Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-07
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land. Instructions accompany eacn pack
ace Of the seed sent out. the people mere
belnp unacquainted with the mode OF
cultivating and harvesting TINS COM
modify. - .hi.
Mrs Judge John +. Mason, OF TINS
neighborhood, left yesterday for WASH
ington, ID. c., where she VIII spehu 9eF'
raj weeks with relatives.
Miss Josie Brown has returned 10 her
home here after spending some time with
friends in Westmoreland county.
Mr. Peyton Parkers magnificent new
residence at townsville. this county, mas
inst been completed. and is the most I'M
nosine-looking mansion in that section
Containing thirteen commodious rooms
and all modern conveniences, IL Is
model OF completeness and comfort
The talk of submarine mines ana the
imagined horrors of a "blowing up rem
ders travel up the Potomac just no"
hideous and narrowing TO a class VINO
have hitherto enjoyed it most. Huhdreus
Of colored people who have long regarded
a trim up the Potomac TO washington as
a foretaste of Heaven, cannot now DC III
duced to board steamer.
King George lady has so seriously
considered the idea that her huspahu
must some day be 'conscripted 10 80
10 Cuba that her nervous system Il
wrecl,ed and she is bedrdden, and being
attended by physician
ADVANCE IN PRICE OF FLOUR
The advance in the price or hour las'
week attracted great deal or attention.
here. 4 number Of telephone messages
were sent TO and received from the whoie-
sale firms in several cities by some OF our
merchants. There are several extensive
flour dealers in King George, and any
sudden change in the wholesale markets.
affects them one way or another. One vi
these dealers laid in a large supply or
aour lust before the advance in the price,
and now this gives him decided adVah-
tage over his competitors. Another dealer
had contracted TO furnish a NUMBER oil
barrels at a certain price, and the sudden
rise makes his flour cost Is cents per par
rel more than he will get for 1t, II MS
customers hold him 10 his contract. Thus
the evil effects OF war are already being
felt.
AS the season is about TO close, ma
iortty of the Potomac fishermen admit
that they have had hard and unproht-
able time of IT since last fall. Many con
ditions and storm after storm have CON
spired together TO make this very poor
fishing season, indeed. and many hard
working, deserving man comes out or tn'
season in debt. At one time, early In the
spring, they>made big money. but thls
was subsequently absorbed by heavy eA
penses. damages by storms, &c.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheppard Webster "h'
have been spending some ume In TINS
county. have returned TO their home, In
Cambridge. Md.
Mr.. William Rollins has returned 10 NE
home in this county from Baltimore
whittier he went TO sell vessel-load Oh
grain OF his own raising.
Mr. c. b. Brokenbrough has returned
to his home. in Richmond county, from
an extended visit TO Spotsyivania.
| Mr.. Thomas Jefferson DAVIDSON Oh
West Bridgewater, Pa, was mere SOM
days ago. looking after his Spring I'M
Farm, on the Rappahannock river
Mrs. hostile r.. stuart and daughter
Miss Carrie, OF Cedar Grove, TINS county
are guests of relatives in Alexandria
Mr.. Lewis ]. Billingsley's steam saw
mill has been moved from this neighDor
mood TO q point near Owens post-omee
some ten or twelve miles lower down 'h'
county.
Mr.. Carlton Walker, OF this county, ah'