Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-11
OUR CONFORM LETTER.
GREAT PUBLIC DINNERS AT THE
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
HOT WEATHER AND LIGHTNING.


CONFORM, KING GEORGE COUNTY,
VA. June 10-Special The King George
Methodists are planning TO provids pub
lie dinner for each day of the District
Conference, and the great crowd eX-
pected to attend Will be abundantly pro-
vided for. The plans under consideration
look to system as well as abundance,
and each of the churches VIII assume
the responsibility Of providing fur the
multitude ample eatables for one public
dinner-Trinity church furnishing every
thing for the first day of the conference:
Fietcher's chapel for tho second day,
Grace and Union churches for tho third
day. This admirable plan will insure
big dinner for each day, and at the
same time necessltate responsibility on
no church more than one day. The
preachers. lay-delegates, and visitors, VIII
DO entertained by all the citizens. ire
spectlve of denomination.
Mr.. William j. McCarty n well-known
church worker and steward In che AfethO-
dist church, who resides In the upper part
OF this county. was stricken with paraly-
sis few days ago, and has since been very
i'll. He served the Coufederacy well and
faithfully during the war between the
States, and that war and his varied eX
Deriences and observations therein has
been a favorlte theme with Elm ever
since Lees surrender at Appomattox. Mr..
McCarty was under Stonewan /Jaek
son. and nothing has served. In al the
changing scenes and vicissitudes since 10
lessen his eTtravagant admiration and
stint his praise OF his great chlcftain.
CROPS AND PERSONALS.
The wheat in some sections has began
to ripen right rapidly and prematurely. II
is feared, dlIriag the very warm weather
OF the past ten days, and tho farmers
are Fastening preparations for harvest.
The crop. as a general thing, IL very
light, and it is now estimated that the
yield WILL be far below the average.
There were several cases 81 heat pros
tration here this week, when the Their
mometer Registered 81 degrees, and a
number OF horses gave cut from ex-
hausttou. II was quite impossible for
the team on some Of the long mall-routes
10 mike fnll schedule tina for several
days while the weather was SO Intense
ly warm. It is said by some that Tues
day and Wednesday were tho warmcst
days experienced here In nineteen years.
BIRDS NUMEROUS.
The present Indications are that there
VIII be q larger increase Of partridges
here this season than IN any one season
In many years, aus 20 the fact that all
the conditions have been unusually fay
orable for the Matching and growing OF
the young birds. Generally thousands
OF eggs and very young partr1dges arc
destroyed by the heavy rainfnils in May
and early June hut all the rains this
season so far, have been gentle and
undestructive. so that the process Of
Matching has not been fnterfered with.
Mr. Benjamin Cox, who married Miss
Lola Rauzio in Washington .. c.. on
Monday last, came down 20 King George
several days ago, accompanied by bis
bride, and the happy pair will spend
some days with friends here before re-
turning TO their home, in tho national
capital city.
A great many Northern Neckers avail
ed themselves OF the big excursion up
the Rappahannock Wednesday. and TOOK
In" the old burg on Thursday Frede-
rlcksburg is exceedingly popular with tho
people of the Neck.
The latest intelligence from the burn
ing by lightning Of Rev. w. w. walker
harm. In Northumberland county sowS
that the loss is much heavier than was
at first reported. Eight or ten horses
and mules were burned 10 death, and
several thousand bundles or fodder,
large quantity of machinery. farming
indictments. some grain, harness, etc.
were totally destroyed.
Mr.. Roland Hall, OF Northumberland.
left a few days ago for New YORK city
where he will engage In business. Mr..
Iosenh Anderson having recently gone
20 baltimore for permanent residence,
that county loses two good citizens.
Mr.. II. z. Quesenberry has just return
ed TO his home, in this county from
visit to relatives, at Rose Dale Heights
and Washington, ID. G. While absent.
lightning struck his residence and very
much alarmed his family. Mr.. Quesen-
berry's dwelling had similar stroke
once before, when the lightning passed
down a fiue 20 the interior and shiyered
furniture, etc.
HAY CROP.
The farmers have been engaged this
week In harvesting their hay-crop. which,
by the way, is the lightest In many years.
The growth Of clover Is 30 small In
some sections that many fields cannot
DO harvested at all. and are being used
for grazing purposes. On soil fertile
enough 20 produce one and half tons
OF hay per acre the clover is not over
six inches high. This failure In the crops
IS supposed TO be due entirely 10 the
cold spring and the drought In April.
The weather the past ten days has
wrought a great change In the corn
crop, and that which has been properly
worked Is making rapid pTogteSs' ana y