Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-09
THE NORTHERN NECK
FORTHCOMING REPORT on KING
GEORGES CLERKS OFFICE.
Retiring Onfcisis "stsp Down and Ont
Fruit shipments-Psstai Routes and
Affairs in the County.

rcorrospondehcs Of tns Richmond Dispasch-l
CoMoHs, Va. July s.--The quiet, retired
country boarding places hereabouts are Just
now attracting many summer boarcers
from the large cities. These pale. fraii-
looking city folks mingiing with the
brawny, sun-tanned rural residents OF
King George present striking contrast
illustrative of the vast difference In the
influences of city and country life.
The committee. composed OF Hon. John
r. Mason. Captain @. ". Grigsby. and DR..
V. O. Caruthers. appointed by the court
TO examine and report on the general con
dition of the King-George Clerks once
and all documents and records therein
has lust completed the arduous examina-
ton and will submit the Official report on
the 9th instant. No such examination OF
the records, &C., having been made for SIX
years. the commissioners were occupied
some days, and it is understood that the
report will be voluminous paper.
HUNG UP THEIR HATS"
Last Saturday was day long TO be re-
nembered here. The army of new officers
who were elected at the May elections to
fiji the county and district offices, walked
in on that day and :" hung up their mats
with smiling faces. while the retiring SER
wants stepped down and out with heavy
hearts and extremely long faces. Inc
scene was not entirely unsuggestive OF
monstrous funeral occasion with the
corpses taking part in their own sad
obseou,es. The picture of an uncomeiy
compsny of corpses acting as their own
pall. bearers may be better imagined than
described. go
Miss Sallie Roller and Miss Sallie Craw.
ford, of Staunton. are visiting Miss Matte
Minor. OF this place. and company OF
young ladies aud gentlemen OF Washing
ton. ID. c.. are summering with the Misses
Lewis at Marmion." this county.
PROFITABLE CROP.
Fruit season is on in full force, and the
wharves and warehouses on the Potomac
and Rappahannock are laden with hun.
dreds of barrels aud crates OF peaches and
apples in transit 70 Washington, Balti-
more. aud Philadelphia. While the crop
is not an average one by half, yet several
thousand dollars will be realized in this
county from peaches and apples alone this
and next week.
A little son of Mr.. John S. Shelton. a
merchant in the upper end of this county.
| fell from q cherry-tree and caused CON-
| plicated fracture of one arm. DIR. III. w:
Minor, of this place, WAS summor.ed, and
| the little patient is out of danger.
Rev. DIR. John McKnabb. rector of the
| Episcopal churches of this county, Is
| spending short vacation on the Eastern
| Shore of Virginia. He is accompanied by
| his wife and little son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Baumgardner, who
| spent several weeks at the King George
| Courthouse Hotel, left some days ago for
their home in Richmond city.
| POSTAL MATTERS.
| The new mail contractors took charge OF
their respective routes throughout this
section Of Virginia on last Saturday. The
| change of such large number OF con-
tractors and drivers seemed 10 have i'm
posed so much extra work at the dis
| tributlng offices on the first day that the
| mail matter in some instances was some.
what confused and the patrons subjected
| to some inconvenlenoes, but all such
Irregularities are being speedily rightod.
| The contractor on the important route
| from fredericksburg to King George
| Courthouse some time ago conceived OF an
| unholy plan of swelling his bank account
| but the little "plan" miscarrled and the
new contractor is consequently. spending
a twc-years' vacation" IN Richmond al
| the penitentiary. so that the work OF carry
ing the daily mails on that route has de-
| yolyed upon his bondsmen, who had nc
| time TO lose ia getting ready for the foul
years task.
| The long and notorious contest for the
| post-office at King George Courthouse
| which was described through this COR
| respondencs, has at last been settled, and
| Mr.. T. Wthers Boggs is the. successful
| candidate upon whom the long-envled
| work of stamp-licking has fallen.