Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-10
SHE WAS UNDER AGE
Fhe Groom Arrived On Time, But Wlta'
out Preacher on License.
WHO WILL DE NEXT SENATOR,
Abundance of Good Material In the
Beth District--Largc Shipments of
1 Produee--Distribptio of AsrieuI-
turai Reports Much Needed.

CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY,
MA. March 9.--(special)--.A marriage was
)go, and many invited guests gathered 10
witness the ceremony and participate in
ihe reception 70 follow. As the appointed
hour drew near the arrival OF the groom
with the license and preacher awakened
more and more anxiety, for without these
prerequisites the programme could not
be carried out. OF course As true 70
promise as the needle 10 the north the
groom put In his appearance at the desig-
pated moment but without the license
Ind without the preacher, solitary anu
nlone. with heart in his throat. choked
with dlsappolntment the poor fellow had
10 face the waiting crowd and explain
that a very important item had been over
looked. The bride-elect was under age
md, having no legal custodian mar
siage license could not be procured until
The next session OF the County Court.
Whom a guardian could be appointed and
nuallied according TO law Without
further ceremony INC No7' ""S N"Hs"'-
ned" and the witnesses recognized" to
appear. &c.
Dr. Richard Potts. a retired physician
md a local Baptist minister OF this coun-
iy. Ia reported ill at his home. near Edge
Gnl Or. Potts has for many years been
one OF the bcst-knOwn and most familiar
figures OF the county. and his Illness
causes very general regret throughout this
section.
Hon John T.. Mason and other promi-
bont citizens Of this county visited Rich
pond city this week on business.
AVAILABLE MEN.
Colonel n. J. washingtons successor in
the State Senate next winter Is the lead
ing topic IN political circles here just
pow. since Il Is understood that Mr..
Washington Will not be a candidate. Good
material Is 50 abundant in the Thirty
bixth District that convention could
hardly go amiss in making u selection.
Among the many available men who
would represent the district with ability
pre- Hon. Lloyd T. Smith. OF Northumber-
land, at present chairman Of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee Of the First
Congressional District. a man Of ac-
knowledged ability and spotless charac-
Ter, and Hon. s. Wexford Corbn. OF this
county. the present efficient president of
the State Board OF Agriculture, also a
man OF splendid qualifications and a re-
nord without Il blemish.
The Potomac and Rappahannock rivers
pre- again open TO navigation. and the
familiar sound Of steam whistles and pad
hle-wheels echo from river TO river.
The King GeorGians who were caught
in Washington by the February freeze are
returning home, and produce eggs. &C.
which accumulated on the hands Of tlh
merchants while navigation was sus-
pended. are being shipped in enormous
quantities on both rivers. II is estimated
that at Isst 1900 dozen eggs have been
Shipped from this county this week. many
Of which accumulated at the stores during
the freeze.
BACKWARD.
Winter oats and wheat are unusually
backward and unpromising but the farm
trs entertain a hope that favorable
weather during the latter half Of March
Ind all Of April VIII revive them sufIi-
rlently 10 yield nearly or quite an average
Drop
In consequence OF bad weather all farm
work Is very much behlndhand. Very lit
Gle ploughing grubbing, and fencing have
been done. and nothing in the way Of
hary trucking could be done in February
md tho first week in this month so that
mated IN early truck than was contem-
plated two months ago.
The report of the State Board OF Agrl-
culture for 1894 has been read with pecu-
slar interest by the agriculturists OF this
section who were fortunate enough TO re-
ceivc II copy. Many Of the recommenda-
lions by the board are heartily endorsed,
and the views of the board in regard 10
immigration, roads. SC, are in harmony
with the notions Of the majority OF intel
iigcnt farmers and taxpayers a very
general distribution OF the State Boards
annual reports would result In good
would bring the board and the masses in
CLOSER touch. interest the whole people in
tho work Of the board. and finally re-
move all prejudices from the minds OF
people. who regard with sus-
picion everything done at the expense Of
the State. A copy of the annual report
In the home OF every reading farmer
would put the people 20 thinking. and TO
BET the people to thinking Is vast deal
bccomplishod-a victory, indeed.
FOR LOCAL OPTION.
petition praying the Judge Of the
County Court TO order an election for
fhe sale of Intoxicating liquors In this
county is being circulated for signatures.
u cannot now be foreseen how many
question
nquor-iconse should an election be or
Aered. but 1t is very certain that large
majority OF the citizens OF King George
IRE IN favor OF the present local-optlon
Jaw, which has prohibited the sale OF in
toNlcants here for some fourteen years,
md 10 resume the legalized curse would
% one Of the most incdlculable calamities
Imaginable.
Mr. William S. Brown. clerk OF the
courts Of this county, went to Richmond
This week in obedience TO "A summons 10
carry certain books OF record from the
clerks oilce to the Court Of Appeals,
which convened on the 9TH instant The
books We're needed as sort OF docu-
mentary evidence in the case OF Stuart ct
a.. Va. the Commonwealth case which
has attracted a great deal of interest
throughout this section.
HOUSEHOLD WORD.
The name OF little Seymour White"
the able Commonwealth Attorney for
Stafford county. has become a household
word throughout this section OF Virginia
Bince the eNtradition. trial, and cOnvic-
ton OF Morgan, the Aquia-crcek train
robber, and few Commemorative attor-
news ever received more congratulations
and higher praises than have been show
cred upon Mr.. White In the last ten days.
Indeed few country attorneys ever
fought against heavier odds than did MIR. !
White IN that case.
A large crowd was In attendance upon |
the King George County Court last Thurs |
day. and local politics ran high all day. |
There was almost an army OF little office |
seekers on the green, and those OF our |
citizens who are not candidates were |
bounded out Of patience and hunted like |
a partridge In the mountain"
Reports from the various fisheries along |
The Potomac to-day Indicate enormous |
catches OF fine fish. The fishermen /
Who invested all their worldly possessions
In seins boats. sc, for the past winters
OF rations. and who were hindered by |
bad weather from beginning work, con-
sidered themselves bankrupts when the
ireeze broke. but the past weeks favora-
Die weather and fine run OF fish have
somewhat revived their spirits. and they
are now hopeful Of paying or their large
Indebtedness. at least