Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-05
KING GEORGE COUNTY.
Gossip Of In,crcst-Ilc-Nics and Lawn
parfipx-i;usincs- DuI1.

August 4.--1Spccial)--A little son of Mr.
Oswold Jenkins OF this place. fell from
q tree several days ago and broke both
bones In his left forearm. Or. Minor
was called In and rendered the necessary
surgical aid. The fall was not more than
two or three feet hence so complicated a
fracture IS not easily accounted for.
Mrs. while C. Dickinson. Of Esso',
county. accompanied by Ter infant son.
Is visiting her mother ana sisters, at MAI
mion this county.
The Mountain View Hunting Club. OF
this county. held a business conference on
Tuesday night last and discussed matters
Of interest and Importance 10 sporisinen.
This club has leased a number OF large
plantations adjacent 10 the Rappahan
mock RIVER and has - far succeeded Wen
in protecting game against Whoiesalc
slaughter by pot-huntcrs ana the lik" y
troposition at the Tuesday night meet
Inc 10 bay and Introduce Oregon peasants
lero Was unanimOu ~ agreed 10, ana
several pairs OF these popular birds VII
lo obtained for The purpose as early as
practcahlc. ,
Mr.. John S. Dickinson gave fashion
ail. bah % his splendid Rappahannock
mansion last week. \ large crowd OF
King Georges peasure-lOving bellies and
1.atx attended. and dancing was the
order an night. even tin the morning >
gray dawn pccpcd in the windows.
Mr. Charles Tlndicy and Miss Choate.
az Washington. j. c.. are guests at CleVe-
land. the home Of Major J. j. Mason, near
this place.
Dr A.. ". Minor. one Of the most OK
teo.ive onion-growcrs here. is getting a
Weld oC about four hundred bushels OF
marketable onions per acre. These are
selling I'm the Washington market at %
cevfe Der bishcl---an unusually low price
giving an income of $3.50, less the cost OF
nr,durinp. etc, per acre OF Land that
would WELD five barrels OF corn.
Fic MICS and la~n-parties are the ordcr
Of the day here now. The ladies' OF -.
paurs Episcopal church gave AVN
psrtv In the capacious old church-yard
last Wednesday ~ raise funds Tor church
purposes \ large crowd was IN attend
auc. ana handsome sum was realized.
Parties Of young ladies and gentlemen
NAV be found fishing Grabbing. boating,
anu pic-nicking nearly every day al Dedu-
tifu shady places along the Poiomac-the
clean. broad. white-sand beaches or th!S
riciurcs1ue river furnishing the most at
tractlye and ample grounds for such pdi-
poses.
4 large rercpntaCe Of the Colored popu-
l1tion of his county belong to secret OF
rarizations, ana these, divided INTO So
cieUas. are buying corners OF iahQ ~
suitable points. upon winch lOdBe- hdAS
awe beire erected. At some points these
buildings are of two stories, the upper
story be,ng used for the lodge, while the
lover is fitted NJ for mercantile
purp1scs-generM supply stores, owned
ana operated 10y a sort Of joint-stock com
,auies composod of the members OF inc
l,3r. with one Of the members put III
charge Of the stock and required u run
tho business on iOint-stoclt principles.
The ninety DAYS ending with July "lst
g. said 10 have been the dullest period
aith country merchants since lh'o-i' g,
IN this section Of the country ana Just
now there Is 10 apparent signs OF 'hi-
Increment In that department OF bust
ue.s for August. since the extraordinary
low prices Of wheat left the farmers
without money after paying their 1eru-
li1cr bills. which were due In the cues.
and which consequently carried the money
from the country An ObScrNant HlrI-
chant said this week that continuation
~ the present depression In business ana
scarcity OF money VII. result III suffering
among the labor.ng classes next winter
~. Inc first time in our history Wiling,
r,t1lprteut labor has been unemployed
h.re for two months and families en-
tircly dependent upon the daAy earnings
of their Iaboring members are now liNihs
GA hone and such articles as they can
Inv on credit from The nelfhborhood
merchant. Such state Of Affairs IS new
D,.n t1 the poorest classes Of King George
Csntain G. ". Grigsby, superintendent
~ puhic Schools of this county, devoted
TUESDAY ana "Wednesday OF this week 10
tra examination Of teachers. so gTeat
Id +bc number Of candidates for stho"l~
t.,chine that a very significant percent
arc of the population were on mana ~
orrlf.1nte for Nlmination-ihe laiR PSI
n.,o,ber Of nsyirants eY r. before known N
the county. - ,.o,r..
Mrs John n. Rawlings. agel ~ yen y
died near King George courthouse H"N'
Frday after u lingering illness o. oo"-
sumption ,., -. o,,r
4 special grand jury was engaged III our
Courthouse las, Thursday in inNeSl'sa ', ,,
a charge against a negro Tor crlhiilal'F
a.s,ult!n, a Girl Of his own color A"e
c,l,reJ people in the neighbofhoou "a
,,.,or. the affair occurred are very nuch
ao,t,,cl. and have about come 10 ~" ''
CONCLUSION int all such cases not pr mP',y
d.o't with by the Law vii! hereafter ~
DISPOSED al by themselves