Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-11
A REMARKABLE MAN.
he IS A WHOEVER PAST 30 AND NOW
COURTlNC CHARACTER.
Proposed Railroad Through the Northern
Neck Again spoken Of-Enects OF Local
Option In King George.

CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY,
VA, February l6.-(speciaL)-Among the
very old citizens OF this county who
have never rellnqulshed their hold on mes
active business affair on account or ola
age IL n farmer in this immediate vicinity
already past three score years ana
twenty who labors day by day ell the
year round. Although the possessor q
team and vehicles, he frequently walks
twenty miles to visit some friend OF
relative. This winter he Is spending hls
leisure hours" in mauiing rails for the
fences about his snug plantation, ana
said the other day that he made l'1Oo
rails the week before. while his younger
neghbors were waiting for good weather
IiIs second marriage took place when ne
was past three quarters of century, ana
being now a widower, he Is one OF the
spryest and liveiest counting characters
I'm his neighborhood. During all his long,
labOrlous life he was never sick but once
and then took hts own remedies. lie Is
an atwed foe TO medicines and Doctors
and attributes his wonderful longevity 10
constant hard work, the inveterate use OF
tobacco, and his antipathy TO doctors ana
drugs lie expects TO live nifty years
longer. ard hopes TO raise another large
family.
POOR CATCHES.
The extensive fisheries on the Potomac
begun work last week, and up 10 this
time the prOprietors complain OF very
poor catches" and the prospects for an
uniayorable season. owing TO mild wea-
no Geh fttz
the channel Of the river-beyond the reach
OF seines-and present prospects indicate
that herring and shad viii spawn about
sixty days too early. Should this occur,
the Potomac fishermen will be financial
wrecks at the close OF the season, for
NJ some points immense sums Of money
are invested in fishing outfits, and II
COSTS several hundred dollars per day 10
operate some OF these outfits.
Ihe f0X-hunters Of this county have
disposed Of their packs and hunting
paraphernalia for the reason that all
the foxes have either died or migrated
10 other quarters.
IN FAVOR OF 1T.
The announcement last week that work
will probably begin on the proposed North
crn Neck railroad I'm the course Of sixty
days has awakened new hope and
aroused enthusiasm throughout this sec
ton. y large majority Of the people
are in favor Of the road. and hundreds
Of laboreTs hope TO obtain lucrative en-
plOyment from that source. \ few fOgieS
stu live who oppose railroad on the
ground that sparks from the engine
will set the country on fire and burn
up the Northern Neck" but men who
hold this theory are too Old 10 live long
enough To Tetard the progress OF the
much-necded enterprise, should such an
enterprise be started In this isolated sec
ton Of the state This railroad scheme
has grown in public favor steadily from
its inception fifteen years 30. Many who
openly opposed it a few years ago are
now 50 strongly in favor Of II that they
viii donate a right Of way through tneir
lands. If necessary. rather than have no
railroad running through the Neck at all.
Thousands and thousands Of acres Of
fertile and attractive land are for sale
between the Rappahannock and Potomac
rivers and northern capitalists frequently
come here with view TO buying, but
Immediately turn away and invest
lands not half so good simply because
this great Neck is entirely destitute OF
railroad facilities.
LIQUOR OR NOT.
4 few anti-local-option folks Of this
county proposed 10 petition TO the Legis-
Iature 70 re-submit the question OF liquor
license" or "no liquor license" 70 the
voters. but the sentiment here IS 30
strongly In favor or local optlon-i. e.. no
Hquor-license-that n respectable petition
cannot be procured. King George has
tried the mo license" system nearly
fourteen years and is so well pleased
with the working Of the law that the
masses are decidedly In favor Of con-
tinuntlon OF "well-doing." No one il pre-
pared to deny that the law is sometimes
violated. but that it ia violated less ire
quently than any other law the masses
are agreed. Reference 70 our criminal
records show an unprecedented improve
ment in the public morals. and an enor-
nous decrease in criminal expenses, jail
accounts. etc.
Mr. y. \. Quesenbury. wcH-known
and popular citizen Of this county, died
at his residence. near Dido, yesterday;
aged 50 years lie was member or the
most prominent family of this county.
being a nephew Of the late Madame Alice
de lolurhe. Of Paris. and a direct de-
scendant from General Forest of Revolu-
tionary fame.