Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-12
THE NORTHERN NECK
THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN KING
GEORGE.
PERSONS WHO ARE IN A DILEMMA,
Nil Remove to the District-Fears
Regarding the smalI-Pox-Fishin
ing In,ercst-rhc Road Question
Personal Notes.
Correspondence Of the DIypa,ch ,

CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY
"a. March ii.-"March Court" the great
Gay OF thc year here. has come and gone
saa The political parties Of this county
a.c san in a dilemma. For months past II
iad been hoped and confidently expected
shat the perpleNing political problem
would be solved on March court-day. but
thc fond hope was not realized. and. II
there is any change in the situation.
"coniusion is worse confoundod" Some
o.. ihc prominent Democrats Of the coun-
So ursc the holding OF convention. ana
fnsIst that a convention and the nominal
tOn OF a fun ticket for the county offices
E .lc only solution OF the difficulties
sowing out of the multiplicity OF Demo
Gratis running for the same offices. The
l.mocrauc Executive Committee have
directed the chairman 10 call a mass
m...ug of the party TO determine whe-
tatr or not convention shall be held
oud regular ticket put in the field. But
there is strong and open sentiment
ge.rst convention and nominations.
ana The large number opposed includes
somc of the leading and influential men
in tho party. The free-for-an fight has
rroslesscd SO far that some who are
candidates Cor The most important county
Offices intimate hat they will not parti-
cipatefn INVENTION. nor will they abide
o. f.t decisions Of a mass-meeting.
Ec..oicans have practically agreed
r.a ler ticket for the various county
,t bat Will not make formal an
a..... m.ut OF it until it becomes known
vt course the opposite party finally
., for II the Democrats nominate
h.t the Republicans will undoubtedly
i. aa some changes in the slate already
.r " :. Ceptoin p. II. f. Wolfe. tho
mn of the Republican Executive
a. M tee. has formally announced his
huacy FOR the office OF Treasurer. and
4ak.nS a canvass. but the party's cam
~ IS for the offices Of Court Clerk
+ MI Commissioner of the Revenue
n viii probably depend upon whether
81 ot the Democrats nominate a ticket,
EaboVe stated.
fllrs. Virginia l.. Wenner. q prominent
lady Of this county. whose son recently
died suddenly in Washington. where he
was attending school, has decided 10 re-
District Of Columbia. Mrs. Wenner has
taught school in King George for some
years. and her efficiency as a teacher and
her general popularity I'm the community
5 evidenced by strong and touching reso-
lutons voluntarily adopted by the pa
irons of the school just resigned By her.
Two Young men, who are brothers. Of
this county LETT some time ago-one for
Alexandria and the other for Washing
ton--to procure lucrative employment. and
they succeeded in getting satisfactory
positions some days ago the one in
Washington heard that his brother was
SD. and forthwith went to Alexandria TO
S.. him. ON reaching the sick room no
v informed 10y the doctor I'm attendance
ta.t his brother had smallpox. and that
l could not bc allowed To- leave the
l but must remain in the room .
vii. DIS brother in order 10 avoid a
sr .f The disease. The Washing
f. 10 once became anxious TO COM
Il-e With his family and explain
r lid not return TO his home.
u only DO this by writing a note
ing IL against a windOw-pane to
read by q policeman on the outside,
v ont news of the situation 10 the
r % Washington. so says the wife
O. ODD. Of the unfortunate young men.
"na e. now here and almost frantic with
rrst. being unable 10 ascertain the con-
cit.l ot the quarantincd patients. This
cher reports OF smallpox in Alex
have caused no little uneasiness i'm
'.s county. for the reason that there is
constant travel down the Potomac by
fl- steamers. and the introduction of
t.e disease here would be no difficult
t.sE let in the face of these facts. the
authorities here have taken no step
whatever 20 stop. or even regulate. the
laost daily travel from infected cities
o. olr shores.
me of the farmers claim that the
, una has been more thoroughly satu-
..l with water for q month past than |
aly tiWe since the spring OF 1894. Since
3d.. rain OF last Saturday night du-
the heavy thunderstorm which was
heaviest fall OF water OF the season. |
far. many Of the ordinary creeks and !
..- have been SO swollen as 10 be past |
ling. In addition TO the repeated rains, |
De- water from the gradual melting |
tle big snow OF February I-... and |
Do has been sufficient TO keep the runs |
-l. and the roads and an low grounds |
.tme-get. Up TO the snowfall of this |
week many of the huge drifts which |
came with the February blizzard were !
stil piled hieh in some places along the |
hishWars and in the fields, some of which |
were three and haf feet deep three
s. oeks after il felL
During the ten days previous TO the |
my weather this week some of the
.s on the Potomac made enormous
.-.es Of fine marketable fish. For seve-
o., lays Captain Bob Adams. at
Hkes" shore, near here. caught
large catfish than h. could procure
in which to snip them to market.
large portion of them were pro-
al the finest "cats" ever caught
Many thousands OF fish were given /
poor people by Captain Adams.
.ted away IA all directions by bags
that many families whose food
were exhausted during the long
s1l of work, Jared sumptuously."
l. hUe George Board Of Supervisors
.olit.ded all the public road dis
w th- county into small sections,
H.l receive bids early next month
OH. working OF them under contract
There are about forty sections
..ls ln the county and one person
I .It Doe allowed 10 bid and contract
more than one section Each cons |
wll Dee required 10 give bond and
wheat and oats seeded last fall are
missing and satisfactory as they
- Doe by the middle of March. and
"as thought they would be after
treated 10 SO much snow during ,ne
ln some sections "a good deal
.h wheat was winter killed" or
'Hise died. prior 10 the snow of Feb
fg 6th
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