Though there are fine grist-mils In this
county, many OF our people nave Dcen
obliged to go to Fredercksburg-twenty
to twenty live miles-to get meal.
The cold when followed Fridays storm
of last week grew IN Intensity until the
ponds. streams, and creeks froze hard
enough to bear loaded wagons Tuesday
of this week Nearly every ice-house in
the county has been filled with beautiful
ice ranging In thickness from 3 TO s
inches. The people here have had no
better ice-crop In many years than the
present. In addition 10 the fine quality
and quantity OF ice. the roads have teen
IN splendid condition for hauling.
Captain George Branagan. an old ex-
Confederate soldier OF this county. was
conveyed to the Soldiers Home. II Rich
mond this week. The old gentleman was
I'm destitute circumstances and feeble
health. and the Collins Garnett Confede-
rate veteran Camp OF the county coitri-
buted the necessary funds to defray his
expenses 10 Richmond
CAME FOR THE BODY.
On the 30th day OF September last the
dead body OF young man fioated ashore
at Chatterton. on the Potomac river. this
county, and a coroner's inquest was
promptly held Papers. etc., on the body
indicated that the deceased was an Irish
man and sailor. and that his name