The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-04
10000 BUSHELS
CORN SHIPPED.
BY Farmers on the Rappahannock
During the Week.
NEW CROP BEING PLANTED
A Case Where Consolidation Did No
Lessen Competition = Vawter's
Episcopal Church, in Caroline,
Built 1871, Well Preserved.
NEW CROP BEING PLANTED

Especial Dispatch TO The Tsmes.)
FREDERICKSBURG. VA, May IA
large number Of vessels have been load
ing on the Rappahannock River during
the past week with corn for shipment by
farmers Of King George and other sec
lions. The principal farmers of King
George who made shipments were Messrs.
Allen Smith, E. s. Ruggles, c. T. Purks,
J. j. Sale and Henry V. Turner. The
largest shipper OF these was Mr.. Smith,
whose consignment was 5000 bushels. The
aggregate shipments by these farmers
alone was over 10000 bushels. They re-
ceived 60 and Is cents per bushel. deliv-
cred on the vessels.
Circuit Judge J. D Mason has APP
pointed Mr.. Fielding z. Ashton on the
Board OF Pension Commissioners for
King George county in place Of Major
e. S. Ruggles. who declined to serve.
Corn planting is in full progress
throughout this section, and many Of the
farms present busy scenes. The acre
age is larger than for some years. The
wheat crop still continues unpromisiDg,
owing to the drought Of last fall and the
lack OF snow during the winter, and 1t
: IS not expected that the average yield
will be over 80 per cent. Of the usual
crop.
STORES CONSOLIDATED.
With the consolidation Of the two large
dry goods stores Of Messrs. q. T. Baker
and S. G. Wallace into one general
! wholesale dry goods establishment it
was supposed that there would be two
dry goods stores less than heretofore.
but Mr.. G. Frank Timberla.ke will open
q. large dry goods and notion house at
! the stand formerly occupied by Mr..
Baer. and Mr.. z. w. Stearps has moved
!, into the handsome storeroom OF the En-
terpr1se building and will conduct there
the same line Of business. Messrs.
Baker and Wallace have moved into the
. large and handsome new store just COM
pleted for them. The store formerly
/ occupied by Mr.. S. G. Wallace has been
added to the adjoining store, the two
being thrown into one large shoe and
clothing store for N1essrs. Michael and
Iiansford Wallace These are only a
few OF the many changes in business
/; and tho great amount of building and
! other improvements here recently.
A FINE OLD CHURCH
In Caroline county. a few miles below
Port Royal is an old colonial edifice,
known as Vawter's Episcopal Church.
It was built in 1871. of English brick, and
above the front entrance is cut in a
brick the figures ''173l.'' Moss covers
portion Of the bricks. the shutters of the
windows are worn with age. and the
hinges holding them were made by hand.
In the chlrohyard are two large fiat
granite slabs. beneath which lie the re-
mains Of two Scotchmen, who We're. in
the early days OF its history, associated
with the church, one dying in 1.61 and
the other In 1854. The floors of the
church are Of tessalated granite and the
pews have high backs. The pulpit is in
two sections and the service is read
from the lower portion. while the sermon
is, preached from the higher, which Is
at least ten feet from the floor. Rev. e.
w. Crowley is the rector Queen Anne,