Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-16
HOMEWARD BOUND.
King George Deserted, and Wears an
Air Of Mourning.
OPENING OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Tho Lively Contest Among WouId-Be
Teachers-Politics In the Neck-Re-
turning from Washington.

CONFORM, VA, September B-(Spe-
clal.) liking George has a deserted APP
pearance this week, indeed. About the
last remnant OF city folk who summered
here bade adieu and started homeward
to enroll their lads and lassies In the city
schools. Men, women. and children-farm-
ers, mechanics. lawyers, doctors, preach
ers, laborers. merchants. idlers-attended
the Fredericksburg fair. Students hied
away to the far-off institutions of 'larn-
in" and so, contrasted with last week.
the old county has suddenly put on an
air of mourning.
The public schools here will soon open
for the fall session, and for every one
In the county there are several persons
anxious TO teach. In some districts the
contest among the candidates is so lively
that the trustees find themselves greatly
embarrassed each applicant presenting
a certificate of competency from the ST.
perntendent. and being armed with a
petition signed BY the patrons Of the
schools. In cases where the certificates
indicate equal qualifications OF several
dDpIiIdIAo LOT one t-HOOlt anu tlNAi hIf''
cant's petition signed by an equal num-
Der of the patrons. the appointing power
is placed in IL most unenviable position.
TALKING UP.
Mr.. James @. Stiff, of Westmoreland,
was here this week. talking up an I'M
mense canning establishment TO be open
ed at Mattox Creek some time In the
near future. According 10 the plans pro-
posed the enterprise will be established
and operated on a very extensive scale
and will be a significant addition to the
business interests of the Northern Neck
In several counties OF the Neck the
political campaign has opened in earnest.
County-chairmen and the county eXecu-
tive committees are In the saddle and
effecting solid organizations for the tri-
umph of Democracy. In this county pub
lie speaking has been delayed because OF
Mr. Meredith's physical inability to reach
here last week when the County Court
was In session. a thorough and elabor-
ate campaign programme has been ar
ranged for Stafford county, and dlstin-
guished speakers will open the ball there
next Wednesday. and from that day 10 tht
day OF the election the leading issues VIII
be kept constantly before the sOvereigns
Leading Republicans Of this county re-
gret the nomination Of a candidate by the
late Manassas Republican convention, and
speak Of It as an unfortunate piece oil
work. They consider Meredith's re-elec
ton n foregone conclusion, and think
that an overwhelming defeat Of thei'
candidate in November will have upon
their party In the Eighth District the
same dscouragng and demoralizing effect
that Mr.. Turner's defeat last year had
upon the Populists
COMING BACK TO STAY.
a number OF Washngtonlans, formel
residents OF King George, are looking FOL
quarters here. where they feel obliged
20 spend the winter, and. indeed. Tho
future, If the present hard times con
tinue with working people. Hundreds o.
them have been out OF employment fol
some months, and cannot longer pay
house rents and support their families
in the big city. Already a good many
have returned to the country, ana l
seems certain that others will continue U
come as long as house-room here can b'
obtained Twelve months ago labor wal
so scarce that 1t was with the creates
difficulty that fall farm work could b.
carried on at all. Now labor Is 81
abundant that the farmers are almos
I'm a position 70 dictate terms. the sup
ply being in excess Of the demand th'
first time IN many years.