The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-05
NORTHERN NECK
POPULAR IN SUMNER
Apples and Peaches Hardly
Bring the Amount Of the
Freight Charges.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.)

CONFORM, VA, July 4.-Nearly every
steamboat coming here from Washington
and Baltimore since last Sunday has
brought contingency of lively folks and
wagon loads Of big trunks. valises, band
boxes. telescope satchels. huge baskets,
baby carriages, bicycles, air guns and the
like, from the cities, and, from now on,
boating. bathing, fishing. pcnics. lawn
parties and all manner of Outings" will
be the general order.
King George has steadily grown In pop
ularity as a pleasant and healthful resort
home Of any note In the county has from
one to half dozen boarders or Wis
itors for the summer months. 1t Is ac-
the wells and springs here Is fully equal
to the best to be found anywhere In Vir-
glnia, and the boating, bathing and fish
Ing facilities along the Potomac are well
Among those from Washington who
spent the Fourth here are Mr.. and Mrs.
K. H. Sorrell, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Rogers.
George r. sorrell.
Many hundreds of barrels and boxes OF
apples and peaches have been skipped from
this county to WASHINGTON Mas since anout ne the
middle of June-good fruit brought far
prices. but for some days, past peaches
and apples have sold for barely enough
to pay tIle tSpcIlSeS VI oiiPpi,S'
erai shippers here have been notified that
their fruit sold for just enough to pay
the freight on the steamboat and the
drayage from the wharf to the COM
It is said that some OF the apples
shipped from here several days ago 500
for 20 cents per barrel. while peaches
p prHusni ha Ss given e te fruit business
hblack eye" III this section, and have
discouraged those who several years ago
invested literally in fruit trees. c,,,,,
The great crowds visiting Coloniai
BeaNl for two weeks past. and the IN n.
precedented demand for cottages, JUSTLY,
the belief that the present season WI!
the most prosperous in the history OF
Probably one hundred thousand 40
lars have been expended y H. past thres
months and large force OF mecmai ~ .
are still at work The town no" mas
electric lights. ..,a MORA
of the wheat raised In King George tnan
onv other one man who owns steam
threshers, states that the yield. so far 1,,
as the crop has been IN tnre aenerai aver.
age. and that the entire crop o W ,n ne
county will not make half an aVe'as'
Yield. pradev has ar
rived at her picturesque summer nome 70
at Classic Shore, on the Potomac 10
sP Mr. and nd Mrs, De Sofa, Of Cuba, are
guests at Colonial Beach where they
vii probably spend the summer; ,v noved
Mr.. Edward Deshazo and tu Gany, Ut this
Week eek for permanent residence, 10, sec,,on
The Ba5ist CHURCHES in t thas a annna
are elecungh e d RaGna Hammock BAPTIST As
HegIa t1en 81 Which viii be held in Mlddlesex
County on the 10Th, soth and alst Oh '''''
month. ,,,, the mail on
the rG to king s George IN The TIE
p piace OF Mr., Frank Wenger' VITO w.
tie service several days ag age, ~ Fred
erieksburg, the contractor for caT sS ~
the malls on this route, mas atspo of the
the contract to Mr., Frank Green, and nd en-
same he e' service Ice on the 18th Of this month