The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-15

They como from New York, Baltimore
! and Richmond principally, ,-...,,.... =,
MIR ". T. Hancock and daushierS, j.,
A Catlin, wife and daughter Nolol'
| or5 Nj Cowardn and children, ana
Nr and Mrs John Liehtfoot are amon5
tba constant visitors. and when they ar
rived last week they settled tneinseN %
vim an ease and knoWingness thdt mace
tho new Corners envious.
CoIonal Cowardin this year added 10
,t. rornforts a boat. She was three
months building and when she was SHOWN
Win fars hviug on the occasion OF the
arrival of the lachn ond excursion Ehe
nresented a very brave and gay appear
'' HE first evening Colonel Cowardin In
,.tt.d IA. Governor and number OF
richmond friends. including Colonel
Wiiroo Captain John ID. Potts, j.. y.
Catlin. James u. Wood ana q NUMBER
Of others 10 take a san
Tho Razzlo Dazzle. Tor that Is the name
OF Col5nel Cowardin's boat. being loadei
etortod for n sail with the colonel AT the
helm \ strong WihI CduEnt Ine S"iiS
ami rho trim little craft darted FOR the
80, u.oter beyond the pocahOntas lay
h. az anchor i'm front Of the wharf
10 make n turn In fine style around
tho steamer Colonel CoWarbln threw ms
yvefght upOn the tillar; 10 broke ana
sooner than il takes TO tell II the Razzle
no71le went head on. cher bang, Whack,
riebf into the steel hull Of the steamer
aridshins The boVsprit was crushed.
r. ,-osf broken off At the base and the
Pozzia Dazzle was a partial wreck. Tn
s'n,,d however. Colonel COWaTdin
eoc,,,sd another beat and with the Raj
zle Dazzle i'm tow they spent the alter
noon on the water.
Softshell crabs are piehuIul on the
leland shores and may be easily gathered
- ono will get up ahead or the sea Sulls.
~, are urecious mOrsels 20 the hungry
lis however. and one must be astir
hrirht and early 10 secure them.
rorrowrRs OF PFsIAMIN F1tNKIIN.
The sun seems 10 rise half hour earli-
~ Cobb's Island than elsewhere, for
81 a right up out OF the sea and
!. !. me- there first. People habitually fol-
~, ~ Tleniamin Franklins receipt Tor be-
canning healthy. wealthy. ana wise and
considering their adVantaEes, nave ac-
oo,,nIished much IN each direction. When
Cn,,srnor O'Ferrall was there with the
pf,b,,ord excursiOnist9 the population
US quake until 10 or II o'clock-a piece
~ UNPARALLELED dissipation for that To-
'a lanes p. Wood. Jno. d. Potts. Law
80 cihhons and a few others had the
hardihood to sit up until aiter Midnight,
a record without precedent on the Is
land except in time OF Sor Tisf f s,y
~ a. sea and the lifeboat crew Is
readv TO go out upon the surf to save
mortal souls. - ,o,.o ooo,,rro, -,
While few wrecks naEe o SI'il re-, On
Cobb's Island proper, broken snip timbers
80, on the beach Indicate the destruc-
,icn that AZ times takes place.
wv Nv the way. James p. Wood. the Vet
eran Press representative who came very
near heating the most popular candidate
a., p,cbmond for the Law and Equity
last spring, was responsible
for ,r' aS't small part OF our delay on the
recent excursion OF the Pocahontas to
The pocahontas landed at Norfolk. for
twentv-fiye minutes. and the Veteran
Press representative strolled up town,
leaving with a warning that he would get,
left IL he tarried. When the boat had