The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-29
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Former Delegate Matthews Buys
Fort T1ill and Will Raise 4
Stock,
TWO PROMINENT MEN 9: DEAD 81:
John L. Gillespie and JOHN IL. Il.
Arbuck1e, Each Fo'ut n:se
Pass Away.
TWO PROMINENT MEN DEAD E:
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
K ONANCOCK, VA. March % Mr.. $.
Wilkins Matthews has bought Fort Hi.
near Lnwrenceville, Brunswick county
where he will engage In stock raising.
The tract contains 1850 acres,
Mr.. a. Nitz. OF Baltimore, has been N
the courty several days looking for,
colt. that PROMISE speed. lie has made
several purchases at good figures, ana no
wants more. lie proposes to locate on
the fair grounds atS Tasley In AZ short
time for training purposes
Farming operations on the shore 7, nave nave
been grently retarded by the continued
cold and wet weather Comparatively
rev irish potatoes have been planted.
ard II Ia feared that a Large part 4 those
have rotted. Many OF the sweets IN the
hotbeds arc seriously damaged, want OF
suns1ine last week operating against
them.
Gasoline boats are becoming quite nu-
merous in tho county and promise 70 soon
displace the handsome and swift sailing
skiffs and canoes A yard for building
them, near 1Vachapreague. furnishes con-
slant work for several experienced hands.
4 Rev. John W. Cammack, OF Orange
county, has accepted a call to the Oman
cock Baptist Church, ard Will enter upon
his duties in May s
81 Rev. Jefferson r.. T ay1or, OF Hume, Va,
will become the rector OF Accomaok par
Sish April list. "a
5 Among the deaths Of the week are two
prominent citizens Of Northern Acco-i
ma ok, Z John Il. Gillespie and John II.
Arbuckle. aged c,ghty-onc and eighty
4 four years, respectively. Mr. Gillespie
was for fifty years or more a prominent
merchant OF his section. ard few men
ever enjoyed the respect OF the COM
smunity III which they lived to greater,
degree. It$has5 long been the boast OF
Ibis neighbors that one, strange Or
acquaintance. was ever turned empty
away from his door. 81, 8,jf ..5 III
Mr.. Arbuckle was connected with tho
F'irneys and other prominent as IA miles
He never married, and lived from his
early manhood at his fine farm on the
seaside.
GIVEN a TERRAPrN SUPPER.
The friends Of Judge Blackstone. a
the close Of the recent term Of the Cir
cult Court, gave terrapn supper In
( his honor. Several speeches were made
expressive OF the pleasure Of again hay
ing him at his home in greatly improved
health. Tho Judge. in his response \ re-
ferred feelngly to the tribute paid him
and to the fealty Of old friends.
The oyster shucklng houses have closed
and the seasons work Is over On the
seaside the years work was remunera-
tive, but the long continued cold weather
interfered greatly with operations on the
Chesapeake. Seed oysters for planting
are very scarce.
Wild fowl, geese and ducks have been
very plentiful on the ocean side the past
week. a number Of gunners avera ged
|. from fifty to eighty red head ducks
daily. 81 ~ III z 5
Mr., Henry G. White. postmaster at
AccomacL Courthouse. is critically III,
with but little hope Of recovery.
Mr.. E. B. swanger. Of Locustvlle. one
Of the oldest and most respected citi-
zens Of the county. Is quite sick.
The public schools in two of the dis
tricts closed Friday last. On Chinco-
league Island ten private schools were
opened the following Monday, and this
in a community that thirty years ago
more than half OF the white population
were unable to read or write.