Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-23
A PrGNAcrous COUPLE.
Accomac Officer Rcsisted-News OF
the Eastern shore

the Eastern shore.
ONANCOCK, VA, February 22.-tSpe-
cial.)-Tor ths past few days times have
been hot in the village Of MappsviIe. in
the northern part of Accomac. David
Weiner and his wife. Rebecca, have for
the past six months been keeping a small
store there. David became involved, and
his creditors sent the accounts to Con-
stable c. c. Dix. OF Matouka District, to
collect. Judgments were obtained against
David. and the Constable proceeded to
levy on the goods to satisfy the claims.
But when he arrived at the store the
Constable found that Weiner had put
out new sign over the door, declaring
that Rebecca Weiner was the owner Of
all the goods the house contained. No
thing daunted. Constable Dix marched in
and pulled down a large goatskin lap
robe. when he was assailed by David in
front and Rebecch in the rear. The Con-
stable struck David n stunning blow In
the face, knocking him down; but Re-
becca rained a shower of tinpans,
buckets. and cooking utensils on the
Constable's head, and finally wound Up
by cutting his coat-tails off with a cheese
knife, and infiicting serious damage on
his trousers. The Constable finally re-
scued himself from his perilous position.
and sued out a warrant against Weiner
and his warlike wife for assault and bat
terry. At the trial OF the case David
Weiner failed TO appear, but his wife,
Rebecca. was very much in evidence.
Justice Gillespie, before whom the case
was tried, fined Wener and his wife
$3.50 each and costs, whereupon Rebecca
W "a
maledictions on the head of the aforesaid
Justice Of the Peace, for which she as
requiredtto pay an additional fine. The
Constable of Atlantic District, and a gpe-
cial constable, who had been sworn in
for the occasion, were present at the
trial. but one of them refused TO have
anything TO do with the case, and the
other one, when times began to get warm,
jumped into the tail OF a passing potato
cart. and made for home, with all con-
venient speed. leaving Justice Gillespie
and Constable Dix 10 hold the field alone
against the dauntless Rebecca. David
finally made his appearance. and settled
the accounts The Justice and the Con-
stable left the village about nightfall,
and as they departed they heard a crowd
of boys singing in uproarious style: Hot
Times in the Old Town Tonight"
THE COUNTY JUDGESHIP.
The people Of the Eastern Shore had
hardly ceased congratulating themselves
and the State upon the elevation of Judge
Blackstone TO the bench of the Circuit
Court when they began to cast around
for a man to succeed him as Judge OF
the County Court of Accomac. Late last !
Friday somebody mentioned the name OF
Montcalm Oldham, Jr., who for the past |
thirty-two years has been i'm the Clerks |
office of Accomac, and at once the move !
ment in his favor spread through the |
like wildfre. The sentiment was |
so strong that Mr. Oldham was unable |
to stem or resist it, and so it is almost |
certain that he will ride into the county |
on a tidal wave of deserved |
Tho people Of Chincoteague Island are |
catching and shipping large quantities OF
fish and hard crabs TO market, for which 1
they are receiving remunerative prices.
Never before have they begun to catch
fish and crabs so early in the season. The
fish are caught in fylxes and pound-nets.
more than a ton of fine perch and rock
fish having been shipped recently from
there in one day. The crabs are caught
by means Of oyster tongs i'm the mud,
where they are embedded during the win
ter months.
Much complaint is heard about VIOLA
tons of the game law in the seaside
waters. Residents and non-residents are
said to be constantly defying the law,
md killing sea-fowl every night in great
Quantities. These law-breakers are said
10 be making from S25 TO $50 every day
" their indiscriminate slaughter or
birds by means of forbidden instruments
md devices.
The proposed removal Of the court
house of Northampton from Eastville TO
ape Charles continues to agitate the
PEOPLE of that county, ard the people OF
he town of Belle Haven, on the border
between Accomac and northampton, are
divided into two hostile and contending
actions on the question Of having the
General Assembly to revoke the town
harter.