Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-15
TO PROTECT MELONS.
EOytl But Effective Method Of q King
George Physician.
"MARMIoS," The LEWIS HOMESTEAD!
Contains More Washington Relies 'h""
ANY House in tho Country-Ciock'
sword. and Bible.

PasSapatanzy post-ofiice was kept In "A
title store. which was reached by various
,rtvatc foot-paths. rs well as by the pub
.lch roads Dr. John W. Ayier. medical
araciitoncr. was postmaster at.that Office.
and through this farm one OF the much
travelled foot-paths passed. Near by this
nsth lay Or. AYERS luxurious water
melon patch. and there the great ripe
melons were daily temptation 10 the
many passcrs-by especially TO the little
rclon-ioving descendants Of Ham, who
found the temptation too strong for their
power OF resistance Hence the prolific
Patch WAS daily relieved OF It's choicest
melons This was too much for the Doe
tor TO tolerate. yet he dare not resort to
harsh means for the protection Of his
melons. for 10 require cessation Of
travel by the mclon-patch would at once
recessltatc cessation Of valuable
patronage. Finally. an inoffensivc but
cfiic1cious measure was suggested. The
Doctor erected I'm the centre Of the melon
patch an imitation galiOws. composed Of
two tall forks set in the ground. and
small pole rested on these teaching from
one ~ the other. From this .mprOmptI
gall1ws a complete skeleton Of a man was
suspended dangling In the air 10y day AMI
IS riCht-an unsightly and hidCous look
irc a'Tlir % be sure. but IL served an al
mrablr purpose. for not a melon was
stolen from That patch after the blcached
bones OF dead man were there PLACED
or guard Many curious measures have
o. lc adopted by country folks to pro-
tcct their melons. for a large class con-
s.lrr IL legitimate 10 steal melons.
THE LEWIS FAMILY.
The dedication of tho Mary Washing
t,1 monument nj fredericksburg on
Thursday practically stripped King
george 81 It's population for time.
Mighty multifudcs Of King Gcorgians
ana Stanordians nockod to that historic
city ~ participate I'm rll public demon
STATIONS held there. The Lewis family
a. h.s county. are among the nearest
living relatives 10 Washington. Mar
u.Ou." tho oil Lewis homestead here,
las for many generations contained more
r.rriuo Washington relics than any pri-
Vlfc house iu virginia. and perhaps i'm
iio whole country. The historic clock
o. General Washington. Of which So much
las been written during the last
,r. ,.nr-. stood ON the "Marmon'
. r
.l.ut tuo years ago. when IL was taken
o. Mount Vernon. Hundreds of people
from almost all parts Of the country vis-
fteI "Marmion" for tn" SPECIFIC pur-
I0s. at seeing this remarkable and Gu
ruI-ly-cor trIctcd oil um piece"
WASHINGTON'S SWORD
Here also remained for many genera
tous Wash.ngion's sWori-the one pre-
scented hy BridIock-ant an ancient fam
uv Bible. containing an interesting re-
cord of marriages. births. and deaths OF
members of the WASHINGTON and Lewis
families. ioitcl down as they occurred IN
clirocraphy peculiar only o. ancient DAYS.
Excepting. possibly. Mr.. BAN. Of WASH
lucton u. g.. th" King George i'"iS'S
are beyond doubt the nearest living
Kin Of General Washington. ana the
aforesaid Washington relics when nave
50 long adorned the "Maiml'N p'I
pr.s,nt a Grand historic spectacle" TIE
s,p,lo sigh, of which would richly re-
ward one for long journey, since gen
,.,. washington relics are So eagerly
..,,sht sfter aui held IN such high IS
te.r, by uu aGprccativc ana pAiil','
,ulrc Various papers bearing ""Sh'
ir,,,n's own handwriting may bee seen al
..Ntarmiou" 10 this day, AMI the ahso-
1.,t. commences Of all is satisfactorily
authenticated.
PAINFUL INJURY.
Nlr walter Purks. of this COUNTY l'n
rr,,n a loaded wagon some udNa "S'' "i,
C,a,ttir.d his coliar-bon", and Narrowly
rscar.d injuries Of "a more serious NATURE
1s a barrel Of Hour ana oth'I H4''NN"''"i''
rolled over his body.
e. ,oh.r, Green and Miss Narcissus
henderson were united in matrmony last
Sunday evening at the rcsidenc" oi the
lril.s PARENTS. near FletchcrS chapel
r., ". g. Bates officiating. The death
Of M. lrooms first wife was reported
tnrnugh this correspondence seF'r RAJ
months ago. She being the lady Who RODE
f-,n Fredericksburg 10 this county on
horseback Immediately after Il suiEicai
operation Was performed on htt.
.Gr.,u Height" the residence az MT.
], H. Whi,rhouse. near here, was on
TUESDAY uieht last the scene Of an ,laho-
,.t, concert and musicale given 10y the
ladies' Aid Society Of Il'tchcrs chapel
~. object OF the entertainment was 10
r.i-. funds for the erection OF large
church ,iifcc 10 take the place of the
present ,-u-c,. where worships The largest
Methodist congregation ON the hlnB
George circuit.
\ VET PASSING AWAY.
Lieutenant William r. King. the oldest
surviving cX-Confcdorate soldier i'm this
coIutv. is IN "a precarious condition. ana
d.. death is almost daily expected Du-
RINK the late war he won "a splendid name
ANA r.nutation for bravery and I'M
ass r,iue loyalty and fidelity TO his coun-
tn cause. and To this day ne has never
accepted with resignation the fall of the
southern CunfedtracN. Just one year ago.
whom bis physical strength begun to fail
ANA h.e manly form began 10 suocumb 20
tl- uuc,mprpm.sing rdVages Of old age,
.. said that were II necessary he would
che,rrln buckle ON his army parapher-
MALTA 4rI fight another period of -four
years f'r his country
Paultry-riiscrs throughout this section
lav. suffered largely lately on account
a. tl4,kru-cL1 lcra. which appeared In
slca malignant form that the various
remedies heretofore used ciicaciously
have proved q total failure Thousands
ci valuable fowls have died here since the
middle az April last.
DISSATISFACTION.
Tn, better classes of the colored people
lere are very much dissatisfied with thC
N,rItg, IN the case of Henry Hail and
ofl-rl. recently tried Tor the murder OF
Henry Spcakes. They claim that the
punishment prescribed by the jury is en-
tIrely too liLht for parties implicated IN
such "a brutal murder, and say that d
coiog,i Jury would haV" made ~
example of the parties. They crave It
show the world that they as race woul'
- the seal Of their condemnation upon
au such lawlcssncss If they had u sut
able opportunity.
Mrs. Florence Parker, OF North caro-
Ina. who has been visiting her parents
and relatives here for several weeks. lef
by a Potomac steamer Tor Washington
j. e., to-day. IN route for home.
Mrs Judge +. &. =. Hunter OF Wash
ington, H. c., Is visiting her husband.
family and friends IN this county