The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-20
NEWS OF EASTERN SHORE
,sneciaI 20 The Times Dispatch.

Onancock. Va. January l9.-The
twelfth annual meeting of the STOCK
holders of the Eastern Shore or VIZ
ginia Produce Exchange was held at
Onlev on Friday. About 500 farmers
were present and all showed interest
and satisfaction. The meeting was
entirely harmonious. The report OF
the auditor, Hilton, Rollins Il CO.
showed the volume of business Done
was s. $50 coo and the net earnings
about So, 600. i dividend OF III pc,
cent was declared sl4 600 was added
to the surplus and 1900 distributed
among the growers. The old o1lcers
we're reelected without opposition
Hon. b L. Gunter. of Accomac. pres
ident: John r. Nottingham. Jr' OF
Northampton. vice-president; w -.
Burton. general manager: A. J. NC
Math. secretary and treasurer; w Is
Pitts. of Accomac, general inspector
A. P Bell. OF Northampton. assistant
insDector The salary of MIR. McMdtn
was raised from 81, TO S,cW: ne
volume of produce marketed. inciud-
ing barrels of Irish and sweet pota-
toes crates of cabbages ana berries
baskets of onions, etc, amounted 10
ooo 600 packages, or more than 1900
carloads.
The Board of Supervisors Monday
received the bids for the $4,000 loan 10
the county. Bonds for $500 were
awarded to ID. J. Wheaton at > per
cent interest and a bonus of s25 sl5,oo
10 the Bank of Chincoteague, Inc. at
: per cent interest and a bonus OF s2O.
Several bids at a higher rate Of interest
were received from Baltimore and the
Middle West.
The schooner Margaret NJ. Fow.
loaded with $500 barrels of cement,
bound from New York to Jacksonviiie'
went ashore at Toms Cave, Friday
Already fifteen large fish nets are
ready to be put down for deep sea
fishing off Chincoteague
Farmers in lower Northampton and
some in Accomac are making ready
for Irish potatoe planting, and If the
weather continues favorable the seed
week The oandelions and oxeyed
daisies are in bloom and butterflies
are flying around.
An athletic association was organ
lied among the girls at the Onancock
High School. Friday, with the following
officers. Miss Elizabeth Tetlow. pres
ident Miss Pearl Ross, vice-presIdent :.
Miss Dorothy Bratten. secretary and
treasurer.
Basket ball and tennis will be the
amusements INDUCED in
While passing through Hollywood,
Thursday. a horse hitched TO a cart.
driven bv Samuel b Fisher. became
and received internal injuries from
which he died that night. He leaves
a widow and three daughters-Mrs-
John Davis Mrs. Fletcher Clayton
and Mrs William Lewis.
There will be meeting of ministers
and Iaymen of the Baptist Churches
throughout Accomac at Parksley.
January q. in the interests of missions
Mr.. Garrett of Portsmouth. vice
president of the Baptist board Of
ministers for Virginia. will be the
principal speaker
The following were reelected direc-
tors of the First National Bank Of
Onancock Judge >. H. fietcher'
James r. Hickman. \. O.. Kelley. +.
r Miles. 7. d Parker. Lee r. Phillips.
II f. Powell. George II. Powell. $. t.
Rogers John ). Naples. H. B. Wilcox,
s T Rogers was elected president
J. L. Parker. cashier. and George III.
Powell. assistant cashier
The First National Bank Of Parksley
elected the following officers for 1913
W W. Chandler. president. w "
Mason. cashier. r. 3. Human. as
sis,apt cashier Board of directors
/ W Chandler. r. Barnes. r. w.
I4inrnan. : G. White. r. II. Con
guest. c. II. Ross, w. +. Knox, W ~
Mason.
Mr. Mary 4 Byrd daughter Of
Captain Henry Davis. and widow cp
William Byrd. died Sunday AZ her
home near Mearsviiie. aged sIxty-hve
years Funeral services we're con
Quoted at Messonyo Church BY Rev
r \ Moud-. One daughter. Mrs.
Pecd Of Baltimore survives.
Captain Samuel Somers. the last
Of the giant brothers. who we're proms-
ncnt in upper Accomsc for years. y
dead After funeral services az his
late home. burial was made tn the
park-lcv Cemetery. Surviving him
are his wife. two eons-Alfred and
Richard Somcrs-and two daughter
Mrs Thomas N. Reid and Mrs. John