The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-25
TRAFFIC RESUMED
AFTER Big STORM
Slate Quarries Start Operations
Again-Need Of Funds
for Schools.

Arvonia, Va. March 24.-For tho
1rst time In moro than week. traffic
was resumed on tho Buckingham
branch OF tho Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway yesterday. the trains running
through from Bremo to Rogney.
Freight and express has accumulated
to an enormous extent and 1t will be
emptied and normal traff1o re-estab-
lished.
All tho Gx larger slete Quarries In
this field have resumed work. though
1t possibly will be Il month bofore tho
largest OF them will again be making
slate, owing to tho Immense damage
done them by the flood OF last week.
Farmers throughout the county are
moro than n month behind In their
spring piowing, owing to the exces-
sive SHOWS and rains OF tho past two
months. 1t is yet too early to pre-
dict correctly. but many think this
VIII be banner year throughout this
section. and alfalfa planters are jubi-
liant over tho prospects of success. rho
fruit people also feel confident that
this will be a great fruit year.
y Washington corporation. with
large capital. is preparing to plant g.
900 acres OF land in red apples. the
operations to begin this fall. This
great Industry Will be tremendous
impetus TO NIL business throughout
northeastern Buckingham, az much
money Will be spent In planting and
preparing the lands and putting up
the necessary buildings. The company
proposes later to erect large cold
storage warehouses and wood working
mills for barrel building. as well as
/ elder mills for tho windfalls. Apple
experts from Nelson county, after min
ute examination. declare tho Bucking-
ham soil as fne es any In tho world
Tor all kinds OF red apples. Many
others are preparing TO put out or
( chards on smaller scale
The county school board Of Buck
ingham county Will shortly hold n
meeting for the purpose OF looking
! thoroughly into the matter OF incraas-
Ing the school revenues of the coun-
~. The Board of Supervisors at It's
+ next meeting Will be asked TO incr ease
! the levy from 80 cents upon the 800,
as IT Is ut present. to 40 cents or more,
according TO districts. 1t is thought
that SCI. timent in the county. owing TO
the good work OF the schools for the
past few years. VIII heartily support
! this proposition.
The Concord graded school. Of Fran
CISCO District. which was burned last
fall. Will shortly be rebuilt. Tho plans
VIII call for handsomer building
. than was destroyed b. fire. There was
fun insurance upon the building
Tho announcement has been made IN
tentative manner as to tho amounts
which VIII be given the graded and
f.! high schools Of the county BY the
State funds. The buckingham school
which usually gets 800. has beer. cut
to 5000, and the officers OF that dis-
. trict are sending IA special petition to
Richmond TO have the old amount re-
stored. as the school Is now. and has
for the past three years, been doing
n most excellent work Many of the
best teachers In the county were edu-
Gated at this school. later taking Bpe-
cial courses elsewhere.
The death OF Captain Samuel Nose
ley, we'll known veteran racontenr
and banjo player. brought sadness to
his many friends and relatives in this
county. He was one OF the many old
/ landmarks. who are rapidly passing
During the past year many OF the
older citizens have passed away, In
! Guiding such men as Louis Dibrell
Jones, Marcus Cleveland Elcan Willis
/ 3. Spencer. Richard Payne. Evan r.
/ Williams, David Morgan and many
others.
The United States Weather Bureau
IS now engaged in collecting all the
data possible in regard to the recent
cyclone which originated near here
aud passed over James River into Flu
wanna county, leaving destruction in
It's wake. The question IS TO whether
it was rotary or straight wind is
| the one which citizens are called upon
TO help straiEnten out