The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-14
MIR. Berrey Declares This to Have
Been His Experience.
A BIG DAY AT LEWISTON
Horse Snow, Tournament and Other
Features 10 be Embraced-FlneT To-
hacco and Wheat Crops
Store Robbed.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)


FREDERICK SBURG, VA, August 10
Hon. T. W Berrey. the prominent law
yer of Stafford county. who was arrested
on the charge OF embezzlement, tried and
acquitted all on the same day, was here
today He saws he collected one hundred
and thirty-seven dollars In the case and
paid out one hundred and forty-seVen.
which leaves him ten dollars short. It Is
rumored that Mr.. Berrey will sue Reuben
Nontioy. who sWore out the warrant for
his arrest.
Walter Clark and Junius Toombs, both
colored. who went from here to work in
a bricll-yald in New Jersey, got into
difficulty there. Clark is in a hospital at
Long Branch, speeches., with trac-
tured skull and Toombs is IN jail
The store of ]. D. N1cWhirt, at Summit.
SpotsyIvania county. was robbed of
sum of money, twenty dollars of which
belonged to the postofice. and large
quantity OF merchandise There is no clue
to the robbers
POTOMAC PROGRESS.
A new paper, to be known as the 20
tomac Progress to be published weekly
at Hague. Westmoreland county, by the
Hague Publishing Co, of which W. l.
MAYO is secretary, will make us appear
ance on october 3. 1902.
Five registrars appointed for caroline
county by the Constitutional Convention
have refused to serve and the vacancies
will have to be filled by Judge b Z.
Moncure, Of the County Court
All of the pickle factories are busy
receivins, the new crop of pickles, which
are lust beginning to come in and viii
continue to arrive until September. The
crop Is Of excellent quality and the yield
large. The new canning factory is also
extremely busy receiving the crop OF
tomatoes for canning purposes. This
crop is the largest and finest in this
section for years.
BIG DA4 AT LEWISTON.
On Friday. August 22d, large crowd
viii be attracted to Lewiston. in Spotsyl-
yanta county for an all-day programme
of entertainments now being arranged
by the progressive and hospitable PEP
pie of that section. Among the features
will be first-class horse show, tourna-
ment, big out.do dinner, baseball and
q literary entertainment at night. It
prom 'ses to be a. great success.
Caroline County Court held this week
was watermelon court. This court. which
occurs annually, is always looked for
ward to with interest and never fails
to draw large crowds. In the absence
of much business. the day is given up to
what might be termed watermelon pic
pic That was the case this year. The
business of the court was dispatched
quickly and many hundreds Of water
melons were cut on the court green and
enjoyed by the planters and farmers.
many of whom were in a happy frame
of mind over the bright prospects for
good crops The tobacco crop in that
county is especially promising and 4
large acreage has been planted Last
years crop of this plant brought about
$4,000 in the county and it is thought
that this years yield will be even more
valuable,
FINE CROP OF WHEAT
Mr. w. II Deshazo, manager of the
Farley Vale" estate in King George
county sold in this market this week
a portion of his wheat crop. 500 bushels.
al rs cents per busfel. The quality was
very SUPERIOR.
Mr. B. Carey Nelson, Of Richmond. who
was struck and quite badly injured by
q street car in that city. is at the Lawn
Hotel. Bowling Green. where he will be
confined for some time.
Mr.. Turner Robb formerly Of King
George county. now Of Helena. Montana,
has sold portion of the fine old Nan
zatico' estate in King George to Mr.
London Thompson. of that county
Circuit Judge J. e. Mason, who has
been spending some time in the noun
tains for the benefit of his health upon
the advice of his physicians has returned
much improved and will begin the hold
ing of courts in his circuit
Mr. George T. Jet, son of the late DR..
William n. Jett of. King George coun-
ty, has been appointed to q responsible
position in a large business house at
Hong Kong, China, where he will re-
side.