Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-11
A BIG cHANCERY SUIT.
Damaged by Fire in Clarke oo""''
Hogs at n Discount.

BERRYvILLD, VA, December s.-Cspe-
cial)-In the Circuit Court OF CiarAe
county Emma NJ. Perry on wednesday
brought suit against 7. ]. Lovett adniih'
,strator of Tazewell Lovett claiming that
the estate Of the decedent was lnuep'eu
- her in the sum of $4,000. loaned him al
various times to be used IN the purcnase
NJ the property known as 1.-THE L. LoVe''
Milling Company" of which the deceoeh'
was principal owner and manager opon
notion of the complainant former onile"
states Marshal George w. Levi was APP
,1o1nted receiver. TO take charge OF the
nersonal property. and the affairs or the
connanv are now In his hands Tor seIlie-
ment. -. ,,,,cb
Our businessmen have been very much
aforementioned lately by the frequency
with which the mail from the north mas
failed 10 reach here at o'clock In inc
morning. 1t seems hard TO tell JUST Whele
the trouble Is, but something ought 10 "
done by the Post-Office Department. 10
prevent such frequent occurrences OF TINS
delay. as the dealings Of the people on
this railroad are almost entirely WIN
Raltimora and washington, and great In
convenience and In some instances pecu-
mary loss has been caused thereby.
DAMAGE BY FIRE.
While baling hay on the farm or NIT
r NJ Powers, near Wickliffe, In TINS
county ON Wednesday, a spark from the
engine used set fire to the hay and ten
tons were consumed. The baler and en-
zine also suffered from the fire. Ihere
was no insurance on the property.
The house Of Mr.. John Dix. near Boyce
clarke county, narrowly escaped destruc-
ton by fire one day recently. Mr.. DIX
vac sick in bed. His daughter, Mrs.
charles Price, first discovered the fire, and
-ushed 70 the attic, where the flames were
ursting forth. With her naked hand she
ore the shingles from the roof until her
lex father could hand her an axe. WIN
his and a bucket of water they managed
o extinguish the flames betore great
cal Of damage was done.
DR. J. NJ. G. Mcclure produced this year
m Riverside" his farm, near Castle
mans Ferry in this county, the largest
yield of corn known in the history OF
Clarke. He planted fifteen acres OF river
,ottom with seed brought from Albemarle
.ounty, and the average yield VIII De
.wenty-one barrels an acre. Some acres
vIelded as much as twenty-six barrels.
The quality of the corn IS unexcelled.
HOGS AT A DISCOUNT.
Persons having hogs to sell are com
claiming bitterly Of the low prices they
are bringing-s3.l0 per hundred on loot,
md from 81 to $4.25 dressed. being the
highest prices offered by dealers.
The rectory Of Grace Episcopal church
has been handsomely painted. the work
having been done by Charles Haynie, OF
Winchester. and the necessary funds
raised by the Ladies' Aid Society of the
church.
Mr.. william N. Mcdonald, eldest son
of the late Captain William n. McDon-
aid. OF this place. has been made second
lieutenant in Company l. Second Regi-
ment of Louisiana Volunteers, which is
a mart of General FitZhugh Lees com
mand. Lieutenant McDonald's promotion
is particularly gratifying to his friends,
because II was obtained solely on his
merits and without the aid or political
influence. He enlisted in the regiment In
June last. and was an entire stranger 10
all its members. but by faithful dis