The Washington herald., 1908-09-01
NEWS OF THE VIRGINIAS
POLITICAL AND OTHERWISE.

The recent heavy rains caused foods in
TIE AppomaJgox River and tributary
streams. At Petersburg the river was
over its banks. and River street for a
considerable distance was under water
the people having 20 take 10 the second
story Of the houses IN order to escape
the flood
The valley between Petersburg proper
and Blandford was covered With water
from the overflow OF Lieutenant Run and
back water from the river. At Farmville.
too. the Appomattox was higher than II
has been known for years The water
has been within three feet Of the floor
Of the Atlantic Coast Line trestIe bridge
over the Appomattox- The diversion
channel which carries OF the surplus
water saved the bulk Of the property
along the river front from damage
though the food flowed 10 some extent
over the diversion dam
The Unison Horse and Colt Show will
hold its third annual exhibit at Unison.
Loudoun County. on Tuesday. September
Is. While not on the circuit Of Virginia
horse shows as Yet. this show IS rapidly
gaining in popularity. and a large mum
ber Of entries are booked for the vari-
Gus classes In addition To the harness.
saddle. hunter. and other classes. sixteen
In all. there VIII be- interesting races. Ar
thur Wynkoop. Of Unison. Va. IS secre-
ta-y Of the enterprise
Although the continuous rains Of the
last week and consequent foods have
been an inconvenience to some localities.
the farmers Of Pittsylvania and adjacent
counties look upon the d0wnpour as an
unmitigated blessing. A prominent IUm-
Der merchant OF Lynchburg. in speak
ing of the farmers. said This rain q
month ago. have no doubt would have
meant much more. but even as late as
-his IL VIII make a wonderful change IN
the late corn crop. and viii help much
toward filing out the corn On the early
stalks And the tobacco crop will be
much heavier because OF the rain I
spent a week or more in the country.
and in only one instance did see any
one cutting a baufuI Of the weed. and
this was from large lot where many
Of the plants were firing Up and had 20
be cut tn order 20 be saved Most Of
the tobacco is yet green and needs only
rain
vegetables. too. were greatly in need
q the rain Most Of the fruit has been
saved. but for almost everything else
that the farmer IS raising the freshet IS
a wonderful blessing Its value cannot
be estimated By those who are not &C
quainJed with the conditions that exist
among the men who dig in the soil for a
livelihood and who are directly responsi-
bic for the prosperity Of the country
The high price of corn IS attracting
attention Corn sold IN Baltimore a Few
days ago IS high as q cents a bushel. q
figure unknown f0r years The high
price has receded some since Sales OF
corn in Washington County were last
week reported al SLl1. The rise in price
Is attributed % the widespread short
age Of corn The visible supply for the
whole country IS put at 2o00.0o0 bushels.
this time last year it was over $500 90
bushels No relief from high figures
may be expected until early in October.
when the new crop viii begin 10 move
News.
That the Republicans VIII make q seri-
oGs effort 20 carry Virginia for Taft. and
the Congressional district about Norfolk
for the Republican candidate. .. Law
renee Grozer. is evidenced by the mum