"On Saturday afternoon last about 1:30 PM Mr. John Sanford, who had Mr. S.B. Walker's horses to a large farm wagon, partially loaded for the cannery at Kinsale, met with very painful, though not serious injuries. The horses became frightened at Miss Carter's automobile about a mile from the village and ran off. Mr. Sanford it seems had gotten out on the approach of the machine, but was unable to control the horses which sprang off, knocking Mr. Sanford down, the wagon, it is thought, passing over his sholder, breaking his collar bone and rendering him unconscious for some time.
The horses continued to run until they ran against a large tree in front of Mr. V.B. Hardwich's store wherer the wagon was damaged about $15 and the harness torn up. The horses escaped with but slight injury."
"I have opened at Club Store, near Sandy Point Gate, a complete Wheelright and Blacksmith Shop, and am prepared to do any kind of work in this line. Satisfaction guarenteed. Hoping to have a liberal part of your patronage.
A. J. Hawkins discovered the fire at 11:30PM and firemen from Callao, Kilmarnock, Tappahannock, Colonial Beach and King George were summoned.
The flames were confined to the saw mill and did not damage lumber stock, a planning mill, the mill office or two houses located near there.
A 180 year old boundry line seperating Westmoreland and King George Counties may be resurveyed to settle a mild dispute over assessments of property near the border line.
The Westmoreland supervisors Wednesday agreed to a proposal by King George county supervisors to reset the line, but they reserved the right to accept of reject the surveyors finding.
Each county will put up $250 as its share of the surveyors cost. The work will be done by W. H. Treakle of Maple Grove.
The existing line, established in 1778, runs from a mill pond on a tributary of the Rappahannock northward to Roziers creek and along the creek to the Potomac.
{Webmaster: This line has, to this date, never been resolved(2001).}
In 1724, the Bristol Iron Works was established near Oak Grove and Foxhall's Mill for the John King Company of Bristol, England. Augustine Washington, Georges' father and John Tayloe of Mt. Airy became interested in it.
Low-grade Westmoreland iron ore was smelted into pig iron by the Bristol Iron Works. This was shipped to England when it was made into iron goods. By 1730, the Bristol Iron Works had been abandoned.
By 1650, Andrew Monroe patented a large tract of land that he had previously settled. On Monroe Creek, Andrew Monroe built Monrovia. This was to become the birthplace of the fifth President of the United States.
In 1653, three years after the arrival of Andrew Monroe, there was sufficient number of immigrants in Northumberland County to organize a new county. In 1653, Westmoreland County was found from Northumberland County. Westmoreland was named for the English shire of the same name. By 1755, the Westmoreland County seat was known as Montross.
In the 1600 and 1700's dunking stools were used for punishing gossips, scolders, disorderly women, and common trouble makers. The offending woman was dunked in and out of the cold, icy, pond water.
In the early 1700's. the Westmoreland County justices ordered several dunking stools to be built in Westmoreland County. One dunking stool was to be located at Washington's Mill.
Edward Teach was an English born, ferocious, and greatly feared pirate. He was nortoriously known as Blackbeard.
The Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers did not escape his raiding.
It is reported that Blackbeard buried a "great treasure" somewhere along the shore near Stratford Hall. {Webmaster} This would not be along the present Stratford Hall shoreline as the shore has eroded at least a mile or so in the last century. If this treasure exists it would be out in the river a mile or more from the shore. It would be buried in a lot of mud and sand.
From The Northern Neck News dated August 28, 1947
Fire which raged all night despite efforts of at least five fire companies destroyed the Miller-Hawkins Saw Mill near Montross Monday night. Vivian Millar said the estimated loss was $10,000.
From the Northern Neck News dated March 20, 1958.
Bristol Iron Works
Monrovia and the Monroes.
Westmoreland County Formed.
Dunking Stools
Black Beard and the buried treasure in Westmoreland County.
