The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-13
General Interest In Northern
Virginia in Proposed Road
POTOMAC STEAMBO'T LINE:

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& 17R pDERIC OK sBuRG, VA, March 12.--
Great interest Is felt In this section ~ the
announcement that the Deep Water Rail-
way Company, Of West Virginia, VIII fex-
trad IT'S line into Virginia and through
Ethis state to the Atlantic Coast, as 1T IS
thought probable that in reaching tide
water the limo Will probably touch this
city, or at least pass through this sec
ton M
,rhe new steamboat company known as
,rhc PEOPLES Line has been Incorporated
Under the laws of the District of Coum-
bia and chartered under the name OF
WAS hington and Potomac River Steam
bont Company,' The charter was secured
~ n ~. Alexander OF Oak Grove.
WestmorelanG county, and u. S. Maloney
and NJ Bunch, OF Washing ton. The re-
naming members Of the Board Of Di-
rectors wifi be elected by the stockhold-
ers when sufficient capital has been sub
scrlbcd. The directors Will DO distributed,
according to local subscription, as fol.
lows: King George county, one; Colonial
Beach, one; Westmorelaln.d county nnt t tNY .
Charles county, Md. ono; Alexandria, two;
washington, two. The company VIII 40 O
general steamboat business on the Poto-
mac River and its tributaries. Negotla-
t,ons are pending for mail service to give
southern connections at Whitewater and
northern connections at Pope S Creek, The
stock of the company has been scliihs
rapidly. e. Y. !,
a LOSING BUSINESS.
Mr. 70. j. Jacobs, Of this city, has found
that contracting for carrying the malls
between this city and King George Court
house is q losing business During the
past year he has lost three horses on
this route, which was due to the heavy
roads and the requremehts#in reaching
destinations at Or near ~ fixed time.
Though using only Il one4horse vehicle,
MI, Jacobs has at times found It neces-
sary to have four horses on the route at
once, in order to make connections
The planters of Caroline county are
buslly engaged preparing their tobacco
for shipment to market, and they are an
ticlpating fine prices. But little Of last
iyear's crop has been sold, and large
crop OF the popular weed VIII ne cultl-
waited this year.
The bnrytes mine at Nledhanicsville. In
Louisa county, Will be worked on much
larger scale than heretofore. Az q depth
OF sixty feet the ore now being mined
is plentiful and Of a Very superior quar-
Rity. h,,s Fl
Dr. H. D. Butler, OF Caroline county.
now past his eghtieth year and one OF
tho OlQcSL pFdCllCUlb my 'iS'''Aio -
State, Is quite i'll at his home. Or. But
Ter is also an active member or the
Board Of Supervisors OF Caroline county.
LOUISA ELECTION. 8
Interest in the coming election Of county
officers in the surrounding counties, to
take place next fall,ti already exciting
interest In Louisa county Mr. ". j.
Crank, q prominent citizen, has announced
himself n candidate for treasurer OF the
county against the present incumbent, Or.
p. p. May, who will be q candidate for
re election.
Messrs. Frank Taylor and Horace
Toombs, with a pack Of twenty hounds.
have started several foxes IN Stafford
county this week. some Of which were
ca Injured after a fine chase. Gsg2
Mr. Robert Newton, of King George
county, has been losing some Of his hogs
under peculiar circumstances He thinks
their death was caused by hydrophobia,
as a mad dog was loose In his section
some time ago and Is supposed to have
bitten some of the swine. $G. J. K
& Mr. +. *. Morgan and family, Of this
city, have moved to Baltimore to reside.
8 Mr.. NJ 9. Hail. who was brought to
4 his home here a few days ago from the
South, where he was taken III while vls-
Siting relatives Is still seriously sick.
Mrs. w. n. I.eavell is quite sick at her
home in this city.
t Mr.. J. L. Tnliaferro, a well known titi-
zen of Stafford county who has reached
tho ripe old age Of ninety years, Is sick
with the grin. A.