Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-21
THE NORTHERN NECK
NEWS THAT HAS 4 MOST DErREss-
ING EFFECT.
The omcc-seckers Arc Not Happy
Poor Prospect for Pic-Cotored
Laborers Leaving-ycry Fine shad.
Personal Notes.
tcorrespopdcnce of the Dispatchl

Correspondence OF the DiSpatch)
CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY,
VA, March IA report came here from
Washington this week 10 the effect that
the new administration will allow many
OF the country postmasters TO continue IN
office Indefinitely. or at least until their
terms expire. and such rumor has had a
most melancholy and depressing effect
upon that army OF aspirants who have so
confidently expected to have the rural
post-ofiices turned over TO them forth
with and immediately" No one here
knows whether or not the report is true.
but 1t is believed by good many, aud those
who turned from their party last fall ana
followed the hosts OF Hanna. with an eye
single TO the fourth-class post-oflces, are
billing mad" about the rumor. a promi-
nent man, who has been In Washington
for some time. looking for SOFT pace
wrote 10 a friend here the other day tnat
the outlook for place-hunters was any
thing but encouraging. and that. IN MS
opinion. Mckinley was IN no hurry about
turning the rascals out" He said that
one discouraging feature was the iact
that the new President was disposhS Oh
the anxious aspirants by telling them 10
"nle their applications and he Wouiu
notify them If they should be Wahseu
later on. Such statements as this nave
created a feyerish state OF anxiety, rest
lessness. disappointment, and dissausiac-
ton among many of the applicants here
this week. and IL It turns out that the
King George Republicans are not gwen
positions and rewarded for their iaithiui
services" and Fidelity 90 party, there
will ha n mighty noise hereabOuts before
long. .,-r,-,-
LABORERS LEAVING.
A number OF colored laborers left TINS
ond other sections Of the Northern Neck
several DAYS ago for points IN FehhsE.
vauia and other Northern states IN search
OF employment. and many others eoh.eEi
plate going Immediately after the locdI
election in May. 49,,
Miss Bette Mcneil who has been
snenSinr some time in this county, left
several days ago for her home IN FRANK
lin county.
Rev. A. J. Reamey. late Of Accomac
county who has been called 10 the paslo-
rate Of the Baptist church az johnston
s, c., is a native Of the Northern Neck
and preached very acceptably here LOT
some years. He win bid farewell TO ms
many loving friends here and leave ior
his new field in South Carolina about the
LIST of next month.
The multitude Of dredgers have LETT the
Potomac and it's tributaries, ana these
waters present a lonely and deserted APP
pearance since their departure.
FINE sHAD.
Very fine shad are being caught by the
Potomac fishermen this week ana they
command a handsome price so far. some
OF the fishermen have already sold many
hundreds Of dollars worth Of nsh from
their seines.
The rain Wednesday night ana Ihurs-
day morning was the heaviest fai OF
water here for years, and the damages
10 roads and ploughed fields In some sec
tions are incalculable and almost IRE
parable The creeks and runs have been
so much swollen since that travei mas
been suspended between some points.
The Mormon elders "canvassing TINS
section have al last succeeded In securing
large audiences. and are beginning 10
exert a powerful influence over some
OF our citizens. IT is rumored to-day thaU
they have recently made a large NUMBER
of converts, but the names of the con-
verts are kept 'fncog." To say the least
the "missionarles' from Utah are rapiuly
gaining favor here.