Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-10-09
THE OLD DOMINION.
Latest News Cleaned from
Various Parts Of the State.
AN ALARMING DROUTH.
many wells In and Around Norfolk Re
tuSe To Yield Wa Wster-Squirrcis and Other
Zane Have Left the highland l..
Hahn 10 he Editor-in-Chief OF Topics,
Published by University students.

Near CoviDgton last week Mr. and Mrs
webb went 20 an spplebutter frolic. leaving
Two OF their children. aged ten and twelve
locked In the house. when they returned
eney found the house In flames. and before
they could render aid the children had been
burned TO a crisp.
BY the will OF the late Mrs Elizabeth c.
Waller. ot Richmond who died recently In
Montreal. Canada the woman's Christian
Association and the Sheltering Arm Hospital
OF Richmond. will receive between s5. 200
and $1,000 each. AMI the Virginia Hospital
5000
new Touring mill. one Of the largest IN
the kanawha Valley, is about completed at
Leon
Mr.. Benjamin Paynter. popular citizen
oi Prince william county died last week.
During the late war be served In Company
d. Fourth Virginia Cavalry.
The Virginia state Horticultural Society
Will hold its annual meeting at Lynchburg
October Is and IA. Addresses will be deliv-
cred by prominent horiiculturists.
The town OF Harrisonburg has entered into
contract with Howard Nicely. OF Chatta-
nooga. Tenn. 10 construct pipe line from
Dry River, eleven miles west OF there 10 the
town The contract price Is s47. 700.
The drOuth in Norfolk county Is becoming
the Dismal swamp. portions OF which are as
dry a. sahara Sometimes the streets OF
Norfolk are so dense with smoke az night
that arc lights look like distant ship signals
In fog atsea. There is no estimating the
limits or the forest fires unless rain soon
comes 20 quench them. Farmers are big
losers The peanut crop IN some sections
has been 80 blasted tina: Il Will % almost
total failure. Truckers fall crop and. ia
Tact. nearly all vegetation. are drying up In
the fields. Many wells refuse 20 yield water
longer, aud IL may soon become a question
with farmers a. 20 the source OF their drink
Ing water. Grist mills run 6y water have
long since suspended. Norfolk's water sup
ply Is lower than ever, and the water i en-
urely shut OF during portions OF the day.
An old resident said that this l. the most Sc
we're drouth which has been experienced in
this section siace ISIS. squirrels and other
game have left the highlands for sections
contiguous 70 the waterways. where their
thirst can be satisfied
NJ. l.. Half. OF Texas has been chosen ed
itor-in-chiet OF the Topics. a weekly literary
Journal. published by the stu tents arthe Tn
iversity Of Nirginiv. Mr.. Haln did some
creditable work on the University Magazine
last year. and won the Harrison medal for
the best translation.
The annual hackney colt show was held
at Harrisburg. DR.. c. T. Smith. OF Hagers.
town, was the Judge. There were about for
ty colts entered, divided into two classes
sucklings and yearlings. Ia the sucking
class Judge John Paul's colt took first prize:
the second went to Charley Sellers. and tho
third 10 Capt. John \. Herring In the
yearinS class Arey Brothers. Of Dayton.
took the frst two prizes, while the third
went 10 Mr.. G. Robert Eastman. OF KeezIe-
town.