Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-08
THE EASTERN SHORE.
The Trucaers' ana FruIt-GrOWers' AS
sociatiOn-A Town Excited.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispafchl
ONANCOCK. February &. 1858.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Di.patchl
ONASCoCK, February 6, lsSS.
The Accomack Truckers and Fruit
growers Association held their first meet
ing OF the season here Saturday after
noon. All Of the Old officers were re.
elected for another year. Captain Orris
A. Browne read an interesting and care
iully-prepared paper on Improved
Methods Of Agriculture on the Eastern
Shore. lie showed that Old methods
were things Of the past, and that the sue
cess Of farmers in this section depends
on their turning their attention largely
to the cultivation Of early trucks and
vegetables. Captain Brownies address
was listened to with great interest, AMI
the association by a unanimous vote or
dered it TO Ice printed for distribution.
The SuhieCtof road Improvement came
up and proved a lengthy and exciting
discussion. A careful canvass of the
vote showed that every person present
was in favor of n change in the present
inefficient system Of working and keep
ing in order the public highways OF the
county by unpaid labor, bit there was
considerable diversity of opinion as to
the hest WAY to remedy the evils of the
existing system. The discussion of this
important subject, which WAS cut short
by the approach Of night, was postponed
till the next regular meeting which will
be held in this town the first Saturday in
March.
Cape Charles City, the thriving and
enterprisine town at the southern termi-
nus OF the New York, Philadelphia, and
Norfolk railroad. is just now in stew
over the action Of the town authorities in
leyying on some horses and mules and
a wagon and carnage belonging to Hon.
w. l.. Scott, the wealthy Pennsylvania
congressman, who is generally regarded
as the patron saint Of the new town.
1t seems that Colonel Walbridge, Mr.
Scots manager there. refused to pay
the taxes assessed against Mr.. Scott
property in the town because, as he
claimed, the amount was excessive in
comparison with what others had to pay,
and because the taxes were used in pay
ing useless officials and idle bummers
instead Of identifying the town and i'm
proving the streets. The collector did
not think that Colonel Walbridge had
any right to fix the tax rate of the town
or say how the taxes should be expended,
and 50 he levied on MIR. SCOTS horses.
mules, ETC., and has advertised them for
sale in the Eastyille HeraH. Both the
papers published at Cape Charles seem
to side with Colonel Walbridge, who has
published a card cancelling all his con-
tracts with the Cape Charles merchants,
and announcing that he has no more IA
vors to ask or to grant COlonelWalbridge
employs large number of hands at Cape
Charles, whose patronage is said to be
worth nearly $4,000 a month to the
town. The Cape Charles Pioneer urges
the town authorities to rotrace their
steps and apologize to Colonel Walbridge
before he ruins the town.
Mrs. Susan Turner, wife of John
Turner, the noted fortune-teller of this
section, died at her home near here
several days ago of pneumonia aged
about sixty-fve years She was one Of
the local celebrities and was Familiarity
known among her numerous acquaint-
ances as "Aunt Sukey Turner. "
The recent rains have broken up the
ice in all the creeks on the bayside and
navigation has been resumed.
KALLIAs.