The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-09
CROPS BENEFITED
BY COP|0US RAINS
Conditions in Arvonia Section
Most Favorable for All
Farming Operations.
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Arrona, Va, June .S.-The copious
and we'll distributed rains which have
fallen throughout this section within
the past two weeks have served to
transform all growing crops and bring
about conditions most favorable to all
farming operations All grass crops
have improved more than 100 per cent
and corn is growing off we'll Both
vclously, the latter crop promising now
to be a good one, whereas three weeks
ago failure was predicted.
In the progress of a recent thunder
storm of large proportions a tree was
struck at LeSueur's quarry, the thun-
derbolt passing down the tree into a
nearby blacksmith's shop, where If
teen or twenty colored hands had con-
gregatcd for shelter. The lightning
struck one of the colored men on the
head. tearing his hat TO pieces and
rendering him. unconscious. The other
men, though stunned, made wild
scramble for place of safety. stand
ing not upon the order of their going.
but going at once. Property owners
attest that some timber was ruined in
the process of this flight. The colored
man recovered in a few days.
There was also well-developed cy-
clone of small proportions at Penlan
near Arvona. few days ago. which
did considerable damage to timber. The
rotary winds. peculiar roar. funnel
cloud, and other characteristics of the
cyclone were all evident. The matter
is now being investigated by the u
S Weather Bureau.
There is much interest taken all over
the county in the matter of the fair
which Will he held at Dillwyn next
fall. monster meeting for boosting
purposes Will be held a that town on
June is. and committeeman and others
from every section OF the county will
be present to further arrangements for
the fair. AS Dillwyn is growing so
rapidly land as Buckingham County is
improving to such an extent agricul-
turally, II is thought this fair will be
one of the greatest In every way ever
held In this portion of Virginia. Prep
arations are now being made for an
attendance reaching up into the thou
sands.
There is still much interest being
manifested IN the trial Of Mott Glover.
which Will take place at Buckingham
courthouse on June 10. There are va
rious reports in circulation as TO the
plea which the accused Will make and
the defense which his attorneys will
bring forward. but it is thought now
that the formal plea OF insanity will
certainly be made. Reports say the
prisoner exhibits signs of insanity in
ms cell In the buckingham jail though
these reports are not verified by Off
Gals. II. D. Flood. Sands Gayle and
others will defend Glover while Attor-
ney Hubbard Will be assisted In the
prosecution by Aubrey r. Strobe. Of
Lynchburg. The trial will be AS large
~ attended. proba bly,, as any trial ever
held In Buckingham County Judge
liundley's illness will more than likely
prevent his trying the case re so, tho
Governor viii designate another 10 oo-
cupy the bench upon that occa sion
There is great dissatisfaction ex-
pressed throughout this county on ac-
count of the change in schedule OF tho
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad on its
James River division. Mail and pas
seneers coming UP from Richmond do
not now reach Arvonia or Dillwyn until
late in the afternoon, though they leave
Richmond at 10 a. NJ. II Is thought
the railroad company will be asked to
allow the morning train TO come up the
branch line as soon as the morning
Richmond train reaches Bremo, not
waiting for the Clifton Forge and
Lynchbure train, which arrives at .
o'clock, and is often late. largely
attended meeting. called to protest
against the schedule was held at Dill
"yn on Thursday of this week