The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-24
ICE GORGE
IS BROKEN
.Weems Steamer Gets Up to
Fredericksburg.
THE TOURIST FOLLOWED
Stafford County Finds It Difficult to
Get Board Of Pension Commits
sioners - Several A pointees
Havo Declined to Serve.
THE TOURIST FOLLOWED
(spcclal to The TImcs-pIspatch.)

especial to The Times-Dispntch.)
FREDERICKSBURG, VA. Feb. 23.-
The ice gorge in the Rappahannock Riv.
err, which had stopped navigation for
several days, was broken UP yesterday
afternoon by the steamer Northumber.
land Of the Weens Line. which reached
the wharf here safely and left this at
terno6n on schedule time. The steamer
Tourist, Of the Peoples Limo, which
broke several blades In her propeller
Thursday night in an effort to get
through the ice and had since laid
about five miles below this city. came up
to her wharf here in the path made by
the Northumberland. The Tourist left
to-day as usual for Urbannn, and from
the latter place will go to Norfolk for a
new propeller before resumng her reg
ulur schedule.
difficulty In securing a Board Of PEN
sion Commissioners. Different gentlemen
have been appointed from time
to time, but have declined to sorre. 1t
was thought that the last appointments
would accept, but Messrs. John NJ. Hull
and r. G. l.. Moncure, Sr.. have given
notice Of their decllnation. and Mr..
qualified.
At the civil service examination for
substitute clerks and carriers In the
city postotIice here, the applicants were
Misses Agnes a. Griffin, of this city;
Evelyn Holmes, formerly Of Spotsylvanla
county, now of Washington, and Jason
C.Grnnt, colored school teacher here.
The names of the successful candidates
will not be announced for some time.
Some of the farmers of Orange county
have not yet sold their crop OF last
years wheat. and arc still holding the
cereal for higher prices.
HAS BEEN PROMOTED.
The friends In this city Of DIR. J. 7.
Anderson. OF the United States marine
service. now stationed at Washington,
are grattied at tho promotion OF that
gentleman from assistant surgeon 10
past assistant surgeon. DR.. Anderson
was formerly resident OF this city.
Mr.. Fayette Raney, OF Rappahannock
county, now over eighty years old, has
never had the toothache, headache, back
ache or earache and has never used ten
cents worth OF medicine Of any kind FIe
Is still hale and hardy and most re-
markable specimen Of vigorous old age.
Mr.. Il. c. Rowe mail agent on the
Piedmont, fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad between this city and Orange,
who has been extremely III and whose
life was almost despaired of. Is now
convalesclng and expects to resume his
duties early next month.
Mr.. r. B. Jones. n thrifty farmer OF
Culpeper county. has flock Of forty
five ewes. which has so far this season
produced seventy-two lambs.
WEIGHED 1870 POUNDS.
Mr.. Henry w. Edwards, a prominent
young farmer of Stafford county, near
this city slaughtered q few days ego a
beef of the short-horn breed, four years
old. which weighed 1.T3O pounds This
pass by any of the experienced cattle
raisers of the upper counties
Mr.. William Crenshaw has donated $50
towards the building OF the new chapel
to be erected near Thorn Fill, In Orange
county,
Mr.. w. q. Compton, who has been
confined to his home by sickness for
over four months, Is able to be out and
is rapidly improving, He now expects
to resume his duties in the city post
office here on March LIST.
Petitions are being circulated in Mad
ison district, of Orange county, calling
for a local option election in the near
future.
The ladies of the Trinity Episcopal
Church Aid Society gave birthday party
in the dining room Of the ES change Hotel
Tonight, from 1880 to 10 O'Clock, which
was largely attended and large sum
realized for the treasury of the society.
LATHE slllSen sacks had been sent out TO
members and the various friends Of the
den omina ton each recipient being re-
quested to return the same containing a
penny for each birthday he or she has
passed. Refreshments were served with
out additional charge.