The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-21
Or. W|LL|AMPOLK
AS CHIEF ORATOR
Northumberland U. d. c. Pre-
pairing for Celebration Of Jcffer
son Davis's Birthday,
FISHING PROSPECTS POOR
Trappcrs 50 Far This Season
Have Failed TO Pay Expenses.
Northern Neck News.
especial to The Times Dispatch. /

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Lancaster. Va. April :0.--The Lee
jackson Chapter. of the Daughters of
the Confederacy of northumberland
is making extensive preparation for
tho celebration OF the anniversary OF
tho birth OF Jefferson Davis on the Sd
of June. pr. William NJ. Polk. son
of General I.eonidas Polk, and at pres
ont dean OF the medical school OF Cor
ncli University. New York will be the
principal speaker on the occasion. Mr..
Kinsey. III. Bent Town Band OF the
Baltimore sun. has consented to read
some of his original poems on the oc-
casion. fine dinner Will be served
the veterans and the invited guests,
and a great crowd lis expected 10 be
present
The members of Lebanon Baptist
Church In the northwestern part of
Lancaster are making extensive prcpa-
rations for the meeting OF tho Northern
Neck Baptist sunday school convention.
which Will meet there next Month An
elaborate program has bcen arranged.
in which the Rev. Maryland T.. Dun
away, y T.: the Rev. George w. Beaic.
y. n: the Rev. j. u. France. the Rev.
Frederick w. ClaNbrook and others
will take part.
piscouraying news comes from the
fishing grounds of the Rappahannock
and Great Wicomico Rivers, as we'll
as those along the shores Of the Chcs-
apeakc Bay. The run OF shad. herring
and other edible nsh has thus far
hccn very small and the trappcrs have
failed TO clear expenses. Fish packers
have been unable to secure fish enough
TO justify them in employing the usual
number of hands. and consequently all
branches Of the business are suffer
ing. Those engaged in the business
say that II has ben many years since
Tho fishermen have experienced such
:, bad season. Various theories have
been advanced To account for the
scarcity OF fish. but none of them
seems to explain fully the unsatisfac-
tory condition OF affairs.
Captain John u. Luttrell. OF North
cumberland County, has just celebrated
the cighty-se second anniversary Of his
birth. He represented Northumbcr-
land in the House of Delegates when
Speaker Stuart. of Alexandria. pre-
sided over that body. and when Judge
Cardwcll now a member OF the SUI
premc Court OF Appeals. was cutting
his cyc-tecth in Legislative matters
Captain Luttrcll resides near Lofts
burg on the Potomac River, and is
still in vigorous health He will be
an honorcd guest ut the annual meet
ing of the Daughters OF the Confed-
cracy to he held at Heathsville on the
Sd of next June.
DR.. \. c. Fisher. of Richmond Coun-
ty, representing the state Board of
Health and tho Department OF pub
lie Instruction, Is making Il triI
through the counties OF Northern Mech
examining the sanitary condition oi
the school buildings and grounds witt
view to making reports on the sam,
TO the central offices in Richmond
Some OF the schools of this region
have closed for the session, hut nearly
all the graded and high schools will
run for full eight-months term. Miss
Aileen Poole, who taught the primary
grades in the Ottoman graded and high
school during the session just closed
has gone TO Pittsburgh, Pa, to acccp,
lucrative position in one of the city
schools there for the rest of the SEES
sion.
Warren Pierce and Miss Annie Brown
were married at the Methodist par.
sonage here Wednesday. the ccremon,
being performed by the Rv j. G
Harry.
Mrs Margaret Ammo Luckhnm, wife fc
c. {. Luckham, Sr died several DAYS
ago at the hon" OF her husband near
Irvington IN the nifty sixth year OF
her age. She is survived by her hus.
band, eight children. four brothers and
one sister. Thc remains were taken &c
her old home III Richmond County, and
inferred in the foreground at Farm.
ham church