Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-16
THE NORTHERN NECK
suowrp ms MONEY ENTIRELY
TOO FREELY.
IA was Robbed--A Big Sale of
observation-disclosures
ID Mcetingx-PersonaI General,
and Political Mention.
ororrcspondence OF me Dispatch)


correspondence Of the Dispatch)
CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY.
"a August l4-Mr. }. r. Minor. Jr., a
,,-on,.nbnt merchant OF this place. was
some DAYS ago called TO Lancaster coun-
~ nv the illness OF his little son. who
vaa almmcring with relatives at White
Stone on his arrival there he found
that Dis child had been 81 with typhoid
fover several weeks. and. Notwithstanding
,to lads temperature was l03. he was
rgt on board OF q Rappahannock steamer
and brought 20 bis home here. The Lam
caster physicians thought. and the King
Georec physicians think, that it was 10
small risk TO remove a typhoid patient
500 miles. but so FAR the symptoms are no
mora unfavorable than they were before
the cAnd started on the long journey.
srr. John King. one OF the carpenters
ENGAGED IN erecting Mr. William 5.
groun's handsome new residence. near
Ss-o was robbed OF a snug sum Of money
III this place few nights ago. lie had
s,st been paid up FOR his work, when
be came here and exhibited his "en-
tlciuea cash tn the presence Of a crowd
composed partly OF loofers and 'toughs,"
and "the next tling he knew his money
vas gone
Since Friday Of Jas. week the weather
las been so intensely warm here that
nearly an business has been suspended
Men and horses have been overcome by
heat. and have fallen az their work. Mr.
Thomas Peytor received sunstroke seve-
raj DAYS aro. end has since been very ILL.,
Captain ~ $751;. GussDy, superintendent
Of Public schools for this county, has
been conducting an examination OF teach
efs al TIE courthouse this week.
A LARGELY attended revival meeting has
boon iu progress 40 Hanover Baptist
church this county, since last Sunday
The crowds in attendance daily are so
large that the biz church edihce cannot
seat them.
FODDER-PULLLNG.
ro1der-pulling was begun here and m
some parts Of Stafford this week-about
Hffeen days earlier than usual-but as
nearly AID the men and boys, both white
and colOred. are attending the protracted
meetings the farmers find It almost i'm
possible 90 procure sufficient labor 10
lave the FODDER. which has Tipened so
RAPIDLY n the last five days.
Miss Iau billiard. Of Caroline, IS the
guest az SIT. j. y. Sale and family, o.
ihls county.
Mrs. Matthew ~. Bruce, Of White stone
Lancaster county. Is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs John T. Minor, Of this place.
Mrs Kate Is. Henry, Of Washington,
j. c.. is the guest % her daughter, Mrs.
faAn.fI.rrru hNrG
The late corn and grass are now sur
ferine very much for rain. and farmers
predict that the former will be damaged
at least - per cent. if the dry, hot wea-
Their continues another week.
Hundreds Of farmers availed themselves
o. the dark nights OF August the first
az this week, and seeded their winter
A BIG SALE.
SIR. John a. Payne. OF Spotsylvania,
sold az public auction near king George
Courthouse, one DAY this week, between
1900 and 10000 feet of sawed lumber
A greater part of it was purchased by
Or. T.. w. Payne, OF this county Tor
building purposes at Colonial Beach.
Mrs. o. A. Bunngsley and little child, OF
7redericksburg. arrived IN King George
nls week TO spend some time with rela-
tyes.
SIR. w. L. Baker. Jr.. left to-day for
Richmond where he Will remain several
days on business.
The present intention Of the King
George P0pulists is 10 support bryan
and sewai and the Eighth District Demo-
Grade nominee for Congress, claiming
that the principles Of the present Demo-
cratic platform are principles for which
they first organized. snd are good
enough for them.
some OF the Republicans o. this section
are out and out opposed 10 the gold
standard proposed BY their party plat
form.
SIR. Judson Sale. one Of the most extern
s.ye farmers .n King George, IS IN WASH
Llgt0n on business this week.
Leading Democrats are arranging 70
organize "a Bryan-Sew2u Clue al each
voting precinct i'm this county.
Nothing is more needed IN all this sec
tion for the success Cf the Democratic
ticket than campaign literature. The
masses are uniformed on the leading
question involved.
SO enormous SIS the supply Of water
melons here that the price has fallen
during the past week from SO 10 Sl2 per
hundred 90 So per hundred for the largest
and best quality.
Messrs u. j.. and Forest PurlSs. Of
Washington. j.. c.. are Wishing their
parents. near this place.