The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-29
FISHERMEN GIVE ]
Up THE BUSINESS.
Merchants Who Sell Them Supplies
Complain Of Dull Times,
MRS. STEVENS GRANTED DIVORCE
Splendid Prices Obtained fer Apples Shipped
to Liverpcol-A Prominent Citizen OF Or
ange Observes His 18th Birtbdsy With
Many Descendants Around Him.
especial Dispatch to The Timcs.)

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FREDERICKSBURG. VA, Oct. 2S.-Alr.
James Garrett, a well known cltlzen OF
Caroline county, dropped dead few days
ago. while attending to his usual duties
at his home and farm, aged seventy years.
wife and one son survive him.
Oystern1en along the Potomac have be-
come so discouraged at the scarcity OF
the oysters that many Of them have quit
the business and gone to the cities TOT
employment. Country merchants along
the river and tributaries, who formerly
did thriving business with tongmen
and dealers, are complaining OF Gull
times.
Rev. J. T. Eubank has rendered his res
ignat'on as pastor OF Bethel Church, III
Caroline county.
Mrs. Mary E Stevens has been granted,
in the Corporation Court here, an aoso-
lutte divorce from her husband, George
Stevens, on the ground of desertion.
UNWILLING POSTPONED.
The time for the unwilling of the Con-
federate monument atgt Madison Court
house has been postponed, the exact GATE
to be announced later. 1t was found
that the monument could not be com
pleted by October 31st, the time orlsl-
nally selected.
The cornerstone laying at iocnene'
Madison county, has been postponed 70
Saturday, November 2d.ss=: III 5Gs
NIr Charles Waugh, a prominent citizen
of Orange county, celebrated his seven
tv-eiEhth birthday a few days ago at
his home in that county. The occasion
was a very happy one. More than loo
guests were present, including children,
grandchildren great-grandchildren and
friends. Mr. Waugh has eight children
living, forty-eight grandchildren ana
twenty REORGANIZATION. An elegant
collation., comprising choicest viands and
delicacies. was served, and the occasion
was an enjoyable one to all present.
Mr.. E. F. Porter, of Westmcreland
county. raised eighteen bushels of corn
on one-eighth Of an acre from one quart
of Dent seed corn.
BARN BURNED.
The barn belonging to Mr.. c. r. Cole
man, in Spotsylvana county, was de-
stroyed by fire, together with contents,
entailng quite a heavy loss. no lnsur-
ance The fire is supposed to have been
of incendiary origin.
The suit of Mr. Carter Honey against
the city for alleged damages from run
ming a sewer through his property re-
suited Nerdlcl 'ioi, liic Iits' W.
Honey having already been compensated
to the extent of the amount fixed by
commissioners for laying the sewer.
Mr. c. B. Woods, of Rappahannock
county shipped a carload of apples to
a commission firm in the Liverpool mar
31et and received S5.52 per barrel for 1orks
and s6.72 for pippins.
Captain John II. Davis, of Westmore-
land county, a gallant eN-Confederate
member of Company E. Fifty-tifth Vir-
ginia Infantry, during the Civil War, Is
dead.
Mr.. Conway NJ. Lawrence, formerly OF
this city now of Vicksburg, Miss, was
married a few days ago to Miss Be!.e
Crook. of that city. Mr.. Alexander tltz-
hugh, formerly OF this city. was best man
In a game of football here between tins
Junior team of Fredericksburg College
and a team composed of pupils of the
public schools neither side scored, and
| the result was a tie.