The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-19
GROWERS BEGIN
PLANTING TOBACCO
General Rains Throughout APP
pomattox-Movernent for
Fair This Fall.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch.l

II.
Appomattox. Va. May 1s.-The dry
season closed here this week with gem
cral rains throughout tho county and
yesterday n number OF farmers were
busy planting tobacco. Plants seem to
BIO plentiful. hut some farmers are
waiting, believing II TO be too early
TO plant the crop The outlook for
Il good and large crop of tobacco Is
good. Wheat is looking we'll. though
IL has suffered considerable frou, the
draught the past few weeks. The grass
crop. which at one time WAS so very
promising. has been reduced at least
so per cent. though tho present fine
rains will greatly help It before hay
making time.
John Baker. colored. was captured
and brought here this week and safely
lodged in jail by Sheriff McKenney
The prisoner shot and killed another
negro. Cleveland Harvey. last weck in
the lower end of the county Wh.lo
attending party. 1T Is claimed that
Baker deliberately acoosted Harvey
and demanded he hold UP his hands,
which was done Immediately. and with
out any provocation whatever he fred
two bullets through Harveys brain
Baker made no attempt TO escape and
remained near the scene at least twen-
y-four hours before he was arrested
His trial will doubtless result In n
chair sentence. and will take place
when court convenes on June 3 This
will be tho second murder case which
viii be tried 1t the approaching term
Of court.
DR.. L. X. Miller. representing the
State Department Of Health of Rich
mond. has been an exceedingly busy
man during the past three weeks
Something like 1000 persons have been
examined for the hookworm disease.
und the percentage of persons, though
"a n M tItf itrh
In other counties farther south. The
percentage of the first 1900 cases ex-
amincd about 20 per cent. were af-
'fected by the disease. The patients are
responding we'll. and most OF them do
not hesitate to take the treatment Of
fered by tho department.
Congressman H. D. Flood. who came
home this week on short visit. is re-
ported quite sick at his country home,
Eldon Farm. near here. DR. j. d. Alb
bitt his attending physician. reports
his condition as not alarming, anu that
his recovery is matter Of few
days
So far only two active candidates
are in the field for county superinten-
dent of schools 10 succeed Superinten-
dent j. *. Hannah. resigned They are
y. Il. Featherston. OF Vera. and Rev.
r. G. Hubbard. the Baptist minister OF
this place. l.. Crawley at first was a
advised that 1t was doubtful whether
he could hold the principalship OF the
AppomattoX Agricultural School and
serve as county superintendent at the
same time, he has refused to give up
his principa lship. and is not making
a race for the position of county SUI
perintendcnt
y plan is on foot looking forward to
holding county fair for this county
in the early fall. SO far Appomattox
County has never attempted such an ex-
hibitjon, but those WHO are promoting
ii look upon it as an assured fact, and
it Is believed that by careful organizn-
ton IL Will he success from tho start
Schools. farmers, dairymen. merchants
housekeepers and professional men
Will be pressed into service and
asked to cooperate.