Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-23
CAUGHT AT CONFORM
A BUDGET OF NEWS FROM THE
NORTHERN NECK.
POLITICS ARE VERY QUIET,
Farmers Held Thcir Wheat Too
LonC-Advnncc In the Price of
uor,es-Good sport Shooting sorn-
Personal Notes.
,r,orrcsnonderce Of the pispatch)

0Corrcspondence OF the Dispatch)
CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY,
VA. October 22--Information received
bere this week from the other counties
IF the Northern Neck and from several
counties OF the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict show that the campaign go far Is
the most quiet and uneventfui one OF
which our people have any recollection
Al \ general thing the masses through
an, tho sections named are not aroused
"a they have been in all previous con-
gressiona contests, and aside from ths
routins work by county chairmen little
has been done to "enthuse" the voters
and TO turn them out to the polls on eiec-
non-dav 90 as 10 cast the solid Demo-
cratic vote and thus lay foundation Tor
the extremely important campaign ana
election one year hence. Throughout TINS
section the Democrats are justly hopeiul'
and the great body Of them are saiigulhe
TO a fault -
TN. farmers in this and neighboring
oourties who have held their wheat slncs
threshipg time, In the hope OF an al
vance in prices, are now selling IL at
several cents per bushel less than they
could have gotten for II nearly wv
months ago. Notwithstanding TINS ols-
appointment growing out OF the TACT tnst
they are selling for 60 to ~ cents per
bushel what they raised TOY uolhi
wheat" they are seeding large crops
oooir MANY have already seeded large
0eIds. and hundreds OF acres are in course
~ nreparation for the seed. A number OF
| the warehouses along the rivers are sum
crovded with fertilizers for wheat to De
| .ovvn this and next month, ana steam
! boot men say that they have frelghleu
| more guano TO the Northern Neck TINS
| fou thon they have In any one season for
many years-this besides sail-vessel loaus
| brought I'D thq creeks and 10 some OF tho
river landings. "a.
soma OF tho colored people who left
hero last spring in search or Dig wages
are returning Tor the winter.
| since the 18th "old hares" have been IN
| evidence, many having been klliso anu
| some shipped TO market.
Grace Methodist Episcopal church, IN
the lower part OF this county, mas JUST
been repaired and repainted, and is now n
| handsome edifice The membership OF
| this church has greatly Increased TINS
| vear under the ministry of Rev. i. }.
Wray. and the Sunday school In connec-
ton with It is one OF the most hourlshlhg
in the county.
There has been an advance or az least
% per cent In the price Of horses mere
since last winter-i. e.. in good, sound ami
mails. That class of horses known as
"oId CITY plugs" so many OF which have
nesn brought here from Washington the
mast few years at prices ranging from
* TO $50 have become unpopular ana are
not wanted now, and consequently the
hotter grade OF stock commands more
respectable figures than for years.
Judge John h. Mason has returned 70
bis home here from Westmoreland and
Richmond Counties where he has been
holding the fall terms of the circuit
courts.
| Commonwealth's-A Attorney Thomas IL
Bevan of this county, has returned home
! from Baltimore, where ne mas peen WISH
ing his brother-in-law. Hon. lsador Ray
nor, and other relatives.
Ex-Judge Charles II. Ashton has sum
GENTLY recovered from his late illness tt
be out again.
Miss Lola Dent, who spent the summer
with her sister in Prince William county
has returned 10 her home here.
Miss Sledge. of Isle Of Wight county
reached here some days ago, ana is teach
ing in the family of Mr.. Floyd ONO
tundra near the Westmoreland line.
Miss Laura Iippett. Of Charlestown, W
va. is teaching in the family OF Mr.
Henry #. Garrett, in the lower part o
King George.
Miss Bette Hansford has returned u
her home in Washington. after spendini
p two months with her brother and sister
: | In this county. ~, -,
Miss Kate IIhler, of Alexandria, ha
been spending some time in the lower par
, of King George. o
DIR. Lancaster Of Baltimore, who wa
a guest of friends here for few oaSs
has returned home. ~
Mr. J. r.. Baker. merchant at Edge Hi
= has returned from Baltimore. wnere n
= spent several days purchasing ms Ia
!. | and winter stock Of merchandise.
! CAPTAIN William de Gruchy, OF via
Water. is spending some days win hl
T. =. Tayloe, at Chatterton, THIS COUNTY
/ MIR. Ulysses Staples, the hrst hlng ueol
/, gian who volunteered, ana VINO eNpeI
T enced the stern realities OF war aroun
. santiago do cuba. came here on furloug
. some time ago TO visit his parents, an
d has been i'll with fever nearly ever sine
his arrival Pale and emaciated, he
:. very unlike the rudy. robust athlete n
: was before going to war.
i MIR. Welby Brown. of this county ma
y been i'll in Newport News. whlther
j, went on business a few weeks ago.
!. The fourth quarterly Methodist cor
!, ference OF the King George Circuit WI
! he held at Trinity church next Saturda!
Presiding Elder c. f.. Watts VIII preac
! AZ II 4. NJ. and preside over the busihe'
a | conference in the afternoon. Inc COZ
= ference will be the most important or n
(. year. as reports from all the churCh'
> will :hen be made; officers FOR the ems
ing wear and delegates TO inc amman Soi
b" ference will be elected; the pastor sa'a'
e will be settled. and all the business Oh u
/ wear closed up, in order LOT the pas
> 10 make his report To the ahhudi 0oiIio
(; ence in November. The MelhouiSts no
: are very DESTROYS for the return Oh ~
(. T. J. Wray as their pastor ana III VI VI
desire the whole people mere s.lai g W
= Wrav having endeared hiihsell 10
y during this. his first year on the clIOu
! Mr.. T. y. Harris. merchant near ~ ~
= place. has been failing IN health 50 rHPiu
= since midsummer that he mas put hIl19'
I, under the treatment OF physicians
Washington. - ..,s.,,,. q
p report that the gale OF 1uesuay anu ~
v dov night was the most violent since IN
k ,,,o,,,orabIe blow on September %. ~
II 90 that in some sections the rains
Tuesday night was the heaviest Vi y
! year so far. ,,.,., mi
/ one wear ago the scarcity anu hisl pr
Of hogs here induced numoeF Oh
n people TO go in the business Oh I@.l
h swine for the local demand, ana inc res'
IT is that the supply Is now far III etcess
H. 200 KILLED BY BULLETS