Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-13
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PERSONAL aud General.

PERSONAL and General.
Correspondence Of the Dispaich)
CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY
a.. August - The coming contest ior
.he House OF Delegates in stafford ana
king George IS now tho leading topic In
political circles. and each week ADDS ne"
interest 20 the situation. 10 turns out
shat some who have an along been will
inc to make the sacrifice" and accept the
Democratic nomination. are now not only
willing" but extremely anxious to Ice
gill. "standard-hcarcr." and will be very
much disappointed II they are not the
...o Di the convention. Two months ago
60 WAS supposed that the "land- grlb5ers'
Yc... would he the main issue, and posi-
Div OBJ. only one. involved va the lcgis-
lute CAMPAIGN this fan. and Il was quite
,y mr ,he aspirants TO ton the peop.e
I.W tley stood and how they would vote
ul Chat question, If elected for ON that
point public sentiment is nearly al one
waE. Elt on the Martin-Tylcr question
sentiment is much divided. and 500 aspi-
Iut for the nomination must "kuo" hls
Iu when hc defines h.s position on TINS
ell. ton. or he runs NE risk of aniaso-
izng % voter. II candidate answers ~
swing that he has not as yet occldIcu
ls position on The Martil-1ylfr qd 's'l"n'
ST. is az once charged .hlt tnii clHNl"d'o
g. "dOdciug the main ISSUE 80, the way
of the legislative caajii2ie mere Just nov
f. Ike That of the "traasercss)r nara.
The chairman of the Democratic ENecu-
tive Committee Of This county has Issued
d call for the Democrats TO assemble az
the courthouse on the lth day Of Sep
TENDER "f0r tho purp lse of then and there
l.lliug district meetings 10 elect dele
gates to the convention 90 nominate a
candidate for the House Of Delegates for
llu. George ana Stafford" and also elect
delegates 10 the senatorial convention,
which viii meet cary IN the fan 60 NOM
f.t. 3D. candidate for The state Senate.
il the general impression 30 far that
IIu. g. Harding Walker. the senatorial
Incumbent. viii have no opposition I'm tie
convention. and that ne viii be nominated
lr reclamation % succeed himself 10 IS
IImcrcd that The Republicans of This Uhe
lhiriy-siXth) district are considering the
iracticabihty of nominating candidate
90 oppose the Democratic nominee
Mr. wesley Kennedy of this county, ia
very iIl in "a Washington Cd. - hospital.
and one of his sons was carried mp TINS
week for hospital treatment The former
Jeff here some time ago 10 engage i'm busi-
ness in Maryland. and his exact where
abouts were not known until IL. was learn
ell the other day that he watAl and lad
been taken to a hospital.
CAMP MEETINGS.
Many hundreds Of Northern Neck peo-
IIc are attending religious services tins
week. and will be for several weeks TO
come. The camp-mectiugs are attracting
vast crowds TO The lower part Of the Neck.
where able and distinguished ciyines are
preaching. Revival meetings are in pro-
rr.ss inn many of the churches, and large
crowds are i'm attendance upon these.
Eev. james @. Kirk. of Richmond city,
has been conducting an interesting meet
i- at Montague chapel. i'm this county,
al This week. Mr.. Kirk has many warm
friends here. and is held in high esteem,
Doc having spent some ten or twelve years
in this county as pastor of Shiloh and Po-
t.r.e churches prior TO 1889.
E.E Ir Thomas s. Dunaway late or
Irl burg has been preaching daily
since last Sunday al Oakland Baptist
church. in the lower part of King George.
Eis sermons have attracted wide atten-
ton and drawn large congregations each
day.
Rev Frank T. Beale win arrive here
Tonight and will conduct a weeks meet
il- lt Potomac Baptist church, beginning
t.-morr0w morning at il o'clock. Mr.
I.lIo is exceedingly popular I'm King
George. as was his father. General II. u
o. Beale. and multItudes turn out TO hear
Dim whenever and wherever he pIcacncs
ia the county
Fue George was this week treated, "
rrauitously, of course. TO great big
scare. which bordcrcd on the sensational
Air. Robert Cawood an inmate of the
Soldiers Home at Hampton. a week Ol
SD ago unceremoniously hied himself
away from that fevcr-infected town anc
came to the home of his brother here
Several DAYS after his arrival ne was
taken IN. and his peculiar symptoms gave
rise 10 the report that he had yellow
fever DR.. T. L. Ninde, a prominent
physician and member of the l(ini
George Board of Health, was summoned
10 see the sick man. and the fact that D,
had been called i'm added greatly TO the
fears and apprehcnsions OF the people. 50
that the report that Cawood had brought
yellow-fevcr here from Hampton spread
like wiid-hre and caused greater alarm
than did the smallpox report last spring
II is said that Dr. Niude gave it as nj.
y
fever
Rev Mr.. Pendlcton. OF Fairfax. has
notified the Vcstrios Of This county that
h. cannot accept their call 20 the Epsco-
Yal churches here as successor TO Rev.
John McNabb. who recently resigned
them.
BRIEFS.
Miss Eva Tayloe. OF ''Powhatan." near
this place is on q visit 20 relatives i'm
Westmorcland county. and Miss Tayloe
Of Mount Airy. who Inns been spending
some time with kirsfolk here. returned
home this week
Mrs. Is. *. Henry, of Washington. who
has been guest of her daughter. Mrs
Judge j. Il. Mason. near this place. left
several days ago for Berkeley Springs.
Miss Flora Mason Judge and Mrs. Ma
sons daughter. accompanied Mrs. Henry
and Will remain al the Springs some
time.
Mrs. Osca NJ. Styson and children. of
priuccss Anne county. are guests of Mr..
u B. Coehm Der brother near kmg
George Courthouse.
A series Of meetings will Doe commenced
So. n