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County Court Distinguishes Visitors
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OOuntf (ourt OtStn9utSSec visitors
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interest-Personals Etc.
Tappahannoek, Va, Dec. 18th. 1902.
The cold, threatening weather greatly
diminished the attendance upon Essex
County Court. and but a comparatively
small crowd gathered. There was moth
ing of any special interest in court, and
time hung heavily on Judge Wares
hands. An application for license to run
bar room in certain section Of the
county ELECTED some interest. and the Oh
position TO the same was 40 marked and
united that the applicant gave the mat.
ter up and failed to apply.
Among the attorneys in attendance
may be mentioned MIR H. /. Lewis. Of
King William: Col. J. II. Saunders and
Mr. W. ID. Evans, of Middlesex: Judge J
W. Fleet and Messrs c. b Jones and
Frank Smith, of King and Queen. with
Judge Thos. T.. Blakey. II L.. Newbill
and James Lewis. of Essex senator
Harding Walker. of Northumberland
was also seen on his way u Richmond
TO resume his duties in the Legislature.
/ he many friends of Mr.. Walker will be
glad to know that he has entirely recov-
cred from his long and serious spell of in
disposition The people OF the Northern
Neck are fortunate in having a man like
MIR. Walkerto look after their interests 10
the representative body of the State.
The town OF Tappahannock was hon
ored on Sunday and Monday by the ar
rival oil several most distinguished vie
itors
The handsome and splendidly furnished
lighthouse steamer, "Jessamine." used
10y the government for construction. re
pair aud inspection work of the engineers
L fnN hs. 49,
ed up TO the wharf bringing the coterie
OF distinguished visitors: Col. W. A.
ZONES | ;. Engineers, superintendent OF
all lighthouses south of New York to
BEAUFORT, y. C.. and the bays and navi-
gable rivers within that district Of coun-
try; Maj Gen. A. Med McCook. l.. :.
Army, retired: President Henry s
fritchett, of Massachusetts Institute of
technology. ston, member of the
light-house g recently 'superinten-
dent oil and Geodetic Surveys.
ana iorrI ntof Columbian Col
leSe' - and our own DR.
lnos. II Washington. aud
Kos wei edmond. Col .Ionee
~ ~ we're on a tour of in
: ec''f 10 the Rappahannach
river : = entrance and the otheI
gent -a- e. the guests of Col Jones
and Dr nrit .ett Gen McCook was the.
''r pany COMMANDER in the late Civil
N -, and wRs major general after the
'-r IN the regular army, having rs,n
rough all the grades from the bottom
. the highest rank of the army at that
ime Gen McCO"k had se.cn brother
anu his father with him in the war at on
time. The father aud three sons were
lei and three others were wounded
Hon I II. Is Wright was conierrinr
upon the distinguished visitors the priv
i'ges OF the town. and was doing his ut
most To make them feel at home
The Junior Order Love Feast on Thurs
LAY night. the llth, was thoroughly
enjoyable affair The menu was of the
most abundant AVID appetizing kind. and
Mr. lvey, the speaker Of the evening.
spoke. to the great delight and benefit
Of his de ply attentive hearers.
Mr.. Geo. r. Scott is visiting relatives
in Maryland
Rev j. I. Haley left last week with
his little daughter, Marian. for Ri h
mond, where DIR. Geo. Ben johnson on
Grated on the child's leg on Friday, aud
at last accounts she was doing well
Mr.. Haley is universally admired and be-
loved, and a host of friends follow him
and his suffering little girl with tender
est sympathy in the ordeal through
which they are passing
The three canning factories, belonging
to the estate 90 +k~ f<te - W. hrieue.
o. az bathurst, one at huntsville and
one at Tappahannock, were put up and
sold at public auction in a lump for
$4,000, Mr.. Eddie Kriete becoming the
purchaser.
Mrs. Frank Cauthorn, of Baltimore.
will spend her Xmas in Tappahannoek
with Mr.. and Mrs r c Phillips
Miss Sadie Scott is expected home next
week for the Xmas holidays.
Miss Eleanor Ryland, of Kentucky
will spend her Christmas with her aunt.
Mrs DR.. Taliaferro.
Mr.. and Mrs Willie Taliaferro expect
TO leave on Friday for a visit to Mrs
Taliaferro's relatives in Isle of Wight
county.
In some sections of the county minks
have been making heavy hauls upon the
poultry yard. One night last week Mrs.
+, b. Beale had ten fine young pullets
killed, and Mrs. S. Lumpkin. near Indian
Neck eleven Both minks were subsequent
ly killed.
The little daughter Of Mr. Joseph Gar
nett, in the upper part of King and Queen,
while standing close to the fire had her
clothes ignited and was dreadfully burn
ed. Mrs. Garnett in herOically trying to
put out the flames was badly burned
about the hands and arms. At last ac-
counts they were doing as we'll as could
be expected
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