Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-25
THE NORTHERN NECK.
A MATTER OF WHICH PARENTS
COMPLAIN SERIOUSLY.
ELOpEHEETS TO WASHINGTON.
The Grctna Green of King George
Lovers-WouIdn't Swear Falsely
The Cattle Craze-A Forest Fire
Personal Notes.
Correspondence Of the pispatch.)

OF yOulnlul couples iS again receiving Il
large share of public attention. 1t some
times happens" that a man on r.atri-
mony bent steals a little cir. from her
parents, takes her to the District OF Col |
umbia. and makes her his wife, and this |
Is now being Condemned by many as a |
practice that carries sorrow and distress |
TO so many hearts and homes, and one |
without remedy. 1t was hoped that the |
law requiring applicants for marriage |
license in Washington to swear that Vhe
prospective bride had reached her 18th
year OF age would lessen the number OF
Juvenile marriages. but in this our people
have been disappointed, for however care
full the Washington officials may be, some
Of the clippers manage to procure license
to marry girls considerably under age"
Whether this is done by skilful evasion,
or by false swearing, is not known, Of
course. Recently a King George man
eloped with girl supposed to be 10 years
old, and the couple were married in Wash
ington. Not long afterwards another
lover took his youthful sweetheart up to
Virginia's Gretna Green and applied for
a marriage license, but when the Wash
ington official put him on his oath as TO
the prospective brides age he was too
honest to swear falsely, and was thus
subjected to incalculable disappointment
and inconvenience. After vain attempts
to get the much-desired document in and
adjacent to the national capital, the cou-
pie proceeded way down to La Plata. in
Charles county. Md, where, finally, their
I'D n
cess, and the Child sweetheart" became
the wife Of the determined King Geor-
gian. Since there appears to be no remedy
| for this growing evil" many loving
parent Of charming little lassies in this
| section OF Virginia spurn the very thought
| of some undesirable counting character
becoming infatuated with and stealing
| away q home treasure.
Colonel William A. Smoot Of Alexan-
| dria. who is a large property-owner In
| this county, recently bought .ighty-two
Young steers in Tennessee, and this week
they were driven here and added 10 Colo
mel Shoots large "Caledon" herd.
As previously stated, the demand for
cattle almost amounts to a craze While
King Georgians are going hundreds Of
miles-even out Of the Staten search or
| cattle. persons from far distant counties
are coming here for the same purpose.
CAPTAIN j. r. Emmernizer, OF Bath
more. who. Il will be remembered, II as
tered the vessel that carried rarity or
| richmond gentlemen on their annual hsh-
| ing cruise the past summer, came hero
| this week, and accompanied nome MS
| wife who had been spending some month
wife who had been spending some incnths
with her father, near this place. captain
| Emmeruizar confirmed the report, which
reached here ten days ago, to he erect
that a hireling on his vessel had robbed
him Of 500 and skipped to parts not
known to the captain.
FOREsT-FIRE.
A forest-fre, In the forests Iorth OF
Ieo this county, ragged from Friday Oh
last week up to Thursday OF this Week
n,ban the last accounts came from the
neighborhood 1t is said that the nre
started from some brush being ourneu Dy
an old eolored man, and that u purhe.
over a large area Of country. f'or "eeh
past the neighborhood mas Deeh ''ieN ~
dense smoke from 1t. 49,
haen spending the summer with relatives
here left this week for Richmond couh
~ where she will remain week or tW'
befora returning to her western noih'
and literary work. in which she mas peei
engaged for several years.
Mrs w. w. Mountioy, CT New hori
CITY. who spent the summer mere ielt
few DAYS ago for Florida, where she VII
visit her parents, DR. and MIS-. |ortsi
. before returning North. -,
Mr. James Roach and family, OF Uni
county. have moved TO FREDERICKSBURG
where they will hereafter reside.
, Mr. George A. Baker, Of Washington
1 hfo
county Mr.. Baker is native or hin
coorge an author and literary man O
acknowledged ability, but is now retire
fror, work on account Of advanced age.
Miss Mollie T.. Rogers, of this nelghDoi
hood. IS spending a week or TWO III IaI
| pahannock.
Miss Matte Baker. OF Shiloh, this cour
tv is visiting her uncle. Mr.. II. >. al
. nold and other knsfolk, In Richmoh
, and Barton Heights
u Mr. n b. Baker, OF this place, Is WISH
ing his mother and brother. In Washihs
y ton, this week
CRITICALLY ILL
0 DIR. Richard Potts, the Oldest phys
4 | clan and one of the Oldest citzehs
a this county, whose death was reporte
through mistake some months ago -
). critically i'll and growing so weak u"'
s there is but little hope OF MS recoYery.
; Dr Henry Clay Cameron, OF Prihceto
y 1rniversitv. returned home this we7
after snending some weeks with fr'en'
C at King George Courthouse
Rev. r. J. Wray. pastor in charge
- the King George Methodist churehes'
-, assisting Rev. c. II. Williams TINS wee
in revival meeting in spotsyNah
o county. 49,, 49,, IN
- nrotracted visit TO Mr.. ana MIS- D.
- Minor. at this place, left this week ior Il
home, I'm Washington -. sor
professor Ballard arrived here son
~ dava ago and took charge or the ni'
;" school at King George Courthouse "h7
he will teach this session.
10 Mr. T r. Minor. Jr.. and son. OF III
~ r,ace returned home this week from
81 ,,isit IN friends and kinsfolk In Lanca
~ ter county. WITH.
usssrs. John NJ. HUT, Stanley Wake
and ID NJ. Wharton. privates IN Cohpai
Y Third Virginia Regiment, arrived
o. - homes at Montruss, Westmorelal
al county. several days ago. and were war;
s. Nv welcomed by the citizens.
II. A stafford gentleman says that Cap'a
Id nm Lees loss by the recent hre on .
of his farms emounts 10 AT least civ
SIS and that IL is believed by many tha'
o. fire was the work OF an incehoiary'
3. Mrs. Henristta Dodge. who mas DC
nnrding some time in Stafford, her I
nd tive county. returned recently to
s. home. In Minnesota. .,
DIS NJ william Smith. OF this county. i
this week for Blacksburg, to ate
ia school. VII, c.o-,a q
as Carpenters arrived in King George . :,
in week from Fredericksburg and began
work of erecting handsome anu =. an