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KING WILLIAM COUNTY AND ITS
MANY HISTORIC HOflES AND FAJTILIES
(Speclal to Tlio Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
KING WIIXIAM COTTRT-IiOUSE, VA.,
'Aprll 25.?Tlio county of Klng Wllllam In
'.tliis Stato ls ono of the most filtllo ln
Tidewater Vlrglnla. About forty-flvo
mlles long, wlth nn averago width of
olght mllos. thls narrow strlp of land lylng
betwccn tho Mnttnpony nnd Pnmunkoy
rlvere, contains some of tlio flnest plnn
tatlons ln tho Coniinonwonlth, estates,
that, from tlio colonial days. havo bocn
famous for their ferlillty, thelr hnndsoma
aesldonces nnd grpunds iiiul for tho hiv
ish hospltallty dlsponsed hy their pwners.
Many of these farms havo pasaod from
the hands of the orlginal pYoprlotors,
whlle numbers of others are stlll in-pos?
session of tho famlllea to whom they
have belonged for generatlons.
.-'.. . ,;:g srime of the moro notablo plan
t.-it'ions in thls historlc county aro Quoen
Fleld, the old Burvens estate. now ownod
ry C. R. Watklns, of Chlcago; Presloy,
Ihe Tomlln estate, tho home of Colonel
Tomlln, who represented his county in
? the Legislature for a qitartor of a cen
tury. Tliis handsome fnrm ls now tbe
property of 1.. E. Wllllams, of Mr.ry
land. Horn Quarter. tho Taylor estate,
plnca passed into the bands of a Mr,
Smith. of Chlengo; Bel|o Vlew, Ihe old
Urewry home, the blrth-placo of tha lato
Major A. H. Drewry, who, for many
years owned Westovor, on tho James,
Bello Vlew wns for many years tho homo
of the late S.-ilat Georgo Cpaltert- hlll
Blnce his death, hns boon sold. ' The
' plantatlon ls a flne one, nnd tlie prospect
from the front fiorch commdnda one of
tlio most extenslve vlows ln Eastern Vlr?
glnla. Fnmpntilio, tlie homo of tho Car?
ter family and stlll owned by them, is a
boautlful old placo, The approach to
the house from the front Kiite is mndo
?'hetween two rows of mngnll'icent pedar
trees, whose aged liinhs have cnterlocked
hlgh overhead, maklng a roof as It wore
? of thelr entertwlped briinchc-s. One of
the most interestlng slghts nt Pnmpatlko
ls TJnelo Edlnburgli, an old darkey, who
llves in a little L&g'cnhln., some dlstance
from tbe othec.-buUdlng,"' He Is sald lo
J-.avo suggested the title to Dr. Thomas
JColson Pnge'e wfll-ltnown Ktory "Unclo
Edinburgh'a Drownlng." The old man la
crlpplod lu both mlnd and body, but
Bwms to benr up checrfully nnd pottcrs
around nmong hls slmplo holonglngs con
tontjind caro freo, a fast-falllng llnk be?
tween tho past and tho prosont,
Among somo other well-known plan
tations nro Plpon Tree, tlie old Grogory
homo, now tho property of Mr. -John
Jlnw, who ls known far and wlde as a
gond.fnriner and mighty fox hunter; El
sing Green, tho home of Judgo Roger
Grogory, (for tho past fow years Judgo
Gregory has realded ln Richmond, whero
he occuples tho chalr of Professor of
Law at tho Richmond College); North
Point, tho old Brown estate; Arm Point,
the property of Captaln R. E. Lee; und
tho Chelsea plantatlon. The space al
lotted thls skotch only allows the brlefest
montlon of theso lilstoric homes, but tho
slght of thom conjures up rpany lmages
of a happy past, when all that country
wns tho seeno of gay and festlvo llvlng,
Klng Wllllam ls well supplied wlth pub?
llc schools,. there belng about twonty-four
ln tho county, Includlng white and col?
ored, Old Rumford Academy was for
many years.ono of tho he.st known nnd
most popular schools ln that section. It
wns started nearly a century ago, but
was closed after tho Clvll War. Among
the well-known men who attonded classes
there wore Bovorly B. Douglas, Colonel
Wllllam R. Aylett, Patrlck Henry Aylett.
Judgo Roger Gregory and many others.
Few countles ln tho State nro better
supplled wlth cliurches than Klng Wll?
llam. Sovornl of theso dato from tho
colonlal days, iiotably Mangohick, Cat
Tall, Acqulnton and Old West Polnt
Church. al] Eplscopal. Among tlie other
cliurches of moro recent dato aro Hebrpn,
Charon nnd Beul'ah', nll Baptlst. Epworth
and McCenory, Methodlst. Acquinlon
ls now also a Methodlst church. St. Da?
vls and St. James, EpIscopaJ; Lanesville,
ChrlstQdolphlan, and Old Corlnth, Cnm
ellito. Theso vniious cliurches aro scat
tered throughout tho country, and nro
well attended as a general rule.
Tho county also boasts thh'toen grlst
and flourlng mllls, Slzer's Dabnoy's and
Gregory's belng the best known, Dabnoy's
belng notod for tho excellence of the flour
ground thore.
Thero aro flfteen saw and planlng
mills ln tho county. That sltuated at
Manquln and run by tho York lilver
Lumber Company, employes a large force
of hands. Thls company ls engagod in
the manufacturo of shooks for sugar bar?
rels and also gains mucb. ordlnary lum?
ber,
Klng Willlam Court-IIouse, sltuated
about twelvo mlles from Manquln, ls a
small harnlet wlth the usual lnn and coun?
try store, wlth several pretty residcnces.
The court-house itsolf is a quaint old
bulldlng, bullt of brlck with a wldo, whlte
columned porch. It was erectcd nbout tho
year 1780. It ls in a state of good preser
vatlon. having been tjioroughly renovntod
nnd repaired ln 1002. Tho Jall Is of brlck,
flro-prool' and wlth Iron cclls. It was
erocted in 1SSC on tlie site of tho old
olerk's ofllce, and at a cpst of fifty-five
hundred dollars. Tho clerk'a offlce ls
a flro-proof bulldlng, comfortablo and
commodlous. Tho walls of tho old court
hoiiHO are ndorned wlth the portraits of
some of Klng Wllllam's most dlslingulsh
od and bost belovcd cltlzens. Besldes
theso thero aro tho portraits of n number
of promlnent men, natlve.s of ndjolnlng
counties, but who, in ono capnclty or an?
other, wero idontlflod wlth Klng Wllllam
county. Among tho number nro tho por?
traits of Judgo James M. Jeffrlos, Clrcult
judgos for that soction fnr nearly a quar
ter of a century, natlvo of Klng nnd
Queen county; Judgo J. D. Foster, for
slx years county Judgo of Klng Wllllam,
natlvo of Amella county; Robin pollard,
county clerk from 1S20 to 1840; "Tuck"
Pollard, county clerk for twelvo years,,
and W. J. Pollard, county clerk durlng
tho Clvll War, nll natlve.s of Klng Wil?
llam county; G. M. Winston, county clerk
fnr twenty years, nntlve of Hanover coun?
ty; Beverly B. Douglas, who ropresonted
that ilistrict in thc Sennto for mnny years
and who, nt tho tlmo of hls death, wns
j-epresontntlvo in Congress from that
dlstrlct, nntlve of James Clty county;
Overton Dabney, Comnionwealth's Attor
ney for Klng Wllllam for many years and
a nntlve of tho county; Colonel T. II.
Carter, commander of Carter'a Battory I
durlng tho Clvll War; Captaln Wllllam O.
Pollard, commandor of Pollard'a company
durlng the Clvll War, nativo of Klng
Wllllam, kllled ln battle; Captaln Thomas
Haynos, county treasuror for sovoral
years, wounded ln battle durlng tho Clvll
War and afterwards conflnod to a rolllng
chalr from effects of wound; J. W. Tay?
lor, shorlff of county for many years, na?
tivo of Hanover county; Camm S. Gur
nett, noted school teachor, a staunch
Domocrat and old preslding Justlco of tho
peaco; Gonoral Phll Aylett, father of Col.
Wllllam R. Aylett, commander of tho Flf
ty-thlrd Vlrglnla Reglment durlng tho
Clvll War, also fathor of Patrck Henry
Aylett, ono of Klng Wllllam's most dls?
tingulshed lawyers, who was kllled at
the falling ln of tho Capitol at Richmond,
Va.; his portralt also adorns the walls
and Thomas P. Bagby, who, for many
yenrs praotlced at tho Klng "Wllllam bar
natlvo of Klng nnd Queen county. Tho
old brlck wal] which surfounds tlie bulld?
lngs and court green Is flve feet ln holght
nnd elgbteen inches thick. lt has been
standlng about seventy-flvo years.
The prosont oilieers of King Wllllam
county aro Judgo T. R. B. "Wrlght, clr?
cult Judgo who resldes at Tappahonnook,
Vn.; 0. O. Gwathmy, county Judge, T, D.
Monlcuro, sheriff; S. S. Pollard, commls?
sloner of revenue, all of Ayletts; IT. I.
Lewls, commonwealth's attorney, and R.
J. Palmer. county treasurer, both of West
Polnt, and B. C. G'nrrett, county clerk,
who resldes near the court-houso, Joseph
H. Gwathmcy is superlntendent of publlc
Instructlon.
Your correspondent had tlio pleasuro of
meeting Mr. Garrett, who extended hlm
every courtesy posslblo anrl ltlndly gavo
hlm any Information deslrod iu regard
to thls sketch.
Klng Wllllam furnlslied her quota of
troojis ln tho Clvll War. Among tlie I
companles organUed were: Leo's Rangors,
Cnrter's Battery, Pollarrt'a Company of
Company 0, 22 Vlrglnla Battallon and
Taylor's Grays. A camp of Confederato
veterans was organlzed on Septembor
SO, 1002 wlth the followlng offlcero; L. D,
Roblnson, commander; and Wllllam M,
Gary, second lloutenant commander. Tho
camp has already eeven hundred dollars
ln liand wlth whlch to orect a monument
to tho Confoderato dead of tho county.
The monument wlll probably be eroctod
thla year and at a meetlng, whlch was
to have been held at thp court-house on
Aprll lBt, the question was to be decldod
ns to whether the commlttee who had tho
matter In charge ehould proceed wlth the
funds ln hand or poatpone the erectlon of
a monument for a whlle ln order to ralso
moro money to build a handsomer one.
Tho town of West Polnt, sltuated at
the confluonco of tho Mattapony ond Fa
munkey rlvors, where they form tho York
Rlvor, ls a thrivlng, up?to-dnte place of
about flftoen hundred Inhabltants. It
ls the termlnus of tho York Rlver Dl
vision of the Southorn Rallroad and
boasts several large saw and planlng
mills, oystor packing plants and num
bers of flourlshlng merchantlle establlsh
meiits. In rocent years, Wost Polnt has
become a very popular summer rosort
and excurslon ground.
Ayletts, on tho Mattapony, ls a small
vlllage, and has been noted for years as
a shlpplng polnt for graln for the sur
rounding country. Tho steamer Elm Clty
plies botwoen thls place and West Polnt,
ninWng semi-weekly trlps.
Tho settloment of Pomunkey TndJans In
Klng Wllllam, sltuated oppoBlte tho Whlte
House Plantatlon ln Now Kent county, ls
ln a flourlshlng condltlon. The Inhabl?
tants, descondants of the Pamunkey trlbe,
are Chrlstlanlzod and clvilized and, ac
eordlng to the general accoptance of the
torm, mako good cltlzens.
In concluslon, few counties In the State
possess more materlal advantages than
Klng Wllllam. Wlth a soll and cllmnte
adapted to tho profitablo ralslng of nll
the cereals and frults pecullar to the
'I'ldewater county, wlth navlgable
streams, convenlont for tho transporta
tlon of all produce to market, wlth tele
phone servlce and peopled by enllghtened
and prosporous cltlzens, lt offers to thu
man who has hls home thoro many In
ducements to remaln, and to the one who
proposes mnklng lt hls home, good roa
son to do so.
Many in King Georgo Are Wil
ling to Serve the Publlc.
?-' (Spculal to Tlie Tlmci-DUpntcb.)
COMORM. VA., Aprll 21?Polltlcs
celves a full share of publlc attentlon In
thls sectlon of the Btate, nnd It ls itl
rsady qulto clear to tho most prdinary
ritnd that there ls no scarolty ol uu-n
?vfho aro entirely wllllng to eorve ln tlio
various ollioes to bo fllled by the Novom
ber eleotlon. There Is a miijtlpllolty of
prospectlve candldates for tlie county nnd
dlstrlct oltices of Klng George, nnd, many
of thc-so "merltoflous" nsplrants hava
alrendy informed thelr frlenda and tho
"gen-ul" publlc of t!n-!r tit ir-riiilnatlon
to enter tho race "at tho proper tlmo."
Some of the ofllo.i-s aro tlll.il py excellent
men, yt-t lt Is not Improbable that smne
of ihese wlll be mtoceedod by new men
after the next electlon,
The Pemocrata, aro canalderlpg the
subject of -in avnllable candldate for
thc House of pelegates from Klng George
and Btafford. and whlle several proinl.
nent names havo been rnomlom-d ln thls
connootk.n, no ono has l" i n decldeq"
upon. Some o'. tho best (nformed l"-:n"
crats here are of the oplnlon thnt u new
man will be selecied for Ihlt place- a
I mui who has not llgureil eonBplcuously
?'? 'n polltlcs, yet one of unlmpi ? ? hh
iracter and uwHicstionabK- qualirica
f-'ha.K"'"-i-i?lIy btlleved that thc Re
iiu- ?, uii) ..y.- ,'t-uvor to return Mon.
% -v',?i ' ? n . ?Jncurobi nt, to the
w-oultl ii ?? - ui ? 1.0. "l
ivonder > -? ' ' > ,'
uuce ol :. lWu
Bl .i. i
ln Febi iary, 1WJ or,
f
'U&nordj
Kl-l-'llli
juuh M
tho accommodatlon and rates furnlshod
by tho Weoms Company have been sn
unsniftfaclory for many years that tho
Buslness Men's Associatlon of Frede
rlcksburg -oine months ago establlshed
what |a '.. ? .ii aa tho I'Penple'a line" hy
runnlng tho ,-tcamor "Tourist" from
Frv.Iei Ick-iiuig lo Urbanna. This Inde
pendeut steiunboat '"llllcd th.? W.]' nwfi
has recelved a sploudld p'atrona'go from
tho very start. It hus pi.ppllcd a lnng
felt want. Roceiitly the Weems Com
T-any put tho sti-nmer. "Carollno" on tlio
routo wlth a sohedulo ldonllcal to that
of tha "People's" boat, but wlth greatly
reduoed rates. Theso "redueed ratos"
however, havo not turued tlio palronago
from tho "Pooplo'a llno" as yet. Tho
"Tourltit" Ls eariying uboat as much
frolghl and as iiiiiny passciigors as she
can well liondle, whilo the u'cems boat
ls sal.t.t.) lm fecelvlriB but a small sharo
of ihe patronago so far. Tho peoplo hero
nre vory enlhuslastlo over tho ''jPeople'e"
boat aud are outspoHen tn tholr detfi-inl
natton to Bland hy it wlth thelr patrou
The atearnboat monopoly on tho Poto
m ic river is a hui'dshlp or which tho
I iple have beconio egpeedlngly tlred,
und tho-'ofCort to put iiidepnndeiit poata
i n that lliiu Is baclted by mauy of the
Ueat people on both hldoa of the river.
a largo number of tho bualnesa rnen.
IjftVe taken il.".lf> of the Jolnt stock com
|.:.:iv. whlch wa? receiiily lncorporiited
(or tha purpoae crt pperatlng two ateam
<?!?. betweon Washington (,|1>' n"'1 u'?
1 h v..-r T'.i mae, and it 1? said that these
teamera wlll bo put on tho roulo about
Ihe l-t of Jui"'.
ln BoniQ saptlona of thls county gas tar
ls -takjris tha placo of paint for tln roofa
,,f dw .'Ill!.;-s and rfutbulldlngs, lt haa
been dlacoverod rtiat some of tho polnts
have Injiuvd, liiMi-.ad of pieserviil, tln
nnd Iron r??Wi l-'uI ll"il 1!|1 roQnr?g,
v, i...'!i was coaied with gas tar several
v. .1.- ngo l.s ||l a mate of perfcrt preaer
.,.,,-,,,, it \a aiiegod ti.at many roofa
I hew have been rulnpd py u eertaln klriQ
oi Bfi.pglled "I'ahit."
V,.ry llltlo plOWlna has beon done In
Klng (.K-ort;.) up lo ihls tlmo, on a.-oount
pl tho coniiimatloh of wet w.-ather, and
It ls eald that whut llttle land ihai haa
been plpwad f"r corn ha$ becpipa ?0 hard
'?bal?>??!" by Ihe enormoua iMinfulls that
lt wlll have lo be repl"Wi-d befort; ei.rn
can b.e pjantsd. 'n lt A majorlly o( H"
I ,n; .-II l.ft.'Vubou!.- ):;?\<i llOt col.lllli'lic, il
j.., v.. i: k thelr porn l?Ud as yet, and Iheroi
(ore will not be able to plaht ? .iji uiilil
il... latter i>:>rt ot May or the flrst of
June. Komu or thu farmr-r* say that i:
large pcrcontage of tha oorn ergp wlll
jiave to be plan led ln June-al h-aat a
monl h l .!?:' 11;.-1 ii usual.
The country people im-<- not been fimi
U)^ t.j inudi Luull \vllb. tho piv-jOdt Gen
eral Assembly as thoy dld wlth former
sesslons, but that bloodhound act hns
called forth somo pretty srvero crltlclsm
ln tlio last few days. Tho proposltlon
fur tho Stato to funilsh rural offlcers
wlth bloodiiounds is extrernely unpopu
lar hero.
Mlss Ella J. Bllllngsloy. nf the Klng
Georgo Courtliouse nelghborhood, ls on a
vigl't to frlends lu tho National Capltal
Clty.
Mrs. XV. M. Farmer, who hns boon on a
two-wecks' vlslt to her daughter In Wash?
lngton, hns returned to her homo, noar
here.
Mr. James A. Arnold has returned to
hls homo at ltotoniac Vlew, aftor spend?
lng several days 011 buslnpss ln Aloxan
dnn ntnl Wiishlngton.
Bloatlng, Gravel, Dull Back Ache,
Kldney Dlseases, Urlnas'y Affectlons
Hiichu iiivarially CUX88 Brlgllt's Dlseaso
and Dlabetes even when tho putlent hnd
glven up hope, or w.heifl they had beon
Itipjird to diain off llio accumulated
WH tfl'll.
DISIiASED KIDNEY SYMPTOMS,
Agonltslng imins In tho Imck, awollep legs
nr abdomen, dlscharges from the urothi-a,
neuralglu of the bhuldur, burnlng sonna
tion or iliific-ulty ii) |iassiug water, alao
a frcqueiit dcslro pr even Involuutary dls
charge of the urlne, catarrh of the blad?
der, atono |n the bladder, disagreeabia
odor of the nrlue, sc-tnty and hlgh-col
ori.il; rheumatlsin, wlth nches and palns
in boncB aud baolf, Poath may frequent
ly follov,1 tliose symptnniN.
For any of these symptorna
talfe Stuuri's Gln and Buchu, and you
wlll l)o restcirad to health, und your kld?
neys und bladder pen'ectly oured. Stuatt's
Gln anil Buchu sweoteus tho iii-lne,
eli-aiiSrs llit; l.la.ltler, romoves all obstrue
liors from ihf kldneys anil urethra, niuU-s
tim iiiomi iiur.-. Tha higlitst grade kid
nt v remedy inai1.;-. Tlioruughly tv.-sU-d foi
past 20 vi-iu-b ln hospltal.-) and prlvato praci
tit-e. DrugKists or by ext)re6S, Jl. 8AM
Pl.io D0l*l%W. aUQ'Clroular, giving somo
of the many cur?j made. FHEK. by wrlt?
lng fe'tunit V>iuk Co., Atlanta. Ga. Hpoclnl
nicdlcal advlco glven if you dfscrlho. your
trouble Bol'l ln Rlchmond, Va.. py
ti; Mii.i-: l'Hi'o 00., si7 Spast proad
Btreet. Oell or wrlte. .stuuri's Gln and
JhuJjLU M-Ut 't>i' ??j)|t?g
Mischlevous Crowd' Makes
Nlght Ifideous for Them.
(Klicoliil tt, Tlio TlmeB-DlspiUeh.)
YORKTOWN, VA,, April _5.r-ITenry
Fox and Maudo ilunsford woro tho blush
lng couplo whlch atood before Rev. J. XV.
Haker nt tlie Methodlst pnroonngo at
Grafton a few nlghU slnco, as candlda>tes
for holy wedloek. Tho marilag- llcenso,
whloh was slx weeks old, revealed tho
fnct that Henry was sevonty-threo and
his prospecilve brldo a frlslty young
malden of soventeen, Ho, long, 1-enn. and
hvnky, iiiiKliaven, unkempt nnd uncouth,
bent wlth years und tho hurdshlps of
eurllor days; sho, short, stiarp and
opunky, falr, frlvoioua and foollsh, as
only ono of her years oould bo, formed
un Indellblo Inipii'.sslon pn thoso who wit
netised or learned of the aMance. As tho
old story goes, tln.y became liappy tnaii
und wlfo, only to start on tholr course of
ponnublal bltss under exaspcratlng clr
ouinstaiuas. i.iUagreonble fate overtook
them pn tholr way from the parsonuge
ln tho sliape of a iiumbor of tholr .nelgh
bors aud frlends, who asaemhled to glve
thom a "bon voyaga" on tholr new llfe.
Unablo to reaoh home' from tha over
attonllon of tlielr frlends, they spent two
days and iilt;)its at nelghbors. Tho flrst
nigflt at home wltnesaefl oll tho devlltrles
of mi old Vlrglnla calithump. Mr. Fox
toasts wlth fiv-e shots
vor aud two loada of
his trusty fowllng-plece,
'u fuu Increase and the
he loudor. FJnrtlng tho
?xhuusied, tho serenudera
In force and drovo tlio
nun tu cloors. For two
nny of souiid Itold undls
?led ficcasionally by re
? ii tho weather-bourdlng
iiight for tlie purpose,
cat-culla nnd klsses. Mr. Fox swcars
<llro vengeancQ on hls lormontors ond
promlses ioveral funorala lo enllven
tbe .luiin.M of the season.
l-'i ihermen coiultiue lo psport ?n extra
dituouut of iibju-.L. They copiylaln UU
lespoMiled tn thel
from hls revojv
l>i:ok;;hot from h
only to havo th(
din grow but 11
ummuiiltlon all bj
mado n h
vt'iiei-able obl I,
lmui'n the symph
piltml Bway, v.u
BOMndlng t
wlth atout stlcka lu
terly of thelr extraordlnary hard lot,
statlng that there ls scarcely enough flsh
to ba caught to 1 keep thom Interosted,
mucli less busy. Day after day, aa they
vlslt thelr nets, they flnd nothing, not
ovon enough tn make up a small box for
shlpment. Added to thls tho dlstyearten
Ing condltlon of Ihe crops makes "hard
tlmes" a very approprlate phrase for
tho conditions of Ilfe In thls vlclnlty.
Both Brnton nnd Grafton Dlstrlets, of
York county, whlch vote on the llquo^
qutstlon on the 27th instant, nre under
Mood to bo largely ln favor of local op?
tion, the electlon belng more of a foiv
mality rathor than a necesslty.
Tha U. 9. S. Monongahela loaves here
to-day for Hamptpri Roads, proparatory
to Inspeotlon. Whlle here thero have X>ean
four oourt-niartialB held and opa deser
tlon?cases of apprentlces trylng to teach.
the captaln how to run hls s|ilp.'
hleutenant J. R. Prlngle, Pay Clerk B.
Ai Cheney, Hoatwains C. J. Cooper and
John Rlloy, nnd Gunner W. D, Greatbow
tendered the retlrlng surgeop of tha "Mo.
nnngahela," Dr. Oc-orge H. Rarber, an
ohl-fashioned oyster roast In the early
part of the week. Four bushels nf the
lufclous hlvalves were provlded, together
wllh all tho frlngea and necessaries to
nmko tho occaslou pleasant nnd enjoya
ble, Dr, Harber Is ordered to Nowport
trnlnlrig statlon, Medlcal Offlcer I.ang
homo, from Port Royal, S. C. rel|evlng
hlm.
Clrcult Court, Judgo Blackstone, con
vones ln sesslon here on Tuosday next.
Among tho cases on the douket are sev?
eral dlvnrce suits. In theso days and
tlmes, "Sanibo, of the ante-bellum daya,"
la gettlng to be qulte as progresslva aa
hls forinor master, and also liidulgea ln
getilng his grlst run through the dlvorce
mlll.
Mr. J. K. Charles. a promlnent farmer
livlr.g eoiiw few mlles below here, haa
peau uxeoptlonally imfortiinate durlng the
piist wlnter wlth hla family. Typholt} fe.
vcr lius been a conatant guest at hls
houso. untll every member of hls family
except hlm.self has been thrpugJl the
pcourge, Tho rnediclno inan haa been a
conatunt attendant every day and sonie
times twice a day slnce long beforo Chrlst
uias. Happlly, no deaths have occurred,
Ho haa tho sympiithy of the commanlty.i
Mlss Dllllan Clenients, the popular
dmightc-r or Mr. j, \v. Clements, of Lee
Hall, Is hure from school, enjoylng bush?
els of fun wlth nn interestlng case of
nitasKs. Mlsa clenients Is a student at
the AVimian's Collego. Rlchmond.
Mndiwii Riunor has announced tho eom?
lng inairiago ln the early part of May
(.!' a well known young physiclan of Graf.
ton and a popular young lady of South
>.iii.: yixululux. i-.tu.' vuuitiu la tho cuuiity.
ANNUAL fiTATCTIBNT FOIt THB YEAR ENPING DECEMBER St, 1001. OF TB3 ?Cn0'fA,_'
TION ??!> AFFA1RS OF THE BOSTON INSURANCE COMrANY OJ BOflTON, OROANi
IZKD UNDKn THB LAWS OF THE RTATF. OF MARSACIIIlBETTfl, MADE TO xIIO
AUDITO.'t OF rUBI.IC ACCOUNTS OF THB COMMONWEALTH OF V1R0IMA. IN FUB<
8U_NC_ TO T11R LAW8 OF VIItOlNIA. ? , , , ?wt-____
Prem.5?nl?KANHOM B. FL'LLKR: Secretary?THOMAS H. LOHDi rrlnclp?l Offlee-fll
KII.BY 8T11F.BT, BOSTON, MASS.: Genoral Agent ln Vlrglnl*--T. h. AMRlI.M> ft 80NJ
IlOBldenet?-ItiatMOND, VA.; Organlscd or Incorporntid?DECEMBER 23. 18.3- Commencefl
Buslneas?JANUARV 20, 1874.
Aracnnt of capltal otoele mibacrlbed..'. *1,_3,'!^2 I_
Amount of capltal atoek pald up ln caah.?? 1,000,000 01
ABBETS. ?* k*A _i
Varne of real eatnta owiied hy the eompanr. ? 15,000 o?
Louia nn mortgaco (dnly recorded and belng the flrat llena on Iho fee almpln) upon
whlch not moro thnn ono year'n Intereat la due.?.,. 1,255,150 Of,
Intereat flua on all lald mortgogo losna, $7,058.75; lncreat nocruod thereon, . _,
$2,640.77. 10,500 61
Value of landa mortgngert, exoliiiWe of hulldlnga and pcrlihnt.lo 5m
provomonta; vnluo of bulldlngi mortgnged (Insured for S1.060,
800 as collateral). $2,702,100 00
B0XD8 AMD BTOOKS OWHED ABBOLTJTELY BT THE COM.A-TT.
Pnr Markot
Vnlue. Value.
Clty of Boston, botida.,,....$ 12.1,000 00 $ 1,17.125 00
City of Newton, bonds. 2.1.000 00 27.002 SO
Rrookllno Ona Llght Oo.. honda. 85,000 00 26,000 00
Chl., Burllngton and Qulncy Rwy. Co., bonda. 10,000 00 10.100 00
Bouton and I/rwotl Rwy. Co., bond. 25.000 00 28.000 00
ntebburg Bwy, Oo., honda. R5.000 00' 88,087 50
Oregon Bhort Llno tlwy. Co., bonds. 10.600 00 18.075 00
llllnols Central (Loulavltlfi lllv.) bondl. 20.000 00 24.280 00
Weat Shore nwy. f?? bonda. 8.000 00 5.019 60
Wlaconaln Central Co., bonda. 12,000 00 11.100 00
N. T. Oontrnl nnd ltudaon Itwy. Co., bonda. 86,000 00 82.723 00
1*. Y. Oontral and Hudsnn nlyer Rwy. Oo. 18.700OO
Old Colony Itwy. Co. bonda. 16,000 00 10.558 25
Ateh.. Top. and Bantn Fe Bwy. Co. bonda. 80.000 00 83,700 00
floiiUiem natlwar 0,. bonda. 2.000 00 1,000 00
Kaatern Bteamshlp Oo., bonda. 60,000 00 60,000 00
fennaylynnla Bwy. Oo. bonda. '"-JK*0 ?? .iS'000 ??
Amerlcan Tnl, and Tul, Co. .stoek. 80.000 00 180.000 00
Amerlcan T?I. and Tcl. Co. atook. 10,000 00 11,160 00
hoaton and Albnny Rwy. atoek. 85v'2f,? 22 S0!}? 22 ,
Boaten and Lowoll Ilw. atoek. 22'222 22 22'22? 22
Fltchburg Bwy. Co. (pfd) atoek. ??OO 00 85.500 00
N. T. Central and Hndaon River nwy. Co. atoek. P2.OO0 no 188.020 00
N. Y., Now HaTon and Ftnrtford Bwy. Co.. atouk. 40,000 00 M,J0_ 00
Old Oolony Bwy, Oo? atoek. 10.000 00 20.700 00
Pullman Palnee Car Co.. atoek. 80,000 00 00,000 00
ponn. and r-aiaumpile Rwy. Oo.. (pfd) atoek. 5.000 00 8,050 00
Wlsconsln Centrnl nwy. Oo., (pfd) atoek. 8.000 00 8.1PJ 00
Wlaconatn Cenrrnl nwy, Co, /com) atoek. O.ooo 00 rl.gj2 80
(_I? Mllwaukne and Bt Paul Bwy. Co? ftock. 22.0O0 00 80.207 50
Pennavlvnnla Itwy. Co, (par $50) atoek. 40.non no 82.8.50 00
Moneh'mMnr Mtlli. atoek...... 20.000 00 10,000 00
Manehwtor md I.owranro nwy. Oo? atoek. fl.ooo oo 7.500 00
Bdlaon Eleetrlc Ulnminatlng Oo., atoek. O.flOO 00 174WO0
Atlantlc Bank, atook. 10.000 00 ^SOO 00
Atlns Bnnk. sloek. T.800 00 R.1M 50
BererlT Bnnk. atook. Ja-"_S 22 JS'52_ 22
ncookllns Bank. atook. JO.OfW 00 12.025 00
rommerelal Bank. atoek. S.aoo 00 24,670 00
nxclnnaa Bank, itock.f... J<*? OfjO 00 15.275 00
Flrat Bank. atoek. "'222 _, JI'?22 2?
Flrat. Bank. flnlatn. atook. 'D-C^J 22 _X>__S-_S
Traemnna' Bank. atoek. 12.600 00 18.600 00
Orend Bank, Mnrbleh?a.l. atnek.,... 3.700 00 J.R.O 00
Mnceln Bank, (ln lluqldatlon) Equlty, atoek. 1,000 00 J.MO 00
StBMaohnaetti Bank, atoek. ?5'222 22 ?H _52 22
Morcantllo Bank. flalem. atoek. I2-222 22 12'222 22
Merehanta nank, atoek. 26,000 00 47,812 50
frferehanta Bank, 8nlnm (par $60) atoek. 0.000 00 0,600 oo
Natlonal Rnawmnt Bank, atoek. 20.000 00 48.225 00
Natolnnl Boffolk Bank, atoek. .5-522 22 ,2212 22
Nnnmkea* Bank, Balem. atoek. 22-222 2? !?__ f"2
New Englend Bank. atoek. 1B.000 0 24.000 oo
Old Boafon Bank. atoek. '32 222 22 ii_l? 52
TlepiibUe Bnnk, atook. 15-222 22 H'W. Sl
Haoonfl Bank, atoek. S2 _22 22 21'252 22
Htate Bnnk, atoek. 2n.20o oo DO.soo on
Tremont Bank (In llqnldatlon) Bipilty, atook. 2.600 00 2,500 00
TOt,,T_lS;r "" a*? TV?.."^.!!!.V...,f'.r*.e.t $1,220,880 0O$l.718,570 00 $1,718,570 Ot,
Collaaral _oa_i. Amo|lnt
Par Market Tyinneil
Value, Vnlne. Thereon.
88 ahnres Boaton Rafa Depoalt and Traat Co.$8,800 &-?'-** "iJ-222
28-ih_ro* Martha'a Vlneyard Natlonal Bank.~. 2,500 _8.125 ZV>0
Total par and market Tttlne and amount loaned thereon..$10,800 $25,800 $17,260$ 17,250 00
Cash ln the compnny'a prlnclpal offlce. ?i_ i?2 eli
Caah beloncInK to tha compnny In bank. j?_S !_
Intereat duo nnd nccrned on bonda not lncluded ln market valuo. ?.P? w
Due ?nd accrnod on other aaaeta. >?.?.???? ?* '*
Oroaa premlama (an wrltten ln tho pollclea) ln courts of eollectlon. not more than
tlireo mcintha due.?? ?? ? ? ?-.??_-,?. 'IJ'iJJ A
Bllla rocoWable. not matured. taken for flre. martno and Inland rlaka. n'Ao- lo
All other prop?rty belooflna tp tbo company. ?'?""' B<J
AgBTf'K'it* amount of nll aaaeta of the eompanr, ctatcdat thelr artual'Talne. $3,702,00 4$
LIABILrTIEB. _ <B ?, ,.
flroaa elalma for adjuated and nopnld loaaei duo nnd to hecom? due.$ 1B.7_I IB
Oroaa lo??e? In proccsa of sdluatment, or Jn autpenae, Inebidlne nll re
ported and auppoaed lon<iea..?. JT?'JSn ,J?
Loiaea rc-latod, Includlng Intereat, c<iata and other erpenaea thereon,... 1.000 00
Total eroaa amount of clalma for lo??j.*18r2n*2 _}
Deduot relnauranco thereon.?."_ ' '
Nel amount of unpald loaa??.:??;"??-,",. * 181,748 IT
Oroaa premluma recelved and recelvable upon nll unerplred Dro rlaka
runnlnB oue year or leaa from date of roller, lm-ludlnc Interr-at. pre
mlutna on perperoal Ore rlaka, $800,187,01; ouearned premluraa (50 __ ? ,
per cent.).??..?.,,..;.?.;.?; $100,683 85
OroM promluma recelved nnd recelvable upon nll nnnrplred flro rlava
rnnnlng more than ona year from date of pollcy, $427,080.00: unoarn
ed premlums (pro rata).....,;........,.... 240,878 01
Grota nrcmlnmi (Ineludlnfc both ca?h and bllla) recelved and rccelvanlj
upon all uneictilreil Inland navlgatlon rlaka. $11,440.00; unearned
prerolutna. (100 f?r cent.) Groaa nremluma (caah and blllal recelvert
and recelvable on all uneiplred marlno ri?ka. $?.47.5.'13.44. alx ?,?__.?
per cent.__________
Total unearned promluma aa compntcd aboro. .1...../............-... ??????? ? ? ?: * 000.423 43
OoromlBBlon*. brokernpo and other charRea du* and to beoorae duo to agent? ann
hrokCTH on promluma pnld and in courso of eollectlon. i'nUS 17
Bolnaurancc.? . ^W* 1T
Total amount of all llabllltlea exeept capltal atoek and net aurplua. ? nno'c/,0 00
Jolnt itock capltal actunlly pald up ln caali . 3 _M046 01
Surplu? boyond capltal and all other llabllltlefl.. ''w'w UI
Aggregato amount ot all llabllltlea Includlntr paidnp capltal atoek, and nct '
Barplu. .' ' *w ~
RE0EI.T8 DUBINQ THE YEAR. t
Marlne
Flre. and Inland.
Oroaa premlnms and bllls unpald at cloaa of la_t year...? $ 07,548 74 $ 210,702 27
Net eolJected.? ?? .....?.;/. ?".???J*
Oroaa premluma on rlaka wrltten and renowed durlng tbo
year....,. ???.,.?. i,u.\xu '">
TotHl.'.. $840,017 70
Deduct btosh premluma end bllla In courae of colleotlon at
thla dott.____:.___.
Enllro premluma collected durinB the year. $Wl.?>2 8ft fj.0f2,401 0$
Deduct rclnauraucc. rebate, abatcment and return ..r?mlum?^21M,fift2 71 210.015 03
Net eaah aetually recelved for premluma. corrled'out.$450,800 12 $ 815,788 05 fl.^BSj 07
{taSUSl for ln"t_St _!_Xf!e^-on-.iockB-and bon^'-eoli.^Llo.^'anl Yroa *
all oher eourcoa.'-. 2'l8I 40
Incomo reeiliff^ from rent?,.....,..,.. 10o'a22 78
Income recelvel from all other sourcea. 100,8'" '"
Aggre_ate amount of roccIpU nclually r?celvcd diirlng tho year In caah.$1,600,330 87
DISBURBEM^NTeT TJURING THE YEAR.
Groas amoant aetually pabl for loB?ea (Includlntr $221,820.25 i__"mi j?
losbe? occurlns In prevlous yenrs)........./???;_" *355.'3l ? $650,451 48
Deduct all amount. acluqlly rocclvcd for .hIvhkq (whetlier
011 loueea of thn last or of provloiis y?ara , $11,60J.|5
>.,,i ?il nmounta nctually recelved for n-lnsnrunco ln
otber corniTnlt" $152 000.05. Total deductlpn... 40.863 B8 108.846 44
Nat amount pald fliirlne the year for lo_.es... $314,877 01 $530,185 01 $ 861.012 08
Caal.nlvlden.la nctuully r.al.l Btockbnldera durh.g the yoar. 120,000 00
PBaia '/or SSfftj^ %*$$<*&$'& otiic^,' cteii^fa* ?i"M'biili gj 13
All othor paymopts uud oipcndlurea., 80,010 41
Aggregrato amount of ncttial dlsbiirsametita durlng tbe year In cssb.$1,405,288 64
BUBINEBB IM THE BtXtE Or VIRGINIA DURIKG THE YEAR.
Marlne
, and Inland,
Ulska wrltten..............*I'825'S 22
Premluma recelved (si-cwb). 0.5.J ??>
Lotueii paid.,. ?g ii'
Losses Incurrad. ?,?o*.
lRiBI1(,d ) UANSOM II. FULI.ER, Prealdent.
(Slgned.) TIIOMAB 11. LORD, Secretnry.
Rtata of Mnssnchuaettnj County of BufTolk??s:
" Kworn to l-.hruary JO, 1D(>3, beforo FnrCKSIAN NICKERSON, Notary Publlo.
THOMS L ALFRIEND & SON
Agents iarine Department - IM5 E. Main Street
LARGE TOBACCO
CROP PLANTED
E, P. Wallace's Shlpment of
108,240 Pounds From Keys
ville Isa Record Breaker.
(Speclal to The Times-Dlspateh..)
KBYSVIDDE, VA., Aprll 25.-The long
and contlnued ralny spell haa oast a
Bloom over the sp|rlta,of the farmer*. A
great many have falled to ao?v a full
crop of oats and vory few haye made any
preparatlons for thelr crops of corn and
tobacco, and very few vegetables have
been planted. An unusually lat'&e quan
tlty of fei-tilliiors has" been bought thls
season, whlch indteatea that a large crop
of lobaceo wlll be plantod. Nearly all of
)ast year'a tobacco haa been sold. A few
are haldlng for an advance ln prlces. t
Mr. ih P. Wallaco, a largo KeyavlUe
fcuynr. slnpped a few days ago, from thlsi
place, 1W.2-10 Ibs, ln one day, dlreet to a
forelgn market, and he has about as much
moro, whlch ho proposea to shlp aa soon
ae II cnn be j*Ued. Thla la the aoconcl
large shlpment he has nude thls seasop.
The prospect for a frult crop ls very dls
cournginK. Nearly all of tho peaches,
pears and chcrrles, have been kllled, but
most of tha apple crop ls safo ao far,
Mr. Luclus Gregory of Chase Clty, who
has been at tho Retreat fpr the Slck in
Rlchmond for somo tlme, passed through
her^ yesterday ou w- ? - '-? ?~~?
nnnled hy hls wife. Hn ls much tmproved
lp health, but far from belng well.
Tho "Central Telephone Company." wlth
headquarters at Cliarlotte Courthouso,
proposea, very soon, to extend Its llne to
Koysvlila and other polnts, wlth the prob
abllity of oonnecting wlth Rlchmond,
whlch wlll be a groat convenlcnce to our
business mep,
Tho enghieers of the proposed rallroad
from Karmvllle to Charlotto Courthouso
and Danville havo nearly compietod thelr
work ln the county, and tho mapagera
wiil soon bo nt Keysvllle for the purpode
of locatlng thelr dopot, as a branoh line
wlll connect Keysvllle wlth the maln l|ne
either at Abllepe or-nt Charlotte Court?
houso.
Tha frlends of Rev. J. M. Whlte, former
ly of Cliarlotte County, regret to learn
that he has been compelled to reslgn the
rectorshlp of the Eplacopal Church In
Cllfton Porge on account of iii u.-aiiii.
He haa gone to New Mexico for the pur
posp of rest and restoration of hls health.
Candldatea for the different county ofp>
cers to bp elected |n November are, aa
thlck as "leaves in Vallambrosa." Por
the offlce of Commonwealth'a Attorney,
the present Ineumuent, Mr. Thomas 15,
W'atklna.taaoandldate; whllehewlll prob?
bly have aeveral opponents, he ls very
popular ln tho county, end It ls thought
he wnl have a "walk pver" when the
people have 1111 opportunlty of expresaing
theniselvea. The pregent CountyTreasuj-er,
Mr D. P. Daniel. wlll be opposed by
Mr. George p. Ruasejl, of prnke'e Branch,
Mr. Charles A, Osborne of Keysvllle has
announced hls c.andldacy for the offlce
of shoiiff |ii opposltlon to the present
mcumbent, Mr. J. H. Price.
Mra. E. H. Jeffress left to-day for a
vlslt to her dauv'Her, Mra. JUewhj ot JBrUh
