The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-08-03
a TRIP 10 AccoMAC.
Politics yellow Fever. Etc

| SUNDAY morning ne FREE Lance
| representative boarded the early train
for Richmond en- route for AccOmac %
attend court held Monday. After a
pleasant ride 10 Richmond we hurried
10 catch the o. a Q. train for Old
Point, where we arrived at ! 80 In a
short time we took the steamer for
Wliloughby Spit enroute for Ocean
View. At WIlloughby Spit we met
our old friend. Capt. r. q Corsa Of
Reedsville, Northumberland, who is
the manager of the extensive Ocean
View Fisheries Company. This gentle
man took us "under his wing and
made the day at Ocean View one Of
ting most pleasant we ever spent The
company is doing an immense business
and they are fortunate In getting Il
wlde.awake practical man like Capt.
OOrsa 10 manage II
At c!Cck we returned to Old
Point and took the steamer New York
for Cape Charles where We arrived at
. 80 sOn the wharf there We met Supt.
John W. Carroll. Of the n y. * +. Il
r.. and Hon John :. Wise, OF New
York, vino has summer home near
Cape Charles While talking 10 them
young son Of MI Wise came up and
SAID "lhere are eighteen cases Of yell
low fever 10 Che soldiers Home. near
Hampton. and Ola Point rs quaran-
tined The Free Lance WAS incredu-
lous and -mlhueiy said: Il have just
left Ola Poiutaud heard nothing Of ~. '
1t Is SO, said the young man, "the
quarantine WAS established 40 O o. clock
and you left az 40
What young Wise said proved o. be
true and The Free Lance was lucky t. be
passenger ON the last steamer that
lett Old Point When cur steamer left
there were hundreds OF people on the
wharf aid pr0mcuadiug the walks and
there was not a WHISPER that yellow
fever existed In an hour the scene
was changed and a panic prevailed and
all who could do 20 gJt away at once.
We arrived at Acclmlc at l. o'clock,
and being gwen pleasant room by
niue host. G J. Doughty, Of the no.
tel, We were soon ohllylOus OF yellow
fever or anything else
Monday morning M an early hour we
were up and receiving hearty shakes Of
the hand from friends whom We had not
seen since 1897. Among the first was
friend Edmunds of the Enterprise. who
Is the most ultra Iyler and Jones man
we have seen He gave Us the pOltl-
cal complexion ~ the county III the
Martin Tyler fight, which was verified
later by the action Of the mass-meetlng
% select candidates for the Legislature.
Dr. ScTburgl was the next man
This gentleman Is a Republican, and
never hesltates Co call a spade spade,
and on our last vislt't0 Accomac was
not the most popular man on the Shore.
Some time since the Doctor was ap-
pointed supervisor Oi census for the dis
trlct. and now has the appointment II
~ officers III the district. half Of VII m
will be- Democrats. He l. now extreme
~ popular Ii makes wonderful diff
ference O. a man when be has patron
age whatever his politics may be.
DR.. ScArburgh said O. us II IN
tend % give Offices only % those who
possess the best qualifications, whether
they b. Democrats 0r Republican. ! VIII
play no fayorites and have not made a
singh promise Ny aim Is 10 make My
administration a credit to the State ana
the Government The Doctor Is look
ing well
On asking Mr.. y b Wescait. who Is
SD ken Of as the successor Of Congress
man Jones when be gets tined Of the
Office, Of the political situation on the
Shore. he sAIu: Overwhelmingly for
Tyler "
DR. Brockenb5rough, Of N0rthamp-
ton, who IS a candidate for the Legls-
lAture, was present looking after his
legislative interest aud also the success
Of the Cape Charles fair, of which he Is
Secretary.
Hon. s wilkins Matthew'S and DR.
John II Wise, who are candidates for
the Legislature from Accomac, were
very active This Will be a hot fight
as each have large following The
location # the Confederate Monument
at PArksley, Will play an important
part in the contest Dr. Wise favored
the location at PArksley instead Of Ac-
cJmAc O. ii.
The new courthouse, 10 be built at
AccOmac, VIII be a handsome struct-
ure, 1t will be located between the
present courthouse and clerk office,
will cost about Sl7 0J0 The old court
house Will be moved across the road
and utilized for county purposes
The OF purchased for the site OF the
new courthouse, cost 5000 and contains
over an acre. Work will be com
menced at an early date.
POLITICAL MEETING.
A meeting had been called for court
day by the Democrats, 10 adopt a plan
for the selection Of a candidate for the
Legislature. Chairman iB0wd1in called
the meeting 70 order abOut2 30 o clock
The courthouse was full and much in
terest manifested. 1t was evident that
the prep0uderance Of sentiment WAS for
TYLER for senator. Senator lie Cato Of
fered resolution providing for a prl-
mary on Saturday, Aug. goth, and all
who voted for Hon W. A Jones, at
the last election, would be allowed 10
vote This brought forth an amend o
mont from Mr.. n. B. Wescott that
only those who cast their votes for
Hon. " J. Bryan be allowed 10 vote.
The amendment was accepted and the
resolution passed. Mr. n b. Wescott
then otfe ed a resolution, 10 Wit:
That this meeting endorses the can
didscy Of Hon j Hoge Tyler for the
u. S. Senate. This provoked much
discussion bat. was finally carried. 1t
is claimed tdat this resolution does not
carry any instructions, and only ez-
presses the sentiment Of those in the
meeting
At Eastville on Friday the new
court house will be dedicated and Hon
J. S. Wise will deliver the address.
THE TRIP HOME
Monday evening we left Accomac
for Cape Charles, en- route home When
we arrived at Tasley we were Informed
that tickets were being sold to Old
Point, and we thought the yellow
fever report fake. In few minutes
the agent received orders to discontinue
sale of tickets to Old Point. Then the
question was how to get home. AT
| Gape Charles we determined to 60 to
Norfolk md take the Norfolk & West
ern, and after a good. bye to friends
boarded the steamer. AS we neared
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