Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-07
Summer Visitors Arriving-Thc
PopuIists and the Republicans-A
Fish Story-Personn1-Ihe Dis
pntch's Confederate Edition.
CCorrespondence Of the Dispatch)

anu Wulcn are now BEGINNING 10 dlAvLA
vegetables in abundance. The corn IS
as far advanced and as We'll grown now
as it was the last week in June last year,
and the farmers are hopeful Of q good
crop.
The wheat crop borders closely on a
total failure. Owing to unfayorable
weather during the fan and winter it
never got a good start. and has therefore
appeared very Indifferent from the first,
and in some sections last weeks unpre-
cedented wind and hail-storm stripped
the fields Of almost every vestise Of
wheat and oats, so that some Of the
farmers will not attempt, Of course, TO
harvest It.
Those Of our farmers who have held
their last-year's crop Of corn, because
OF the low prices are now hauling 10 10
the Potomac and Rappahannock land
ings. and selling it at So cents per bushel
which. it is estimated, is not one cent
per bushel more than the cost Of pro-
ducing. Smelling, and delivering leaving
the producer nothing whatever for his
labor team, and land
THE SEASON OPENED.
The season opened formally at Co
lonial Beach last Saturday, when two
large steamers delivered about twelve
hundred excursionists on the wharves 10
spend the day at the popular resort. From
that time the pretty little town by the
Potomac has been a scene OF moving null
titudcs and much merriment, and the
hotels, etc, have done a thriving bust
ness.
The early days OF June have already
brought to King George a goodly num-
Der Of city folks to spend tho summer
In search Of health and happiness: and
others are expected about the middle Of
the month. Tho number Of city people
who summer here has increased every
season, and it Is now believed that # will
be much larger this year than ever be-
fore, because the many advantages here
are more generally recognized and APP
preciated, and because a larger number OF
city people seek summer quarters I'm the
country now than formerly.
Hay-harycst was begun here Monday
and the farmers find the crop at least
70 per cent. below the average-that is
the fields so far moved will not yield
more than one fourth of a crop of hay. In
some parts of the county the stand Of
grass is faultless, but. owing 10 dry
weather during the winter and early
spring. IT did not attain sufficient growth
TO mako hay or justify moving.
1t was rumored last week that the Pop
ulists Of this section had determined
to marshal :heir hosts and perfect am
organization for the purpose Of giving
the full strength of the party to the old
party that adopts a platform nearest I'm
harmony with POpulistic doctrines. and
the rumOr caused some uneasiness and
restlessness in one particular circle. But
the most prominent and once enthusiastic
| De- NHH
of any such proposed organization or
proposition, and # Is now believed that
the report was without foundation I'm
fact. The POpulists are for free Sil-
YER" and they are Of opinion that the
Democratic party Will adopt Il "free-sH-
ver' platform, and thus believing. il IS
their present purpose and intention TO
support the Democratic ticket this fall
Some " the most influential and best-in-
formed Third-party people in the North
ern Neck are ardent admirers Of Hon
John w. Daniel. and express themselves
as willing 10 trust him and follow him.
THE REPUBLICANS.
Prominent Northern Neck Republicans
say that the candidacy Of Mr.. Curlet. OF
Lancaster for the congressional nomina-
| ton by the First District Republicans
Will have a very significant effect upon
/ Curlet has a fair following I'm his section
Of the district, and that strength demon
strated in the convention, they say. viii
| develop features never before dreamed
! Of by those who claim 10 have figured
| out the results OF the convention. one
| thing, at least, Is certain. and that is
| that Mr.. Curlets announcement has
| awakened a great deal Of new interest
! in the coming Republican convention.
| and no one has been found hereabouts
as yet who is willing to wager that he
! will not get the nomination.
IL is understood that a plant VIII be
| established near here. on the Potomac
| river, for the manufacture Of oil out Of
! sturgeon roe There IS an enterprise OF
| this kind on the Maryland shore. just
opposite this county. and il affords the
King George fishermen convenient
market for their sturgeon roe.
Among the surgeons caught in the
| Potomac Wednesday, Off the King George
shore, was one which measured nine feet
in length il IS said. and sold for Including
the roe sold separately. $llJ0 The pro
ceeds from this fish were as pleasing to
| the fisherman who caught Il as IS the
boss fish-story." which has been going
the rounds since Wednesday.
Personal
Mr.. James L. Payne. OF the Post-Ofice
Department. at Washington, spent seve-
raj days with his family here this week.
Colonel Elliot. Of the United States
army, who has been the guest OF friends
here, LEFT this week for Washington,
whore he will spend some time before re-
turning 10 his post of duty In the West.
Mrs. Emminizer Of Baltimore, who IS
| spending the summer here, has Just re-
ceiyed the news Of the illness OF her hus-
band Captain j. r. Emminlzer. at Ply
mouth, y. c.. where he went on business
several weeks ago.
The new residence OF the Misses Jeter.
near Osso, this county, which takes the
place of the one destroyed by fire in Feb
ruary, is nearly completed and VIII be
ready for occupancy the first Of next
week.
1t has been announced that DR.. A. c.
Dixon, OF Brooklyn, and Or. a. G. Barron.
OF Baltimore, Will assist DR.. II. NJ. Whar-
ton, in the Wharton-Groye camp-meeting
from July nth 10 jury 9th. and that
Evangelist Schooded VIII conduct the
Marvin-Grove camp-meeting from July
3lst 10 August 18th.
Last Sundays edition Of the Dlspatch
pleased the masses in this section OF tho
State as no single edition OF a newsnaper
ever pleased them before. Copies have
been going the rounds, from house to
house, and from Individual 10 individual
all the week. and some OF the old vets. a"
who have not laid eyes on Richmond
since early in the eos have had an
old-fashioned ''lOve-feast" over the pic
lures" That issue has done more
to increase interest in the reunion than
any other one thing has done for months
past, and 1t is certain that some Old
vets" will attend who would not have
gone had not the illustrated Dispatch re-