The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-07
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
BY CONTINUED DROUGHT
PROV erbiai "Oidcst IDhnbitant" Can
Remember No such Dry Spell
in Central Virginia.
FARMERS ARE IDLE Fon MONTHS
Crops Ruined or BADLY Damaged. While
Tobacco Planting IL at StnndstiIl.
Only Local Rains.
Especial tc rho Times.Dispa,ch.I

drought, which has prevailed in this
section since May has been ono of
the most disastrous eyer experienced
in central Virginia The records OF
the Weather Bureau. which extend back
10 1871, fail TO disclose parallel In
that time, willie oldest residents
clare they never saw SO serious Il dry
spell at this season of the year Farm
crs have been idle for Al month. The
hay crop will not be more than Il -
per cent yield. Corn Is making no
progress and wheat is maturing with
out filling. while many oat fields have
been used for pasture. Except in small
areas where there have been local rains
recently the farmers are unable to
transplant their tobacco plants. and IL
the ground is not soaked by a good
rain III the next ten days the plants
will be TOO old To be transplanted. ana
this VIII mean practically little or no
tobacco crop. The sales OF the last
crop on the Lynchburg market aEEre-
gated s1,25o.0o0 Dealers who buy for
foreign markets have been unable to
operate for several weeks and negro
workers arc losing $4,000 a week in
wages. The tobacco on sticks In the
warehouses and factories cannot be
touched until it is softencd by damp
weather One warehouscman, who has
been identified with the local market,
declares such condition has not pre-
vailed here during his cNpcrienc.
Election on Tuesday.
lynchhurg. OH Tuesday. will elect
seven Common Councilmcn and five
members OF the Board of Aldermen.
Both the Democrats and Socialists have
nominated a fun ticket. The Socialists
viii poll between 100 and zoo votes, and
the regular nominees of the Demo
Gratis Will be elected by large majori-
ties.
j. W. FInhcrty HonOrcd.
!. w. Flaherty, OF this city, who is
q nint the Piedmont Mills
of Lynchburr. has been elected presi-
dent of the l'ratcrnal order OF Miilcrs
Of America, the election ta<<hr place
ON Thursday night at the nineteenth
annual convention of the order n; Buff
fn'o. MI Flahcrty is superintendent,
% tho Piedmont Mills. and is one OF
the best known mllers in Virginia
Meeting ar Trustees.
The annual incctint: OF the board OF
trustees of the Randolph Macon svs-
TEN VII be held at Randolph Macon
College at Ashland beginning Oh Mon
day cve>inG at : o'clock. II Is eX-
pcctcd that the board NJ this meeting
will elect trustees to I'LL four ,acan-
cies Nominated for these vacancies
last wear I'D later approved by the
Baltimore ard Virginia Conferences
are these prospective members: Dr. j.
\. Latham. OF Lynchhurg; Rev. John
W. ShaCkfOrd Of Richmond: John l..
Roper, of Norfolk, and Newton
Vaughan, OF Asi land.
The executive committee of the No-
mans College wiz report the largest
enrolment for the past session in the
history of the college, as well as to
show the session to have been II high
ly satisfactory one from every view
point, ana the OUTLOOK for the session
of l9li-l9l5 to mean Z, crowded school.
u report from the government lab
oratory At Washington shows that
the examination of the head of the
dog which hit fhc - -Ipnr-,.l1 IN
ter of A. :. Johnson here last week,
WAS not suffering with hydroph nbla.
Campaign Is Lively.
1.ynchburS Is in the midst Gne
az the liveliest election campaigns that
have been experienced here in mora
than n decade. for five men are candi.
dates to succeed the late G.. w. Smith
as Mayor. The Democratic city COM
mittcc decided against a primary and
since that four Democrats have an.
nounccd themselves for the position
while the Socialists have also put up a
candidate. r. w. Whitaker who was
elected to the vacancy by the City
Council until the election; RoystOp
Jester, Jr.. W. II. Jordan and Dr. u IL.
casey are the Democrats. and Adon A.
Godcr, the Socialist.
loder Will have the unique distinc-
ton OF being u candidate before the
people In two elections In fifteen DAYS.
Tor Oh Tuesday the Socialists will vote
Tor hin as member OF the Board Of Al.
dermcn from the Second Ward. and
"sa'n on June - they will vote For
MIN FOR Mayor.
since the Craddock- Terry Shoe Com
rany acquired Il large shoe concern in
- Louis, the company will largely in
crease the output OF its three shoe
factories here. About 500 additional
workers are 10 be given employment.
ana the company estimates its nav. rpli
la inc Il
""p TO 100000. After Il bricf shut
down for the Fourth of July holiday.
me company will begin TO enlarge its
force, and by fall will be manufac-
turing more shoes than ever before
Actual Gain I'm Values.
The taNbooks Tor LynchburE. which
nave Just been completed for the 1911
assessment. show AN actual gain over
last year of $+S9.S73 In values. dcspite
INC fact that the bank deposits have
nech renewed this year OF municipal
taxation, and the loss of 500 0OO ON
The personal property books by IN,
substitution of q license tax for auto
mobiles IN lieu OF AN ad Valorrm vol-
uailoh' This Indicates Il real gain
over last year OF S1.oe2.S73 I'm values
INC total assessment is 7.s3o.o5a FOR
real estate. ana Sl0.17I. 9G7 for p,rsonol
property The negroes this year show
an assessment of Sl.osj.ol5 for real
estate ana $l0G.053 for personally
Ihe assessment for State purposes.
Mh'ch VIII be completed in TWO months.
Commissioner Smead believes, wi!
snow a gain for Lymchburg over last
lear Of Sl.95G,o00
Mss ,Angy Manning Taylor. who
wei known in LynchburE, viii M
n ,nl ~ for China, whcre she goes ,;,'
tDl missionary work. Miss Taylor Is
"nITHhgeInent III Bible lectures.
80, T ~ nG.aii Merchants Association
- resolution pending before the Con
mon council, by which II VAS intcndnd
70 remove all street shov @indows And
irult stands from the sidewalks IN"
Np'e being ! 10 49, which Vas recon,
i1ended BY The street COMMITTED. Thn
pea OF delegation Of merchants va
Sui!citnt TO caus" Il number of MN,
neis 10 change their minds just before
A0ner Bass. Il merchant of nrool,-
neal, Campbell County. VINO weighs
~ pounds. is at Lynchburg hos
pNa' Tor treatment for a broken l.,.
~, lass received the fracture In n
ia!i from Il Vcranda ~ his home thror
weeks He