---------- > From: > To: Wise Conty News <[email protected]>; VIRGINIA ROOTS <[email protected]>; NC -SC LIST <[email protected]> > Subject: News from Dickenson County, VA in 1890's, #3 > Date: Sunday, May 31, 1998 11:42 PM > > News from Dickenson County, Va.,in 1890's. name of Newspaper unknown. > CONTAGIOUS FEVER CAUSES NEGLECT TO THE SICK > Dwale,VA. - Dickenson Co.,VA., Sept. 80-- Two women > Mrs. Hibbits and her sister, Mrs. Hill, of the fever stricken section > of the Ridge, died yesterday. It is believed by the people of the > surrounding county to be contagious, and as a result nobody will > go in to wait up on the sick, and they are dying partly for want of > attention. > These people are in wretched condition and the justices are talking of > establishing a tempory hospital for their relief. > > > The first snow of the season fell here yesterday, but there was only > enough to serve as a gentle reminder. > > > Mrs. Frances Vanover , near this place , is said to be in critical > condition > and is not expected to live. She recently gave birth to a child and her > illness dates from that time. > > > A new post office, known as Dwale, has recently been established > three miles east of this place with Frank M. Beverly, postmaster, > This will be a great convenience to the people of that place. Rachel and Louise Vanover Vore