Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-11
,TGUSTA'S CAPITAL.
..r,EN OF THE srAUNToN SOL
INNS AWAITED WITH INTEREST.
rglly GANG MILL CLEAN STREETS.
...o question of "a New Ccurt-House
Now Bcing Aettsted-More Teie-
homo Lines for the County
Town Topics.
Town Topic

STANTON. VA, September lo.-(Spe-
...-4he return Of the stanton boys.
.-.-r.ny X. OF the Second Regiment, at
Jacksonville. IS awaited with much in
..-..t a.d satisfaction. Al no time Tor
and. awhile. however. have our people
Kan Without visible reminders OF our do-
... Sold. ers as furloughs have been Ire
.... .ud there have always been three
~ ..- mere az time. Despite some
.....s. those has been ,ut one DEAN.
mao. t.e company, however has visibiy
.-..... under the Floridian sun lie
tt,. discharge last wesK. having ap-
.... t.. one soon after reaching Blonaa.
... father ls authority for the statement
.... when his son left with the company
t. ..... feet II and returned feet /
.-.l.o.lened in proportion. until now he
A....r ,Aan his parent
SIS. O.. MORTON HONORED.
81. Morton. who has been Tor num-
,.-..f rs assistant in the high-school
......u.nt of the stanton public school.
81. .... elected principal OF the Sunolk
ln school
.0 A. j.. Dickinson, editor OF the Re
.e- Herald, OF Richmond, was IN
,tu this week ana then went 10
b. .Vattr. in Rockingham county. TO
.... three days session OF the Sap
Us. Association.
.... is. O.. Jet. pastor OF Emanuel Epis-
s.- church, has declined a cal rendered
r- b. wealthy church at Columbus,
DID, During his five years pastorate OF
Fru a.eI church Mr.. Jet has greatly
.. rlI himself 90 MS congregation, and
F.sa wide circle OF friends and admirers
beyond the limits Of his congregation.
EXPERIMENT N STREET CLEANING.
stanton is about TO try a new expert
r.r .1 the way Of keeping her streets
.s.r This work is to be done by the
l.a--lng daily.
I. a-t meeting Of the Board or Coun-
ty SUPERVISORS disclosed the fact that only
ms.ty sheep were killed and wounded
u DOGS during the last year. enabling the
..u .. $500 from the dog fund 10 be car
r.- over.
Tie report OF the superintendent OF the
Poor for Augusta county Tor the year
trl.uc June 50th shows that rs persons
we've cared for, Of which number 30 were
taken away and Is died. leaving SO on
hand The annual expense was S5.O6S52.
a NEW COURTHOUSE.
The question Of a new courthouse is
ds..1 being agitated here. This is an i'm
-lt.Ueut which Augusta county badly
needs. The present building is inadequate
90 every respect. the courtroom being
SMALL ui-ventilated. and productive of
headaches and much discomfort. The
narrow and dark vaults of the Clerk
l..s cannot hold the many important
documents filed there. and a fire. that
would destroy them would cause the peo-
I. 0f the county more loss in money
from lawsuits. &c. than would build
several cOurt-houses. The county is out
% debt. is wealthy, and can well afford a
l.w and modern building.
There were loaded at Swoope's, Augusta
county, this week. two cars of very fine
cattle They averaged 1850 pounds per
head and were very sleek looking. These
cattle have gone direct 10 London, Eng
a-.
IELEPHONIC RAMIFTCATIONS.
Although Augusta county is ramiied
W,h telephone lines. radiatng from
S taunton in every direction, like the
.pOkes OF "a spiders web dhe cross lines
.ompleting the simile). there are yet
others building. The latest is the Staun-
ION. Pond Gap and Craigsville Telephone
Company of which q. n. Eichelberger is
president; G. S Craig, secretary, and J.
IT. Kuukle. treasurer.
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
new gas plant and the power-house for
OF. electric railway
owners OF cattle ranging on the noun
ta.rs are said 10 be much alarmed at
finding many Of their cattle dying in the
mountains from some unknown cause.
It- extent Of their losses Is not yet
known. The mortality is supposed 10 be
due 90 their eating poisonous variety Of
Mushrooms"
LOCAL MARKETS FLOODED.
Tt. change in the weather from a long
rainy spell 10 one of sunshine has caused
sudden Tipening of vegetables and
fruits and the local markets are flooded.
Apples. however, are very scarce, aid
a-e ash. The farmers are all through
with their fan ploughlng, and large
wheat acreage will be sown. Although the
price OF wheat is low, intelligent farmers
say that the fine crop of this year will
largely make up for the drop in the price
I.r bJsael.
The Dunsmore Business College has :e-
opened, with a better attendance than
% has had for some years.
81 lar comparatively little attention
ias been paid 20 politics here by either
parity. This apparent neglect, however,
Goes NOT result from lack Of interest. and
docs not argue any apathy. The custom
Der. is growing in favor Of making the
campaigns short. but 70 push them ac-
lively when once begun. So. until few
weeks before the election. there will prac-
N...y bee nothing done. Then, when The
campaign is opened, ii will be pushed
h-.rIl-.y ana every available man in
a'.-a.on and the county will be put 10
e.-Fe work. and the county will be lite
rally oyerrun with Democratic speakers
Candidates. however, are beginning 10
crop 1lt for next springs election, when
q. .-- county officials will be chosen, and
are trying 90 arouse some interest
A '-e campaign long ia advance.
A DELIGHTFUL GERMAN.
The younger society set have had a de-
th.tH german. which was led by MT.
.9tn ID. Crowle. Jr. and Miss Iilhe Bum
ti.ar Among the young ladies' taking
part were Misses Merrill and Lee OF
Is. u.ll.
IT'D. Virginia school for the Dear ana
Ue Blind opened this week, and the at
l.a.-a.e will be larger this year than
tt.r
&c., Fred. IT, Allen, a Newport News
.l.-s.st is az the residence OF his father,
'..ishal S. Brown Allen, recovering from
e- attack Of mahrial-teyer.
INDIVIDUAL MENTION.
N.ss Jennie Brown, OF Richmond, who
mas been spending the summer at VIII
cons springs has returned TO her home.
Misses Jane and LILY Slanard. Of Rich
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