Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19
THE NORTHERN NECK
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE MEET
ING or THE LEGISLATURE.
The AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Want IT AboIished-The oyster and
Fishing Interests-A BiG Contract
for Herfings-PersonnI md Gene
raj Notes.

"' 'trrihEs-PerSOnnl and Gene
raj Notes.
COMoRN. KING GEORGE COUNTY,
VA November 1S.-(Special)-Th coun.
''y people are looking forward with I'M
usual Interest TO the coming General As
Seiholy Of Virginia, and certain proposed
new legislation IS being very generally
discussed. Especial interest IS conferred
on the proposition to lease or sell the
oyster grounds, and also upon the aues-
'ioh OF special tax on fishing outfits. &c.
a good many farmers favor the early
passage OF an act abolishing the Agricul-
'ural Department Of the State. and the
masses OF the rural citizens are openly
opposed 10 the proposition 10 appropriate
slVVv0' or similar sum OF money. for
an exposition. Economy and retrench-
ment' instead % "new and useless expen-
ditures' is the popular text in the coun-
Try districts. and the work Of the new
Legislature" the coming winter will be
watched az never before Besides i'm
portant legislation already proposed and
discussed by leading men, there are a good
many pet theories advanced by chronic
hobDyists' which have no public signi0-
canoe, and which no well regulated leeis-
azure could consider fully. There is less
division OF sentiment on the famous
idhd-grabbers' act' than any public
measure In the state. I'm fact the people
or all this section OF Virginia are n unit
on this question-all favOring a repeal of
mat Objectionable piece Of legislation. IL
( Is almost certain that some numorously-
signed petitions asking FOR special legis-
laton, will be presented 10 the General
Assembly early in the session from the
I Clustering and fishing sections OF the
Northern Neck, and il g. probable that
, the Northern Neck farmers viii ask their
lawmakers for some needed legislation
before the session closes.
Mossrs. CoesweU and Johnson. promi-
nent firm Of Washington. -. c.. have con-
tracted with the Potomac fishermen I'm
lower King George and upper Westmore-
( land 10 buy an their behring's on the
shore as fast as caught. The price 10 Doe
paid for green herrings by the Washing
ton firm IS $50 per thousand throughout
the season. These figures seem small,
when IL IS remembered that green her
rings sell for s. TO 81 per thousand on the
shore early I'm the season, but the fisher
men contend that $50 per thousand is
more than the average price after they
pay the freight commission, and other
shipping expenses. and by this arrange
| meut they win avoid the usual risk OF
I losing many thousands Of fresh fish IN
warm weather. When shipped to- market
sometimes an entire vessel load "goes
] through % lllfff haHOra rfrrIfnfr market
and have 20 be thrown away. Under the
new contract plan all the behring's viii
be cut and packed az the fisheries just as
soon as they are taken from the water
Messrs. Cogswell * Johnson will at once
erect packing-hOuse 100 feet long by 81
feet wide on the land Of Hon. G.. !. Could
man. al Wlkerson's Wharf, a few miles
above Colonial Beach. Mr. Gouldman is
arranging TO build a guano factory at the
same place, and will convert all the clip
pings and refuse from the hsh into a
h.gh-grade fertilizer. The preparing and
packing of the fish and the manufacture
Of the ofal into fertilizer Will afford en-
ployment for q large number OF men anC
boys The enterprise Is therefore regarded
as one of importance.
A private letter from Wnkerson's
Wharf, on the Potomac states that the
% riHiH III NlIAA NAfAlAAA tANAA fAA'f AN'
been plentiful for many years. have beer
killed by freshets in the river. and that
I'm consequence, the oystermen have gone
to the Maryland shore.
Mr. Taliaferro Hunter, Superintendent
Of Schools in Westmoreland county. has
been confined 10 his bed by a spell OF ill-
ness for some time. The latest news
from that county indicates an improve
ment I'm his condition, and IL is earnestly
hoped that this popular and useful citizen
win be speedily restored 20 health.
Rev. y. y. Wray. pastor I'm charge; Mr.
John n. Minor. and several other Kline
George Methodists, are in Attendance upon
tho session Of the Virginia Annual Com
ference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. in Petersburg. Rev. j. s.
Ware. OF wheaton. Lancaster county
passed here en- route for conference. and
preached 10 a large audience at Fletcher
chapel while IN the county.
Potomac and Oakland Baptist churches
IN this county. have invited Rev. Mr. Far
ley, Of New Jersey, TO come here and
preach for them on the fourth Sunday In
this month. AS these churches are look
ing for a pastor. 10 is supposed that ar
Farley will come for the purpose OF
preaching trial sermons" 10 these pas
torless congregations.
Mr.. John billiard, a farmer OF this
neighborhood was stricken with partial
paralysis some days ago, and his friends
have since been uneasy about his condi-
ton.
Miss Mabel Walker, Of fredericksburg
IS spending some time with her grand
mother. Mrs. Or. Rice. near this place.
Colonel and Mrs. Elliott. who spent
some days al their home, in Washington,
have returned 20 MarmiOn, i'm this neigh
borhood where they will probably spend
the winter
Mr.. Henry Mason, Of Georgia, IS here
arranfing TO build a handsome modern
residence on the site of the old "Cleve-
land" mansion, which was destroyed by
fire several weeks ago. "Cleveland' has
long been the Mason homestead. and IL is
understood that the new dwelling Will be
built Of brick and will be one or the
handsomest IN the county. Carpenters
are now az work putting the out-bulid-
ings in thorough repair.