The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-31
NORTHERN NECK
SWEPT BY STORM
Considerable Damage in North.
umberland-Ncw Steamboat
Line Projected.
Especial to The Times pispa,chI

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
Lancaster, Va. March 3o-The storm
that swept over this region Thursday
did considerable damage In tho upper
part OF northumberland. The barns
of Henry and Howard Thrift TAYLOR
Bran and s. G. Headley, near Village
were overturned and wrecked by tho
wind while the barn OF Frank Thrift
ut Mtddletons Corner. was blown from
It's foundation into the public road near
by The dwelling of Charles Fulks
near Giibeon Church. was crushed by
falling tree. and the kitchen OF
Charles Reynolds. in tho same locality.
Was badly damaged by lightning. Corn
cribs and other small houses were
blown over trees were uprooted and
telephone poles blown down in every
direction.
business men OF Norfolk came up to
Reedville on the Great Wicomico
River on the steamer Endeavor OF the
Norfolk, York River and Underwater
Steamboat Company, with view To
. n " . y ~. . sssArc gI IVA between
Norfolk and Hecdvillc TO touch also AZ
Election and other points on tho bay
shores or Northumbcrland and Ian
caster. 1t was decided 10 nut on one
steamer during the hshing season. and
10 have the steamer connect with the
steamers Of the New York PhiladaI
IN the afternoon SO that the fish caught
here one day may be put on the phila-
dclphia and New York markets carly
the next morning. The promoters of
the enterprise hope to establish such
business relations with the lower
counties of the Northern Neck as TO
justify them in making this a perma-
ncnt line.
The target practice OF the Atlantic
fleet AT tho hulk of the old dcrclct
hatticship Texas lying off Tanglcr
Island I'm the Chesapeake Bay, played
havoc last week on the island and
the adjacent shores of Accomac In Nir-
GINA and Somerset in Maryland Win
dows were smashed. chimncys knock
cd down. buildings were made to trem-
bic on their foundations, and IL is said
that all the incubating eggs were so
badly damaged that the supply OF
chickens will be short in that region
when the camp meeting season begins.
Altogether 1t is said that the Federal
government has consumed more than
million dollars worth OF powder in
trying to demoiish the old hulk.
The farmers OF northumberland
County held a meeting yesterday nj
fieathsVillc and formed an organiza
ton to he known as the Northern Neck
Fish and Produce Exchange, modelled
after the Eastern Shore Produce EN-
change. which has been of much value
~ VIC u u'htio anu farmers OF ACcO-
mac and Northampton Counties
The following have been elected yes
trymen of North Farnam Parish in
Richmond County: Hon. r.. Carter Well
ford. Hon. William y. Jones. Joseph w.
Chinn, B. III. Baird. DIR. II. l.. Segar.
j. b. Rains, John 4. Brockcnbrough.
n. Is. Mallory and n. l.. Warner
The match game of basketball play
ed at Ottoman yesterday between the
team of the Lancaster High School and
that of the ottoman High School re-
suited in a victory for the Lancaster
girls by a score of = to O. The third
and final game OF the season will be
played here during the coming week
Hon. William a. Jones, member OF
Congress from this district who spent
several days during the past week al
his home in Warsaw, has returned to
Washington. Mrs. Jones. who has been
i'll for about six weeks, is still in n
Washington hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton McLaren, OF
Powhatan County. who have been
visiting their daughter. Mrs r. NJ
Saunders. at White Stone. returned
home last week.
Efforts are being made to have y
large number of teachers from the
Northern Neck counties attend tho
First District Teachers Association to
BIO held in fredericksburg from the
Sd to the 5th OF April.