The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-19
NEWS OF EASTERN SHORE

onancock, Va, January Is.--The fol.
lowing officers have been elected by tho
Jeffef son Davis Chapter. Daughters OF
the Confederacy. for the year 1914
president Mrs. 3 J.. Stevenson: vice
president, Mrs. s. j.. Turlington; sec
ond vice president. Mrs. a. NJ. Noting
nam; third vice president Mrs b. T.
Fisher; recording secretary, Mrs j. IL
wise: treasurer, Mrs. John II. Ayers
corresponding secretary, Miss Minnie
stevenson; registrar. Mrs. w. p. Bell;
historian. Mrs. a. 3. Dunaway
gold medal Is offered yearly for
the best essay written by n high school
pupil In St Georges parish. on u given
subject. The Battle of the Merrimac
and Monitor" has been decided upon
The prize essay will be read at tho
public exercises on Veterans Day, June
3. The society always entertains the
veterans OF the Shore on President Da-
viss birthday Many OF the old soldiers
have died since the last roll call, three
having passed away since Christmas
pastors conference has been
formed by the Baptist minister's In
be held on the first Monday after the
first Sunday In every month. The
officers elected were: DIR. A r. Dun
away. president; j. T. Hasklns, vice
president: r. S. Monds, treasurer: Rich
ard Lloyd. secretary.
al lile atIiudl meeting OF the STOCK
holders Of the First National Bank, the
following directors were elected: j
II. Hickman. a. G. Kelley, T. D. Parks
III. +. Powell, II. B. Wilcox. OF Balti-
more. f. e. Miles, j. S. Naples, j. II
Fletcher l.. II. Phillips, G. II. Powell
and S. F. Rogers.
Spencer F. Rogers was elected presi-
dent. Ohio Lee Parker, cashier, and
George IL Powell. assistant cashier.
MIR. and Mrs. George Frederick Floyd
have Issued invitations to the mar
rage Of their daughter. Mary Grace. tc
John Abbott Byrd, OF Metompkin, az
old Hungar's Episcopal Church. Bridge
the younger members of the Accomac
County, having graduated from Rich
mond College three years ago.
Mosby G. Perrow. city chemist OF
Lynchburg, and n member of the Inter
national Committee on School Santa
ton. gave q most Instructive talk
on What Teacher Can Do Toward
Sanitation to the normal training elias.
| at the high school on Thursday; DR.
| Blumfield. a member of the State Boarc
| Of Education, lectured to the class OF
The Hookworm" on Friday. The sam,
day "a +. Lincoln. OF Richmond, gave
an interesting talk to the whole school
on School Spirit"
Six thousand barrels of oysters and
CLANS have been shipped from Chinco-
league to the Northern markets in the
past two weeks Large CLANS are
bringing $40 per 1000. the best price
ever realized by the shippers. Ter
years ago 20 cents n hundred was
considered an extortion. One thousand
barrels of CLAIMS were shipped on Mon
day.
a telegram received here announced
the death OF Mrs. Tabetha a. Read ir
Baltimore. She was born and Iivec
In Accomac County until few year.
/ ago. Mrs. Read died of pneumonia, anc
was seventy-four years old. She wa:
the widow of Eugene w. Read, and |:
survived by two daughters. Mrs. Han
! son Mckenny, of Richmond, and Miss
Margaret Read; one son, Nathaniel a
Read, and two brothers. James a
| Smith. OF Exmore, and n. y. Smith, O
| Belle Haven.