The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-28
NEWS OF EASTERN SHORE
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Onancock. Va. July 27.-Stra W berries
will be among the exhibits at the Tas-
ley Fair the coming week. The ber-
cies are not so large as the spring crop.
but are unusually sweet.
Last Friday week ago a large field
was plowed at Tasley and the pota
toes were scratched OUT and hauled
10 the station the same day. BY the
next nigh, the Held was in perfect
order peas having been planted there
in. TO-DAY the field is a sheet of green
Rotation Of crops is being used on
the Eastern shore, and the farmers
realize more ana more the great bene-
1t derived thcrefrom
The manager at the experiment sta
ton at Tasley states that the people
OF the shore are mistaken when they
think potatoes must be the staple crop.
The land here, according to him, will
grow anything being especially we'll
adapted TO alfalfa Many farmers are
going to experiment in limited way.
4 meeting of the Democratic County
Committee was held at Accomac Fri
day. John 5. NAPLES. county chairman.
presided. J Harry Rev having me;
all the requirements OF the law, and
there being no opposing candidate, was
declared the Democratic nominee for
the House OF Delegates for the County
OF .Accomac. Mr.. Rev represented Ac-
comac in the last Assembly. Judges
for the coming primary were named
for the twenty-five precincts. The
judges for Onancock are J. Harmanson.
kilmarnock; + Il NAPLES and Z. E.
Miles. The attorney generalship is the
only Office in which the electors OF Ac-
comac are manifesting much interest.
Tho first barrel of sweet potatoes
was shipped from Melfa the 22d in
slant. Since then several have been
a
prices were realized. The acreage OF
sweets this season is smaller than
usual, but the outlook is unusually
good.
Captain Walker W. Joynes. of the
revenue cutter service. is spending his
vacation At his home Al .Accomac Cap
tain Joynes has recently built a hand
some residence. "Bellecroft." an a part
OF the orig inal Ioynes property. which
was patented By the King. with view
TO making Accomac his home upon re-
tirement The house was modelled
after "Bowman's Polly" the home OF
his forefathers.
DE-. John w. Ross and DR.. James T
Mock. recent graduates In dentistry
passed the state board examination
DR.. Ross Will locate at Parksley and
DR.. Mock viii make Pocomoke his flu
ture home.
For several weeks a yacht has been
loaded with whiskey, which was open
y sold. Sheriff Nelson attempted to
serve warrant. issued by a justice
or Chincoteague. upon the owners. They
resisted arrest covering the sheriff
with their rifles. He returned TO shore
where a posse was organized. In the
meanwhile the boat left the waters Of
Chincoteague. 1t was seen in Metomp-
kin Bay Friday.
The Tasley Fair will open Tuesday
continuing through Friday. Owing to
the prices realized for Irish potatoes
large crowds are expected. All of the
races are filled Tuesday the races
2:3o pace, purse $500; 2:23 tro;. purse
5000
Wednesday-o:l6 pace. purse $500;
2:ls trot purse $500: 2:40 trot. Eastern
shore of Virginia, purse $500.
Thursday-2:l6 trot. purse $500; 2:1s
pace. purse $500 free for all trot or
pace. purse $500
Friday-three- old trot. purse
$500; $50 trot purse $500; 2:23 pace.
purse $500.
Many of the horses come from Mary
land. Pennsylvania, Delaware and diff
ferent parts OF Virginia a good deal
or interest is being shown in the ath-
letic contests for tho schoolboys OF the
Shore.
AT the recent convention held at Vir-
ginia Beach. Rev w. Thorburn Clarke,
pastor of the Parksley Baptist Church,
was elected president of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union OF Virginia. Rev
W. c. Royal, Of New Church. was made
one OF the vice presidents.
The dissatisfied phone subscribers
met at Keller Saturday, looking to n
complaint to the Corporation Commits
sion. The meeting was addressed by
the local manager of the telephone
company. H. w. Carly. lie asked three
months in which to make marked i'm
provements in the service This was
granted. and the meeting adjourned
until the first day of October Circuit
Court
Robert NJ. Ross. of Modesttown.
prominent in Baptist church work in
Accomac. died suddenly at his home,
aged fifty-two years. He ate a hearty
supper, and in a few minutes was dead.
Funeral services were conducted by
his pastor. Rev. Emmett T. Mason, at
the Modesttown Baptist Church. Sur
viving him are n widow and six chill
dren--John Thomas and Robert Ross.
Misses Eva and Mary Ross and Mrs.
Vida Vessels. He also left the fol-
lowing brothers and sisters-Henry,
Benjamin, Charles and Walter Ross.
Mrs Matte Baker and Miss Mamie
Ross.
Mrs j. F. Hill died at her home at
Melfa, aged thirty-two years. After
funeral services. conducted by Rev.
r. NJ. Hank. her remains were taken
Is survived by her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Twigs. of Snow Hill. and several
brothers and sisters.