Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
4 GOOD ICE HARVEST
CITIZENS HAVE LAID IN
/. coop SUPPLY OF THE CRYSTAL.
-FOUR OR FIVE INCHES THICK.
,,v school House VIII Soon DC
read, For occupancs-TIo,v Sick
4or.e Resented Cruel Treatment
and disabled It's Driver sInns
weddings.
wedding.

MONTEREY, VA, January 3.-CSpe-
,taI 1--During the past few days the ice
haryest has been in fun blast. There
oas been more or less freezing weather
,o- ten days. and ice has formed to a
thickness Of four or FIVE inches.
a contrast between this winter and
;est Is noted in tho fact that very fine
ice had been gathered and many of the
horses filled last season before the 18th
~ November Although our winter
climate is regarded az pretty vigorous.
heavy ice does not form as readily as
might be supposed. and this is no doubt
due 10 the fact that all our water courses
are made up largely Of cold, spring wa
tor These abundant cold springs, to-
rether with the comparatively cool sum
MIR climate make the demand for ice
rorch less urgent than in many other
sections though the number of those
~bo give attention to this harvest in
creascs at a rapid ratio each year.
EDUCATIONAL NEWS.
Contractor w A Bussard is rapidly
nushine TO completion the work on our
3ublic school building. and it will be
ready for occupancy early in the pres
emf month 1t is due to this fact that the
pupils were given a longer Christmas
holiday than Is usual The rooms now
occupied by the schools are scattered
throughout the towT-are uncomfortable
and unsuitable and Mr. Stout, the prin-
ciDal wisely decided to give long hol-
,day in order that more of the term
might remain for the pleasant quarters
in the new home
A few days ago, q young man left the
village Of Warrington with a sick horse.
He succeeded in riding IT to within a
short distance of his home when the
animal refused to go Anxious to get it
home he dismounted. secured a stout
Oh, ami a. 70 drive il. This
Tho sick horse resented by kicking the
Young master square in the face, break
ing his Jaw and sending him TO bed in
definitely.
TIMBER AND MINERAL LANDS.
Trading in timber and mineral lands,
in the form Of purchases and options.
continues with more or less Zcst- Mr..
/ g. Moore a well-inown and respected
citizen of Pocahontas county, who, on
4 recent visit, made several deals. is
In The county again, this week. lie OBJ
served the usual prudence, not being
very communicative. and the extent of
his success either in this or the BACK
Creek Valley, is not definitely known.
Cupid selected the holiday season as
suitable one for the consummat ton of
several little affairs of unfinished bust
ness that have been pending during the
year just closed.
A pretty home wedding was celebrated
ON Thursday at the nome OIL the DTlQe s
father, MIR William II. Vance, two miles
south of Mcdowell. his oldest daughter,
Miss Dorcas, becoming the wife of Mr..
Adam Lohr. a prosperous young farmer
Of Ohio.
In the village OF Mcdowell. on the same
day and by the same minister, Rev J.
c. Johnston, of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. j. Boyd Siple and Miss Ella 0uidorc
were united in marriage in the presence
of a few invited friends The ceremony
was performed at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Henrietta Quidore.
Mr. Siplc is a. son OF Mr.. A. X
SipIc, of AIbemarle, and is now an en-
ployee of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
read at Cass, W. Va, for which place
the young couple left soon after the
ceremony.
PERSONALS.
Mr. Willis Gibson. of Vanderpool, who
has been in the permanent employ Of a
West Virginia development company for
TWO or three years, has returned home
and viii remain until March list.
Nj. S. a. N Kramer, Of Crabbottom,
who has a large contract for saving
near IIiIlsboro, w. Va, spent Christmas
week with his Crabbottom friends.
Mi. Boyd Waggoner, Of Strait Creek,
has moved his family TO the Arborvale
community, in Pocahontas.
Miss May Fleming. daughter Of Dr.
+. II. Fleming, of Lynchburg, is at the
home OF her aunt, Mrs. j. a. Jones Weir,
IN this county.