The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-15

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E,Hcnry Tea ana ether names Rnotable In
Virginia. history. It also cont nins q q com
g, and ts sa l1,lfa{ers
5s CEN n'd i;f''f Seea M yea tho oa
Iopposite ths dates. d, b a y !, N. I,
But what desire expressly IN, 70 fa IN
book is interieaysd and seems y have ~
blandfather 15dmShd I1arrls,9'n, 4; 1s's,g q;
Sf rhs As'a # SGiIsy ssswtE
iSsq WHO managed tor him, and the lfol--.
lowing extracts from this diary r; are ,X'sry
cresting ne Showing that the &. cul u sn
Ia IL Spo1 y'TEInla where N.Y. y y
ThIre is one entry made y, the year {, T,
ms aDand AGTsSSa M f'is
an qllsite script ION the A2lst Of t lI,s
month at d uuarter two o'' g.
FIRES aa sa n b Sonsns soWfi
sound similar to The rltnbllng Of thunder.
~ was fine clear sti!l q; aild very !.
warm s fort the season. This sentfy ~
than most Of the others OF these leter4
notes these are of 5peculinr interest viiz.:
illstyE1S26y May 1ltl,-- Finished blowing cotton
In shed Of benjamin sperry' a g ppos'e ~
non III iii Fresh fields hext ID .Hush>s, SIN.
posed % acres;also the yard to the north t'.a
May 27til--Tinsh shed planting the. yard
5tcg the south of5the house IN cot tom
May 29th--Plnnted the balance Of low
ground Iii cotton" ss3 3sS. S W. IN
IL tieltd next 70 Hughes with plol!ish !,
two strokes q each row turning the Ia lana
ar9m te eott9n ths opelattfn
OF stumps, IS well done os ! could WISH.
and q days Jans s GH II, hoes
WORKING cotton olafs Wt u h d,.s,
day md twelve hands the second day. d,
And also 4 the culltvation Is noted a 81,
by day s on Sunday August ,a,i,s e ~
TIL ae P }at e!s
the 9tst JulY tho ntllclH LIST day of, August IL
to ascertain bow long from, j bloom 81
s sme Ii rp1 10" so boiis u cotton, which
weighed one pound. HI! HI, l,. t5l ,5sN
THIS shows thai cotton was exten siyelys
planted in Amelia county lGs I'M, HIS
walton was 1givtn8up because Of ehallge
In the seas ons, or because tobacco proved i
the more profitable crop. 8 Y Il,
made ' ~ ~ Colonel Henry skipwitll who,
the FOREST, a Charles City county, IS did
also Fran els y Ih on,
Martha married Edmund Harrison Of
the Oaks, Amelia county my . grand Ii.
father, who made the later elltlies. -
ir, teras f fiI, = - - 81 :
"l774 September 13--Mr. Francis 11ppes
agreed to give inc the sum OF 3?O pounds
for his choice between the Forest an = q
AZ " oSmpstea a!v' sn3d
ny.lan9 at III nyrn y "a c,'i.rcn
le !s9t =, ~ prhnr I, - coo
pounds for al his lands in - GumberIa nms.
1onll 90 1Vnst
stead In Gnatles Cty rsst n
,l no, - ia n from
asking I " sp a'ta 3, t4ARP1soN
y, A =! r1s g
# l lS1c hf Fle'tl! ID v ~.
Farmers View Of the Oyster
& = ~ = ~ 80 &, - -
M Question.
Datorof The Times Dispatcniit 81 81 tho
Stall that nave seen W, tno ,,en
oyster tyr a. Tu ra ana S and
the latter's only from & the revenue ,l1 HD-
taiped from the oyster IL ,sor
fne 1I intoress eS e byoyster
ton On +. . i Z, 7, Z, | 4, !, a e,,-
The erect upon .tne y itentinn ~
estS is what want 20 ca nt..n HMM
This oyster reglon, oS sot a,,u
Is naturally one OF the oes s a4 y .,I.
trucking parts OF the Stat;e:,ats Sns
cultural ana trucklns aevsiopf ti1s nvs.
been llindered Dy the e1Leces earo .iie
ter business as done heretulot Ri, . Ian,
Large and productive farins , AZ arIri
the rivers have not only Dee M pv eases
from improyement put ~ l .,.,,y., bes
have gone down beloW 81 s. bSr
cause 1t has been imposslDe TO SCI g, tanoi
toimproye them q. even keep a 4, =,
At each assessmentsi l1siI ~, = - ~,
this reduction, to say9nothlng, Of fxo 6ne IN
crease which shou.l coI11e r,rn1,-
creased value or land ana peIsoa,s -
by baneful oyster leg! ton. :, : 4, =, I,
II the Constitutional Cohpen na' so mr. =
fixed the opening or the oyster season ~. -
LIST of NoyemherE and Its close az lsI.uil
nril hOrh he farmer and tOnSGr WCulu