Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-03-30
New Kent News.

an usual large corn crop. Trucss OF
all Ii ds win be on larger scale this
year than usual though labor is s.arce |
and hard 90 get IL will nc no unusual
irg TO &c ) oung ladies helping their
fstkess this year; our girls are the same
IN peace IN war. Where duty calls,
they can DC found.
| No httle excitement was caused her n
few days ago when there appeared in
our li;iIe town n strange Young lady
driving FIRE horse 10 a hi.e rig Her
leautf nj Ease and attraS tive costume
came near making the handsome AMI
| polite Gle. X of Me~srs. \ =. Walker &
suaded not to do so. Il yet remains a
MYSTERY. The horse. harness and buggy
were al new aud of the latest STYLE.
The costume worn 10y the Young lady
was al uP-t, date -lght-fsdora hst,
solid red mother hubbard % the finest
silk. gatheSyd az the rcck " - beautiful
gold bra.dc. She wore 70 hclr and the
skirt fell in loose folds and wes fitting
contrast To her beautiful fScc. Inquiries
thus far have proved nothing that VIII
lead to her identity. though her beauti-
Iul spirit skill hovcrs around Roxbury.
Messrs Richardson & Harrison. who
lost. by FIRE sometime aco. their fine
store a d stock OF goods at QuintOn.
have opened again in another house
close by until they can build their new
store which will bc completed IN the
near future. These hustling merchants
are always ahead. Push and pluck Is
the motto OF those gentlemen. They
have five stores and carry heavy stocks
in all OF them. Not orly are they mer
chants bat in other public works Civ,
. over one thousand peoDle employment
g manv families are thus supported. Suci
public spirited men should and are get
ting the just reward they deserve. The,
believe IN encouraging home cnterpris
and SO the public believe IN patronizinJ
them.
Our public schools closed on Frida,
last for the session. and the Superintend
ent, Mr.. Geo. Fisher. though one Of IN
Youngest IN the State. has filed tn
place with credit 20 himself and his pee
pie The schools were never in a NOR
prosperous condition. All the school
have good teachers. Miss Mollie Mar,
ton and Miss Lucy Talley. the tw
Young lady teachers OF No. l. and Cla
Hill schools are two of the most efficien
of the county. This was their FIRST Sc
sion but they have won for themselves
record that they may feel Justly proud.
Mrs. Charley Parsley died very suddei
- " on Wednesday last. She lived mes
Westwood. She leaves a devoted hu
- band and nine children 20 mourn the
"a loss. The oldest is l 5. while the youn
''- est is only months old
Mrs Robinson and Mrs. Ed Carrot
J." of Cumberland county. after a pleasai
visit 20 their brother. Mr.. T. {. Garrr
Of Roxbury, have returned home.
Mr.. c. :. Taylor and Miss Edna Fo
\ arc visiting Mrs. 5. 5. White, of q.
he Lawn.
re Mr. John A. Richardson, after a vi,
n. of several days 10 friends IN Ricbmon
NJ has returned and is at his post of du
or again.
Pc The Ladies Aid Society of Providen
=, church. VIII give a basket party at I
Re residence OF Mrs. ~. NJ. Mautello
m Easter Monday night Proceeds for t
beneht Of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mashan and little So
of Hill Dale. Mich. after spending I
winter with their uncle. Mr.. J. A. Ste
ed dard. Laurel Hin. have returned hor
ng much delighted with this state and {
-er pect 20 sell out and come to old Virgin
MS 10 settle.