The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-26

will address and deliver the diplomas
to the graduates OF the Accomac High
Ayres and Fred
Edmonds-Friday, juno S. on June
the graduates OF the Chincotcarue
High School Will receive their dipio-
mas The address will be made by DIR.
j. w Kane, president OF Washington
College
Decoration Day viii be observed "a
ChincoteaRue. which was one OF three
places In Virginia to send company
OF soldiers to the Federal army. Mos,
OF the early settlers OF this island were
rom delaware and New Jersey. Mr.
Disorow. who is n native of the island
ana now ninety-one yenrs OF age viii
come from Philadelphia to mako m
address. Il"
David Scott has sold his farm OF
ninety acres, situated on Chesconncs-
sex creek. about three miles from
Onancock. TO John w. Allen for sIo onn
rorty-hve acres OF land belonging r.
the estate of Teackle s Rev soI5 80
public auction Saturday. brought Sc.
wv ana second tract of forty-six
acres was sold for $5.s05
The warm rains and SUNSHINE of ~.
rast week have helped both Irish and
sweet potato crops wonderfullv
mrs Ihomas Phillips. of Keller. ha.
lemon tree on which there are two
'"isc lemons, DcHides number
OF smaller ones. Tho largest Is savon
inches long and thirteen and one-b,It
ihches In circumference. while tho
icngth OF the other is five and one
half inches. with a circumference or
eleven and onc-half inches
John w. Ross. son Of Judge and Mrs.
Samuel T. Ross. graduated sixth in
class OF sixtysix In the dental depart.
mont OF the University College Of A1edi-
cine, Baltimore.
AT tho request OF the Lee District
Road Board, w. l.. Spoon, n representa-
tive or the office OF public roads OF the
United states Department of Apricul
ture. was here last week looking
over the roads of the district; which
recently voted to bond for $4,000 for.
the Improvement Of tho roads He adj
Vlsed the use OF shells near the sta
ton, where hauling will he heavy. but
stated that clay and sand will answer
in other places.
MIR. skull. of Newport News, lectured
to the Royal Arch Chapter OF Masons
Friday evening. After the lecture re-
freshmcnts were served
Mrs. Sarah e. Harmon, widow Of John
b. Harmon. died Mt the home of her
son, John L. Harmon, at Melfa. aged
seventy fivc years. Funeral services
were conducted by Rev. j. w. Hank AT
her home. and burial was made in the
family burying ground. Surviving her
are SIN SONS --lsdIayette, N. OthO T., leo
nhrd. Jr, Sidney, Fred f. and John r..
Harmon-and one daughter, Mrs. VII
liam III. Phillips.
Captain Willard Thompson, vice pres
ident of the Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Atlantic Railway Company: MIR Muir
dock, general freight agent, and sew
eral other officials of the company.
motorcd through Accomac last week
viewing the crop conditions In some
sections the results OF the late frost
could be clearly seen, yet they were
much pleased with the outlook for 81
prosperous year In "Yc Little Kingdom
OF Accawmack."
Mr.. and Mrs s. wilkins Mathews
have issued Invitations to the mar
rage of their daughter. Sue Wingate.
to John Singleton Walker, OF Georgia,
Tuesday, June 3. at Downings Mctho-
dist Episcopal Church, South. Oak Hall.
Miss Mathews is we'll known in Vir-
ginia, having graduated In 1912 at the
Woman's College. Lynchburg.
Samuel j. Costn, Of Northampton
has announced his candidacy for foater
delegate from Accomac and Northamp-
ton, against Bullitt Fitzhugh, the In
cumbont. There will be several others
in the field.
]. DIN Baker, of Chincoteague. who
was operated upon for appendicitis on
board the battlcship Connecticut, I'm
Mexican water $, Is expected home very
soon.