Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-06
THE EASTERN SHORE.
III, scaAunLE FOR OFFICE M
DER M'i<INLEY.
Of the ASpirants-The Snncti-
6cd hand Re'D"'"s Their old
rracticcs-I'c'i'"i mce'in@-cobb's
,lord Making out.

,,.,l~OCK. VA. December 5.-(Spo-
w., The scramble Tor the Federal Of
,,.- here has already begun The
.r.f there arc several very desirable
...~. ou tho Eastern Shore has tend
.. increase the crop Of aspirants.
-...s hc numerous post-omces-mo
-.rrs hcro than I'm any other part
.,....r.a- there are three collectors Of
..--s ON the Eastern Shore Of Vir-
one 40 Capc Charles, one at Oman
and one on Chincoteague Island
-. positions have the advantage OF
.-- good salaries and having but
work connected with them. The
.arsh.p at Caps Charles will pro-
,...- 1.g 60 the lot Of Mr.. John Goni-
... who he,d Sc under President Harri-
... chat no Oraucock viii go either to
40 r.m.s O.. Weaver or John y. West,
... chat 40 Ch'ntotoague 20 Dr. Nat
.-.r who VIII have no opposition. Mr.
.n %. Parker. who was postmaster
...-r.k under Harrison. viii In all
.........y. De reappolnted TO that posi-
.,. .- ne IS the only avowed applicant
t. This office has recently been
.... 90 The presidential list
THEY ALL WANT IT.
70 s reortei that nearly every man
- . rt..t4cue who voted the Republi-
M r..et m the recent election is a
.-H Cor the position OF postmaster
......- place Henry Conkling is said to
.. r- iu the race for this office.
r... r.uhors Of the notorious "Sancu-
r. n.-.." who have recently returned
,- North Carolina TO Chincoteague
r.. are said 90 be holding meetings
... and rcyiy.rg their former prac-
.. fr which they were virtually ban
.. rom the island. These meetings
... stirred up considerable Indignation.
.-. r.re s. str0ng talk OF giving the
rt-' another lesson I'm good morals
... rrels. The rough treatment they
... l..n receiving in North Carolina
causing them 10 drift back TO the
s.-. % their former operations.
REVIVAL MEETINGS
~rs Rev. A. J. Reamy. who recently
-.....I the plst0rate OF the OnancOck
r- church TO accept q call 90 the
r-. churches I'm the north seaside
r.. of Accomac. has been cOnducting
.s Of revival meetings at Hoon-
... Nearly fifty persons professed
conversion. and the meetings We're still
- on when the arrival Of wintry
r brought them 10 q close.
funeral NJ Mr. Benjamin W. Mears
.- Keller Yesterday was attended by a
.-seubace OF neighbOrs. friends
OIL relatives. l1is long life Of kindness
r. -vet integrity had en1eared him
. 1U who had the good fortune to know
The r..'r0ation OF Captain James Tracy
'.~ He control OF the Assateague
It-- wing station has been accepted.
Srrutendont Sumner J. Kimball
pms written him n personal letter. re-
. hs retirement and bearing high
testimony 90 his fidelity as an officer
.t. Tracy was I'm the life-saving
r-. tWe-ty-oue years. during which
B.. was never known to shirk his
.- 1r quail before danger. He has as
st-. r saving more than five hundred
wrecked mariners.
Joseph HalaIy. n Frcnchman. who, while
s-s.- AS cook on the state steamer
Accom- .s stole about 500 from Captain
.-t. was tried this week in the Ac-
county Court. and sentenced TO
e.r 70 the pen.tenuary.
. port ions OF Cobbs Island washed
Ir the waves some weeks ago are
t0 ha making out into the ocean.
I tr next season. it is thought. the
r- VIII be as large as ever before.