The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-27
MUSICIAN FINDS
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Vigorous Warfare in Northern
Neck-Farmers Harvest
Big Crop.
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Lancaster. Va, June 26-During the
past week DR.. A c. Fisher. of Rich
Imond bounty, who has charge of the
ihookworm work in the five lower coun-
ties OF the Northern Neck, has been Wis
ting various portions OF Lancaster
county, delivering lectures, and in oon-
pany with the local physicians VISITING
families supposed to be infected with
this disease. DR.. Fisher has for a
number of years been carefully study
Tag and making Investigations along
this line, and last September he sHc-
,ceeded, with the aid of the microscopes.
in finding the first decided case. AS
soon as the State Board of Health was
able to take up the work of fighting
the disease, DR.. Fisher was selected
by that body as the most eligible man
in this section for the work.
Beginning operations on the first day
OF last April, he opened a vigorous
warfare on the hookworm in the coun-
ties under his charge. having visited
all the counties except King George.
where he expects to make a. protracted
visit in the course of the next few
weeks. Up to this date he has discov-
cred 245 positive cases of hookworm,
nearly all OF which were in certain
part OF Richmond county. In the great
majority of cases the people take kinoly
to the work and are willing to cooper
ate with DR.. Fisher in stamping out
the disease. While here DR.. Fisher wa
the guest OF DR.. Marquis G. Oldham, In
company with whom he visited several
families in the vicinity and found sew
eral pronounced cases of hookworm.
The officers and directors Of the
Lancaster Hunting and Fishing Club
held meeting here yesterday, ap-
proved petition for charter and
made arrangements to acquire add
tional marsh land on the Rappahan-
mock River for cunning purposes Inc
members OF the club were hospitahly
and sumptuously entertained at the
home of ]. H. Davenport, treasurer OIL
the organization.
The full moon of this month has
brought an abundance of soft crabs IN
the Chesapeake and its tributaries.
Nearly all the soft crabs taken along
the shores and in the rivers of this sec
ton are carried to Cristield, Md, winch
has become the greatest soft crab mar
ket in the world. 1t is said that one
day during the past week nearly 5OO,-
900 crabs were shipped from Crlsfleld'
some of them going as far south as
New Orleans. The most of these Grams
are taken from the Virginia waters OF
Tangier and Pocomoke Sounds. where
era BIS have become far more profitable
than oysters.
During severe windstorm one day
last week the large hay barn belonging
to C.. b. Smither. near Weenls's Wharf,
was blown down. Three children of
Lewis Fogg, living near by. had taken
refuge in the barn, and their escape
from death is almost miraculous only
one of them being slightly injured by
the falling timbers.
The Fredericksburg High School
baseball team has been IN this county
| for more than week and has played
match games with the teams from Try
ington, Kilmarnock and Lancaster. OF
this county, and with the Urbanna
4 team. of Middlesex. and the sharp's
Wharf team, of Richmond county. Thus
liar honors are about easy between the
| visiting and the local teams. The Lam
caster boys are preparing to play a
lgreat match game with the Sharp
| Wharf team on the Fourth of July
| Rev. Wayland f. Dunaway. Jr., son
of Rev. Wayland Dunaway. D. D., OF
{Lancaster, has resigned the pastorate
of the Waverly Baptist Church, IN Sus-
sex, to accept call to a honrishins
4 church in one of the towns of West
Virginia. He is a graduate of Rich
mond College and Of Crozier Theologi'
cal Seminary, and is regarded as one
of the most scholarly and PROMISING
Iyoung ministers of his denomination.
Farmers in this section have abou
i finished harvesting their wheat. anc
Iron present indications the crop viii
prove to be the best raised here II
many years. II is hopeful sign tina,
1.-THE farmers in the lower counties of the
4 Northern Neck are turning their atten.
1 ton to larger crops of wheat and corr
and largely Increased acreage II
clover and other grasses for horses ant
cattle. The fruit crop also promises
to be the largest and best seen here
in many years. The apple, peach, peal
and other fruit trees are loaded dowr
and will have to be propped UP to keer
them from breaking down.