The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-04
OYSTER SEASON
IS SUCCESSFUL
Waters of the Northern Neck
Have Yielded Unusually
Rich Rewards.

Lancaster. Va, March 3.-The long
drought OF last summer caused many
Wells In this section to 90 dry or get
10 low that water could not be ussd
from them. Nearly half tho wells In
this place had 10 be Abandoned. IN
. spite o. the fact that much snow and
rain has fallen during the last two
or three months, the Yntor in many
wells In this region is still too low
TO be used, and II is feared that these
wells VIII! have to be dccpcned OF
finally abandoned.
In spite OF the severe winter. reports
from the lower Rappahsnno liz Valley
nhow that the oysNr season. nov
drawing to u close has been one Of
the most prosperous for many years.
oysters have been Plentiful AM very
fat. and good pricos have prevailed.
An old and experienced FISHERMAN
who was here several days ago. said
that he had never seen oys.ers more
abundant or in better condition from
sharp's Wharf, in Richmond county.
down TO the mouth OF The Rapphhan-
mock River. and that there were, no
poor oysters IN the Rappahannoc h OF
as tributaries. condition which. so
far as he knew, had never prevailed
before.
In consequence OF the long spell of
cold weather. which continues. farm
ers are far bchindhnnd In thelr rrep
,asations for spring farming. while tho
nsh trappers have thus far been IN
able TO do anything fur:h,r than ret
ting poles in position for getting their
traps as soon Is the weather VIII pr
nit The long continued cold weather
It Is thought, Will delay the sprire
run OF Hsh, Which probably Will coma
with a rush with tho advent ?t' pleas
ant weather.
l,,iu 1T -
working roads In scientific way was
never moro forcibly illuEtrateI than
in the present condition of tia Jublic
Highways OF this section. At MP tirne
during this winter has Il been difi-
cult to travel OF haul over he road
lending from Lancaster to KllmarA ok.
which wAs built more than tHo years
ago under the supervision OF an cx-
perienced roud builder. while the other
roads OF the county have been and
st!ll In many places almost i'm
passab bic. Some OF the new roads arc
very bad In places. but after u Is vim
ter It is thought they Will be proof
against bad weather. The abundance
OF both clay and sand n this section
OF the State makes II possible TO build
roads that will stand the action Of
rain and frost even better than mac
adam roads IN the red land dist. lets
OF Virginia.
Hon. 7. r. e. Wright, judge OF this
judicial circuit has Just completed
lengthy term OF his circuit In West
ruorcland county, where the grand jury
FOUND ten Indictments against persons
for the illegal sale Of liquor. He VIII
begin tomorrow tho regular spring
term OF the Circuit Court OF Rich
mond county. where II Is thought sev-
.ral thousand persons VIII be In at
tendance. as MARCH court Is the grert
meeting day for the pcoTdc IN the
Northern Neck counties. Al the jan
uary term of the Circuit Court for
Richmond county. nearly nifty indict-
ments were found for violation OF the
local option liquor law. and the grand
fury is expected TO ind many more at
th,s term OF the court. IT IS not known
whether any OF the cases Will come
10 trial IL this term OF the court.
Judge Wright has a remarkable rec
ord as faithful ard able turist. He
Is not a young man in years having
been soldier In the war for Southern
independence. and yet in his long SER
Wee on the bench he has never missed
& term OF HIS court in any OF the coun-
tics OF his district, and there is not
q railroad In ans OF those counties. II
Is no, believed that there con be found
s. similar record In the court annals
or Virginia.
The candidacy OF Ex-President
Roosevelt has created much interest
here In the Forthcoming presidential
contest, The Republicans of this dis
trict have held their congressional
district meeting At Cape Charles. In
dorsed President Taft and appointed
delegates TO the state convention
favorable TO his nomination. Should
Roosevelt be nominated and elected.
# Is highly probably that there will
he transfer o: power and patronage
In this district TO the progressive ele-
nent In the Republican party. The
Democrats here who favor Governor
Wilson for the presidency are hoping
that Taft Will be renomlnated, as they
believe Wilson could defeat Taft more
easily than he could Roosevelt. No
action Inns been taken here rs yet to-
wards appointing delegates to the
State convention. and none will b..
taken till after the meeting OF the
state committee. The delegates prob
ably Will be appointed by district
ioass- meetings. and of the three dis
,ricts In Lancaster 1t Is thought that
;wo Will appoint delegates favorable
TO Wilson. while the other may ap-
point delegates favorable to Harmon
or TO Senator Martin II he allows his
name to be used.