Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-25
RBIAl)I's| MUD,
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ncorrsysrAE row suFFEhiHls
G, raoy ElrECrs or THE THE THAW.
BAD chill DREN, LISTEN!
ikssIe Rachel BenI sKnpea1AA Ont 2
Toosn yasle 81 pevp the
Bani.rers T7uvanna Method Of
JlispE saufrrsis.

scoTTsv.LLE. VA. Jan. q Special
There ssaay be a scarcity of some produgts A
& nf this senson. but of mud there IS an
& abundsrt measure- pressed down shaken
together and running over The urcnihs
at the graded school hare an up-to-dafe
game revised edition Of the mud pies !
3 OF our greaf-aGnts and uneles. u one
may coin q name 1t might be called poly.
football The playground at the school
E border on q creek at The back, ana 10
z some parts CT It the mud lie ankle deep
et fsn1ss When the youngsters go out to
pIav che wet eertt, clings to their shoe
i heels in sSck quantities that they have
Instituted q sort Of war dance to get rid
Of 1t, end the cakes Of Mother Earth find
d resting place on the backs OF the
nearest siclns.
FELL oF F TIE EAlJUsTERs.
Little Eacllel Beai, o daughter Of Mr.
sackson Bcal met With o. painful acct
6art on afiday morning The railing Ut
the stairway IL the front hal! of her home
Is wide. s,ighiy-po polished and smooth. and
3 effonds q most tempting place for coast
ing The little Girl WIS taking her usual
morning eiide down the banisterB when
her father heard a cry. He did not go at
once. ti,;nking she was moi seriously hurt.
Not hearing any SOUND for ten or fifteen
minutes she Became alarmed and, opening
Ihe door, found her lying uncongctousl on
The floor, wilere she bad fallen. One 81
her teeth had been Knocked out a nd
there was long cut under her ehin,
where She had struck the edge OF q nsT-
hlA-sopped tstie
"a citaEen Of Scottsyille, passing through
the woods in Fluraiine recently, came
scross q native Of that county who has q
primitive method OF killing Squirrels He
had four nice bpnnies with him. and the
seottsyialian remarked upon his good
luck. Eyes" he replied, Il killed them then
eli Will, 6 rock, but that big fellow you
zee tfere-nhy. I had to throw at him
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH
"A eolored child, five years OF age, living
on Mrs =. T: ounohundro's place ne sl
Giendower. Yves burned to death this
week. She Was standing before the fire
when her cotton dress ignited, and, al
though there were Two other children IN
the room, they could moi put out the
flames. Mrs and Miss OnohpndTo, hear
Ing her screams re.n to her assi st Ia Pu'
1t was too late bo save her his 1lap,
psned on Monday at ?. NJ and she aisg
Is at2P NJ next day. This is the SECOND
child her mother has lost ia the sans
way.
Ior.s4J. 2. Blair returned on Tuesday
from q meeting of the sehooi beaIn
I6 3s , ysis ssaI aRDossTsisG e prsdns
Ezf iisn b s arFIa Tef ssyanteep yaeap
6s5SS there were ut 2pyilCADtS
SHOT FSY q P6AcHER.
yyliile there Dr. Blair met Mr.. 59lI
Ham. who gave him further informatisel
In regard to the Shooting Ct s,,. himself a 2:
grating with The nan who was trsspass
iIg on HIS land he was fired upon by an
ether from ambush sf q bee Ia = n to WHOM
he was speaking was Stea eng ps nd 81
s s1,o, ss5a,c ~ MIN also. Mr.. Hart ceiie,
. tot man under cover thinking he we
hunting rabbits: and ifelss him TO DC care
at him again. lie pursued him for abou
& quartsr Of q mile, having caught
IL glimpse Of him Ia the woods. He failed
~ = GENERgaL NEWS.
The funeral of Aiiss Clara Lewis tool
place on ThnTsd.s9y g. y; 4. t R,a5 81
g. IN. Haheocls. II g. Iza1z'is: John To mn
7 kins. s. RsGauit and failn Nicholas. lh
deceased was burie5 by the side Of be
NE Ne. ]. n. Pereirat left for Ricsmon,
on Tuesday, and returned on "Wednesday
Miss Anss E FarTs s, sanf e gae she bs
Hyewn. and returned there on Friday.
CAPT. John g. Pitts is at home
g snr;ngs. spent Q few hours in scottsssi viii
me friends St Pr s., sc g, 4s eoaMin, 8
glad to learn that she is better t
s6jss Margaret Clements Win give
dance al the Home hotel on Friday nigh
aessgs SialhSrns hsu i 81 RnkF w
have been here ti1;s week to attend the
The Rev. Robert Garter OF goketol
vifle., d. c. left on Thursday Tor the!
respective homes