The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-22
PPAHANNOCk IS
BLOCKED WITH ICE
Much DAMAGE TO SHIPPING AND
OYSTER BUSINESS on NORTH.
EHN NECK.
SNOW HOL S UP COURT
sCHooNERs ASHORE AND BREDGEs
BLoCkED--soCJAI. SIDE OF
IRSINGTuN NOT INTER-
FEREU WITH.


Especial to The Richmond Nirgihian')
IEVI%GTUN. VA. January ID
,rborc ,y,s ,,,ora icc IN the Ranpa-
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hanhocK river curing ''e recent p''"-
Yard than has been seen for years
Tho river was frozen from shore To
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ana al us tSt0a'''7 were pi"eAS''
M mail reached Che lower Northern
Neck from Trfoay tho 18th, until
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'f"HHfia "es''h'o ''''S way ""'
brought over by the steamer Mid
dlescE. The nest mail came in
Thursday night Dyqtering Is entire
~ suspended, tougeFs not having been
IN The 70, !ls since the 9TH, and
shurking houses have stopped. The
Aliddlesex took the shucked stock to
Norfolk to be reshipped to Baltimore.
Grocery stores are being cleaned out
OF everything that is eatable.
There has been no boat from Bal
tirn0ra to the Rappahannock section
for over week. Tho Middlesex COM
ing down Thursday Of last week to
run the Norfolk route during the
ax.a~-- She made two trips to Nor
folk. having gone as high up the
river ms Morattieo. Another trip viii
lie made la Norfolk Saturday.
The oyster trade vas most seriously
affected by the cold wave. Scores OF
oyster sioops. with their holds filled
to the decks vita bivalVes, are unable
70 reach Baltimore with their cargoes
on account at the ice in the rivers
and bay. ON the other hand, fully as
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are unable 20 leave Baltimore for
tho oyster beds in this section. because
tho upper ana lower hay is frozen
M. with The available oyster sup
uly- gone. an oyster famine ia on in
baltimore To continue until "A thaw
talofaRtYfo er.uorthoonwith E1'A0I
sets M.
More than half hundred large
drpd2ers. luaded with oysters. are
ftofted in al Sofonon's Island. Md.
,yhera tbpy went for harhor. Other
hsrbors en- the eastern and western
shores are crowded with these dere-
licts Tangiar and pocomoke Sounds
present. probably. the saddest spec
tacle number Of oyster boats.
loaded. have been sunk .'hy the bow"
from The weight Of accommodating ice
and SNOW.
I,Hse 4 II n Wright came here
MDntiIE Ia9n
vss nnabla to hola court The se-
we're weather prevented Jurors aud
others from attending. the Judge
took The up-river steamer from Nor
fo1l TUESDAY morning in an efforr to
rcaeb Tappahannock.
Schooner Melissa and Wesley. of
T-rhanna. which went aground below
tho month Of I,arter's Creek. has not
been moyed az the weather is too
cold 10 attcppt to get her off She
T. surrounded NV ice.
schooner r +. Jones. CAPTAIN
tfumpbries loaded with lumber for
Hnittnora surunp n leak while an
ebnrai i'm Carter's Creek last Monday
morning. and her pumps could not
itn.n ~ water 3own..as assistance was
rendered nv state steamer Commodore
Noury and she was towsd To Mes
sI,.b,s facto,.v tn unload.
Dividend Declared.
Ar tine annual meeting Of stock
boidAra of IN. Lancaster National
RANK Or Irvinaton. last week, a ten
ner cent. dividend was declared, and
- mont SIM, AM Ia the surplus In addt-'
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pax Hahn r Cutbriell former pas
tar al ReedviIle. hut now stationed at
cordonsvIlie IL holding n big revival
NJ Faston Md
no, 4, Hal of White etone Is
assisting Rav /. J,ason westfall in
a saries Of meetings in the South
S,roat Pants, church. Norfolk A
erent revival f. reported.
Mr. Joseph Hale. of near Burgess
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