The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-29

lnero,lS II some ncig hltof moods as ~ @ III
torfere with | nhttendailceI upon some o.
children to leave thnlr homes, and iitii1,sE
bnrs Of men, ordinarily fearless, do not
venture Iii tile forests WI tho ut u 8 un,
club, Or other weapon. Ets y ,iJi }g{ 4,
IA number Of valulblaS horses ard cattle
have been bitten 81 Ittib bid dogs during the
past week or ten days. and h judging
from the iiiniber Of cats alld dogs ~ u,
ming at large, many other farm AN nais
must share tho same fnto.
III some aeB lborfoods, tho plantation
dogs and cuts, that have mot developed
blcslrly-defncd 8synipt OF llytlrophotla
nre behaving very strangely, and arc at
trartlng 8netlcc. Dozens ;So Of N them, Up
parcntly free from disease. have left their
homes and arc wandering nail,lcssly about Ut
fI,lcvei-y cur-old Minor Baker, OF Edgo
|gItlll, some tilvo or six miles from this
place, who was bitten by ilS cat several
weeks ago \ is sstill under treatment ut
q Pasteur hospital in fillmore; ana
now tho news comes 'front.' the ONCE Hall
meighborhood, onlyjn few miles from Edge
llill. thntla little child OF fr.8niid Mrs.
willie STROLLER has been terribly bitten
,by q rhbld dog,i-- III nv i ll #
Although many Of tho PEOPLE arc very
uneasy, and somwhnt excited, because
of the fuct that d large number Of uni
mails supposed be rabid arc running
at large, no stop has been taken, or even
|lpanned--as far lis can DO II lenrncd-for
Killing or restraining tho dangerous dogs
and cats for tho purpo 50 OF preventing
Il spread OF llydrophobin to- all: parts. Of
Of the county. a !. Wa n
Tho terrific gale that rn ged with fury
all day Wednesday, and Thursday CAUSED
q suspension Of nearly Gall " kinds or
business III this section, and made navl-
cation on the Pc tomac quite impossible.
Tho n river was so rou g l-great seas"
50 high--that the strongest and best
the shore to the light houses, or from the
light houses to tile shore. NE Wednesday,
night was considered one Of the coolest
ever experienced here. Tile thermome-5
ter registered at Zero Thursday morning.
n Dr.. Love. the wealthy Chicago ply
slcinn, who recently purchased Oukens
Brow estate. iii this county, from Mi.
R.. ~. Turner, 4 81 shipping a good deal OF
costly nnd improved agricultural machn-
cry to a his plantation and lis arranging
toEadd many thousands Of dollars worth
Of improve 4 to title mansion and
land 81 Tho doctor and his wife will soon
move to King George for permanent resi-
dence, 4 and &. there are good REASONS for
believing that he will forthwith endeavors
to arouse public sentiment lii favor Of
an improved road IA sys tenn and better
rontls in tho count ~ 5S Ia @
Mr.. Dan P.8Wirt, who thns heensvisting
and prospecting. q in 8 Florida, has re-
turned to his homo near Oak Grove. In,
upper Westnoreland;E AT is. understood
I that Mr.. Writ will return n to the South
in II the spring, and ;scngago a extensively
/ in orange culture in Florida Il si3
Mr.. Conrad Meyer, WHO was painfully
hurt by an electric car ACCIDENT SEneArs
/, Alexandria last tSeptenlber,jnnd who has
been with5frends here since he was able
to leave tho hospital in December, left
this week for Baltimore and New York,
somewhat Improved lin heal h. 56slS 8 4%
III Tho King Georgek Metlodlsts are a r
)yrangnE to raid Il he,s parsonage and
l'pound'' thclr5pastor, Rev. C.2aFE. Hob- Y
an 4 and family oA.Tuesday' hsRruafy 81
Rev j ohn r. II homns, who some time
|5ago resigned the pastorate OF! Potomnc.
/ Baptist Church 3nea1:c here, after o. service
OF four years preached his farewell scr
mon to that congl,sga tion last sunday
ChnrchSis Isl now without q pastor,
and so fur, the members have mo one in.
view as a successor to Mr.. Thomas. b ,.'3ti
3 Mr. Charlie W. Rogers and wife have
returned to- their shome In washing
! ton, d. c.. after spending a week with.
Iiklnsfolk here ~ ES \;
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