Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-25

| be In attendance upon the coh'eie
The Post ONCE Department at WASH.
| ington has ordered that the post-onice az
| this place be made money-order oihce'
| and Postmaster John I. Minor mas given
| the required bond and security and Tor
| warded 10 the department all the neces-
| sarv papers. so that the Money-Order De-
partment here will be In operation by the
| LIST day Of July.
A young married lady OF this county Is
very Ill from the effects or q supposed at
| tempt TO commit suicide. some time ago
| her sister was adjudged insane. and since
| then this lady has been quite melancholy
and Respondent. One evening last weeh
she visited the home of relative, where
| she, with her little infant, spent the night
Early on the following morning she ASK
ed q young lady OF the house TO take care
OF her baby few minutes. whereupon
she left tbs house in her night-clothes'
without attracting attention, the inmates
supposing she had only gone to another
part of the house A few minutes later
screams in the backyard attracted mem
| bers of the family, who rushed out 10 hno
the unfortunate woman lying In an uh-
conscious condition under a large oah
tree, with her collarbone broken ana
otherwise wounded and fearfully mashed
and bruised. Some rails. or similar long
pieces Of wood, were found resting
against the body of the tree, which, with
other evidences, showed that the dement,
ed woman had limbed the tree, and that
she had either fallen or jumped down IN
order to end her life--the latter being the
more generally accepted theory. She was
taken to the house and a physician i'm
mediately summoned, who pronounced her
injuries very serious, and probably fatal.
N re-
later in the day she was asked why she
climbed the tree, and at this she express
ed much surprise, declaring that she had
no knowledge or recollection Of having
done so or OF anything else after she
handed her infant TO the ladies and left
her room.
Rev. G.. NJ. Connolly. of Richmond coun-
~. who is pastor of one OF the baptlSt
churches of this county, has returned
home from Wayne, Pa, where he mas
heen visiting ana preaching.
Mr.. James Leach, Deputy Clerk OF Han
over county, has been on brief Visit TO
the Northern Neck.
Miss Virginia Hansford. of washington
has arrived in King George TO spend some
weeks at Green Height" her old country
home Of other days. TO the delight OF ali
who know her.
T.
umoia. is visiting his father. MIR. Z. 1.
rurks, at Igo, this county.
A number of city people have already
arrived in King George for the summer
and many Washington families will come
down about the LIST of next month 10
"sun-tan." and 10 "fatten' On the pure
water and fine fruit and Vegetables. and
in the pure air Of old King George
where everything is lovely and the goose
honks high"
Wheat-threshing was begun in some
parts Of this and nearby counties TINS
week, and from now until some time Ia
August the monotony of farm-life ana the
rural quiet will be broken and enlivened
by the whistle of steam-engres.
Miss Hattie Walker, OF Richmond CITY,
is a guest Of relatives in Richmond coun-
~. and will spend the summer.
Miss Nellie Marshall. who mas been
teaching school in Richmond county. he's
returned TO her home. in Oranse. Mi@s
Marshall made many friends while IN tha
Northern Neck. and her departure Ior
home was very much regretted
Mr.. Eugene Gouldman and Miss Mamie
Lee. of Westmoreland county. were mar
ried in Washington, d. c.. several days
ago
The marriage Of Miss Julia cox ard Mr..
+. +. Gill. Of Stafford. is ann )unced tor
Wednesday evening, the 18th OK this
month. The ceremony IS TO take place Il
Ebenezer church. in that county.
Miss Attic l.. Lynn. daughter Of Rev
and Mrs. \. T. Lynn. Of Stafford, has re-
turned home from tle Pelbo1y Normal
College. University Of Nashvile, Ienn''
where she graduated with high noncrs
Miss Lynn IS an exceedingly bright and
int. -Ial young lady. Of wnom stanford
mav justly be proud.
Mr.. Taylor Smith of Fredericksburg
arrived i'm King George this week 70 spend
a month or SO with his many frlenas ana
kiusto-k
Some OF the churches here have already
arranged programmCs for their summer
protracted meetings. 1t IS understood that
Rev. J. r. Harrison OF Richmond CITY,
will conduct a revival meeting at Potomac
Baptist church. near here, early N Au-
gust. Mr.. Harrison preached nearly
week at this church last summer.
Rev. James O. Kirk. also Of Richmondi
will conduct a protracted meeting at MOE
fague chapel. this county. carly N the
summer. Mr. Kirk was pastor OF swo Bap-
fist churches in this county for "ome ten
or twelve years prior 10 ISIS, ana many OF
his old friends and brethren look I1rWaru
with pleasure 20 his coming ms sui'iI'l.
The Northern Neck Baptist churches
are electing delegates TO the annual meet
ing Of Rappahannock Association, which
will soon assemble in Richmond county.
Misses Mary and Sophia Tayloe, OF
'Pawhatan," this county left seVeral
DAYS ago for Washington, Alexandra, AKA
other cities, for brief visit
Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd Webster. or
,,-,hridgo Md who have been spending
conc time with Mrs. Wcbster's parents
here LETT Wednesday for their home.
Mr. George Ogle Tayloe, Jr Is visiting
friends in Washington.
Not a case Of malarial. typhoid or other
summer fever has been reported in this |
county up TO this time.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.