The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-21
HARVEST BEGINS
ON NORTHERN NECK
The Wheat is Light in Weight.
The Season Opens at
Colonial Beach.
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CONFORM, VA, June Zo.-l ne AVE-.
dist and Baptist churches IN this section
OF the State are discussing ana Iorihu,
lating their plans for the annual revival
meetings and other religious work for
the summer months.
The protractcd meeting at Potomac
Baptist Church, near this place. VIII De.
gin on the second Sunday In August, ana
the pastor, Rev. J. Il. Thomas. VIII be
assisted BY Rev. II. r. Myers, of Phila.
delphia. Mr.. Myers conducted the revival
meetings at this church last summer.
The other churches have not as YET
announced tho names OF the ministers
who will preach for them.
King George farmers began the work OF
harvesting Tuesday and up to to-day a
major part Of tho early crop has been cut.
Wheat has ripened very rapidly since
the middle OF last week, and II favorable
weather prevails, the entire crop OF the
county will have been harvested by the
close OF next week.
The crop as rule, Is light. considerably
below an average.
The clover crop here Is being harvested
this week-three weeks later than usual
This crop is also light, the general yield
being about sixty per cent. OF an average
The berry crop here 10 said to be
the heaviest in some years.
Blackberries and raspberrles are ripen-
ing rapidly, and are being gathered IN
large quantities for both home use and
shipment to market. The gooseberries
shipped from here some days ago sold
for satisfactory prices.
The season has opened at Colonial
Beach, and excursion steamers from
Washington are bringing thousands OF
city folks to that popular Potomac re-
sort. Nearly every one OF the large num-
Der OF cottages have been taken for the
summer, and those In course Of erection
have been enga ged. The farmers OF Upper
Westmoreland and lower King George
are hauling their truck to Colonial
Beach and receiving good prices for IT.
Hundreds of veal calves have been ship
red from the Northern Neck tofWashing-
ton and Baltimore since the first OF May,
and large number have been shipped
from King George alone since the first
of the present month. The five counties
composing the Neck furnish the Baltl-
more and Washington markets with
thousands OF dollars worth OF veals
every year, and, as q rule, the calves sent
from this section command high prices.
Miss Meta Pollock has returned to her
home at "Hobson," this county, after
spending week with friends in Fred
ercksburg.
guest OF kinsfolk in this county.
Miss Mary Grey Arnold. who has been
on q visit to relatives In Fredericksburg,
has returned to her home at Willow Hill,
near here.
Captain G. W. Grlgsby. superintendent
of schools in this county. whose illness
has been mentioned In this correspond
cree, is said TO be somewhat improved,
although he Is still very sick man.
Miss Edna Arnold. who graduated from
the Fredericksburg College last week, has
returned to her parental home at Poto-
mac View. in the lower end of this coun-
ty.
Mrs. Turner, wife Of Rev. B. T. Turner,
Of King George Courthouse, is under
treatment In the Mary Washington Hos
ptal in Fredericksburg
1t is understood that the Weems Com
steamboats, a week between Port Royal.
on the Rappahannock and Norfolk, after
the first OF July. instead OF one boat
| week AS at present,
DIR, Il. NJ sneed who has been Prac-
ticins medicine in, Louisa county, for
number of years, has moved to Stafford
Miss Minnie Smith, who has been Wis
| itlng in Fredericksburg the past week
has returned to her homo near Port Con-
Mrs. Thomas, wife of Rev; ]. r. Thorn
| as, Of Colonial Beach, who has been very
| III for ten DAYS past. is reported as con-
Mr.. Tucker Ashton. Of this county, who
! was shot In the breast while in an alterca-
! ton with another Sonhg man about len
| DAYS ago, has acknowledgements as
| to be able to walk about some,
1t is feared that. the frequent heavy
month destroyed a great many partrldges,
Eggs that We're about to hatch. and also
many. of the. young cartridges, that had
| iust Matched out. The farmers report
that only a few young partridges have
| been seen In the fields since the rainy
| season begun several weeks ago.
| Mrs s, a, Ratcliff and Mrs. Thomas
| Perry have returned to their homes near
hear after spending few days In the
| national capital city.