The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-30
FREDERICKSBURG FINANCES.
Thrifty Counties of the Northern Neck
Have DOG LlWS.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA, June %
Specialize Finance Committee of the
City Council. through its acting chairman,
Colonel E. D. Cole, the chairman, Mr.. W.
G. Willis, having been on June 18th elected
mayor to succeed the late Mayor Rowe,
has just made to a special meeting of the
Council the annual report for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1900 which shows
the finances Of the city to be in better
condition than at any former period in
It's history. After paying all the expenses
Of the year there is a balance of over
$500 in the treasury. The city has more
improvements than ever before and its
public buildings and other property are
in excellent condition. The City Water
Works and Gas Works are both sources of
revenue. and altogether this city may well
be congratulated upon its present prosper
Gus condition and the bright outlook for
for the future.
The Grtndstone 9Th timber tract of land
in this county, owned by Northern parties.
has been purchased by Major w. S. En-
brey from Mrs. Martha Fox. acting for
herself and others.
Miss Gertrude P. Dew. of Caroline
county. will be married July Sd to Mr.
w. E. Reynolds. of Nelson county.
The counties OF the Northern Neck are
showing progressive spirit which some
of the otherScounties of the State would
do we'll to initiate. Westmoreland is
building a handsome new courthouse, and
clerks office with secure vault for
safe-keeping of its valuable records, and
was of the first counties to lay tax
on dogs. being driven to it by losses in
Cured by its citizens from raids by ours
on the flocks of sneep.
Northumberland also has a dog law, as
we'll as a satisfactory scalp law, and mas
entered into a three-year contract for
keeping its public roads in order. 1t also
has a sensible law requiring plain sign
boards at all road crossings for the benefit
of travellers.
Lancaster has a no-fence law in full
operation and is turning it's attention TO
the subject of better roads and u dog law.
Its handsome courthouse has recently
been remodeled and reprinted There are
few sections in the State that bear more
evidences Of prosperity than these thrifty
counties.
An interesting meeting of the Kappa
hammock Valley Medical Association was
held here last night at the residence of
DR.. j. T.. Tompkins. There was a good at
tendance. The main feature of the occa-
sion was a highly interesting and instruc-
tive paper read by DR.. b. Hales. Of this
city on the Rules and Methods of Asep-
tic Surgery in which attention was called
to the large number of deaths in former
years from blood poisoning. while now.
t,utier improved methods. the death per-
centage is very small = high tribute was
also paid TO the country doctor. The paper
was discussed by Drs. Tompkins, j. n.
Barney and II. W. d. Martin. DR.. w j.
Crittcnden, of Unonville, was chosen to
prepare a paper and lead in the discussion
al the next meeting. At the conclusion OF
the session an elegant banquet Was served.
The next meeting of the Association will
be held at the residence of DR.. 3. Hales,
in this city, September 9th.
The first ripe peaches of the season
grown in this section were on the market
this week.