The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-18
GREAT RUN OF Fish
SWAMPs DEALERS
Thousands of Bushels Caught
Which Cannot Be Mar
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Lancaster, va. April tT,-Therc has
been during the past week some abate-
ment in the great run of fish that for
some time had been filing the traps.
In the littoral waters Of Virginia with
shad and herring. While the run oil
shad has been unusually large, the run
of herring has been unprecedented. IN
fact, SO great has been tire catch OF
herring that the local packing houses,
where these fish are put up Tor winter
and spring use, could not handle one
tenth of the surplus stock, and thou-
sands of bushels were carried to the
packing houses in Norfolk and Balti-
more, and then nothing like all OF
| them could be disposed of. In order to
use them up six OF the largest men
haden lsh fertilizer factories nave
! been prematurely opened 10 convert
| the surplus stock OF herring. and q
| large number of steamers have been
engaged in transporting these tish TO
the factories. 1t Is said In defense OF
| this policy that but for its adoption
| hundreds of tons of dead fish would
|.have to be thrown overheard to pollute
! the waters and the air OF this section.
| Now that the early fishing season Is
about over soft shell crabs are be-
ginning to be shipped from the lower
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where they are bringing fancy prices.
April Term of Court.
The April term of the Circuit Court
for Northumberland county, Judge t.
r. 3. Wright presiding. which began
last Monday has closed. While no
court business of public interest was
transacted, a handsome marble tablet,
the gift of Mrs. Emily Steelman Fisher,
of Reedville, in honor of the worthies,
who have represented northumberland
In the House of BurSesses and the
General Assembly, and in constitu'
tional conventions. was unveiled WIN
appropriate ceremonies, Colonel ":
Hugh Smith making the address OF
presentation and A. S. Rice that OF ac-
ceptance.
j. NJ. Booth. treasurer of Northum-
berland county, and William +, Flynt'
sheriff of the same county, both an
nounce that they will not stand for
re election. This announcement has
caused an abundant crop of candidates
to spring up for these positions
urership is e. w Eichelberger, a well
known Justice of the peace in the
Heathsville district. whose method OF
dispensing Justice has gained for hin
| a reputation not unlike that enjoyed
bv Justice John Crutchacld, of Rich.
| mond.
There was heavy white frost II
this region last Wednesday night anc
| ice formed over small pools of water
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that any serious damage was done
TO fruit or to young plants.
| a movement is on foot to induce
the lighthouse board to establish
beacon light on Towles's Point, where
the Corotoman River flows into the
Rappahannock. and two on Indian
Creek. Lights at these places are
badly needed
VIII Attend Grand Camp.
DR.. Samuel Kitchen, of Northumber'
| op1 I'm
caster, representatives of lawson Bal
Camp of Confederate Veterans. are
making preparations TO attend tn'
meeting of the United Grand Camp
which will be held in Mobile. Mis-
Grace Pinckard, of Rehoboth Church
who has been appointed one of tn
sponsors for Virginia, left several day
ago for Mobile, intending, however,
way thither. Miss Pinckard is daugh
f. ter of the late Dr. Pinckard, of Ian
caster, and IS one of the most beauti
| full and attractive young women of tn
Northern Neck of Virginia.
The Rev. Thomas Benton Hill for
| nnerly pastor of the Heathsville Bap
tist Church but now connected wit
the Southern Baptist seminary a
section in the interest of that institu
! ton
The Rev ii. NJ Wharton, d, D.. pas
| tor of the Brantley Baptist Church. o
| Baltimore, ana WlueiN kHoWiiA us a.
evangelist, visited Lancaster last weel
| and delivered two lectures for thu
| benefit of the Baptist church at XII
marnock-one at kilmarnock and the
| other at Irvington.
| Dr.. Frank w Lewis. superintendent
of schools in this division, and r. II,
| Russell secretary of the state Boaro
of Examiners, win address the people
of Kilmnrnock next Friday evening
on the Importance of establishing
graded and high school at that
place