Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29
THE NORTHERN NECK.
Coming Double Neutrality-suspicious.
Money Very Scarce.

Money Very scarce.
CONFORM, KING GEORGE COUNTY,
VA. May 2S.-(Speciai.) 1.-the coming
event" that Is now attracting very gene
raj attention and awakening profound In
terest all over King George is double
wedding" to take place at ST. Paurs
Episcopal church, some eight miles from
| this place. on Wednesday next June ISL.
| Mr.. John Il. F1tzhugh will lead to the
| altar Miss Alice Il. Ashton. ana MISS
! Jennie F1tzhugh, the formers sister, Will
| become the wife of Mr.. Il. w. Stuart, Of
New York city, a native OF this county.
| The brides and grooms-elect are among
| the most prominent people OF this section,
! and. being very popular and widely
known, their marriages will be witnessed
! nv an unusually large number OF persons
from various parts OF King George and
other counties and also from several
cities.
Preparations are being made for spe-
cial term of the Circuit Court OF this
county, which will be held next Thurs
day, June I'd. Owing to the fact that the
docket contains a number OF important
cases, this term Is being looked forward
to with more than usual interest. Judge
Mason having been connected with some
OF the cases, and being interested, Judge
It. r. =. Wright, OF Essex, Will preside.
Mrs. Joseph A. Biliingsley, of this coun-
ty. was summoned to Colonial Beach
several days ago by the illness OF her
son. Mr.. William p. Billingsley, who is
merchandising at that place.
A telephone message from Oak Grove,
Westmoreland county, to King George
Courthouse states that Mr.. Walter w.
Stiff, a prominent merchant at that place,
has suffered a relapse, and Is very i'll
again.
The grass crop here Is as fine and pro-
missing as ever known in this county.
The clover seeded this spring, in stand
and growth, beats all former records.
That seeded in March Is now as tall as
clover generally is twelve months after
seeding. But the spring oats are still
very backward and Indifferent, scarcely
covering the ground.
Mr.. Ulysses Staples, a native OF this
county, who went to Washington re-
Gently to engage In business, has Joined
the United States navy.
Mr.. Luther Mifleton, Of this neighbor-
hood, had one of his feet badly mashed
and received other very painful wounds
at Billingsleys saw-mill few days ago.
Mr.. S. Il. Atwill, of Westmoreland, who
attended the commencement exercises OF
Bowling Green Female Seminary, re-
turned to his home, at Kinsale, this
week. He brought with him his daugh-
ter, Miss Rosa Lee Anvil, who Is a STU |
dent at the seminary.
Mrs. Sarah Fritter, of Stafford is visit |
ing her father, Mr.. Matthew Dent, in this |
county.
In the last week death has claimed two
Of Stafford's oldest and esteemed citizens, |
Mr. w. L. Mountjoy. aged 65, and Mr.. |
John Graves, aged " years. The former
leaves eleven children-seven sons and
four daughters. A wife and three chill |
dren survive the latter.
Mr. John T. Minor, OF this place, is
spending this week in Essex county, COM
bining pleasure with business.
The Treasurer Of this county. who is a |
prominent physician and aii-around bust
nsss-man, says in answer TO q question
by newspaper-man that money is
scarcer here this spring than ever before
in his long experience. Excepting the
sections directly benefited by the fishing
this part OF the State has less
money in circulation than is usually the
case at this season of the year, and a
great bulk of the taxes, due since last
fall, are still unpaid.
The Democrats Of the county will as
semble in mass-meeting next Thursday
for the purpose OF electing delegates 10
the congressional convention which Will
meet in Alexandria on the 9Th of July,
and also for the purpose OF electing
chairman and several members OF the
Executive Committee.
Among the graduating class in the
medical department OF the Columbian
who received their sheep
strinsn to-day "a DR. George r. Dorrell of
this place.
There are fewer cases OF sickness in
King George at this time than in any
former spring for many years. The
of tho county has become
30 generally recognized that the number
,f people who come from other sections,
from the large cities, to spend
-he "sickly season. and heated term"
mere has moro than doubled in the past
four or five years. The fact that TO
population Of nearly seven thousand there
ire but three physicians Is proof more
than words that old King
George enjoys very fair health.
CAPTAIN J. T. Ernmernizer and family,
- baltimore. are spending the summer
,ers with Mrs. Emmsrnizer's relatives.
A number of Washington, ID. c.. fami-
tea will spend the summer at Somerset
leach. near here, on the Potomac. Cot
a res will not be completed Tor one-haif
,s'tbe ..resorters," though carpenters are
4 work building up the place. and many
antilles who cannot secure cottages VIII
hummer In tents on the beach.
Miss Moille Il. Rogers has returned TO
Ter home hero from a visit to friends In
alexandria and Washington.