Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-21
PAID LAWYERS FEES
CAPTAIN W. W. HUDSON AGAIN IN
TIVE CLUTCHES OF THE LAW.
srcc.sssul Tournament nj King George
Courthouse--No Marriage Licenses
Issucd in Three Months.

CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY
VA. August ACKNOWLEDGMENT W.
W Hudson. OF this county. brief sketch
Of whom was given through this CORE
soondence short time ago. when h's
.,or. uas destroyed by fire. was on Sa-
,urd,v last arrested on the charge or
at,emn,Ing TO assault negro girl o
yaars oh The case was tried before
Justice Il. L, Price at Cash Corner
and the accused was sent on 10 the
grand Jury. Captain Hudsons name mas
figured in The courts Of this county more
than that of any other one man. and
he has perhaps contributed more to the
eunnort OF lawyers than any one indi-
viduaI I'm all this section OF the country
several snug estates having been squan-
dered by him In feeling lawyers on the
numerous occasions when he has trans
crossed the law.
FOR THE HUNTING CLUB.
A very succefsful tournament was given
at King George Courthouse on Friday
evening under the auspices and Tor the
benefit of the Mt. View Hunting Club, or
the county. This. together with fine
order of theatricals apd Ministries, was
largely attended and most literally pa
tronized, yielding quite handsome sum
into the treasury Of the deserving ciub.
whose aims and purposes commend IL
TO all thinking citizens.
The long list of knights made most
imposing appearance. and the riding was
pronounced by competent judges to be
of a high order, and did credit to the par
Elephants.
Knight OF Mt. Ida, Richard Boggs,
crowned Miss Lena Hunter. queen OF
love and beauty; knight OF Travellers
Rest, Bowie Gray, of Stafford. crowned
Miss Mary Grey Arnold. first maid Of
honor; Knight OF Powhatan. Edward Tay
loe, crowned Miss Blount Mason, OF
Georgia second maid OF honor: Knight
of Stick in the Mud. John e. Taylor.
crowned Miss Imogen Tayloe. OF West
moreland. third maid OF honor.
a DULL MARKET.
Clerk -of-the-Courts William 8. Brown
Esq, OF this county, stated the other
day that n marriage-license had not been
issued In his office during the past three
months. II seems all nj encc that King
GeOrgians are not matrimonially in
clined, except an occasional couple that
HES away to Washington. ID. C.-Vir-
ginias Gretna Greenland there enter
the bonds Of holy wedOCk.
The news OF Congressman 1sadore
Rayror's declining denomination for
Congress and announcing his candidacy
for the Maryland governorship was re-
ceived here With great avility. Com
monwealth' s-AttOrney Thomas II. Bea-
van, Of this county. is a brother-in-law
Of Mr.. RaynOr. and the distinguished
Maryland congressman has other rela-
tves and a host OF friends and admirers
here who crave his election to the gu
bernatOrial chair OF our sister State.
Mr.. Richard Bcavan and family. or
Baltimore Nd, are the guests Of Hon.
Thomas VI. Beavan. Of this county.
ON THE BOOM
German. or crimson, clover ia on the
boom here just now. one or two ex-
perimental farmers Of the county having
| tested ii fairly last season and being
50 highly pleased with results, II now
promises TO out-do the other grasses
and take a place in public estimation
not attained by the older varieties. Num-
bers Of King George farmers have sowed
and many are ordering seed and making
preparations for the German clover this
season.