The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-14

| cussion. The conference will meet at
St Martin. Md. in 1914.
During storm Saturday night tho
homo of Oswald Mears. of wacha-
preague. was badly damaged By light
ming.
| Leonard Fl. Abrams. the twelve year
old son of Mrs. Margaret Abrams. of
Trowor. was drowned while bathing In
Machipongo Creek.
| William Chambers. who was shot by
his son at his home. near Louisville
about three months ago. was brought
home from n Norfolk hospital Wednes-
day and died Thursday. Chambers
eNonerated his son, stating that he
was drunk. and the boy shot in self
defense.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Johnson. Of
! Parksley, celebrated the fftieth ami
versary OF their marriage Monday eve
ming. Many friends called to express
their good wishes.
Elton CluT, of Norfolk. and Mrs. Sadu
Nester. Of Chincoteague, were married
Wednesday. They Will reside In Nor
| folk. the groom being connected with
the travelling force OF the American
Tobacco Company.
| a succession Of severe storms. lasting
from to IL o'clock, passed over
Onancock Saturday evening. y numb Der
of electric lights were burned out, and
the electrician at the power-housc was
badly stunned
The Tasley Fair will begin July 30
and continue four days The horses
which have been entered for the races
all have good records
The prices for Irish potatoes were
better the past week than they had
been for two weeks. Four thousand
barrels were shipped from Parksley
Monday and 5000 Tuesday, 5000 sent
from Onancock "Wednesday, 1000 Thurs
day and 5000 Saturday. At Mcars
Wharf the barrels extended far up the
hill. The Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Atlantic Railway Company is running
two freight steamers. in addition to the
daily boats, and yet the freight cannot
be handled. Hundreds OF barrels are
ready to be hauled from the fields when
the railroad can furnish cars. Farmers
! from all over the shore are reporting
seventy to seventy-fivc bushels to the
barrel planted. Thirteen potatoes. dug
from a hill at Meadville filled ball
bucket. Harry Nottingham. of East
vile, has marketed 5000 barrels The
corn which was planted between the
| potato rows is about eighteen inches
high, and a good harvest is expected.
The acreage of sweet potatoes is not
as large as usual but the prospect il
extremely good for q large yield. 1t
cost about 81 per barrel to raise and
market the Irish potato crop. The
price to-day was $3.50. One old farm
er was heard to remark the first OF
the week. The price is not very good,
| but we will come out all right, for
even the dirt seems to have turned to
! potatoes"
James Ellyson Guy died Saturday at
tho home OF his daughter. Mrs. james
IT. Edwards, OF PunGoteague. aged
siXtysix years MIR. Guy married two
sisters. His last wife, two sons
Sidney and George Guy. OF Cape
Charles-and one daughter-Mrs. Ed
wards-survve. Funeral services were
held by Rev L. NJ. Ritter, at the Saw
ngeville Chapel. Sunday afternoon, and
| burial was made in the Onancock Gene
terry
| j. w Kellam died at Craddockville.
aged sixty-three years. Surviving him
are widow and three daughters-Mrs.
James Thomas. Mrs. Alfred Parkes and
Mrs. Charles Ennis
Samuel w. Mock. we'll known
farmer of lower Accomac, died Sunday.
He left n widow. six sons and one
daughter-Samuel and Abel, George.
Nathaniel, Clyde and Edward Mock and
Mrs. Berkeley Shield. OF New York.
The wharf of the defunct Maryland
Steamboat Company. which was sold
at public auction. at Tangicr, BY
| Warner Ames, special commissioner,
Tuesday. brought 1916. The structure
was built last year at a cost of $4,000.
One branch having on 1t eighteen
large, ripe tomatoes is on exhibition
here. 1t was grown by ]. Norman
Betole