Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-28
THE NORTHERN NECK.
A Big Batch Of Ead.Doss Running
Amuek In King George County.
LIEUTENANT WILLIAM r. KING.
Movement TO Erect Monument TO
His Mcmory-unusurIiy Large Run
Of Big Fish-Fruit-Crop Prospect
GOod-Notcs.

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| front again this week with big batch
Of nad-dogs; or, rather. a number OF dogs
| supposed to be rabid. 4 horse was bit
| ten here some days ago by one Of them.
| and, though holly pursued and shot at
! by several citizens. the ferocious canine
1 visited nearly every farm in the neigh
| borhood. and bit several valuable dogs
| before he could be killed. or course 1t
is not positively known whether the dis
! ease so seriously affecting the dogs here
! IS hydrophobia, but the symptoms arc
| nearly identical to those of hydrOphobia.
! and majority Of the hogs, etc, bittn
| by the affected dogs die with commissions
in the course OF nine, eighteen. or twenty
| seven days-some dying in a shorter time
| than others after being bitten.
| Some Of the most prominent members
Of the old Ninth Virginia Cavalry in the
| Northern Neck have decided TO secure
! the necessary funds and erect monu-
| ment at the grave of Lieutenant William
| f. King. Who died here on the eth OF
| February last. provided the family Of the
| deceased will consent to a removal Of the
| remains from the family battle-ground
! here 10 Trinity churchyard, at the Court
house. M. John r. Minor. postmaster
| at this place. has been selected as tTea-
| surer TO receive contributions 10 the
| fund.
THE NEW JAIL
The Board OF Supervisors have award
| ed the contract for building the new
| Jail to Mr.. r. u. Purks. citizen Of the
| county. and it is understood that work
| on this important building viii be COM
| menced at an carly day.
II is said that some OF the herrings
| caught on the Potomac this week are
| The largest ever taken from that river.
| Some Of the fishermen. who were dis
| couraged some weeks ago because Of con
| tinucd unfavorable weather in the early
and middle part Of the season. are now
| In high spirits, and are working with re-
! newed hopes and great zeal since FISH
| became 50 plentiful last week. one Of
| tn Potomac seines caught 6pOD herrings
| at one haul the other day. besides
cofrespondingly large quantity Of shad,
! perch, cat, rock, and other marketable
| fish. But tie season being so far ad-
| VanCed, and the nnny-tribe So uncertain
| in their movements, the fishermen would
| not be surprised for any change Of the
| tide 10 bring a change in their luck"
THAT RAILROAD.
Our people are still very sanguine over
what many consider a strong probability
| of a Northern Neck railroad. Business
men from one end Of the Neck 10 the
| other believe that railroad through
these counties would prove d potent fac
| tor in developing the whole country lying
| between the Potomac and Rappahan-
mock into one of the finest sections of
| Virginia, for it is now an accepted fact
| that the Northern Neck possesses many
natural advantages not to be found else
| where. 1t is known that. in addition to
| the resident capital, many thousands OF
northern capital await the construction
| OF the proposed road. and will come here
when the road is built. or even when its
completion is guaranteed.
THE JUNE DROP"
Although it was feared and even re-
ported. three weeks ago that the peach
bud was destroyed by ice and frost,
there is now lair prospect for good
crop OF fruit. The present cherry. pear,
anpls. apricot, ana plun-bloJIn IL the
fullest We have had ia this section IN
many years. and indications point 10 a
| fine crop of the several varieties of fruit.
our fruit growers are quite sanguine, and
| anticipate liberal profits from their
| orchards this year, fearing now but
| one setback to the pcach-crop. and
| that is what is known as the June
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| peaches from the trees early in June.
| which sometimes occurs after a hai-T
! winter and cool spring
| News comes from Westmorelanl coun-
| ~ that the new telephone line from
| SANDY Point TO Templeman's IS about
| completed. and ready TOR operation.
! The Populsts In some OF the lower
| counties of tho Neck are figuring as a
| party in the present local campaign. but
| ina King George the new party IS taking
| no part or lot in the scramble for the
| county Offices.
TIE "SHOO-HOO."
| This is the exact time of the year when
| the rural regions Tesounl not only with
] the CHEEKY chirp Of birds in the tree-top
| ana the soft soothing songs Of frogs in
| the lowlands, but with the deafening
| ''shoo-hOO" Of the old woman and Shrek
| ing chap on every plantation-this nerve
| SCATTERING "shOO-hOo," repeated sixty
| times a minute. being the time honored
| war-whoop against hawks and crows that
| invade the D0ul,ryyards at this par
| ticular time an guest Of the Iirst-bOrn
| chicken. And without this old familiar
| ''shoO-hOo' ringing out from thousands
| Of thrOats from early morn to dewy
| eve' the average rural citizen would
| hardly feel at home" or believe that
| spring and business had opened in due
|
Mr. 'on1 T. Minor Of this place. the
| leading merchant in the comfy. is in
| Baltimore this week, buying spring goods.
POLITICAL.
The political pot is still boiling strong
here. and the county campaign IS, per-
! haps, the most exciting AMI tangled af-
| fair known among Us since tie me
morable Readjuster craze of 1879. The col
| ored politicians remain divided. and be-
| twixt their white brethren of Republican
| faith there stands a gaping eulf-ring-
| leaders on one side and ringleaders on
| the other stealth no potent hand 10
pour oil on :he troubled waters. ON con-
vcntion-day, when a multitude of col
ored throats uoured out approximations
and appeals for party harmony and ce-
mented ranks. unguarded moments came,
and during those moments abnormal en-
thusiasm caused indiscreet "mJuth-
pieces" to drop now and then long-kept
party which revealed for the hrst
time disloyn spot Ia The record OF
"bricht Nghs' in the synagogue. Thus
numbered. the Republican guns poured
forth in fury their shot ond shell, open
ing in dead earnest that old-time game
of juvenile origin, You tell on me; !
tell on YOU" So hea.ed is the nsht be-
tween the two Republicans factions or
the county that men have left their
fields and NocadJns, ana onttTe tAe con-
test. -
NO BAD FEELING.
While there is multiplicity of Demo-
Gratis competing for ZONE OF the oiilces'
there IS no bad feeling or factions hSht-
ing. The contest for the Treasurer
office is watched with intense interest
bv IN. whole people. The Republican can
didate Is Mr. +. W. Payne, the nominee
of mis- party who for years was their
county chairman and the most success
ful leader and skiliul boss that party
ever had here. lie was also Treasurer OF
King George n few years ago, anu beihs
an the while the most extensive business
man in the county. his hold upon lhe
masses for years has been powerful. Inc
peuocratic candidate, running ina pend
unity. is Or. +. T. Ninde. the present IN
cuubcnt. who was county chairman ior
bi. PARTY a number Of years, ana VINO
lad King George Democracy TO victory
against trying odds The contest between
,base TWO strong men and skilled pohu-
clans amounts 10 a war WEI! worm
watching. but Or. Ninde Will be Urea
surer. ,,,,,,<., rCov
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