Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29
RAIN ON EVERY DAY.
BEDFORD COUNTY HAS nan
VERY LONG WET SEASON.
The RANDOLPH MACON FINALS
Dehghtful "May Queen, Enter
oaAnment, In Which Many Attr,c-
i've Girls Participated-Two Thou
s"nd Pigeons Liberated.

BEDFORD CITY. VA. MAY % oeno
oiaI)-The daily-usually, all-day-rain
ana storms have made this May, indeed.
one long season. Not few wonder II
the Cuban wet season is not CONTAGIOUS
ana II undue American sympathy or the
scosraphicai inaceuracy OF the weather.
man Is not responsible for such a pro-
raeted spell. In the gardens, the weeds
nave eroWn at such pace as to over
sHauo" their useful, If less assertive.
neishpors. In the farming world, tobacco
painting Is progressing finely. and the
acreage is reported the largest I'm years
An Ohioan, Of eight years residence in
the county states the wheat and oat
crops are by far the largest in his know
'edge of the county. though danger Of
rust from the wet season is imminent
in the case OF wheat. and in many sec
TONS washouts have caused considerable
lass.
RANDOLPH-MACON FINALS.
examinations have now begun at Ran
oolph-Macon Academy the end of a most
successful session being only a few davs
distant Owing to the grand commence
ment in Lynchburg of the combined
schools OF the Randolph Macon system.
the usual exercises here will be cut short.
ana on Monday next. the 9th OF June. the
boys, hundred strong will leave ON
the afternoon train for the Hill City.
Inc hnal sermon will be preached in the
academy chapel on the evening Of the
ON, by Rev. j. G. Reed Of Memorial
church. Lynchburg, as this gentleman
has kindly consented to keep the appoint-
ment for Rev. r. w. Patton. of Roanoke.
whose call TO Cuba as chaplain of the
Second Regiment, prevents his coming.
The memorial of the late Judge Edward
{. Burks, delivered before the Supreme
Court Of Appeals of Virginia by Samuel
Grimm. Esq, OF the local bar, has APP
peared in attractive pamphlet form. The
paper is not so much biographical, as it
Is feeling and well-cOnsidered tribute
10 the life and character of this scholarly
Judge and jurist. whose love for the law
and its great basic principals was his
ruling passion. His exalted conception
of the requirements of the model Judge
his work and decisions when a member
of the Supreme Court of Appeals, his
revision OF the Code, and his editorship
Of the Virginia Law Register, the child
of his old age, are told by Mr.. Griffin in
a style, graphic, sympathetic, and dis
eliminating.
The annual meeting of Bedford County
Association of the Farmers Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Virginia, was held |
here this week. A gratifying report |
was made, and the following officers |
elected: President, DIR. S. II. Price; Sec |
rotary and Treasurer, r. j.. Elliott; the |
Board of Directors for the various dis
tricts remaining as before.
THE MAY QUEEN.
The musical and spectacular event OF |
the spring season was the rendition |
Thursday evening at the opera-house of |
Schindler's cantata, the MAY Queen" |
under the auspices of the Ladies' Guild |
of st. Johns church, in the interest OF |
improvements now I'm progress The stage |
was beautifully decorated with a |
wealth of flowers. such as this glad |
month OF roses alone can supply, while |
the performance, sparkling with spring |
time fancy and mirth, was pleasantly re- |
neshing and fittngly rendered by the |
lovely girls and pretty children, them
selves eXultant in the joyful spring |
season Of life. Before the cantata, while |
the orchestra played softly in keeping |
with the theme, the following living pic
lures were shown in their frame of gilt: |
Charlotte Corday, Miss jamie Tunstall; |
Cleopatra, Miss Minnie Daniel; Margue
Ille5 MISS JANE AlOSeleys flcu hlulnB
Hood Miss Virginia Quarles; Pocahon-
tas Miss Louisa Quarles; Lord Fauntle-
roy, Master Sam Johnston; The Mouse
Trap. Miss Rosa O'Hara; The Nun, Miss
The Secret, Misses Kate Parr
and Louise Quarles; Titania. Miss Clara
Davis Meditation, Miss Kate Parr; The
Forsaken, Misses Virginia Mosby and
jamie Tunstall; The Penitent Miss Mary |
Moseley; Ophela, Miss Virginia Mosby.
l..
Of music and dancing, represents a typi-
cal Maying party of villagers. who, after
a jealous wrangle as to which one Of
them is to be selected TO preside over
the merry-making. Finally, at the in
stance Of Princess Goodwill, Miss Florie
Claytor chose Sweet Charity" Miss Vir-
ginia MOsby who is crowned amid the
paudits and songs of the jewellers. The
floral maiders were Misses jamie Tun-
stall, Sadie Feeker, Lillian Harris, Louise
Quarles, Annis Davis, Annis Berry, Joe |
Moore. Louise Wharton, May Johnston.
Chorus girls: Misses Minnie Daniel, Kate
Parr Shelly Daniel. Annie Mos0y, Mag
;ie Oliver, Bertha Goodwin, Louise Clay
or, Eileen OHara, Pearl Carder, and
da Berry May-pole dancers: Virginia
luarles, Mamie Berry, Sallie Johnston,
Rose OHara, Clara Davis, and Lucille
Ballard. Flag bearer: Thurman Clark
Pages: Sam Johnston and Butord Burks
Drummer boy: Guy Leighton.
HOAING PIGEONS.
on Tuesday morning, Mr.. j. T. David
on liberated 1900 homing pigeons at the
reicht station which, after darkening
he air for a few moments, shot away in
northeasterly direction, for their coteo.
n Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Mr.. John Fawcett, who has purchased
he lot on Paramount avenue, next TO the
y. B. Preas property, will begin at once
he erection Of residence on the site
4 The old building. Since the resumption
e work by the woollen-mill and the re-
urn of many of it's employees, there does
lot seem to be a vacant house in the
own.
on Monday Captain ]. S. Slicer was
roueht home from Baltimore, where he
as been undergoing treatment at the
ohns Hopkins Hospital.
Miss Laura Jeter has been chosen dele
ate from the Liberty Methodist church
> represent the Woman's Missionary So