Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-26

A New Town - cers petition = The
white cans. &c.
Correspondence OF the kishnond Dispatch.l
iiXAN cncy Eehrnacx 81 1879.

iCorrcspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
OxAAc0cK, Februscy -, 1889.
The new town OF Parksley. some ten
miles north 81 this place on the New York.
phslaSephis. and Norfolk railroad, IL
forging aStsd at o rapid rate. Though not
more than three years old The place has about
500 inhabitants. sad every week brings new
additions 10 the thriving and ambitious
Young town. The Pa ksiey Land Improve
ment Company, at The bead OF which y bliss
Elizabeth Chado0u-De. an accomplished
Young LADY from Boston, has bought up near
iy all the lsnd IN and around the town aud IL
now selling lots nearly every day 10 persons
who desire 10 settle there. Among those
who bave located In tue town are d number
OF northern people, ~ho have come here on
account 81 the temDeraie climsie OF TIE
Eastern Shore, the latest acquisition from
that section being Dr. Elmofe III. Weiles, OF
Mesboppcn, Pa. who has bought farm
OF fifty acro adjoining the town nom
william s. Mathew, Esq. Nearly all The
merchquts in the ueighboFing village OF Lee
mont. on the bayside. bave bought lots 10
Psfk.iey, and intend TO build aud transfer
their business there ia The near future.
THE recent visit Of Detectives Ofosfe aud
Frey. Of toe Baltimore police force. TO Acco'
mack In search OF Captain Thomas Mister.
the recent attacks made By illegal dredgers
on tue Maryland oyster navy, created quite
sensation IN several sections OF The county.
especially among the colored people, who
seem to nave thought that the detectives bad
something 10 do with the much-dreaded
White Caps.
The widow OF the late John ". Ward, who
served a. a soldier IN the Union army, has
received information from her attorneys IN
Washington that der claim for pension has
been allowed In spite OF the fact that she Is
no longer a widog, she having been subse.
quentiy married 10 James L. Thornton, oil
Green backviile, Va, where she now resides.
There are now twenty-five stores on
Chncoiesgue island, add the competition
among the merchants Is so strong
that a general cutting down OF prices
took place there several days ago, many ar
ticles being sold below cost. How long this
kind OF competition will continue there Is
not known. put some OF the merchants are
considering the pToprieiy OF Investing Their
money ~ some other way aud thus DIVERSE
fyjny the industries OF the island, which Is
said 10 be su1ering at this tloc from the
Door condition OF It's oysters and the scanty
profits rea lied from their sale.
The Peninsula Enterprise, published at
AccOmack Courthouse. ind gDantV denies
that there j. any Suc1 tOlng a~ " stt-Ntp
ORGANIZATION on the Eastern shore, md says
that the rough treatment inflicted on Jonas
LIliiStou at that place Que night recently ny
a band OF persons IN disguise was only
Joke. Lillision. on the other hand, does not
think there was much joke about It, and the
Cape Charles Echo SAYS that numerous per-
sons there have received Whitr.Cap notices,
ornsmented with skull aud crOss-bOnes, and
that one OF these notices was received by
prominent church member, who was greatly
shocked, as be says he has never whipped
his wife or scOlded his children. or stayed
out late Of nights, and he is not married
man. Wheeler the White Caps are really
here or not, If is certain That many persons
have been and still are very much agitated
on the subject.
Miss T.. JOY burlington. daughter OF Mr.
John w. TurlingtOu, residing near Modest
town, this county, wa married several days
ago 10 Mr.. William ). 'Briddeli. OF Baltimore,
In the presence OF a large c0mOany. the ceIe-
mony taking place a. the residence OF the
brides father
The prot acted meeting in the Methodist
Protestant church at Green lackville has re-
suited IN the conversion OF tweniy live souls.
George Baker, aged eighteen years, son OF
Washington Baker, Esq, uear Newstown.
died several DAYS ago from lOcb!aw, caused
bv the occidental DISCHARGE Of loaded gun
about one month ago. which inflicted ter
rible wound IN one Of his feet.
james Drummoud (cOOred), employed In
ssw>mill near Parksley, had his hand 50
badly mangled Friday by n circuiar'saw That
IL had 10 be ampuiated. hALLIAs.