Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-21
A SMALLPOX SCARE.
The Dread Disease at POpsS Greek, Ad.,
Opposite King George County.
INTENSE DEMOCRATIC STUPIDITY.
Several Candidates for Each ONCE
No Nominees and No Organization.
A Hot Contest in NOrfoIk-Touch-
ing Family Reunion.

No Nominees and No Organization
A Hot Contest in yorfoIk-TOuch-
ing Family Reunion.
| CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY,
| VA, April i9.-(Special)-It Is reported
here on good authority that a number
Of cases OF smallpox developed at Pope's
| Creek. Nd. last week. and the report
| has greatly excited and embarrassed
many OF our people Popes Creek Is
| situated just across the Potomac from
some OF the King George fisheries, and
| n number OF fishermen on this side .of
the river visit that point daily to ship
| their fish by the Pope's Creek railroad,
or else sell them to the Marylanders.
So. aside from the fright usually occa-
stoned by the rumors OF smallpox, the
advent OF the disease at that place has
somewhat frustrated the fish business in
the vicinity. 1t is understood here that
baltimore physicians have been called
10 ropes Creek to battle with the dread
disease. which. by the way, was con-
sidered chicken-pox for some DAYS. be-
lore the NJ. DIS were summoned.
WORSE THAN MIXED.
1t was stated through this correspon-
dence last week that King George politics
were mighty mixed but now they are
so much more mixed, that the word
mix Is entirely Inadequate 10 describe
the situation. To start with, the Demo-
Gratis, stronger here than they ever were
peiOfe' entered the campaign this spring
without nominations and without organi-
Zauon, and at present there are three
democrats running for the office OF Com
missioner OF the Revenue. against one
republican candidate for the same office.
ana ne nominee OF his party and one
vi the strongest men In the party. Some
OK the Democrats running Independently
Tor Office are by no means our strongest
men, and will not therefore poll a full
Democratic vote and bring out the
strength OF the party, as would have been
done had nominations been made and
the most available men put In the field
As already published by the DISPATCH
the Republicans OF this county have
nominated and placed In the field a full
ticket Tor the county Offices, but the
party was divided on the question of
nominating ticket and splitting on that
question Is now divided into two furious,
fighting factlons-each faction composed
or members OF the Executive Committee
and prominent party leaders. and each
claiming TO be the majority, and there
fore the real party. These two wings
being made up OF uncompromsing ma
terial. and led by men Of chronic crav-
ing for party leadership. il can be safely
said that the breach will not be healed
any time soon. for every proposition 10
compromise widens IL instead. Had the
Democrats nominated ticket this
springs campaign would have sounded
the final death-knell of Republicsnsm in
King George. for a better opportunity
could not be desired or even imagined
WAXING WARM.
The campaign In Stafford county Is
waxing warm, and the corps OF candidates
are making a thorough house to- house
canvass. IL is said that their saddles
have not had time 10 cool for two weeks
past. Some OF the best citizens of the
county are among the candidates. The
Republicans of that county have deslg-
mated Wednesday, May LIST. as the time
Tor the party 10 assemble in convention
and nominate a ticket for the county
Offices.
Mr.. James Roach. OF Fredericksburg.
Is erecting on his Stafford estate steam
grist-mill, near the free bridge" across
the Rappahannock. 1t will be completed
early in the coming summer. and will
supply to Stafford and Upper King
George q long-felt want.
y gentleman here had his buggy-horse |
very badly. probably fatally. injured by |
a wire-fence last Tuesday evening. The |
animal was turned into lot enclosed by |
5arbed-wire, and ran full speed against |
the wire, which tore OF flesh and muscles |
to the bone and severed large arteries. |
TWO AGED SISTERS.
The critical Illness of Mrs. Henry Trig- |
ger, OF this county, recently mentioned |
IN these columns. brought together a |
large number of long separated kin
folks. and the other day resulted in a |
touching fsmily reunion, composed OF |
'orty-one members OF the family, several |
brothers and sisters, but mainly children |
md grandchildren Of Mr.. and Mrs. Trg-
ger. The most noticeable feature of the |
was the presence of Mrs. Jane |
Ward. OF Washington, ID. c., a sister /
II Mrs. Trigger, and nearly four-score
'ears OF age, being her sisters senior
~ perhaps Il dozen years. These two
listers were natives OF Fredericksburg.
Va, and separated in their childhood
the youngest was very
mall-one drifting in one direction, the
ltA'l III Az OpIoslAc hItNNlOis GOOu |
osing all trace Of each other. The two
net no more, and lived in ignorance Of
ach others whereabouts until a short
inc ago, when relative learned that
Hrs. Jane Ward, OF Washington. was
lrs. Triggers long-absent sister. and then |
loosely followed a joyful meeting and
ond embraces at the sick ones bedside.
a JASPERIAN DISCIPLE.
A great concourse OF colored people as
embed at their st. Stephens" church
lere on Wednesday night 10 hear a
ol0red divine from Washington, ID. c., |
reach sermon on John Jasper's IA
orite theme. THE sun do Move" From
What is said OF the "city preachers"
argument" his discourse was a repe-
ltion of Jasper's sermon. and greatly |
elighted his auditors. at the same time
yell nigh upsetting the teachings Of the
on the solar system.
Wheat and oats in this section are more
and unpromising than for many !
ears at this time OF the year.
wing to the continued cold weather
cry little gardening has been
one In the county, and trucking for
iarket purposes will be a total failure
ere.