Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NORTHERN NEckERs MOST ANx-
1ous ron A BROAD GAUGE uoAD.
CORN is BADLY DAMAGED
some s-~ II "went Through heat
nc, :. rrihbrc May Lcnre-wor-
ricd by Decline In Price OF Beef
rersonn1.

CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY,
IA. October 4,-tSpecial.)-It is said on
good authority that the Eastern Con-
ItructIon Company have made canvass
OF q portion OF Stafford county, with a
Wow TO building an electric railroad
there IN the very near future, and the
BEST citizens OF the community are mani
Testing their approval of the proposed en-
terprise II IS supposed that this road
will run from Washington, in Kappa
hammock county, down through Stafford
to the Potomac Creek, or some point
on the Potomac river.
The King ~re people are receiving
this news with peculiar interest, and ex-
press the hope that the enterprise will be
followed by the construction of road
through the Northern Neck.
il is not generally believed that the
long-talked of road from Fredericksburg
10 The Chesapeake Bay will be built
der the charter granted some few years
ago but some Of our most enterprising
people are trying 10 interest other parties
in the proposition to build a broad-guaEe
road through the counties of King
George Westmorelsnd. Richmond, and
Lancaster Some OF the Northern Neck
ers are willing to have m electric road
rather than railroad at all. but many
Of our best people oppose every suEges-
ton Of such an enterprise. on the ground
that the construction Of an electric rail-
way through the Neck would forever
settle the question of a steam-car rail-
way.
1t IS said that e good deal Of the corn
here which was cut off and put in shocks
early IN the season. is very badly dam
aged. Some Of the farmers say that
their shocked corn went through q heat
thermometer ranged up in the eighties.
IT is rurnored IN Methodist church cir
cles herr At Rev. j. L. Prbble. the
pastor j. sc. may not return to the
King c. circuit after the meeting of
the Annus Conference in November. All
tho churches of the circuit are pleased
with Mr. Pribble, and as far as is known,
he IS pleased with j George and the
people but Il he makes a change, it will
be done in order to educate his children.
He has several sons who are at the age
20 need better school "a cilities than can
be found here. It may be said in this
connection that Mr.. Pribble is a success
ful pastor and good preacher.
The recent decline in the price Of beef
cattle has caused something of a sensa-
tion among the people here. who have
large herds of fatted beeves which had
been prepared to be put on the market
Inc first of this month. The sudden drop
In prices means loss of hundreds of
dollars to several King George cattle
raisers.
A barge is lying at Chatterton. on the
Potomac river. near mere, taking on a
cargo of 5000 railroad ties for the north
ern market. The cargo belongs to Major
VI S. Embrey, of Fredericksburg, and
was cut from the woods in this neigh
borhood.
1t Is reported here that Miss Maggie
Maddox. who fell head-foremost in Mr..
Alexander Pratts-iee-I+ouse some days
ago, is still in a very serious condition.
Her nose is cut and broken. her face,
head, and body bruised, and it is feared
that her spine is injured. The report is
to the effect that Miss Maddox has been
unconscious a good deal Of the time since
the distressing accident occurred.
Miss Sue Washington, of this county, is
arranging to leavea for Powhatan Col
lege in West Virginia, where she will be
a student till 1904
Miss Mamie s. Rogers has returned to
her home here. after spending few days
in Washington. D. c.
Mrs. John f. Mason has returned from
& trip TO Stanton, Va, and Washington
city.
Rev. ]. r. Thomas. who has been on
@vistt TO his daughter in Charles county
la has returned to his home in the
iswer part Of King George.
The death of Captain John f. Dicllin-
son on Thursday removed one of King
Georges most prominent men. Captain
Dickinson had been a man of large
means. and up TO the time when his
health failed some years ago. he was the
most successful agriculturist in this sec
ton.
Presiding Elder Joseph Amiss. who Wis
tied King George this week and conduct
ed a quarterly conference at Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church on Wednes-
day. has returned to his home at Bowling
Green.
Miss Helen Caruthers. daughter OF DR..
V. 0. Caruthers, of this county, has gone
10 Fauquier to visit kinsfolk.
The public schools of this county will
be opened on Monday next, October 9Th.