Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-19
THE NORTHERN NECK
rurlher Particulars Of Two Recent Sc
rlOuS Fires.
,,r LOCAL OPTION ELECTION
Looked Forward 90 with Great IN
,.rc.,-,rhe Continued Scarcity VI
v.ter-oystcrInen Hn'hor
Narrow ESCAPE.

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49, TtNG GEORGE COUNTY,
-, - 1.-THE burning on Mon
A. Of the elegant home OF Cie'N W."
49,. Brown. OF this couh'S-a ','ol
&C., ~ which appeared In IueSuay
- Dlspatch-has caused very
h'o'''''s o..,tcment and sympathy
N1so,,t this entire section. Mr.
49, D.. ono Of the Oldest most
,.,on,nent. aud widely-kno"h ei'@'"'
OF the county -, ,,.as en-
Mis- Josephine Brown VINO was
n.,,,. burned in her brave ana heIoic
-, ~ rcscung her invalid sister an"
-. valuable papers from the burning
',.nt,,e narrowly escaped with her me-
and Is stul under the care OF phys'-
ol.n. and IS great sufferer inc
ooiored girl whose clothing in some uh-
.,ro,yn way took FIRE in the basement
thus setting FIRE 10 the house. dlea OIL
the nlght OF the same day.
Mrs Mamie Dohcrty. the Invalid
souyhter OF Mr.. Brown, had not been
.ut OF the house in several years anu
cas- I'm bed when the FIRE occurred Sno
v-sa taken from tho burning building ~
tcr uiaht-clothing. and remained OUT iI
81, winters cold until the news on lNo
ire Was communicated 10 the neishDo, p
and she could bc conveyed 10 u.o
residence Of Mr. John T. Minor s1'V
raj miles away. The building ana con-
tents were uninsured, and OF tNe may
hundreds Of dollars worth OF 'i9 -
tor only a few articles were saVeu' - on ao
loss is estimated TO be not less lNon $500 ,'5
"Waverly," the once pclul0 -
attractive home that no" HcS IA 60. -.
beneath the tall, charred chimhe!s' "d5
erected IN 1856. and the pains care anu
money lavished upon IL in improving anu
beautifvjng it during the lapse OF 'haI
cortv wears can only be imagined by the
nagnidcent grounds and eVersreehS no"
eft TO mark the runs
OLD CLARK MANSION.
Another distressing accident occurred In
,ba county tust prior to the destruction
NJ Air Browns residence. The OLD
C1,rir mansion. owned and occupied by
.res Minnie Clark, took fire from a
gs,lfv 0ue. and was burned 20 the
,rotns together with all the earthly
oossessions of Miss Clark and the other
occupants Of the house. The wind was
blowing q gale, and every effort 10 save
even the wearing apparel OF tho untor-
tunate people proved fruitless. a sadder
Incident than this has rarely beiallen
"a King George family. For several years
past Miss Clark has been a teacher at
The Baptist Orphanage at Salem, and
short while ago Ealing health compelled
her 70 resign her position and return
10 her country home here. On her ar
rival Miss Clark spent all she had saved
W from her hard earnings In repair
INK and enlarging the homestead FOR her
future earthly abode and these repairs
had Just been completed when the ruth
Joss flames consumed all, leaving Miss
clark. her sister and others who were
In the house at the time with nothing
except their night-clothes. with which
they fed from the burning house.
Miss Clark was thrown into violent
nervous risours at the time, and at last
accounts she had not recovered con-
sciOusness. This building and its con-
tents were also uninsured. and the loss,
which represents a lifeume's earnings
md savings, falls very heavily upon the
occupants Of the house.
LOCAL OPTION.
The local option campaign i'm Kappa
hammock District, Of this county, is
warming up and the interest and en-
husiasm now manifested by the "wcts'
Indicate that, as the 25th Of February
lraws nearer. the battle VIII wax warm
n The other two districts OF the county |
ire watching the contest with anxious
Iolicitude. IL has leaked out" that, if /
he 'wets" gain the victory In Kappa |
lannOck District, the license advocates /
n tho other districts will Immediately T.
,otition the County Court 10 order an /
Election on the question Of license. and I
hus give the whole county a chance 10 /
'ote for the sale Of intoxicating IL /
luors. IL 1t a question in the minds /
y some as TO how the coming local |
iption election shall be held-whether /
lnder the Walton law or under the old /
Election law 1t viii he remembered that /
similar question arose IN Botetourt /
ounty last September. Tho Fincastle /
Herald then stated that II was the opin- /
on Of Judge Simmons, Of I}ote- I
curt that the election would have /
o DO held under the Walton law, as /
he general election law in force at the |
lme But 10 was stated at the same 1
lme that 1.-THE Attorney General, and /
'crhaps other judges. construed the law /
linerently-that is, that it applies only
o the election Of officers" etc, etc. The /
llspdtch, IN commenting upon the queS- |
ION in September said: "When the /
Democrats Of the General Assembly come /
osether TO amend and revise the Wal
ON law, this is one Of the several de-
ects that should be called TO their at
cnuon,' etc, etc.
MARROW ESCAPE.
Supervisor Allen Smith, one OF the
most prominent citizens Of the county,
narrowly escaped serious accident seve-
tai days ago, while returning 10 his
home from the courthouse. Mr. Smith
Vas seated IN two-horse buggy, with
his colorcd driver. and one Of the
'orses-a blooded colt, unused 20 har-
loss-shiod from an object on the road
iile. breaking one of tho breast-straps.
The colt commenced kicking most fu-
iouslv. "dissecting' things very gene
ally IN less time than II takes to tell 1t.
ortunatcly Nr. Smith and his driver
capped without broken bones, but not
ithout severe shaking up. and 2. last
ng warning OF the danger OF driving
.nd blooded colts.
In some sections Of King George
nd Stafford water has 10 be hauled a
considerable distance for stock and other
purposes. Such dry spell OF weather
nd such scarcity Of water IN mid