Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-23
THE NORTHERN NECK
Highways Of This Section Ars Thfenssd
With Trimps.
HAVOC OF The Army WORN.
1iiies and Fodder Damaged by tho In
sect-The "Queer" In Circulation
New Governmeut Light. House.

VA, September x.-tspecial.)-Since the
middle of last week some Of the highways
here have been thronged with tramps,
and some neighborhoods invaded by them
as never before. They seem to have no
definite object in view but TO loiter along
the public thoroughfares. Where they
come from and whittier they are going
cannot be ascertained from them. for they
are studiously reticent concerning their
history. Some of them are men Of genteei
appearance and good address, evidently
unaccustomed to tramplng and begging.
Others present an appearance pitiable to
the athletic and revolving to the
refined eye. Half-nude, filthy, haggard,
they bear unmistakable evidences OF
pinching poverty and long acquaintance
with hunger and homelessness. Their
sudden and unexplained appearance here
twenty miles from a railroad-has
awakened considerable curiosity and some
uneasiness among the people residing
along the public highways where they
are most numerous. So far, they nave
not committed any depredations. ana
many King Georgans have given them
food and otherwise acted we'll the part
Of the proverbial good Samaritan.
FIELDS RAIDED.
The army-worm has made its appear
ance In Caroline county. and has 1 n
some sections played havoc with millet
and fodder. The same destructive insect
has raided some fields in this county, and
attacked the late crops, but, the fodder
here being so far advanced, the damage
by the army-worm will be far less than
that in the adjoining county. Caroline.
Stray pieces OF counterfeit money are
going the rounds here, greatly TO the
annoyance of our merchants. They are
OF the denominations of silver 25-cent
and 5o-cent pieces. and are such perfect
limitations of the genuine currency as to
deceive all but experts.
DROUGHT BROKEN.
The long, serious drought which had
prevailed here until the fields were
parched, the streams. springs. and wells
dried, was broken by q fine rainfall last
Tuesday night. and never were our people
more grateful for refreshing showers, for
rarely had this section suffered SO by rea-
son OF drought at this time Of the year.
Sora season has opened most auspi-
ciously in the marshes OF the Rappahan-
mock and Potomac rivers, and enormous
quantities of this popular autumn game
are being killed every day and hurried
away to the city markets, whore II Is
commanding good prices.
Mr.. j. 3. A-IAIns, a Washington Cd. CD
merchant, spent a few days this week
at his old home, In this county.
Some of the Potomac fishermen are
overhauliny their SENS. painting and
pitching boats, and otherwise arranging
for an early fishery. At some points the
large SENS will be hauled by horsepower
and at others, higher up the river, where
the seins are several miles In length,
steam power VIII be employed for the
purpose, as a labor-saver.
SINGING CLASS.
Professor Porter. of Montross. Va. a
well-known vocal-music teacher. who has
found liberal patronage In this county
for some time, organized a singins-class
at Potomac Baptist church, near this
place, last Sunday evening
Rev. \. T. Lynn. of Stafford, who has
been constantly engaged in revival meet
ings since some time in July will next
Sunday. the ed, begin a series OF such
meetings at his Bethel church, near the
King George line. lie will be assisted
there by his brother, Rev. J. s. Lynn
OF Lynchburg.
The new government lighthouse In the
Potomac, nearly opposite this place. mas
attracted large numbers of visitors this
fall. mainly young ladies', who, having
never before seen such n magnncent
structure on water. reach IL py saii-
boats. and go through the various unique
departments Sightseeing"
THE CUNNING FOX.
1t was noted In this correspondence
last fall that foxes, once so abundant III
all this section, had suddenly disappeared.
II was supposed that they had either
died Of some epidemic disease or else
migrated TO some more congenial cline
the latter seeming the most plausioie
theory. because none of the dead var
minis could be found On account OF their
disappearance. nearly every pack or tox-
hounds in the county were disposed or
and of course, the popular and time
bonored sport Of fox-hunting abandoned.
Several weeks ago two foxes were seen
near the mouth of Potomac creek; Few
days later several were seen IN inc
public road, near that point, ana last
week II was discovered that the Whole
neighborhood adjacent 10 Potomac creek
was thronged with full-grown. red an"
gray foxes. and that they were living
high on poultry, pigs. and lambs IL Seems
al,,,oeu certain that they came from
Maryland and swan the Potomac river
1--WE miles wide. to reach these shores