The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-15
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King George and other sec tons ~ o. h ~
Mort are beginning to mamie i.1 3's
npretty lively interest In state tt' politics.
Tho coming subernato contests !1a 81 H.
subject interesting dscussio wherever WI
several pnblc spirited citizens fappon's 70 y
meet ana trequiros no proplle 70 fore
tell that gubernat orlal timber az! 9 ING
selection 81 d Democratic candit dltcS VIII
sbo favo rite toplc OF talk for time
t. Ri come. The names Of LIE u Y ant -
EGovornDf Willard, Judge Mann M sun stl1
prossna,, s wanson have been house hold!
words IN some q uurters for several days
pas a "a ii three Of these dstlng uishleed
gentlemen have good, strong friends 70 e +
hero III the a. " &c k.'' MIR. Willard is Ger
tai1ly q fnvorlte@ here, SO fnr,t5nlil1d az
%clt,. IT s$be denied that no is gllinking new
friends ana b gaining strength every day. 1ts.
THE gIieutennnt-3ov ernOr ia Z cen popu-
glnr over here for Il long time, und XIII Sllls
VISIT to King George ana public address IT
at the Courthouse during the cam am paigns
last fall ,addedsvastly his "a
popularity that Is not confined to any n
ono class Hof the people. 3i VI \ VA * 5
d. OPs NOTCH OYSTERS "a II sS$f}
VI Reports from the lower Rnppnh hammock
arc that oysters have commanded higher
prices this d season than at, any 70 rmer
time. y AS l,ig ~ as So cents l'ushel IN
the shell has been paid bs large vessel %
loads. 81 Tho N Uni roccdentc prices are ar
said to be- due to the scarcity OF oysters LEI
5nll along the lower ,Rappa hannpck The
same conditions prevail on the Potomac
and Its tributaries. Some FISHERMEN are
of the opinion that he days Of the tel,
Industry III some sections are numbered
and that tho time for making good money
by rs catching oysters in these In rglnias
waters has passed. u Il. a!35 q S3
The family OF Nir.3& & + rank G. Fitzhugh,5
at dford.1 ' this county, was put under
quarantine some days ago, not pc cause
of On y symptom OF smallpox in3thc family,
as some hav 8 \ enormously Believed ] but 4
because 1t was discovered that n! young
lady trained nurse visiting the Tit zhugh
home had unawarcs roo med with a mother
young lady gins b altinlore who had been
exposed to smallpox. There is not, and
has not been for some years. a. case OF
smallpox anywhere In King ceorge
h III The people Il OF King George ans West
imoreland are Very much lnconvc nientced
and somewhat handicapped by the with
drlwal Of the steamer Wakefield 81 from
the Potomac river for the winter months
s The steamer, Harry Randall, is the only
boat now plying between Washing ton and
10 werS. Vestmoreland; "a and the fact that
this one steamer is running 1; q 1. light
schedule, except a day 81 III down Ion Sat
3urdays ana up on SUNDAY $, Hi 6 vesiS his
vast section OF country nm extreme ly$ 20 Or
and unsatlsfhct orS,4 son &c. w
SiS S$ss P 1SONAI, q - S$f XII
III Mr.. Ben III. Newton, a. popular Dung
man Of this neighborhood, who recently
sold his effects and settled up his affairs
r}.the purpose ofsengaging In business
In Baltimore has accented O. pos!t,on
In Tho big mercantile nblishments Of
MR. . r. Minor atsthis8 place and there
fore will not leave King George. bs.#
4 Miss Jeanette s teVens, OF ~ 80, this
county, has gone to - shingto to re- re-
side. IKE "a Il ,i
i3s Mr. Bon King. who has been on a visit
toIarelativcs here, III has returned to his
home. in Washing tons III
i 3 The contract for carrying St the mails
from Berthaville, this county to Fred
gerlcksburg, has been awarded to- Mr.. An
drew Z. Burchell. OF Osso. near here
The contract pay rs for service Of
moro than twellt y-five niles and back
every day except SUNDAY. Isl isR!