Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-10
BEDFORD COUNTY HAS JUST EMER-
cEp FROM A REct LAR BLIZZARD.
And GREAT HAS BEEN The DAMAGE.
Flowers and vegetation Blighted-
Notes About the Tobacco Market
a sb.en uaixing-Big Printing
ishmcnt-PcrsOnai Notes

nal in the DllZZaru lhdL mas HN'N NN'
during the week, and is unparalleled III any
save the minds Of the very Oldest ihhapl-
tants. On Monday the earth, or THIS por-
ton Of IT, awoke TO find the snow-fakes
softly falling and the air so reno ana
chill that the largest fires had TO DE III
and the heaviest raiment donned. But the
climax of the caprice Of this unreliable
month was reached when Tuesday MORN
ing the earth was frozen nara, OUTDOOR
hvdrants had to be thawed with boiling
water before they could even yield thin
stream Of water, and milk, which re-
quires colder temperature than water
to become concealed, became a self-con-
stituted impromptu ice-cream.
The cold, accompanied by fierce north
wind. continued until Thursday night'
when II began TO moderate, and Friday
morning smiled mildly from serene skies
as if complacent by reason OF the huge
April joke played upon the people ana
fruit.
BLASTED FLOWERS.
The aftermath is evidenced in the blast
ed flowers and young vegetation, and III
cups of the fruit blossoms, proclaimins
fruitless summer. Hopes are still enter
tanned that the late fruits, which had not
unfolded their blossoms, were not de-
stroyed. The apple-trees, having perhaps
learned prudence from the intimacy OF
tree of that genus with the willy serpent
i'm the downfall of our common ancestress'
through "a desire to test the virtue OF
lucious apple, had refused to unfur their
lovely pink and white banners TO the
wooing beams Of the warm March sun
shine. and mayhap have escaped the sau
fate Of the other fruits. 1t Is feared that
much injury has been done TO the wheat
crop.
The sales of leaf-tobacco for the month
of March are perhaps the largest in the
history of the town-amounting 10 5JV'VO
nounds-aIl realizing excellent prices. De-
spite the rough weather, the breaks TINS
week have been quite large; the highest
nrice of the week was from lot OF DARK
tobacco belonging 20 ID. f. Johnson
which brought SIS a hundred.
A manufacturer says that while the
prices are not quite so high as in the past
| month. they have now reached a sleduy'
healthy figure. and the demand continues
| The planters thus, by the sale Of apples
in the autumn and the disposal OF the TO-
| bacco crops, have a larger COMMAND Oh
| cash than for years past.
! 4 BIZ PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT.
| Much interest was occasioned on Main
| street to-day by the eXcavating OF long
| trench across the thoroughfare, in which
| 10 lay pipe TO supply the Watermelon
| for the Democrat office, which has now
the addition of the large book and JOB
outfit recently purchased by Mr.. NJ l.
| Harrison. He will conduct both branches
of the business in the same establish
ment. This is the largest printins-hous7
ever operated here.
The southern Hope, a periodical edited
by Mrs. Emma Gilman, OF when mehtioh
| has previously been made, is puDhsheu dv
this office, and the energetic editor was
busily engaged to-day in sending copies IN
all directions. Ill,
The April edition contains an article
entitled stock Raising in virginia
| which contains many valuable points vi
the subject. The article concludes Win
| letter from Mr. A. w. Scott, prosperous
and nrouinent farmer Of Bedford, in re-
| gard TO sheep-raising. In 1t he gives ms
| personal experience in that line, STATING
that his flock Of Shropshire ewes nave
procured an average Of 81 per head ioi
! the last three years; thirty-two lamps
sold TO the butchers in Lynchburg aver
aged $500 per head. The clip Of the WOO
i'm 1Sq0 averaged six pounds a sheep, ano
was sold TO the Liberty woollen-mill' az
this Mace. at % cents a pound giving
gross profit to each sheep Of 81. Othei
statistics from his own experience con
vinces Mr.. Scott that Bedford county i
especially adapted TO sheep-cuiture' tI
which "the climate, native grass ah'
pure water" are all valuable elements.
OBSERVANCE OF EASTER.
The glad Eastertide will be celeprate'
in various ways, according to the tastes
and opportunities OF each person
The choicest plants Of the home collec
lions will be used for the decorations o
ST. Johns Episcopal church, ana me low
Illness and fragrance Of these blossoi
win conspire with the glad music ah'
exultant character Of the service 10 EN-
phasize the significance of the hesurrec
tion-Day.
PERHAPS Nature may be propitious an'
send q fine day, so that Easter costume
nav be marshalled in full force Withou
the chilling effect that is produced D!
light spring raiment upon dark III
clement day. c..
There will be a celebration Of the sun
day school In the afternoon wheh
pretty and appropriate service VIII tax
place. 1t is designed TO impress the cna
racter of the festival upon the you'hIu
minds. o
Monday St Johns Athletic club, ac
companied by many charming youhs
danseis. will go for a days outing u
Relleyue. the well-known school conduct
ed bv Mr.. William Il. Abbott. Eggs II
all manner OF hues will make happy TN
hearts of the small people. while the oide
folk will bide at home, en-. Dying IN synlpd
thv the pleasure Of the young people
Mrs. Nathan Luck who died at IN
Southwestern Hospital, in Marion wa
brought home Thursday ana inferred
her home, near Bunker HILL
Mrs. J. Il. Toms died of apoplexy at he
home. at Cedar Hill, on Tuesday; aged t
years. ,
Mrs. Emma Tinsley, of Richmond !
the guest OF Mrs. Augusta r. Hume
Mr.. Julian Snellings, Of Manchester
the guest OF Dr. II. II. Marshall.
Miss Alice Boyd, who has been Vsitln
Mrs. w. #. Yancey, has returned TO ne
home, in Nelson.
Mrs. Tucker, Of Bluefeld, Is the CUES
of her son. Rev. Dallas Tucker.
Miss Belle Buford is home for the holi
day from her school in West Virginia.
Miss jamie Moseley. a trained nurse, o
the Rebecca sanitarium, at Roanoke,
visiting her parents here.
Deafness Cannot he Cured
nv local applications, as they cannot