The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-28
PATRONS MUST HAVE
COMFORTS AT WHARVEs
Judge Wright Instructs Wharf
Owners to Provide
Shelters.
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sCGMoRN. VA, January 27.-Judge T.
X. B. Wright, OF Tappahannock who pre-
si;icd over the January term of tho King
George Court for Judge Mason, instructed
the. Commemorative attorney to notify
all wharf owners in tho county that they
mist forthwith provide suitable waiti %
rooms at oil tho wharves for tho az
commodation and comfort of passengers
who have to wait indefinitely for the ar
rival Of steamboats,.
II was not known, before Judge Wright
called attention to 1t, that the law re-
q;'ires tho owners Of wharves to provide
such needed accommodation for tho
travelling public. and consequently the
people submitted tamely to the hardstips
of shiyering, without shelter or other pro-
lection, on tho bleak river shore, while
waiting-sometimes many hours, in
severe weather-for steamboats,.
A number OF the steamboat landings
along the Rappahannock and Potomac
have no waiting rooms.
The bill recently introduced By State
Senator Sims. requiring all wagons used
on public roads to have four-inch tires
meets with general opposition among
the farmers in this section OF the
State. 1t is contended. and shown, that
wagons with four-inch tires would be
not only impracticable. but useless for
general purposes. and that but few
farmers could afford to abandon vehicles
already on hand and substitute others
With such wheels as proposed by Sena-
tor Simss bill.
In consequence OF the unusual weather
up to tho middle OF this week, when 1t
was too warm to have fire in setting
OF grip and other forms of bad cold" in
this county, and number OF the patients
are bordering on pneumonia.
| Though not as warm continuously as
| January. 1880, this is said to be the first
| time, of which the people have any
knowledge. when mosquitoes and flies
| We're present In large numbers, and
troublesome. at this time in the year.
| Mr.. C. 7. Purks, one OF King Georges
prosperous business men, is moving his
saw mill outfit from Igo. near here, to
Spotsylvania county. where It will be
operated this year for the manufacture of
railroad ties and lumber.
| Mr.. Littleton Baker. a prominent young
gentleman of Shiloh, this county. has
gone to Westinghouse accept lucrative
business position.
| DR.. James H. Ball. OF this county, the
Oldest dentist in the Northern Neck, and
one of the oldest In Virginia, was taken
to st. Sophia's Home in Richmond soma
| days ago. He has been in feeble health
for some months. Dr.. Ball never mar
| ried, and knows, and Is known to moro
people than perhaps any other one man
| In all this section, and few men any
where are more popular than he.
| Mr.. Willie Merryman, of this neighbour
mood had a large hickory log rolled over
one of his legs several days ago, and is
nursing some very painful wounds as a
result.
Mr.. James A. Arnold. of Potomac View,
an extensive farmer and stocis-raiser. of
this county, some days ago lost flock
LOT valuable sheep. It is supposed that
the animals died from the effects of
eating too much corn.
Mr.. Charles Burchell of this county.
died in Washington Tuesday, and his
remains were brought here via Freder-
icksburg, for interment
Mrs. Julian Mason and daughter, Miss
Bessie Mason. of Colonial Beach, are
spending the winter In Richmond city.