Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-29
SCOTTSVILLE.
Roads in Fine COnditiOn-PersOna
Mad-nOr Scare.


sCOTTSYILLE, VA, September Is
| (Special)-We barely escaped frost here
this morning but the weather is splen-
did. our public roads all through Abe
marie and Fluvanna were never in better
condition than now, much 10 the JOY Of
wheemen and to the credit Of the eff
Gent road surveyors in both Of these
counties.
Our farmers are as busy as bees now
securing their crops. hauling fertilizers,
and seeding wheat and winter oats. Corn
IS selling in this market at 81 per barrel,
delivered. wLich is considered a living
price, when the crop is so good as 1t is
this fall
Mr.. j. w. Parry has charge of Belle
Haven" in tie absence of it's owner, Mr.
George W. Clark, in England.
Among the attendants at Fluvanna
County Court OH Monday were Messrs.
+. c. Neon. +. T. Hill, and your CORE
spOndent.
Inc meeting OF the County School
Board 20 ADOPT the school-books to be
used in the county attracted thither a
large crowd Of teachers and representa-
tives o. various publishing houses The
meeting took place at the Palmyra Hotel,
anG both Of the large recepuon-rooms on
tie first floor were filled to overfiowing.
Among those present was Rev. DR.. j.
William Jones, who IL the author or
history which. of course. he desired to
have adopted, but the board saw TT TO
adopt Lees History and Maury's Geo
graphies.
Hon H. d. Flood was on hand. and
MA lie as usua, an able speech for De-
M ocracy. and in which he laid bare Re
publican tliCkery.
After Mr.. Flood was through, Mr.. Will
liams. Of Mecklenburg who was pres ent,
YVES called for. and made a telling lille
speech. emphasizing the necessity for an
income-tax law, which would cause some
Of the burden of carrying on the govern
ment to be borne by the mllionaires
Harris H.
ter of Mr. c. b. Harris was to have
left Monday for Nashville. Tenn, where
she has been appointed to the Tennessee
Normal College. but was taken sick, and
is delayed a few days
Miss Rose Farrar went to Charlottes-
vile to-day to spend several days with
Rev. ]. A. Dearborn, of Richmond.
day morning, but was too unwell TO
preach at night.
Rev. L. T. Hill filed his pulpit at the
Methodist church morning and night.
REPAIRING a DAM.
Mr.. w. G.. Taylor. of Manchester pro-
prietor of Fonticello Springs, has been
at Palmyra several weeks repairing the
dam across the Riyanna river, which sup
plies water for the large brick mill at
that place, of which he is the owner.
Mr.. W. NJ. Cleveland, of Central Plains,
was in our town Tuesday.
There is much stir here just now in an
off at Scottsvlle Hall Friday night, for
the benefit of the parsonage fund of the
Methodist church
There was big mad-dog scare here late
Monday afternoon. Our Town Sergeant
found a mad-dog running at large and
fired at him twice near Heathsville. The
dog ran up in town, and as he was about
10 jump into the back yard of Fayette
Jones' his owner, DR. Blair. who had
just returned from bat shooting. and had
one load in his gun. fired at him across
the street and killed him. But it is said
that he had bitten several dogs around
town, which will no doubt in turn go
mad also.
The trial Of the negro Bill Morris, at
Fluvanna Courthouse, Tuesday, resulted
in his being sent TO the penitentiary for
eight years.
Mr. Thomas j. Herndon, who had two
ribs broken and was badly SCARED up
last week by falling from a jumper while
the horse was running away, is now
slowly recovering, and able 10 walk
about.
Mr. James W. Philips. member of
West Virginia regiment, which is encamp-
ed at Camp Meade. Pa, is here at his
old home, near town, on furlough.