Show STARTING TO DEATH IN VIRGINIA A Piteous Appeal From the People Stricken by famine PAEKEESBOBG W VaThe situation in Jackson county is becoming serious Hundreds Hun-dreds of families are on the verge of starvation starva-tion and unless aid is speedily extended by I the remainder of the State or tho outside world MOST DISASTROUS RESULTS MAT EE EXPECTED Some of the more fortunate and influential I people of the county and others who believe be-lieve the condition of the inhabitants exaggerated I ex-aggerated have heretofore denied the reports that have from time to time been published stating that things could be tided I over till a new crop could be raised but now 1 much alarm prevails and public meetings are being held in all the villages and the local papers are printing appeals for aid Last week meetings were held at White Pine and New Kentuck at which scores of citizens citi-zens representing their respective neighbor hoods testified as to THE EXTENT OF THE FAMINE Many pitiful stories are being told Hiram Cobb owner of a mill said the people would come at the rate of a dozen a day after walking a long distance begging for a pint 3Z quart of meal and sometimes bringing a half peck of prams or a few ears of corn to be ground He knew men who had gone for five days without food and he himself would his soon be sufferer J H Garrett said I NEIGHBORS WERE ACTUALLY STARVING I John Smith county assessor said that to his knowledge thirtyfive families were in danger dan-ger of starvation at New Kentuck The appeal ap-peal for aid was signed representatives of ICO families These are but specimen stories One family is said to have subsisted five days on lettuce and when found were nearly dead |