Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-05-11
FROM OUR SISTER TOWN.
TruckIng-FOrest Fires-Many
Item OF Interest

TOANO. Va. May sit is worthy of
note that for this time Of the year. the
crops in this section never gave promise
of better results. Watermelons are com
ing up fine and there seems 20 be small
need OF replsnting. The ground Is an
6rst-class condition for planting corn.
and farmers are busy putting i'm large
quantities OF this crop This is nothing
unusual. as the product always exceeds
the demand for homc consumption.
which Is very extensive owing to the re
ccssity Of the employment oflarge team
force.
The raising ct poultry and eggs has
grown 90 be quite au industry here. al,
) shipments OF eggs from this station las
week amounted Co shout 1900 dozen
the market price averaging from twelve
To fifteen cents per dozen.
! Mr.. g. &. Branch recently returned
from Richmond with a carload at horses
and mules tor use ON the several truck
farms that he is working this year.
MIR. ]. NJ. Jennings has also added q
fine pair Of mules to his team force. these
circumstances go 20 show that IL l. the
up-to-datc truckers OF this kind. aud IL
Is also "a self evident fact that such an
| vcstments are warranted hv the income
from the lcadjug industry OF this section
tracking.
Extensive forest fires have been raging
near roano fov the last few DAYS. Mr.
j. II. Slater has lost large amount o
oak. pine and popular cut wood. and
railroad ties. We are also very sorry O.
note that these hrcs have DESTROYED al
Of the building material belonging q
Mr.. r. Kemper Taylor. with which l.,
was constructing "a residence for himsel
one mile east oi Toaao. Mr.. Taylor Ia
the sympathy of all his friends. VII,
, hope he will not be discouraged, bu
INK ms flint and try again
The new teleph one line is complete
; nearly 60 Toano. and We viii soon be Il
telephone connection with williamsburg
; and the east. The following gentleme
y viii have phones in their places of bu.
mess. Messrs. K. +. Richardson. ID. "
Marstou, A. W. Jennings and Dr. II.
Stephenson,
What TOanO needs now is a telephou
system, connecting the different farms
with the village. This would result
| almost unlimited convenience to the IA
mers and indeed 10 any one eNpendin
the small amount necessary for the inal
guration of a system of this kind. TIL
matter was agitated sometime ago b
Mr.. ". K. Branch, who was unable how
ever TO secure the requisite number I
subscribers. We hope that after IL
!. long distance phone is put into opeF'
= ton all win awaken TO the desirabilit
= of becoming more conveniently eonnec
Il ed with each other, and with the rai
y road station.
y Mr. Z. r. Priscoll has moved his lur
Der plant from the property OF Mr.. ].
q Jennings 20 that OF Mr.. ID. ". Marsto
. with whom he has contracted to man
= facture a large amount OF pine and o.
~ !nmber.
: MIR. d. w. Marston IS building a nj
ice house with cold storage building q
tached. This will all long felt want
Toano as Mr.. Marston will get ice
.. the carload and supply the entire col
munity. We welcome this move wi
: open arms on account Of the failure
secure natural zee last winter.
MIR. p. K. Priscoll suffered the misfc
tune OF losing fine horse last Satr
day.
IN Mr.. ]. f. Jennings has accepted n
E. sponsible position as book-keeper for {
as E. b. Freeman Lumber Co. Wilmingto
- INC.
Miss Natalie Simmons has return
n home after having spent a couple
e weeks with Mrs. w. :. Meanlcy. of Ne
y port News.
!; A considerable number of our ba
:. bali patriots viii witness the game
es Williamsburg tomorrow betwesE {
married aud singi inca Then y