Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-09

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oldest inhabitant." At King George
Courthouse the largest precinct III tne
county where the capacious green mas
hitherto been crowded with bolsterous
sovereigns on election days. the scene
was strikingly novel on Tuesday. Iher. !
was hardly dozen .ersof.s gathst 81
there at any one time during the Gay,
and instead of the hundreds OF co'oi eu ~
men who usually spend eiecticn day 1T
the court house yard, only two or three
b,a ok faces appeared at time IueSnay'
and from these lonesome-loo..inS lew
ther, was not a word or act to indicate
that a congressman was being voted loi
in the old courthouse building.
For some time past the colored people
here have been extremely retlcents on the
subject of the new Constitution and the
loss Of their suffrage.
A Shortage In apples.
An interview Of the farmers and fruit
growers shows that there are fewer
apples in King George at this time thaI
ever before in November. The crop was
unusually short and the small quantity
of fruit that remained on the. trees
through the August drought was very
Indifferent and fell to the ground early
in September.
Whooping cough in very malignant
form is epidemic here, and many OF tie
children are i'll with it. The disease is
interfering quite seriously with the at
tendance upon the public schools.
"The Potomac Progress"
The Potomac Progress. the sprishtly
weekly newspaper just started at Hasue.
In westmoreland county, made trial
trip', to many King George home this
week. The paper starts under very favor
able circumstances, and some OF our pest
peop,e predict for 1t a "howlng success
Fall farm work which was SO back
ward several weeks ago. is being pushed
rs rapidly as possible just now. sooe
deal of corn has been shucked and housed
ard a major part nf the wheat crop mas
been seeded Owing to the drought early
in the season and the scarcity Of farm
Ia bor a comparatively small area mas
been seeded to small grain.
Some Of the Northern Neck farmers are
shipping new ::corn to the Washington
and Baltimor6&markets. and are dlsapl
pointed in the prices received for 1t.
Pigs in Demand.
Hogs have been SO scarce here all this
wear that the few persons who are so
fortunate as to have pigs for sale are
debating and receiving their own prices
Pigs that have always sold at 81 apiece
are new in demand at 50 each. and the
demand is far in excess Of the supply.
The official members Of the Metnodlss.
Episcopal churches of the King George
Circuit are putting forth strenuous efforts
70 settle up the business for this confer
ence wear before their pastor leaves for
the meeting of the annual conference 1t
is understood that the circuit is In very
good condition. and that nearly. II not all.
the churches will pay out on the various
assessments.
Mrs. Lewis J. Billingsley and Miss
Lille Taylor have returned to their
homes in this county, after visiting Their
brother. Mr.. ". r. Taylor. who IS criti-
cally i'll in Richmond hospital
News has been received here that Miss
Edna Arnold. of this county. who has
been very i'll in Fredericksburg for two
weeks. Is somewhat improved. Miss
Arnold is student at the Fredericksburg
College and was seized with pneumonia.
Walluce Walker Improving.
Mr.. Wallace Walker, of this county.
who has been dangerously i'll with
typhoid-fever for five weeks. is so much
improved that his recovery is considered
proba ble Miss Ella J. Billingsley. also
of this county, who has been nursing Me-
Walker, left several days ago for Wash
ington for weeks much needed rest,
she having been nursing the sick al vari-
Gus places scOntfnuaily since tApEii.
Messrs. Robert Builard and Floyd
Walker of the upper end Of King George.
are seriously Ill with typhoid-fever.
Mr.. John Arnold son OF Dr.. I. T. Ar
mold. of this neghborilood. has gone to
Fredericksburg to attend school.
Mrs. Charles w. Rogers. Jr.. has re-
turned to her home, In Washington. after
spending two weeks with relatives in
King GeorGe.
Mrs. r. H. sorrell., of Washington. is
spending few days on her farm near
here.
Mrs Jefferson Davis Bradford. Of the
national capital city. has been on visit
to friends here for week or ten days
past.
Miss Martha J.. Massey. who spent a
week in fredericksburg with her brother.
who was very i'll in that city fo- some
days. has returned to her home. in this
:neighbcr nocd.
Miss Mary Washington Lewis. prorni-
snent King George lady. continues very
Z sick at her home. near here.
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