The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-09-06
WESTMORELAND
Road Contractors VS.. the Inspector-oyater-
men Excited other Notes, Etc Btc.
Correspondence Of The Free Lance
Montross Va, Sept. 4,h

Correspondence Of The Free Lance
Montross, Va, Sept. 4'h.
Tuesday last lightning struck the res
ldence Of Mr.. v b Northern near
Templeman's, damaging one corner OF
the building. The house was vel pro-
iected by ightning.rods recently pat
up.
Typhoid fever prevails to great ex'
tent and several deaths from us eifect'
are reported The people are growing
unensy. and il seems the continued not
weather favors the disease.
The Board Of Supervisors held q
meeting at MontrOss Saturday, ana hAd
settlement to date with the county
treasurer. DIR. r. II Stewart, whose re-
port made a good showing
The contractors with the Montross
road district are complaining oi the
ruling Of Supervisor Il b Reed who
claims that the roads have received no
attention or work The road contract,
ors have, they say, employed counsel
and will take tho matter 60 court
The county roads in WesImoreland
and the carrying Of the u. 5. mall are
Jobs obtained by the lowest bidder and
the system has reduced the service 10
poor teams aud sh0ddy vehicles IN O
m,iority Of cases 60 do Uncle Sam 5
work. aud inexperienced men as con-
tractors 20 keep the public roads III or
der. The contracts are secured at suoh
ridioulously low figures that the con
tractor cannot afford 60 do much work.
81 20, "a IA a. IIfnmnnaa
the part Of some 20 work for Uncle
Sam with horse. cart and man, for 80
cents per day. and If requested by Il
neiRhbor 20 plough day with same
team It will cost one dollar The &C.
tion Of Inspector OF Roads Il b Reed
with the contractors Of roads Will like.
ly have good elect as they will un.
derstand that If they secure the con
tract by bid below what the necessa-
~ WORK is worth they must be the los
or.
Excitement still exists IN all the sec
ton Of country bordering on Curioman
bay and Nomini creek growing out OF
the applications tackled upon the court
house door by many individuals desir.
ing TO rent the oyster bottom OF SAID
bag. IL is estimated that should this
privilege be taken away from those
who for fifteen OF twenty years have
made their living from this industry
that over two hundred persons VINO
heretofore have found profitable en-
ployment in prosecuting the oyster IN
| dustry VIII be thrown OFT Of employ
ment and 10 Will result Ia driving from
| that section number Of white and
colored people.
A large congregation assembled Sun.
day night at ST James EpiscopAl
church. There we're no services, The
rector. Mr.. Latane being detained Of
oak Grove at the funeral Of MIR GreeI-
| law until too late an hour 20 meet MS
appointment at MOntr0ss sc s p IN.
some Of our farmers. after stripping
the blades and cutting of the tops oil
their corn crop, are agreeably sutpFis'
ed TO find more and better yield of corn
than was expected.
We were visited with delightful
rain on August 2Sth, being the htsi
for five weeks L. greatly refreshed veg
citation aud the idle grist mills starled
no. bat Il seems 40 this writing We are
t0 nave q repetition If August drouth,
and the mills are again idle and IN
roads q mass Of dust, weather hot aud
the streams that were started by tn
rain # the 2Sth are again dry. +