Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
Al VERY FOXY 'POSSUN
SLIPPED OUT OF A BAG AND THEN
TOOK TO WATER.
SAVED HIS "CHAW TOBACCO,
York County Man, After Using the,
Weed Himself, Gives 1t to HI.
Horses as o1edicine-Prosapcrity ON
tic peninsu1a-Persona News.

/ YORKTOWN, VA, November 15.-(Spe-
cial.)-Among the recent queer antics OF
the fauna. of the s"Old Dominion. was the
effort of an opossum to Guido anything
/ In the annals of animal peculiarities
| "Brer' Postum had been captured by. a
/ party Of youngsters a few nights ago
and consigned to the depths Of the guni1y
! sack, carried on such occasions for the
/ incarceration purpose. After leaving the
wods the hunting party made a rapid
I tour in their journey, which brought them
to the shores Of the York river. The ocou-
/ pant Of the sack had apparently been
livery quiet, but had also been attending
/ Strictly to business as he made hole
through which he quietly slipped His
I'captors were unaware of his escape until
I the dog accompanying the expedition be-
| gan to howl and start on an exciting
chase to the waters edge. "Brer' Pos
! sum- LED the canine a merry dance. I'm:
| daunted by the cold waves, he plunged
! boldly in and swan out beyond the reach
of the dog and boy. DumbfounGed by
the strange sight Of an opossum taking
to water, the puzzled youngsters held a
council of war and decided to dispose
| their forces in sl1rnish line along the
shore, confident their quarry would soon
| be driven again to seek his native ele-
ment. After ten minutes of patient watch
| ing. black speck appeared in the moon
| light on the surface of the water. It
was the marsupial. On reaching the
| shore "Brcr" Postum was warmly greet.
ed by friendly yells, and with kindly hands
assisted to the depths of the repaired
gurnN sack, while, amid great rejoicing.
| he reached the box, where a number of
his fellows had arrived before to be fat
tened for the Thanksgiving feast
MOST ECONOMICAL MAN IN VIR-
GINA.
The most economical man in Virginia
was discovered n few days ago on the
streets of old Yorktown. The individu- 1
al in question is tobacco chewer OF
ample proportions. While standing in
front of his residence he was seen to take
a quid from his mouth. which had been
in constant use for several hours and
throw 1t over his garden fence. When
GuizzeG as to his reason for this strange
action he answered: Times are hard.
you know, and I can't afford to lose
good chaw tobacco. Why. sir, l take
that tobacco after it has dried out by
the sun, and use it in my horses hangers
1t is one of the most effective remedies
for intestinal parasites ] know Of Who
ever heard of a second hand quid Of to-
bacco being utilized before?
York county and the contiguous por-
tons of Warwick and James City ccun-
ties. are experiencing a boom in the
building trade. Not an inflated, ephemeral
boom. but a strong, undeniable impetus
in the line of new stores. dwellings, barns,
and other necessary out-houses. 1t re- |
duires no vivid Imagination to notice
this awakening to the pulsations Of modern |
progress. The sound of the hammer, SO
lonS a stranger to Yorktown. is again |
heard among US, while the odor OF rev |
paint is likewise noticeable.
GASOLINE PROPELLER LAUNCHED. |
Messrs. Wainwright and Wornom, of |
Poquoson, have just launched their new
gasoline propellc / boat from Smiths Ma I
rine railway. after Installing her motive
power. This enterprise is intended to
supply the place Of the stamer service
lately supplied by the Old Dominion |
Steamship Company, between Poquoeon-
river landings and Norfolk, the with |
drawal Of which caused much hardship |
upon the shippers from those points. The |
promoters of tie new enterprise are eN
rensivc oyster-planters, and also will use.
the vessel in marketing their stock
The vessel will make daily trips. and
give quick freight service. Passenger SER /
vice has not been provided for as yet, |
but if the expected demand materialiZes, |
accommodations will be provided.
Monday. the 18th. County Court con- !
venes. but from all indications the term
will be quite an uninteresting one; as
the docket contains nothing Of Importance
for Judge Smiths attention. With a
court docket free of criminal cases an
empty JAIL and a pauperless poor-nou Sc, |
the county Of York is fast approaching |
the conditions prescribed for a modern |
Utopia.
PERSOY,--3I
Among recent visitors to town were Mr..
and Mrs. H. f. Wyncoop, of Williams
burg; r. w. Williams, Charlotte Court
hol,st Va; Miss Elise Wingfield and Mr.. |
and Mrs. a. II. Ewing, Of RirhmonI
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wainwright, of !
Ern fton, were in Richmond this week,
purchasing a heavy stock Of fall goods.
Mr.. j. C. Council Of Hampton, was
here during the week experimenting a
large contract Of tin work on the fine new
modern storehouso being erected by Mr..
John S. Deneufvillc.
Mr.. T.. M. Chandler spent Thursday last
in Richmond purchasing a stock Of car
rage goods.
Miss Mary Hudgins is the guest Of Mrs.
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