Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-30
CATCHING OYSTERS.
SIX HUNDRED MARYLAND BOATS
ERING-NOT GRABBING.
planting Thom-Truth of the POGO
smoke Trou bies-Elsctio Results.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond pispasch.l

Correspondence OF tho Richmond Dispatch.1
OsAScocK. May 2s.--Petitions are circu-
lating on Tangier Island and on the bay
eide of Accomac praying the Board Of the
Chesapeake and It's Tributaries to station
the ioyster- police isteamer Chesapeake
near the Maryland and Virginia line IN Po-
comoke Sound.during the summer months.
It is stated that COO or 700 boats are row en-
gagged ostens,bly in catching crabs IN these
waters. but that they are more intent on
catching oysters than crabs.
so-CAILKD GRABBING.
Nearly oil these boats hail from Mary
land, and are provided with small dredges
or scrapes with which they can catch oys-
tiers as readily a. crabs. The petitions
state that thousands of bushels of young
oysters are taken in these waters every
summer and carried off to be planted In
MARYLAND or sold to northern planters.
There seems TO be no doubt among we'll
informed people here that the statements
made in these petitions ore substantially
true.
RETURNS ALL IN.
The returns of the election OF county
and district officers are all In and show
that all the Democratic candidates were
trict, where George f. Winder was elected
supervisor, Joseph G. Westcott constable,
and James +. Hope overseer OF the poor.
Messrs. Montcalm Oldham and John ID.
Grant were elected clerks of the County
and Circuit Courts, respectively, without
opposition. Major Ohham has served
continuously in the Clerks Office OF Acco-
mac county for twenty-seven years. lie
and Mr.. Grant are model officers.
LOSSES EXPLAINED.
The recent arrest Of W. n. Mason. the
baggage-master on the New York, Phlla-
delpma and Norfolk railroad. on the
charge of robbing the through mails on
that route explains the loss of many pack
ages belonging TO persons IN this section.
MANY complaints were made to Mr.. Wanna
maker but so far as this writer knows the
Post-Ofice Department under MIR. Harrl-
son paid no attention to the numerous
complaints that went up from tho Eastern
Shore, though the efficient Postmaster at
Onancock did all he could TO ferret out
the thief.
ANNUAL SESSION.
The Fastern-Shore Womau's Missionary
Society Of the Southern MethOdist.Church
has been holding Its annual session at
Belle haven, in the lower part of Acco-
mac. Mrs. Upshur Is. Quinby. Of Oman
cock, president of the society. presided.
Rev. W. 9. Walden. of Manchester. de-
hvered stirring address and preached q
sermon. Much business was transacted
and the society is said to be in q flourish
ing condition.
STATED MEETING.
Chesapeake Lodge of Masons held o
stated communication here on Saturday
night and raised one candidate TO the sub
lime degree of Master Mason. Two appli-
cations for membership was received and
much unfinished work remains on the
trestle- BOARD. The work done by this
lodge will compare favorably with That of
any other lodge in Virginia.
Miss Maria Il. Pitts, daughter of the late
Judge Edward Pitts. Of AccOmac, for some
wears past residing in st. Joseph. Mo-, l.
visiting friends and relatives in Onancock.