Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1907-08-24
New Kent Doings
Roxbury. Va. Aug. 20.
"Watermillions on de vine,
So Juicy and so fine

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running day and night. loading cars
on the c. & o. for West Virginia
and New York; some going to Bos-
ton. Mass. They are ten days late
but Of the finest quality that ever [
left the Peninsula. Mr.. Harry Wall
tiers. of New Richmond. w. Va,
has closed a deal for 200 acres for
the mining towns out west. Mr.. M
A. Quarles. the popular operator al
his place. IS one of the heaviest
plungers in melons and real estate
in this section. Though a young.
man. he has become wealthy, as
his lsbors have been crowned with |
success. His motto is: Seek
first the kingdom OF Heaven and al
things will be added" He has Us
acres alone in melons. which vii
Jet him thousands Of dollars. Othe'
heavy shippers are Messrs J. w
Parkinson. NJ. NJ. Stoddsrd. L. A.
Marston s. Sons. N. c. Tslley. II.
=. White. J. B. Smithie. Rober'
md George Mountcastle and others
The wheat crop has all been har-
rested and is fine. but the price.
| Is cents. will not pay. A very few
,re selling but will hold until price
I advance or feed 10 stock. Cor
rops were never better and IN
respects are for one of the heay
st yields ever known in this sec
ton. The season has been fine
Every farmer will have a good banl
,ccount this fall and can rest fror
his labors and enjoy the fruit:
thereof
The political pot IS boiling II
New Kent. Every office holdei
,as opposition except our popular
Young sheriff. R c. Apperson. A.
every one loved him so much the
would not oppose him. if the,
could. could not if theywould- II
, going 10 be one Of the hottest con
tests this section has ever seer
A., when the battle is over and smok
, clears away many viii be foun
r. wounded by the wsyside. The DC
u that have so long bound frienc
re together are now strained. and mar
n. ~ill be severed. Following is II
el- md correct list of candidates f
10 county office: Treasurer. P, I
y Sweet. w. P. Tunstall and R. \
Moore: Sheriff. r. c. Apoerso
"a Commissioner OF Revenue. Dousl
n, Christian. G. w. Fisher. Villa
We Jones; Supervisor Black Gre
District. r. T. Southall. w.
7 Morgan. St. Peters District. R.
Apperson. Sr.. II. Martin; Cumb
" land District. j. B. Walden. d
Egliston; Weir Creek District. s
-sto vanus Goddin. no opposition.
j. The justices of the peace will hi
no opposition. as there is no !
a an. n. TOR such. No candidates for c
and ,tahle. and there have been n
tor many years. All the busir
falls in the hands of the sheriff.
,. u. Mr.. G. NJ. Ponfrey. for Is "
overseer Of the roads in ST. Pet
p. m. and Cumberland districts. has te
cred his resignation as such. Ano
- appointment will be made but
place will be hard 10 fill
"a Polk Miller and his negro GUAR
IL gave one of his amusing enter
larm- ments at Providence church 7
leney day night. to a crowded house.
: dis. The revival. which has been
the ing on at Emmsus church. eli
I pre- Friday. The meeting was lar
last ""~
d by revival.
ply Mr.. J. z. Ssxby. the populs
,sSs~s r. D. carrier. left on his vac
org Thursday. He has gone TO
his old home. Madison. Wisco
&c 50 Mrs. Fannie Long and son
no.ly, White Spring. Flcfica. are Wis
atiefu ~ - A. II