Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-07
EASTERN SHORE.
HOW THE YouRrn WAS SPENT ACROSS
TIE BAY.
n Crowded Excursion - Cornsr-stones = A
Bost-Race, snd Fight
other Notes.
,cOr,.eonaencc Of mo RIchmoad Di.pa.ca.I

scorespondencc Of tho Richmond Dispatch.I
OxAscocS. July 3, 1855.
The glorious Fonrth was extensively OBJ
served Yesterday on the Eastern Shore OF
Virginia. There was an excursion over the
railroad TO old Point and Norfolk, but be-
fore The train reached this point y was filled
10 Overlooking with excurslonists from Dela-
ware and the Eastern shore OF Maryland,
and hundreds OF people who had gotten up
early and gone to the citations along the road
were unable % get on the cars and bad TO 30
back home. Some. however, managed TO
climb 10 the tops Of the coaches, and sat
there til they reached Cape Charles CITY,
where they took The steamer 20 Old Point and
Norfolk Those who did not get offhad plenty
Of places 10 20 during the day. AT ssil-
fordyile, in tho northern part OF Accomsck.
an immense crowd attended the laying OF
the cornerstone OF the Rechabite temple,
and state-Senator Blackstone delivered an
Grafton. Nearly two thousand PEOPLE were
present ut Bell Haven. on the diyidlng-ilne
between Accomsck and Northampton coun-
ties, TO winess and participate in the cere-
monies OF LAYING the cornerstone OF The
hall which the Good Templars and United
Workmen sre building there. At Wacha'
prague, on the seaside, an equally large
crowd assembled 10 witness the regatta OF
the sloops. The first race. for handsome
silver pitcher. was won by Ken. Harmon in
his sloop John W. Edmonds; the second,
for silver pacher, by the slOop John W.
Daniel, owned by Thomas G. Kellam; and
the third. for silver goblet, by William ).
MiIliner In sloop Bette Wise. After the
races a free ligUt took place, in which sew
eral were knocked down and others came
out with black eyes and bloody noses.
There was no observance OF the day In
Onsucoek, the largest ard most progressive
town on the Eastern Shore OF Virginia but
next year 1t is proposed 10 have genuine
old.fsshioncd patriotic demonstration here,
especially " Cleveland shall be reelected, az
nearly everybody over here believes he will
be.
The Democrats Of Chincotesgue Island have
organized a Cleveland and Thurman Demo-
cratic Club, with more than two hundred
members Tlns is the first club OF the kind
organized In tbs section OF Virginia since
the nominations were made. The club will
nrocure uniforms and other paraphernslia
10 make their organization as effective as pos
sible.
state Senator Blackstone, according TO the
plan adopted at MAY court, has the naming
OF the delegates from tbs county 10 the
First District Congressional Convention,
which Is 10 assemble IN FfeucrlcksDuTX on
the 9th day Of August, Mr.. Blackstone
being the only man In the county who com
Piled with the terms OF the plan by declaring
himself q candidate and depositipg $40 with
the county chsirman to defray the expense
Of primary election, il one should be neces-
sary. Mr.. Blackstone being the only candi-
date the necessity Of holding a primary is
obyiatcd Congressman Bayly Browne,
the Republican representative from this
district. will have no opposition In his party
for the nomination.
Mr.. William G. Marshall, OF Fauquier, for
the last four years associate principal and
instructor Of mathematics and modern lan-
guages IN the Onancock Academy, has Ie-
signed that position TO accept a similar one
in the Episcopal Female Institute at Win
chester. Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall have many
wurm friends on the Eastern Shore who will
regret TO learn that they will not return to
Onancock. KALLlAs.