Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-06
AT FOUR ABOVE ZERO
TraTel Difficult and Dangerous In the
Northern Neck.
TWO PASSApAYANZY ELOpERS.
LalIic Allen and Katie Grigsby Go to Wash.
ington and Wed-Scared
King Georcians.
Correspondence OF the Dispa,ch)

VA, January 5.-The htensSJ WIN
weather. accompanied by snow and Ice
| which reached this section the latter part
| OF last week and continued some days.
rendered travel very difficult, and practi-
| cally suspended business operations for
| while On Saturday morning at sunrise
| the thermometer stood only degrees
| above zero. The public roads and walk
ways were covered with smooth ice. The
second fall of snow hid this Ice from view'
so that riding and walking were as dam
! gerous as difficult. Mrs. william Rawlett.
near this place. on going to a well Mon
| day morning slipped and broke one OF her
| arms. Many others received painful
| bruises from falls, and several horses
have been temporarily disabled by slipping
| on the hidden fee.
! Hundreds OF country ice-houses nave
been filed this week with ice averaging
| from I-2 to 3 IL inches in thickness
| More ice was gotten here on Monday
| alone than was gotten the whole OF last
| winter. and the weather on Friday night
and Saturday of last week was lS degrees
colder than 1t was at any time last win
| ter
YOUTHFUL BRIDE AND GROOM.
That historic section OF King George
known far and wide as "Passapatanzy'
awoke one morning last week to find a
| vacant chair and bafFied parents In two
households. Mr.. Lallie Allen and Miss
| Katie Grigsby both in their teens, had
secretly planned to celebrate the holidays
| according to their own peculiar notions
| while the "old folks at home" were cele-
| bratInR the occasion according to Passa-
| patanZys time-hOnored customs--quietly
| following the old beaten paths of their
| forefathers. The lad and lassie loved each
| other. and their mutual affection dated
back TO childhood days. when their little
| bare feet trOd the school-house path to-
| gether. They wanted to unite in matri-
| mony, but their extreme youth rendered
such a union so absurd and ridiculous
that the parents on both sides promptly
objected and earnestly besought the two
| children to defer marriage to maturer
| days. But opposition and expostulations
| were as pearls cast before swine for
| Master Lalleand little Miss Kate boarded
a Potomac steamer. hied away to the
national capital, procured license, and
were made husband and wife before their
sudden and mysterious disappearance
| from home could be accounted for The
sensation caused by the elopement and
marriage OF two children may be better
| imagined than described.
Several days ago news reached here OF
the death of Mrs. Sophia Willis. wife Of
Mr.. Achilles Willis. of Rappahannock
| county. Mrs. Willis was the youngest
daughter Of Captain John F. Dickinson. OF
this county. and was well known here.
GAME ABUNDANT.
WA
very abundant along the Potomac the
past month and huntsmen have killed
| large quantities. The demand in cities for
| wild game has made hunting a profitable
business, as well az a popular sport, in
| this section Of the State. A great many
King George farms and the marshes along
the rivers command good cash rent for
hunting purposes.
The public schools OF the county re-
opened last Wednesday, but owing to
the cold weather and Icy roads the attend
ance was much smaller than 1t was before
\ the -fyoifddys' 80 d. 49,
| 1t Is understood that Rev. Mr.. McNeal,
of Richmond. q recent graduate. will!
preach at Potomac Baptist church here
on the second Sunday in this month. with
view to being called TO the pastorate OF
that church. which Is now without a pas
tor.
| DIDN'T SEE THE SIGHTS.
A number OF King Georgians went TO
Washington last week to visit friends and
"see sights" few days. On arriving
there a rumor reached their ears that ten
new cases OF smallpox made their ap-
pearance the previous day. This so fright
| ened them that they sought obscure quar-
| ters for that night and left by the Z
o'clock steamer for home the next morn
ing, spending about twelve hours IN
Washington. not poking their noses out OF
doors while there after hearing the small
pox rumor Some OF them were sick and
pale with fright when they reached here.
THE LAWS DELAY.
The coiored people here are making a
| strenuous effort 10 obtain money by
contribution to employ counsel to secure
new trial for Sam. Moore who was
one month ago sentenced 10 ten years In
the penitentiary for robbery, &C. Moore
has already had several trials, and his
| case has cost such an enormous sum that
our people feel almost outraged at the
| proposition to keep the case longer on the
docket. The law is vastly tardy in King
George. One prisoner has remained In our
county Jail since March. 1894. and his case
has not been disposed OF yet.
Winter oats and wheat are very back
ward and exceedingly Indifferent, consld-
ering the mild. open weather up to Christ.
| mas.
Farm animals, as n general thing, are
unusually fat and thrifty for this season
| Of the year. and as provender is much
more abundant than IL was last winter II
IS thought that stock will be in excellent
condition when the trying winds of Marcf
| arrive.
PURCHASED A PARSONAGE.
The Baptists of Stafford county have
| purchased commodious parsonage fol
their pastor. Rev. A. II. Lynn. with
snug farm attached. The denomination IL
that county is making large and steady
| gains.
The temporary suspension OF farm worl
and other business operations on account
OF bad weather proves very detrimental Z
day laborers who made no provisions fol
winter. Those of them who have no credl
at the country stores begin now to fee
the pinches of poverty.