Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-08
BORN In THIS STATE.
JOHN u. HART, TIE CUBAN FILL
nusrEa. rs A NATIVE vIRGINrAS.
DESTRUCTIVE RAINS IN ACCOHAC'
rn,crest,ng Facts About the Oyster
Industry-Thc sofs-sheii 'f"" ""
,r;. unrdships The FAR D"
August and Its Atir"ct''e

Auuusf and It's Attractive
oNANcoCK. VA. May 7-Cspeo'al'-
1obn u Hart. the famous CUBAN minus
Tor now serving term in prison 4oi "
,.,o,o,,on Of our neutrality laws ana III
,,.hose behalf an effort IS being mace ~
soo,,,e a pardon from President Mchih-
-, !. native OF this state, and WAS
horn near Cashvlic. in this county aO'U'
three miles from this town. lie mas many
ra,atives near here who are very s''N
,or,e Tie moved TO Baltimore when
voune. and soon became a dealer III anu
,,,nortor Of foreign fruits. Later on ne
moved 10 Philadelphia. where he ensasou
more extensively in the business As :
how he showed tho same determihA1'oi
and "erip' that has characterized MN l''
recent years. and placed him 50 pron'-
pcntlv before the public Of late. our poo
mic have takch lively Interest IN ms
yspmresome life. and rejoice that 'ho'0
IS a probability OF his soon pe'ns IT,
stored 20 freedom.
peter Boggs (colored) IS in the county
recruiting men OF his race for service ia
The United states army. II is s'ld t'"'
the average colored individual IN inns
section seems to have no thirst TOR MN
,a,-y glory or renown. and that the atore-
soid recruiting officer has up 10 'hl'
time. met but few Of that race whose "a
trlotism Is sufficient 10 equa! tAe u0-
mands Of the occasion.
DEATH TO POTATOES
The continued rainy and cloudy
s,eatbar Of the last two weeks is very
,,,scouragiur 10 our farmers. Farm work
~ nearly ell sorts Is at stdHN
ktill. millions Of sweet potato pian'S 80 az
running In their beds, and what - Sun
worse. the seed potatoes themselves o..
rottipr badly. through which mislortuicS
she homes OF our farmers for iuh sup
uly OF plants are destroyed IN many -.
stances. Ordinarily, during me HHsO pa
Of NAV. the weather IS bright anu PIC"
SAINT. and our truckers nave ihi"o"'
,lants set IA the patches, but up 10 INC
Srosapt time II Is probable that there are
not 100 90 set i'm the whole county l'ou"U
rotatoes-of which there was p4ah'cu
yaresly increased acreage over last year
are growing nicely. and 50 are onions
OF which there are great many pi"neeu'
sencciallv i'm tho lower half of the county
ghe latter crop Is getting 90 be- quite
money producer for our people, ana no.
of them are being planted every year ~
MANY instances. taking inc place Oh NV
round potato with our people as ilon9'
crop. .-...,,,,,
THE OYSTER INDUSTRY.
The oyster season IS now about over
md upon the whole has been very ull-
profitable. especially TO our tongels' VIZ
constitute. by far the largest A ,.-.',,
engaged I'm the INDUSTRY. The 'dredsets
baya had a fairly prosperous year. Dut
Zinc IN the depletion of the natural
Tocks I'm the waters on this SIDE OF lhe
bav and the restrictions imposed by law
sn ttfs class. they have been compelleu
10 seel, their living in the waters ol l"0
potomac. which are enjoyed III CON-
,non NV the people OF this state ana o.
MARYLAND With the close OF the ols'o.
season. our oystermen-or very many W
,hem-will engage in the cdtenihs -O'
crabs for market-a business lhat ms a.
,,,,ed I'm recent years large proportions
a. mis- section. and which has become
very profitable TO some ana the hOulVo
of "meat and bread" during the spring
o,d summer months 10 many others
Already. the sails of many boats "hI'eH
~ waters Of our sounds and small pays
ard the boatmon are busily engaged III
"scraping" for the delicious soft crap
In the local market these are selllng lot
20 cents per dozen Many thousands Oh
dozens OF these toothsome ana lehGeI
crustaccans arc caught anu thlPp0U
packed In soft grass and ice-to the great
northern cities during the season
THE HARD CRAZE BUSINESS.
Thousands of barrels OF "hard craos
are also caught and many are shlppeu
nj once TO market, while otheis OF Pc
c,,liar characteristics are sold to the
local crab-dea!ers. They are put ia
"eoats" I'm the salt water of the creeks
o,,d hovs in which. after the lapse Of a
fsvv DAYS or a week, they shed or cast
the "shell' or hard and bony structure
b., ~,bich they were hitherto encased'
and come out-twice their former size
the tender and delicious "sOit crap 50
much sought after and enjoyed not Only
NV man. but by the birds OF the ar, the
hungry monsters Of the deep ana by
the beasts of the land as well. IL is
vel-known fact that thousands or DOL
lars worth OF these cre2ture5-"hue III
aheir natural eement-tall victims 10 the
monsters by which they are surrounded
c,,,-ine their period OF helple'sness-Just
after sheddine-when they can move
neither claw nor i'll. to tight or 10 run.
II may be of interest TO some OF your
readers TO know that the crab only grows
when IL "sheds." and that while young 1t
-.sheds" about every month Of the warm
season. and usually during a certain
phase Of the moon. -
The news of Dewey's glorious victory
M Manila stirred up the patriotism or our
Deople wonderfully. The war bulletins
are eagerly scanned by the men OF the
town every day. and the newsboys can
scarcely supply the demand for the ddliy
papers. The enthusiasm among tne
younger people IS manifested by paradeS
I'm force. each one Haunting an American
nag as they march.
MRS. FLETCHER QUITE ILL.
Mrs. Douglas Fletcher. a daughter OF
Holm w Ii. Parker, Esq. is critically III
al present. Mrs. John only, near MOI
esttown, is also quite sick. Annie, the
attractive little daughter Of Nh. ana MIS-
Walter ID. Lewis, OF this Town. 10 10
better.
The satisfactory recently started IN
this town is giving employment 10 quite
a number of ladies, and the managers
report the enterprise in healthy and
PROSPEROUS condition. cannery Will be
soon started at only by William Y
Broughten. Esq.
East and Mathews have the machinery
in place, and will soon start hndling-
wood factory on North street, this town.
DR.. Grayson Walden is now In the town,
aud will probably locate here for the
practice of his profession. DR.. Walden is
tho son Of Or. Walden. the presiding elder
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. and is said TO be a young man OF
fine Attachments
Dr. oscar Powell. OF Jefferson Medical
College Philadelphia, IS home on a vaca-