Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-08-06
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The Political OutlooS- RcIICIOus MceunCs-
The New Railroad Taciiities-CrOps and
the Like.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch.l
0NANCoCK, August I, 1885.
The ticket nominated by the Con-
yention in Richmond last week meets
with cordial endorsement on the East
ern Shore. The few who have hereto
fore opposed Mr.. Massey will give him
their votes now that he is the nominee
Of the party. Fitz Lee has always
been favorite with our people, having
made his first political speech at Acco-
mack Courthouse in 1869. Mr.. Ayres
is comparatively unknown to our peO-
pie, but the fact that he comes from the
Southwest and is the representative Of
the young Democracy will make HIM
strong with the Kastern-Shore Demo-
Gratis.
The Democratic primaries held last
Saturday in Accomack and Northamp-
ton resulted in the nomination of the
following John W. G. Blackstone for
senator, r. 7. Wescott for delegate
from Accomack, and Southy S. Will
kins for floater delegate from Accomack
and Northampton. Mr.. Wescott was
in the last House Of Delegates and was
a faithful representative. Messrs.
Blackstone and Wilkins are both young
men of fine ability and will do much to
restore to the Eastern-Shore counties
their old-time prestige in the public
councils.
Judge Garrison, our efficient county
chairman, has already begun to re-
organize the party, and announces that
he has secured the services of diStin-
guished speakers for the August, Sep
TENDER, and October terms Of our
County Court. So you may put it
down for certain that Johnnie Wise
will fare much worse over here at his
fathers home than he did three years
ago when Parson Massey carried Ac-
cOmack against him by an overwhelm-
ing majority. The Democrats over
here are going to work to win a
"gulley-waShing victory" as Colonel
Green, of Charlotte, puts it.
The Southern Methodists will begin
their annual camp-meeting near here
Thursday, to continue fer ten days.
Many tents have been erected, and
other preparations are going on to SO
commodate the large crowds that will
be present from the surrounding coun-
try and from Norfolk and other cities.
Week after next the Accomack Bap-
fist Association will meet at Zion
church, five miles north of the Court.
house.
The recent rains have set the crops
to growing, and farmers are wearing
smiling faces as matter Of course.
The sweet-potato crop will be the
largest in the memory of living man.
The early varieties are ready for mar
ket, and shipments are being made
every day over the railroad and by
steamer.
The artificial harbOr at Cape Charles
City, covering an area Of thirty-fy
acres, will be completed by the end Of
this week, and the slesping-cars on the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad will then be transported from
the southern terminus at Cape Charlie,
to Norfolk on the magnificent passen.
ger steamer belonging to that line
Our new railroad connections with
Richmond enable us to leave here in
the morning, spead several hours il
Richmond, and return home that nigh
before II O'Clock. This is a great con
yenien0e to our people, and makes u,
feel that we are in fact a part Of tn,
old Commonwealth. KALLIAs.