The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13
TO / RESTORE.
jamestown.
Mammoth Project Touches
Pride Of Eastern Virginia.
OYSTER SEASON OPENING
The Blvalves Are Furnished from YORK
River BY Contract the Year Round y
Some Will Drop Clustering for
.5 Pound Fishing.
especial 70 The Times Dlspatch.)

Especial to The TlmeS-Olspatci1
YORKTOWN, VA, September 2.-The
resurrection Of old jamestown BY the
newly chartered jamestown Island PARK
ana Land Company Of Norfolk is engag-
Ing The attention of the people OF Eastern
Virginia In a marked way. The puDno,s
idea seems to be that while the scheme
\ may be gigantic real estate deal, IT is
conceived In patriotic spirit and Is well
= orth their close consideration. Tho COM
many ia planned to organize with capt.
tai stock Of 81, 900. 900, tho individual shares
being placed at a nominal figure SO as 10
allow persons OF moderate means " l hNo
part In the enterprise.
Il The company propose to restore the GU
ca pitol OF Virglnin just as It was IN the
aarly days OF the seventeenth century
,,hereyor the foundations Of the old Dulid-
ings are in such shape rs to make !.
possible to rebuild. Tho old streets VII
also be opened as shown by the oid plots
OF the town. and every effort VIII DC 1liaue
n unite the glorious dawn OF tho seven.
Z teenth with the magnificent acnleVe-a
noents Of the twentieth century
:. THE electric railroad scheme glrdllng the
eastern extremity Of the peninsula Is also
portion OF the development ldear t ana
viii be pushed with renewed vigor. Inc
most taking feature Of the idea IS the
building Of memorial hall on the 'slanu
the walls Of which will be llneo WIN
4 bronze tablets, with the names OF u. .ho
s,,hsoribers emblazoned thereon. Inc
S,,I,d,np vii, he used rs an antiquarian
,,,,saum for Virginia's relics OF hen
mighty past
~ tuesday next, the 18th instant. Will
acc,,r the opening day Of the virginia
oyster season This date applies only 70
the catching OF seed oysters, and does
8 not govern in the least the tline WIZ
the bivalve becomes cataole: me emu
summer long oysters have pe G.. srpp..
4 q, ha rre,s by the planters to all tho near
nv cities, only stopping when the tei'-
III nara ture became SO torrid as to make
ia venture risky There arc contracts
-, existence among York River planters
.ta Uh,'ch call for service from January -
Deceuber, and which are filled with the
regularity of the tides. All the oystc.
men have been busy for some time pas'
n active preparations for the opening y
the season. and have only q Re" ili,.sni ''
.a,,ohe. - mike their work complete.
Renorts are in existence here that while
Ava strIke of spawn may be extra Boo'
4 ~ lanes River. the depredhtions OF sum
,,,ar time thieves have been so pers,stch
&c 70 make the catch considcraply uil','li
ished. With this idea In view a nu11lpsI
re water men OF York county haNe oe
c,,1ed to abstain from Clustering th.s Wv
and turn their attention 10 pounu 80 c
IL 1,,i,,ch hns been quite good for the pas
several falls. = :,
Z Nun,hers OF fine bay mackerel nav
,,aen caught in the fall, which bring ea
cellent prices, owing to the stuPe'u ~
nrice which the same variety OF us
command in the open market.
SMALL TAX: GoLLECrloN, - -
Mr. George L. Smith. treasurer OF ~
county Of York, reports the collecs.2d
- taxes for the current year as cons'o u
erably curtniled by the non-colae e,a =
the poll-tax MS under the Prosls.o n,t =
t the nc ,a',1, wna barred until the comm
The school finance Is also in fair como
ton, in fact better than lor seve.nr i,t r.,
10y York county's financial conoito
bac n.r e 1o most excellent, but about
wear ago received a rude snocK uurlns ,
SMALLPOX epidemic from when recove W.
/. just becoming possible. me ae EN-, ~
tax list has been so11c"i'''e Ae''' =,
ye The Various school boards Of the coun!
,,eva been in session during tho week -, mui
ing appointments o. viii be- found to
~ Which VIII have to be supplied fro
DUCK ADOPTS A DOG NOIt G III, :
young lady OF tho town mas n.yo1 II
duck which Is quite nm IN e Mtf1a feilow W
way OF such things, ne noc es' Of his mat
n hat aSou a'9 3he time Of nu
pies saw the light Of day a., As n, nc gre sre
seemed f9 ngs e Ss fe desert
ts eens Sy Sa fer tie moth
AZ rapdly aeanrea d. canine nj iad tsnd Of ev
until It seems ne iUst h ood .o' He ate
n meas an a. was ;i tho constant ompsnon
The, the puppies, turning q deaf {. ear :, to :.
duck cail. but answering ~, win hr, aracr ;
comnanying the pups In their rambles
has nevertheless not lost the equntie q
which is rather incompatible with
inclination ofshls canine friends.
while out fishing few days ago,