Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-16
furnished and yet the county abounds in

furnished. and yet the county abounds IN
good senatorial timber.
Tho summer resorts along the Potomac
have opcned quite auspIciousiy. ana the
torrid weathe- early in the month throns-
ed them with city people.
Mrs. Rev. w. G.. Bates. OF this county,
who carried her little daughter to Rich-
mond n month ago for special mcdlcal
treatment, has found IL necessary TO re-
main there Indefinitely on account OF the
little patients condition.
The Fletcher's Chapel Methodist mem
bershIp gave a strawberry and ice-cream
festival at Passapstanzy. this county.
one evening last week, and realized n
snug sum OF money for church purposes.
The Sunday schools Of the county are
preparing for children s-Day''-an an
nuaI service held by each school to raise
funds for The support Of the Sunday
School and Bible Board OF the State, and
as the services at neighboring schools do
not conflict. these exercises viii occupy
the Sundays from now till some time In
August. and will draw immense crowds
to our country churches. There Is a
larger number OF Sunday schools in King
George at present than ever before
In the history of the county. and the
number of officers. teachers and scholars
connected with them is FAR in excess
of that OF any former time. There IS
net only school at every church IN
the county. but many arc now in success
fUl operation at school-houses and other
places in obscure sections. and there are
scarcely a dozen families in the whole
county not represented I'm the work.
Rev. II. r. Fones. Of Westnoreland.
has located near Shiloh. in this county.
He has been pastor OF two Baptist
churches here for number Of years. but
resided in WestIilorelond until very re-
Gently.
Reports from all parts Of the county
this week indicate that the watermelon
crop Will he comparatively failure this
season. owing to the cool. wet weather
In May.
THE FRUIT CROP.
Tho consensus OF opinion about the
fruit crop has very recently undergone
decided change. and II l. now generally
agreed that the apple crop. which some
time ago promised a good yield, viii be
very light and Indifferent In nearly all
parts of the county. The peach CROP
whid1 Tided over the repeated cold
snaps" and occasional frosts IN the
spring. and gave hope Of n fair yield. is
now succumbng to the June drop'-a
condition mostly 70 be dreaded ami for
been discovered. When about one third
TO one half grown the young peaches be-
gin to fall from the trees. and IN the
course OF two weeks the trees are naked
and the ground beneath them is COW
cred with the shrvelle1 fruit.
Cherries and berries are abundant, and
are beginning 20 ripen. Wherever ap-
pies and peaches fail this season cher
ries and berries will be utilized and
turned 10 the best purposes possible
some gathered and shipped IN crates,
others canned. dried. evapOrated. etc.
Hundreds NJ acres OF fine clover were
ready for the mower early this week.
and the unfavorable weather proved quite
disastrous 10 great deal or IL. The
growth Of the "red-top" is unusually
rank here. and II ripens so rapidly that
A single lays delay in harvesting means
much loss Every section 80 far heard
from reports the best hay crop in many
years. and the demand Is so nearly
equal 10 the supply that prices have not
az yet been affected by the heavy yield.
Several King Georgians. through whose
land the preliminary survey FOR the rail-
road passed last week, are violently op-
posed to being touched by the route. and
poured out their an2themas upon the sur
veyors. but such parties are very rare
exceptions here. Sentiment is so very
favorable to the scheme and to the To-
cation of the route that II Is believed that
when a vote Is taken a large majority
will be in favor of the county subscrb-
ing literally 10 the stock Of the COM
pany.