Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-27
I'm A BOYS CLOTHES.
THE CURIOUS RUNAWAY EscAPAoe
OF MISS LILY DWELL.
She Takes Lcg-Bail ia Her Brothers Suit
An Escape from Wrecked sioop-
Saved by Oystermen.

OSAScocK, October 25.-Some time
ago Miss Lily Orwell, an attractive young
girl, residing with her anut at Horntown
in the northern part Of Accomac, sud-
denly disappeared. Diligent search
was made for her in every direction,
bat she could nowhere be found. 1t was
feared by her relatives and friends that
she had been foully dealt with or else
had committed suicide and they had
about given up all hope OF ever hearing
from her again when letter was re-
ceived from her several days ago saying
that she was at Delmar small town on
the line between Delaware and Mary
land. and that she was well and comforta-
bly, situated.
- DRESSED AS A BOY.
II now turns out that she cut of her
hair, dressed up in her brothers clothes,
and walked up the track OF the New
York. Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad
for nearly thirty miles, till she fell In
with the section master, who resides at
Delmar. He was in the act OF leaving
in a hand-car for his home. when the
young lady in mans attire walked up
and asked for ride to Delmar. The
section.master complied, add on the
way she told him that she was stranger
in that part OF the world and would be
pleased to stay at his house that night.
The section master carried the young
lady to his house and introduced her to
his wife as a young man whom he mad
found on the road aud had brought
home to spend the night with them.
NO BOY AT ALL.
But the wife had keener eyes than her
husband and discovered at a glance that
it was no boy at all, but girl. and she
expressed her opinion on the spot. The
girl broke down, confessed that she had
run away from home, and begged to be
permitted to remain IN the house TILL she
could inform her friends.
KINDLY CARED FOR.
They took the strange girl in, and
ministered to her comforts IN such kind
" fashion that she is loath to leave her
new home, though she confesses that
her aunt has always been kind and in
dulgent to her, and her conduct In
thus leaving her home is as yet inexpll-
cable. She has not returned home, but
her brother is going for her in few days.
DECIDED.
The case OF the Maryland Hedge
Fence Company Us. Edward j. Winder.
of Onancock, has been decided in
Accomac Circuit Court In favor OF Win
der. Suits brought by this company
against other persons on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia will probably be dis
continued
THE CREW SAVED.
During the terrible gale that prevailed
along the Atlantic coast last Thursday
the sloop Red Ball, belonging to Petit
& johnson, of Horntown, bound with a
cargo of oysters from the waters OF
lower Accomac to Chincoteague bay,
had her sails and masts carried away
Just off Gargatha inlet on the sea side.
The sea was running high and the wind
blowing a gale from the northwest.
There were five men on board,
and by vigorous efforts they
managed to get the boat close enough to
the land to enable three Of them to
lump out and wade ashore. The two,
however, who were at tho helm failed
to jump out and were swept down the
coast in the perishing boat. They
would doubtless have been swept out to
sea and lost but for some hunters who
happened to be on the beach at the
time, and who, seeing the danger to
which the men were exposed, wsded out
in the breakers up to their armpits and
Selling a rope which the two imperilled
men managed to throw them, drew the
boat close enough to the shore to enable
them to jump off. The boat and its
cargo were lost. No insurance.
CAPsIZED.
Captain f. r. Swift and his wife. OF
Chincoteague island, had narrow es-
cape from drowning a few days ago.
They had started to cross Chincoteague
bay to Wishert's Point on the main land
in an open boat, having horse and
wagon also on board. Just opposite the
mouth of the bay the boat capsized,
throwing all the occupants out in the
water. A feet of oyster-boats that hap
pened to be near by came up just IN
time to save the lives OF the Captain
and his wife. The horse and wagon
were also saved.
POLITICAL.
Thus far the Democratic candidates
here for the House of Delegates have no
opposition, and the political contest is
the dullest in the memory OF the Oldest
inhabitant.
The weather now is clear and plea
SAINT. As yet there has been no frost in
this section.
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