Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-06
ACROSS CHESAPEAKE
NEWS NOTES or INTEREST rRoa
THE EASTERN SHORE.
Marriages 10 Take riace-Rciisious
Matters-serioas CoIIision-A Very
successfui Revivai-The sweet Po-
saso crop.
saso Crop.

oNANcocK, VA. october 5.-(specia)
CARDS are out for the marriAge OF Miss
Julia Rev. daughter OF Captain William
]. REV. OF Belle Haven, TO MIR. William
n. Duncan. formerly OF this county, but
now OF Newport News. The ceremony
viii take place Wednesday evening in the
Southern Methodist church OF Belle
Haven
Cards are out for the marriage OF MISS
Grace Littleron Roberts. OF Onancock, 10
Mr.. William Edward Lineback. of Ashe-
vile. n. c. The ceremony will take place
on wednesday evening. October 2sf IN
the Episcopal church, of this town. Inc
prospective bride is the youngest daugh-
Ter OF Mrs Virginia nottingham Roberts
and a sister Of Mrs. John 4. l.. Hopkins
OF this town. She is a great favorite IN
Eastern Shore society. and is very popu-
lar in Norfolk, where she lived for some
years.
The Right Rev. Alfred Magill Randolph,
Bishop Of Southern Virginia. was here
the latter part OF last week to/adJust GER
tain matters touching the recent DIVISION
OF ST. Georges parish, when covers the
southern part of this county
The Rev. George w. Hurt. who was re-
Gently called from Georgia 10 the pas
torate of the Onancock Baptist church.
arrived here Friday and preached two eN-
celient sermons in the Baptist church here
yesterday, one in the morning ana the
other at night.
SERIOUS COLLISION.
Cornelius Rogers. a colored man re-
siding In Occohannock Neck. was out
horse on the public highway. While ne
was going at full tilt he collided WIN
Captain John Kilmon and Major Turner
Two of his white neighbors. who were re-
turning home from Belle Haven In TOP
buggy kilmon and Turner were thrown
out and painfully bruised, their buggy
was pretty wei demolished, and Rogers 5
fast horse was killed on The spot. Rogers
trotting sulky was badly used up but ne
escaped unhurt.
The Rev. z. II. Pernell, assisted by the
Rev. A. J. Reamy, Of Onancock, has been
holding series of revival meetings at
Red Bank Baptist church. in the northern
part of Northampton. Large crowds nave
attended every night. much interest mas
been manifested. and fOrty-odd persons
have professed conversion. At the close
of the services twenty-five persons were
baptized by immersion. The Rev. MI.
Reamy. who assisted so faithfully and
efficiently in the meetings, has for the past
four years been pastor OF the OnahcocA
Baptist church. He will move with his
family next week to Modesttown, in the
northern part Of Accomac. where he has
accented a call. His friends here VINO
abound IN all the churches and out OF the
churches. viii be very sorry to see MN
go away.
Mr.. J. Drummond Fletcher. youngest
son OF the late James H. Fletcher, ST., OF
his county, and now prominent lawyer
Of Seattle. Wash. is visiting his relatives
and friends in old Accomac. His mother
Is critically i'll at her home, near jenkins
bridge.
SwEET-POTATO CROP.
The sweet-potato crop this year IS the
largest and best ever raised on the East
ern Shore, and inquiry develops the faci
that hardly half the crop has yet been
sent 90 market. Prices are so low that
shipments have greatly fallen off. and IL
some sections almost ceased. A man NV
ing near here shipped five barrels OF gooc
potatoes to market several days ago, and
got as net returns for them all only 81
-ents-not enough TO pay for the barrels
I'm which they were shipped. The falnnt
prices of agricultural products are making
converts 10 the free coinage OF silver.
The business portion of Parksley that
was destroyed by fire during the early
part of last June Is rapidly rebuilding
All the new stores are TO be substantial
and slightly brick structures. In this th'
owners are setting a commendabie eX
ample for other towns that may %
visited by destructive fires. The cost OF
brick buildings is about % per cent
greater than wooden ones. but the cos
Of insurance is greatly reduced and tn'
danger from fire is greatly diminished.
Mrs Susan West died at ripe old age
Saturday at the home OF her nephew
william c. West, i'm this town.
AS far as can be ascertained, the recen
storm did no damage in the Easter
Shore except blowing down some tree
and tearing the railing from the tops o
several houses.