The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-15
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a55 Especial to erhe Times-D ispntch.)
III IIIosArHsvt LLf, VA, ian. ~ Much N I. yr;
compliant is being made by tie Al people Ip'
Of tho Northern Neck, on account or the ile
new schedule thut has been adoptc ca Dv
tho Ween1s Steamboat Company, ~ Bel 'sl
timore. rho steamer + N olthul1befj''a' q
hns been Withdrawn from the Potomac nae
river route and the Anne A s' el y
sthc only steamer now OH tho route ms Is
gives this section only two boats eacf
week for Baltimore, and ono Tor W ash-
alngton, heretofore there have been '
5threc boats &to Bnltimore and three e
Washington each week. 35 IN .sl .t
rho people here feel much elated, Oyer J, E !,
tho fact that III trolley line VIII probably ~ !
sbe run through the Northern Neck, ~ y
bthaQne future. Z Several times N =. Atho
past few yetlrs plans have been ltlld ~ :
running Il railroad through this section,
but iii every U case something has oc-
Cured TO fr,strateF tho plans. az present
this section Is & completely cut Off from
5Rlohnond and x other vrgnia4c ties, and
has tofdepend upon "only 5middling good.
steamboat service for connection with
Baltimore. which city gets almost y ne
entire trade or the Northern Neck. 81 u
Tho Northern n eek has gone, fhead won-
terfully sin$tlics past ten years, and needs
only d railroad &Sto make It ono Of the
richest sections fathe State. Should the
proposed line $be run, 1t would open UP
ito Richmond 5;l rich field for future trade.
Pluncy j ahnson, the young negro, who
shot and killed Esau Ball, at his house
near lVhitnG stonea Christmas day, Is still
at large although every effort Is being
made to bring him TO Justice. It seems
that Ball was at home with a party Or
friends, when Johnson entered, under$the
Influence oil Bwhlskcy \ and remarked that
lie did not intend TO stand no impose
ment,'' referring to a misunderstanding
between Ball and Johnson's brother-in-
law, and shot Ball with a revolver, xii L
Ing him INSTANTLY Johnson INN lately
fled in ~ canoe to Reedvlle, where he
boarded a steamer for Baltimore, Il 4
Captain Charles Kirwan, Of schooner,
Flora Kirwnn,% recently loaded with
oysters, In Carter Creek, paying the
highest price ever known In this section,
for IL cargo Of oysters. The entire load
OF i 800 bushels cos him eighty-aYc cents
extra per bushol iii the she'll. Last sea-
son and this one,. If owing 10 the scarcity
sor2oystcrs, have exceeded all former ones.
for high prices, 354and Captain liirwan's
purchase reaches high water mark.
&Ss The REV. j. Poynt Tyler, Archdeacon
Eofs Virginia, 8Will 3of1lciate at Ycoconico
Episcopal ChurchH Tomorrow at11 a.. M,
and at Cople Chapel ats p. NJ. sii
Mr.. ii. j !. Brambleg spent the lntterlpart
or last week and tho carly part Of
this week in & Bali llnl!ore. Us ss3
The mild form Of small Dox, which; re-
Gently broke out ms Union Village, has
been handled ttarefu1lY; and the scaroBis
over, aEi " 4 ga y Y 3#
Prof. G. &C, PcnlsonJ Of fR edmond High
School, has returned toG Richmond after
spending q christmas at This home. at
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