Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-02
-CH0ES FROM YORK
SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY.
GOSSIP ABOUT FISHERMEN.
They Fave Had pretty Good sea-
son-Hos Cholera Has Made Fork
Meat scurce-a;ild weather In

YORKTOWN. VA. November 1-(S2e-
cial.)-What a roaring farce the pubic
schools OF the State of Virginia are
Taken as whole. the educa tonal insti-
tutions Of rural Virginia are sadly dis
appointing. Wherein lies The fault is
CUES ion that can only be answered by
these who come into immediate contact
van these sencoIs. One trouuie. cer.ain-
which are little better than norse STA
bieS. through the cracks OF tneiI Wa4lS
cat can eaa.S climb, aid they are Iu:-
nished with seats ana desAs whose haze.
fo1sn surfaces Lenh q eatly 10 ootuScatc
tne n4nd and in1ict corpora pun. sn.nent
upon The fail bodies OF the little sons
and daughters our State we adults
warmed and ventilated cnurches to spend
i one lour out CT every Week in while Our
haPiess youngsters are kept whole days
in the un.on-o. liable sulrounuinss He-
scrbed Is it any wonder they are dis
+, interested in their studies? WHAT true
OF York county viii apply to each and nc
ioi m is needed-a reform that VIII revo-.
iutioni-e the system Of the State.
THE FISHERMEN.
| Some few OF the iishermen-though very
| lew-have their ne,s and wires down.
f! Fail fishing is practically ended, and very,
; very few Of the finny tribe will fall
! Fan fishing amounts TO very little gen
orally, The spring work being the import
ant catch. The firms who have been for-
iulate enough e get, sood hauis have
: met expenses. a few OF the fishermen
| set their nels the entire winter through.
| halibut or winter founders being caught
! very often in the most severe Weather,
but not in any quantities sufficient 10
/ ship. the local market consuming the
-, PORK MEAT is SCARCE.
There is dearth of pork in York county
| this -season. AS the lime approaches for
hog-kiiliHs, the pens are found empty and
bare Of anything OF porcine character
Hog cholera has destroy ed nearly all the
meat supply Of the county, and. then,
too. our people have thought it cheaper
are consequenty at the mercy Of meat
trust. There is less meat than has been
Known for years. and few, II any. will
for the coming winter. AS q consequence,
pork has brought very fancy prices, near
" double what it did two or three years
back
The counties bordering on the ocean
and bay are remarkably p. otected from
damage to vegetation by frost Whl.e the
interior comInuni,les are suffering from
Jack Flosts visit, this SECTION HAS
Scarcely hau any uouble at ali, ai.d oniy
10" are me Sio:.s Oh lost at al evident.
Inc Natulal boules Oi water tone uv"h
! lAe tempe. 4 Lu-U 50 as 10 heep Hed4el dil
even lLSll our leaS Idvo.eu So
,els OF the iout-Alils anu nOunra4i.5 en-
TRINITY CHURCH RENOVATED.
Trinity cnurun, Il! the lower extremity
Of Lne county, mas aDou, nn.sneu lne AZ
uluonal iepalrs Undertaken ty Iolli ac-
TOR tniips, wnlLn ulaAe II one VI The
uuesL, Al not tl4IeSt OF lne TOUR
churches OF This Metnouist Circuit Inc
Du,lQli.g .,l.l Ire oeuiUu tea on oul!cay'
Lne 5.u. b4entp Duncan VIII cohu"et l4ie
ueolta .o..E SERVICES, aaStS.ed % lag nv,
l4el Ger, TIT pc, asoUctate eCl.oE OF the
Ci..Ia.lan --UtoCate.
The regular annual session OF the Viz,
XII