The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-15
.ONANCOCk WANTS
COUNTY ROAOLAW
Matter Will Be Taken Up With
Legislaturc-Othcr Eastern
Shore News.

Onancock. Va. January li.-Th.
movement for road Improvement Is
! taking definite shape. ana the outlook
Tor systematic work upon business
principles Is encouraging. At the
! Onley maeting Spencer E Rogers wa s
chosen president ana w. +. White see
| rotary
a committee of five prominent ami
representative citizens from each mag
isterial district was appointed to con
sult with the members o: tho l.cg!s!a-
'"'c Win the view OF securing ut this
session road law for the county.
After consultation and debate, tho fol-
lowing PROPOSITIONS were adop,ea for
inc consideration of ,hn committee
Employ county engineer OF roads. at
salary: appoint Il rold overS,er fo-
each maSisterial district: ie. the keep
, ing OF the roads TO contract, the work
10 pc done under the direction an /
.na"a cement OF the county oversee.
Inc bonding of the county for s5O.0Op
per dnnum for five years: the levyina
oi Il WI eel tax, including automobiles
: ana other powcr-driven vehicles; the
creation OF a sinking fund: the crca-
! t'o!i OF an appointing board cy!nposcd
OF the circuit Judge, rncinhcrs Of tho
Board Of Superg visor. and Common
weaiths attorney. which Hhnii appoint
inc engineer ana district officers. the
condemnation Of standing timber 20
: sltnateh Ak To shade The roads: the ire
OF convict LABOR,
At the annual meeting Of stockholm
! eTs OF the Eastern Shore Exchange,
inc reports h% tho officers of the years
work was nncoura gtne, and general
satisfaction prevailed. Thc business OF
inc year amounted TO Sasl..iSs.is.
| capital stock paid In, s4i,I60. ana the
surplus Is s7:,i3a 90. Tho old officers
"e!o Reelected without opposition, a;l
resolution expressing confidence in
,Aeir ability and integrity was unani-
mously adopted
Iwo seaside sunae-s, Philip Jete-
and Daniel Bowden, killed forty-fiv.
Wild geese In two hours Saturday
Shinco;eaRue shipments of oysters
reached 1000 barrels TUESDAY. the
greatest OF the winter.
me crew of Assateague Life-savinG
STATION rendered valuable and efficient
r''ee during the recent gale Among
me vessels assisted were the yacht
Corsair, schoonsrs Alberta, Columbia
ana Cater, and two power boats EX-
cept for the assistance received sew
esai OF the boats named would have
been complete wrecks
me well-known estate. Chatham.
near Hungar's Church, containing ol3
acres. long the home o. the late DR..
/ arthur w. Downing. has bean sold to
Ernest Scott for $4,000.
Inc dwelling of John r. Mites with
contents. at Wachaprcague, was burned
saturda? night, with loss OF $1,000 and
Insurance % $1,000
Charles Vest engineer of Winter
Quarter Lish,ship, after ,wenty-three
years OF service has rendered his
resignation. TO take efrcct tomorrow
IN going to his office yesterday morn
ms william 4. Burton. gen sra! man
aser OF the Produce Exchange, fell on
the sieety pavement and Gislocatel or
broke MS hip bone. He was carried
10 tho Johns Hopkins E.ospital, Balti-
more. for treatment last nigh.
For the second time In no ris,o-.
OF the oldest Inhabitants. the Eastern
Shore is having zero weather. The
(, THERMOMETERS this morning registered
one degree below zero.