The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-02
WILD F0WE KILLED.
UNITING THEM MOhE PROFITABLE
TH1N TdkING OYSTERS.
Tho Eastern shore sweet Potato Growers
Find "A Good Market In Atlanta-A
Meeting of the Farmers.

oNANCOCK, VA. March Especial
wild FOWL continue very plentiful in the
seaside waters. and many citizens reap
ma rttle reward from shooting them.
Daniel Bowden, Of chincoteague Island.
I'm six days recently killed lo5 red-head
ducks for which he received 500.
Many OF the oyster dredgers nave stop
ned work. The season has been very un-
profitable. Chlncoteague Island is about
mo o,t, locality In the county IN which
tho business has paid. The oysters there
,r. nearly ali plantcd, and. having been
very fat hi winter have commanded good
prices.
Nfoeers Riggin & Houston has been sold
40 George ". Kitchens a Brother. They
will put In the necessary machinery for
a crate and barrel factory at once.
Rev A. L Reamy. pastor Of Modesttown
and C,binooteague Baptist churches. has
accepted a call TO a church Ia South Caro-
lima.
A special term OF the Circuit Court was
held Friday last. Judge Prentiss. Of SUI
folk. presiding
DR.. Griffin W. Holland Of Eastyille, has
accepted a position in the United states
HOSPITAL at Memphis. Tenn.
Tho attendance at county court last
Monday was remarkably small Some one
noticed that Mr.. John }. Blackstone eX-
Treasurer. was absent. Upon his atten-
ton being called 10 the fact afterwards.
be said fl was the first time he had
failed n attend In the past forty years.
CAPT. HART THE FILIBUSTERER.
victed last week 10 Philadelphia. for vio-
lat.ng the neutrality laws, IN fitting out
the steamer Lanvada with arms and am
munition' for the cuban insurgents, is a
native of Accomac. and until the past four
years resided near Onancock
The county schools will close March 18th,
making a term Of only FIVE and three
quarter months.
Judge Gilmore &. Kendall, u Northamp-
tons. is being urged as candidate for
Attorney-General
Sweet potatoes have been recently ship
ped % Atlanta, Ca. with satisfactory re-
suits. In fact, the price received was con-
siderably higher than the sales for the
same day n Northern markets.
The Baltimore steamer to-day hal a
large number Of excursionists boinu for
the Inauguration.
During the prevalence OF heavy fog
last Sunday night. about one hundred
hrlut were Killed by flying against the
Hog Island lighthouse.
Candidates for the township offices at
the election I'm May are already being an
uounced.
Among the recent deaths are Mr.. George
Bell. OF Franktown. aged eghty-eisht
years. Mr. H. +. Wescott, Of Bell Haven.
aged seventy five years. and Mrs. WilHe
x StenC.e wife Of Rev. Charles !. STEM
gle. Of the wilmington Conference, Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
Tn county press Is divided on the sub
ject Of calling a Constitutional Conven-
ton The Peninsula Enterprise, OF Ac-
comac Courthouse. opposes. and the
Farmer and Fisherman. Of Bell Haven,
favors the convention.
FARMERS MEET
a meeting Of farmers has been called to
meet at the courthouse March court
day. 90 take action looking % the pro-
lection of the agricultural interests.
A prominent potato grower proposes 10
reduce the acreage al least one-fourth;
TO buy no fertilizers. 10 ship only after
a sale has been made. 10 sell only at a
profit. and. after "a sale has been made.
not 20 try 10 defraud the purchaser but
TO give what has been agreed upon, In
quality and size OF package.
Chesapeake Lodge. No. l5S. \. T. and
a. NJ. has added several TO Its roll Of
membership within the past month.
\ new life-saving station will be built
between Ocean City and Green river the
coming summer a bin for us erection
has just passed Congress. and been signed
hv the President