Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-21
H:'. Most . Hundred ..a !. ne
County A1nshou.se
PINK EYES AND FLEEcY LOCKS
A Wonderful Ho1. in the Gre..a u
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water.

CONFORM. KING GEORGE couasr1t
va. September 2a-tspecial )-ons of the
inmatea OF the poor houss OF this coun-
! ty is pitiful and peculiarly intsreatine
character. sHa - genuine albino-the
only white negro to be found In this sac-
ton Of Virginia. and = evidently sne of the
Oldest men in tho Northern NeckaEe has
long been knoWu5 to the people OF King
George as "Whns Davy." and has been
an object Of curiosity to sev.ral Gener-
atlons of our people, Away back In tho
old times he was known az Smiths
Davy, Sheep-headed Davy, Ato- The
first OF these names was giv.n hirn 5a-
cause he belonged to ths Smith family
OF this county. who were prominently.
known throughout Virginia The second
because his head resempled sheep-that
| Is. his hair was very much IKE lambs
wooLf1ne. white and happy. For some
years past the old aIbino has been stone
blind and quite feeble. and Isl now spend-
ing his last days and years IN the smisar-
able cabin called the county poor house"
His hair Is as white as snow. but stun
very much like WOOL and his TACO Is q
mass Of hugo wrinkles. Verify. he II n
most curious aad pititul spectnan Of
humanity.
He Has Pink Eyes.
Ono Of White Davy's'' peo,,iiar' ohars
acteristics in early life was his eyes and
sight The eye-balls were of pink color
and shone like a painted glass marhiex
and his sight was always very imperfect
in the daytime In fact, he could sea but
little in bright weather. while ifnthe night,
no matter how dark. his visionsNs clear
and well-nigh perfect.
From all that can BIO learned concern
ing the old fellow. it appears that no Is
about 100 years OF age. The late Mr..
William S. Brown. who was clerk Of the
courts here for fifty years. and who
was one of the Oldest citizens OF King
George, when he died nvs years ago. said
that when he was in his teens. White
Davy'' was a grown man But. notwith-
standing his aga and pnysida AAA biiity,
his memory is fairly good. 8 tells
some interesting stories OF things that
happened seventy years ago. and he re-
peats these narratives at different times
with wonderful accuracy.
Wonderful Hole In tho Ground.
Mr.. w. E. Baker, Jr.. has had well
dug In the yard of his elegant new resi-
dence at Dogue, In this county. and
from all accounts, 1t is the most wonder
full hole ever dug in the gro4nd gin this
county. Among the numbar sot curious
persons who have gone to Doguo to in-
spect the well, IS Mr.. Presley B. Purks.
a prominent and welI-informed gentle-
man Of this neighborhood. who. after
seeing and testing 1t, hastily sought out
the Dispatch's "Comorn man." and gave
him description OF 1t. Mr. purks says
hot nP nj
water flow into that well everehour, and
that no amount OF judicious pumping can
reduce the supply. He says that the long
and the short OF the matter SIS that
Bakers well-digger came in contact with
a subteranean river and tapped the great
est vein Of water that over flowed into q
we'll. II opa-ha!f that is said about Mr..
Bakers well Is correct. the Rappahan-
mock Valley will soon be inundated and
all the magnificent houses wAshed awAa
Either the we'll G: tho description a 9
is "whopper'-further than CHA 1Uu'
correspondent sayeth not
school Matters.
Potomac and Rnppahannock DfsuaA
School BoLrds OK this county have ap
pointed and contracted with teachers Ifn
the warn IS schools OF the districts AL
cept one in each district. a
Rev. L. Pribble and Captain g. w.
Grigsby, OF this county. went to Baltf-
more this week to purchase new pews for
FIetcher's chapel. the handsome new
Methodist house OF worship at Passap-
tanzy.
Mr.. Forest p. Tayfoe. prominent bush
ness man of this county, has been taken
to hospital in Washington. D. c.. for
treatment. His condition Is such as to
alarm his family and friends.
Mr.. 7. J. largest. his son and daugh-
ters, returned to their homo here yester~
day. after spending two weeks In Ralti-
more.
Rev. John McNabb, who has been on 4
visit to friends in King George. has 70.
turned to his home In Fairfax county
Mrs. Judge John e. Mason. OF this
place, has gons to staunion to enter her
daughter. Miss Flora, In school for the
session Miss Flora il the most popular
girl here, and her lady friends will miss
ner very much
Mr.. J. T. Minor. Jr.. left here Thurs
day with his daughter. Miss Mamie, for
Blackstone. where the iairsr will attend
school.
Rev. ]. R. Thomas. of this county. clos
eO d SUCCESSFUL EoSlSdl Iue6llHS IL SClO-
NAL Beach a few days ago.
Miss Deaney Gwathney. OF King VIII
liam county. Is visiting Miss Lille Taylor
at 3ft. View, near here
Mrs. DR.. c. e. Lanson. who has been
on visit to her sister In this county.
has returned to her home at Hya.ts-
vile, Md.
Mr.. James L, Payne. OF the government
printing Office. at Washington. Is spend
ing few days In King George
Mr.. Redd. of Richmond city. was a
visitor at the home OF Mr.. %. w. Coax
ley. near here this week.
Mrs. Annie E. Grigsby and daughters.
who spent the summer atstksir country
residence here, returrsd tsstheir hcu.s
In Washington yesterday.
Mrs. Robert Coakley. OF Hanover coun-
ty. is guest OF Mr.. and Mrs D. w.
Conkley, near here.
Miss Marie r. Doherty. of ..waverIy,.,
near this place. went 20 Washington this
week for the purpose of establishing !
kindergarten. & II S5s
Mrs Paul Rrnlsey. who spsnt the SUM
mer months with relatives in King George
and Nsstmo-siand left this week fop
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