Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-08
THROUGH THE STATE
r.r WORK OF HARVESTING THE
ICE CROP WELL UNDER WAY
The nappahannock Oyster supply
psrscs Frozen In-Thc
~..S neutrality-suspicious. SO
Gin, and Personal Notes.

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fspcciai.)-Miss Ada Ph'iipS - ,,,,s
at her home. near the summit :"
county last night parry VI '"."'
.r,o,ds 1rhcre were present Misses Nc'"c
no,.r.v q, washington, ID. c.; Jcanc''e
Il 49,, ~ rseex county. Ida Noouihs'
"a rr,iv Phillips. Of Caroline ana
49, cus wooding. John GrcenstreeI
o.namp Corbin. Ira Eubank, j. Macau'ey,
George Forncyhough, James bian'oh' anu
walter Bullock a count reVeaieu u'c
80. ,,s, there were only thirteen present,
and the boys favored an Adjournment
t,,, the ridlcule OF the girls made them
- ,orse, their superstition. and Che unlueky
,,r,ber WAS lost sight OF in the fun that
followed.
tco-cctting is in full blast here. Every
eodv that has an icc-house Is fiiling
ritb a nice article four inches thick.
skaters never had finer sport. and the
.,reats arc alive with bellies and beaux
an tbcir way TO and from the different
popds News from the adjoining coun-
,ios IS that all hands are harvesting ice.
There have been several small fiurries oil
snow here to-day.
rho frceze has caught six or eight large
4 bafKcS here that ndu just iihichSH 'V"N"'S
4 ,ies for w s. Fmbrey and j. W. Masters
4 The boats have about 1000 ties on
hoard and the low water In the river
makes their position somewhat dangerous.
4 me ice is thckening every hour, ana u
will not be possible to keep the channei
clear much longer.
THE OYSTER SUPPLY.
Advicos from the lower RappahannocR
Indicate That there will be some dlfhcuity
n getting oysters should the cola snap
last much longer. The creeks are frozen
over. and the supply at present Is pro-
4 durable only by decp-wator longing. Large
fhipments are being made, Without much
advance. RS yet, In the price.
Hunters from the Potomac region say
they have never known ducks as scarce
a. az nrescnt Such weather as we have
had for several DAYS should bring them,
hut as vet they have not put in an ap-
pcsrsnce.
The annual meeting Of the State Grange
an Richmond on the 14th of January, has
Il caused I'm this section a revival OF interest
fn the organization. There Will be quite
n number TO 80 down from the dinerent
kub-granges The betterment OF roads
,j1 be specialy considered by the Grange.
md recommendations made that, 1t Is
1oped. will have. when taken In connec-
HON with the Good Roads Convention.
[1ately held in Richmond, a tendency to
Legislation that must prove beneficial
The Board OF Directors of the Northern
Neck Railroad Company will meet at
their Offices here on the 18th. when it is
expected lettings will be mace for be-
ginning the long-delayed work OF building
Il The road Hon. W. A. Little, genera,
counsel for the road. has been advised
hat all the arrangements to commence
work are about completed.
George w. wroten, Esq, continues to
improve and his many friends hope that
he will soon be able 10 get cut.
st George Fitzhugh. Esq, left last eve
ming for a business Zip TO Ohio and Ken
lucky.
Dressed por.; In large quantities is
/ again coming In. Prices rule low, but
farmers think they must have money;
enough, at any rate. to make jingle IN
their rockets. Turkeys, too. are more
plentiful and the supply. which has been
limited since Christmas. is now more
than equal to the demand
THE DAVIS MONUMENT.
Society is excited here as never before
4 over an entertainment to be given on
/ tho 18th Of January for the benefit or
II tho Davis monument. Colonel James "A.
4 Turner. commanding the Sons of Vete-
rams, is at the head OF the affair." and is
4 actively engaged. with Mr.. Kirby, an
| amateur actor well known in Washing
ION and elsewhere. in securing home and
foreign talent for the occasion. 1t Is
confidently expected that nice sum will
he realized. Tickets will be placed on
1 sale in Richmond.
The two negro desperadoes Oho were
mentioned I'm the Dispatch as having en-
tered the residence OF T.. NJ. Crutchheld
ESD on last Saturday night and badly
4 frightening the lady inmates of the house
4 hold, were arrested to-day by Officer Gore
and lodged In jail They will have
hearing before his Honor Mayor Rowe
tomorrow morning.
The Washington correspondence OF the
Dispatch is highly complmented here,
/ and our people eagerly scan its columns
for news from the national capital.
Measles in mild form has been cpl
demlc here for n month or more. But
few families where there are children
have escaped visitation. and the ave-
rage attendance at the schools has been
/ greatly lowered owing TO the disease.
The marriage OF Mrs. Mamie Phillips
smith, who Is well known in Richmond,
and Major ID. ID. Wheeler Of the United
States army, will take place here on the
18th instant
Mrs Jennie Hi. who has been spend
ing Christmas with her parents near
Whitewater, IN Stafford county, mas re-
turned to Peace Institute. at Raleigh.
y G. Miss Hettie ]. Wissner, a music
teacher at the same school. who has
been visiting her parents here, left for
Raleigh to-day
The address Of Mr. h. r. Johnson, of
Richmond. before the Stafford Sunday
School Association on Sunday afternoon
has been highly complimented.
CHARMING ENTERTAINMENT.
Miss Lessie Armstrong entertained in
a most charming aud hospitsble manner
q large number OF her friends at her
home here last night. Innocent games
wore INDUCED in, and al II o'clock the
/ guests were ushered into the dining-room.
/ where a long table vas spread with re-
/ ffcshmcnts Of all kinds. Those present
were Mrs. Co,e and daughters. Misses
Mary Y. Cloc. Katie Kispaugh. aud Julia
Scaegs. of this city; Misses I.uons and
Ncttie lett. Lille Tyson. Nrgie Burton.
4 and Lena Graves. OF Falmouth, and
Il Mcssrs. Aquilla Cloe. Ashton Cloe. Wal
ter GIN. Ashton Gill. III. c. Lghtner
Howard and Hampden Simpson. Claude
= a. oliver and W. 7. Armstrong, and
John Donahue.
Our city was saddened to-day by the
Early announcement of the death OF Miss
Caroline NJ. Gregg at the home of her
cousin. AIRS James f. I.atimer. Miss
Gregg was a sister OF General Gregg,
who was killed at the battle OF Frcdc-
ficksburg. Her remains will be taken 20
Richmond tomorrow and DC inferred m
Hollywood.
EuPORIA NOTES.
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