Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-03

there was nothing % distinguish the
day from regular 'WOrk-cays.
The weather has been 50 very open
and mild for some weeks past that the
forest pastures In some sections, here
tho frost has not done It's cruel WORK,
are nearly as green as they Were In Sep
TENDER and cattl- are iattcr ana IN bet
ter condition than they have been f0i
some years at the nrsg OF December All
small grain seeded this fall came up We'll.
and the whedt-felds are almost as green
as they often appear the nrst OF April.
The return OF Rev. u. j. Wray 10 the
King George circuit by the recent annual
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church is very gratifying 20 the people
here, irrespective OF denominations ana
classes.
a very interesting revival meeting has
: been IN progress at Register chapel, IN
stafford county. for some days.
The largest turnips ever raised here
as far as Is known, were grown this fai
by Mr.: O.. W. Rogers, Of nj, neighbor-
hood. They measure from 10 s inches
IN diameter. and are long in proportion.
Or. 81. W. Minor, OF this place, speut
several days in Washington this week.
Mrs. Martha Clarke. OF Washington.
widow OF Rev. prank Clarke. is a CUES.
of Commissioner-of-the -Royenue Joseph
a. Pullen and family, near Shiloh, this
county.
Miss Mamie Dunnaway. Of Loudoun
county, has been spending some time with
ern Neck.
Mossrs. p. 3. Purks and =. A Rice,
who have been doing some masonry ana
painting al the new summer resort at
Chesapeake Beach, Md, have returned 10
their homes here
MIR. W. y. smith the polite and efficient
night operator for the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac railroad az
BroOks's Station. iu Stafford. has been
appointed 10 a fine position in the rail-
way mail service.
Rev Frank II. Farley, Of Daretown y.
j., who came 10 King George by special
invitation and preached Tor the congre-
cations at Potomac and lakewood Baptist
churches. as stated ia the hispatch, has
returned home. Mr.. Farley IS a nno
preacher and made many friends during
his brief stay. While the pastorless
churches. which invited him here 10
preach trial sermons" are much
pleased with him and his preaching, IL
is not known as yet whether or not ha
VIII be called o., this field, as the calling
Of pastor will not be formally acted
upon until the second Sunday in this
month.
Mrs. Eustace Conway and little child.
OF Danville. Va, are spending some time
with the formers parents. air. and Mrs.
j. j. Sale, in this county.
Miss Julia Grissby, OF this county Is
visiting klnsfolk In Washington ID. c.
Mrs Bette Baker, who has been visit
I ing relatives In Alexandria and Washing
/ ton for some weeks. has returned 10 her
home, in King George
Miss Nina Cotton. OF Dobb's Ferry. y.
! Y. IS a guest Of Mr.. and Mrs ". W,
Brown, I'm this neighborhood. Miss Col
( ton is native OF this county and has
many warm friends here, who are de-
lighted by her visit.
The Junior order United American Me-
chanics' Council at King George Court
house Is so rapidly increasing in mem
bership that the Building Committee find
1t necessary 70 hurry their plans 10 erect
commodiOus hall In the courthouse viii
lage.
I An old coored man near this place. n
! years OF age. who has long been drawing
rations from the county. by order OF the
J Overseer OF the Poor. was married this
B week 20 a woman but little younger than
/ himself. The old negro Is named Cash
/ and this is the fifth dusky bride ne hai
/ led 20 the altar.
~ some points on the Potomac the fish
/ ermen are making very large catches OF
3 fine fall fish. bur the low prices I'm the
large city markets cause great dissatis-
faction among these very worthy and
hard-worked men