The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-22
BOLD AT TEMPT
TO ROB A HOME
The Fish Stand Cases in Nor
thumberland County
CREATE GREAT INTEREST
no Written Law by Hhiea tic Case Nay Be
Decided Ugon lis GecisiOn Rests the
Iaterest Of Large Fishing Values
in 1has ccuay.
CREATE GREAT INTEREST
(soseial Dispatch 10 The 1lnes.)


I5EAT85SNILLI1, VA, Jan, Zi.-About
Q clock Saturday nlEnt, %hic all me
stores We're DONG BUSINESS $40 lhe rcaaS
were aIikc with pcujiG, tga nea inaQe
y bold atleinpt 10 break into the !C!E 2
OF j. IL. Mems, the proprietor OF the
Arlington Hotel.
One o. tltGm Icy The aid OF a long lad
der succeeded IN EsttluS upon the ROOT
and jusf Il few feet from the window OF
MRS Mems, room, although there VAS Il
light in tie room ana he couiG see her
IN tlicrc. He did not stop until Mrs.
Nelms ran down stairs and called 10
some men, who were passing b., and
then he was seen 10 run down back Of
the house. while the other man was
thought to have entered a confectionery
etore near by and locked himself III and
bowed the lights out
Mrs. Mems ana her little children were
the only persons ut home At that time.
a large crowd soon collected around the
scene of action MIR. NcIms and Justice
Eich1eberger have done everything that
IS possible tu apprchcnd the burglars.
They have NOT been able 10 find out any
sure evidence against amy one yet, though
there is strong suspicion against a GER
tain party in the town.
FISH STAND CASES.
Commissioner r. S. Bunt has been kept
busy FOR the last two weeks taking
dispositions in the case Of Williams rs,
I[rantz and Nealc, fish stand case.
a week or moro was consumed before
Christmas and about two weeks since on
the case, and there is q weeks more
work yet. There is much interest mani
Tested in the case and large crowds at
tend the sessions daily. 1t is impossible
To tell who has the better, as the case
VIII have TO be decided by custom, there
being no law which applies 10 it. Who
ever may be the winner, it will take
several seasons of fishing to pay the
costs.
Tho best lawyers are in the case.
Hon. l.. l.. Smith represents krautz and
Meade. while A. S. Rice and j. ". Chism
represent Mr.. Williams
If MIR. Williams wins this case, n man
can take up stand anywhere and keep
fl as long as he wants as his own per-
sonal property. On The other hand. if
Ncalc and Nrantz win, man has 10
take his stand each year before anyone
else; that is. he cannot own IA stand from
Year to ycar unless he puts his trap out
on his stand before anyone else does
each wear.
BIG FISH FACTORY.
Steuvan and Wacker Company. Of Bal
fimore, have bought from Adolphus
Harding six acres Of land on Dividing
Creek Tor which they paid $1,000 They
nre going to build a large fish factory
and are going TO run ten steamers. This
viii be the largest factory in the county,
as the largest now only runs six steam
CTs
This makes the fourth factory that
viii he built in this county this coming
season. and making about twenty new
fishing steamers. besides q large number
of sail boats that viii be out on the fish
ing ground.
Tho fish factories are playing havoc
with the oysters in the lower end of The
county. This factory alone Will kill
nearly all the oysters in Dividing Creek
Tho homo of c. ]. Rowe was broken
into recently while he and his wife We're
away and largo quantity Of cdiblcs were
stolen.
DEATH OF MIR GARNER
Mr Albert Garner. residing near Viii
fage, in the county died at his home
Wednesday morning at the age OF sixty
eight wears. He is survived by a widow
and a large family of children. who are
mostly grown.
Misses Mabel and Kate Rice, two beau
iifuI yo'ug ladies Of Baltimore. arc Wis
itjng Mrs. c. Claughton in orr town.
Mrs. George O. Shirley is i'll with tn-
rhcil pneumonia.
Mrs James Booth, wife OF The county
treasurer. is seriously i'll