The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-18
NORTHERN NECK
HOPES ARE HIGH
Building Of Railroad May Be Re
suit Of To-Day's
Meeting.

Lancaster, Va. July lit Is hoped
that the meeting of the citizens. of
Lancaster and Northumberland to be
held here tomorrow in the interest of
the proposed railroad from Fredericks-
burg through the Northern Neck to
deep water on the Chesapeake Bay
will be we'll attended. charter for
such road was obtained as far back
as 1870. two surveys were made and
several miles OF the road were graded.
but work was finally abandoned, and
now after the lapse of many years
the scheme is revived The five coun-
ties comprising the Northern Neck are
King George, Westmoreland, Rich
mond. Lancaster and Northumberland;
but in Colonial times the Northern
Neck Of Virginia comprised all The
lands lying between the Rappahannock
and Potomac, and a line joining the
headwaters of these rivers. The five
counties embraced in the present
limits of the Northern Neck are cele
brated for their futility and adaptable
| ity to nearly all the staple crops OF
| Virginia. Nowhere outside the Val
| ley of Virginia can be found finer
| crops OF wheat and corn. while all the
garden products of the temperate zone
| flourish luxuriantly here. A railroad
down this peninsula would add prodi-
| giously TO the value of farm lands In
this section, and bring thousands of
| Industrious and prosperous immigrants
| here.
| News comes from the menhaden fish
| factories along the Rappahannock, The
| Great Wicomico and the Potomac that
the steamers are catching great guam
| titles of fish used for making com
mercial fertilizers. and that all the
| factories are running on full time and
to their full capacity. In.order to
| keep these factories running many
| laborers have to be imported from
Baltimore and the Eastern cities.
| The Rappahannock District Confer
ences of the Methodist Church was
held last week at Clarksburg Church
| in the lower part OF Middlesex coun-
| ty The attendance was good, and the
reports encouraging.
| The annual meeting of the Kappa
| hammock Baptist Association will be
| held at the Upper Essex Church, be-
ginning on July &c. The visitors will
land at MAYORS Hole on the Kappa
| hammock River. and be transported
several miles across the country to
the meeting place,
| 1t is reported that Lancaster has
i larger delegation than any other
county in Virginia attending the sum-
mer normal school at fredericksburg.
1 Edgar S. Dobyns, who lives near
AIolusk. in this county. and Miss Eliz-
| abeth White Richmond. were married
last week at the home of the brides
mother in Baltimore in the presence
OF the members Of the families of the
! contracting parties and some intimate
| friends. Immediately after the cere-
mony the newly married couple left
on a bridal tour. On their return they
will reside at Molusk.
An interesting and exciting game
| of baseball was played here yesterday
/ between the Lancaster and Kilmarnock
mines. resulting In favor of the Kill
marnock boys by a score of 3 to L.
| The playing was unusually fine for
non prof essionals. Battery for XII
| marnock, Eubank and Carter; for Lam
caster Cornwell and Chiffon. Lam
| casters one run came in the seventh
inning, base on balls, wild throw over
first by Carter and scratch hit by
Talley. k.lmarnock scored two in
first one in second The features Of
for kilmarnock, and Chiffon for Lam
/ caster There were two double plays
one by each team.
John A. Palmer. a prominent Cit
izen of this county. who has been In
failing health for some years. has re-
turned to his home near ISilmarnock
after a protracted visit to his on-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs Mar
tin S. Stringfcllow. Of Culpeper COM
ty
Feriol Harding, citizen of Croen,
Northumberland who was seriously
paralyzed some weeks ago. is improv-
ing.
i No day has yet been fixed for hold
ing the Republican Congressional Con-
vention for the First Virginia District
1t is expected that the convention VIII
meet at West Urbanna. but II is not
believed that any candidate VIII be
mentioned to oppose Congressman
Jones.
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