Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16
CAPTAIN LAMBS SPEECH WOKE
UP THE PEOPLE.
4 VERY SHORT CHESTNUT CROP.
Lands Posted md Pot Hunters Dis
gruntIed-The Fall Ffshing-Wee-
wills and Apples-ReIigious, Per-
sonnI, and General Notes.

| throughout the county. Captain Lamb
spoke along new lines, and introduced
issues that put the people to thinking as
they had not before. The many voters
who have manifested no interest In poll
| tics this fall, maintaining that there
were no important issues before the peo-
pie. reached a different conclusion after
hearing Captain Lamb, and now regard
| the campaign as a vastly important one.
The chestnut crop in this section is
the shortest in many years, and the burrs
are opening so irregularly that the peo-
pie VIII not derive much from the crop.
| The lands I'm this county are so gene
rally and so rgidly posted against hunt
ing and shooting that the pot-hunters are
| almost entirely hedged out, and they are
| not in a good humor, by any means,
since learning that landowners reserve
| the rights" to their own premises.
| The fall fisheries on the Potomac have
been very successful so far, and the
fishermen are at present hopeful and
| cheerful over the prospects.
Partridges are more abundant here
now than they have been for three or
four years. and they are large and fat.
The farmers complain that weevlls have
been more destructive to corn and wheat
in granaries the past summer and this
fall than ever before. Some fine lots Of
old corn have been honey combed and
ruined by the little pests, and there
seems to be no way of driving them out
of granaries.
The coming marriage of Miss Carrie
| Stuart of Cedar Grove" this county.
| is attracting wide attention in high life.
owing to the prominence of the family
and the popularity of the prospective
bride.
The Democrats of the Northern Neck
| are looking forward with enthusiasm to
the coming convention to nominate a
candidate for the State Senate to fill
/ the vacancy caused by the appointment
| Of Hon. j. f.. Mason TO the circuit judge
ship
The Treasurer of this county reports
| and advertises forty-one tracts OF land
delinquent for taxes of 1897. These delin
quent tracts will be offered for sale at
public auction before the close Of this
year.
Nearly all the winter cabbage In this
section are being destroyed by insects
chiefly small yellow bugs. Many thou
sands OF cabbage have been ruined in
the last ten days.
Mrs W. d. Dickinson, OF Essex, is
spending some time with her mother.
Mrs. Fielding Lewis, at "AIarmion," In
| this county.
Mr.. Horace A. MnGr, Of this place. left
this week for the District of Columbia,
where he will remain some weeks with
friends.
An effort is being made by the Repubi-
cans-by few of that party-to remove
1 h..
asking for its removal has been sent to
the department. But a vigorous protest,
by many Republicans and Democrats, is
being made against any such unnecessary
change. The office is a large and very
important one, centrally and convenient
| ~ located, and the present postmaster.
| who has held the position ever since the
war between the States, has given entire
satisfaction 10 every patron Of the Of
fee and to the department at Washing
| ton.
Miss Attaway NJ. Lewis, of Washing
ton, ID. c., is a guest of relatives in this
| county.
Mr.. T. Randolph Arnold. of this neigh
| borhood, left this week for Warsaw.
| Richmond county. to take charge of the
graded school at that place.
| Mr. Thomas l.. Hunter an attache of
the government proving grounds at In
dian Head, Md, visited his kinsfolk here
| this week.
Rev. John McNabb. rector of the Epis-
copal churches in this county. has re-
! turned from the Eastern Shore, where
he spent his vacation.
| Mrs. Wray, wife of Rev r. ]. Wray,
of this county, is spending a few days in
Washington.
| The colored people here are very much
| dissatisfied with the appointment of sew
| eral white teachers for colOred schools
and some OF them. If not ALL refuse 10
send their children to white teachers.
Captain Henry Endsor is having a new
residence erected on his farm. on Macho-
doc creek. Deputy-Sherin w. n. Hehin
is the contractor.
Mr. Walter Cotton, of Texas. is visit
ing his relatives in this county. Mr. Col
ton is native Of King George and the
people here are giving him a very warm
welcome.
Miss Laura Billingsley. who has been
spending some time here, has returned TO
her home. in Culpeper.
Mrs. Thomas f. Drinkard, of this coun-
ty, is enjoying an extended visit to
friends In Clarke county
Mr. Ben Merriman. who Joined the
United States navy some years ago. ar
i n
Mr. Daniel Trigger, who has been in
California some years, has arrived here
70 visit his father. brothers. and sisters.
Miss Clarence FitZhugh, OF this county
is visiting friends in the District OF CO.
! lumbia.
Miss Minnie Sorrell has returned 10 her
! home here from a few weeks stay in
Washington
The carpenters of this county are buster
this fall than they have been for several
| falls past. IN addition to the work being
| done by the resident mechanics. several
of the Fredericksburg carpenters are en-
gagged here.
Opossum hunters are making the nights
/ hideous just now, the woods resounding
with their peculiar whoops and the cries
! Of their dogs. But many a farmer and his
| family are feasting and fattenng on
| BAKED 'pOssum and sweet potatoes, two
| inseparable Viands for the month of Oc-
| tober
great many winesap apples are tall
ing from the trees before they are ripe
| enough for market or home use. But few
now remain on the young trees.
| Rev. George NJ. Connolly, OF Richmond
| county. Is in Stafford assisting Rev. A. T.
Lynn in revival meeting at Hurs
| chapel. Large congregations have been
In attendance during the week, and much
| interest has been manifested ZACH day
since last Sunday.
MIR j. H. Galliger and Miss Bell Mo-
| thershead. OF Richmond county, were
united in marriage several days ago. The
| ceremony took place at Welcome Grove