A hand book of Virginia . g to location of residence. The public free school system of this city is unsurpassed, being modern andup-to-date, with a large corps of experienced teachers, while the opportunitiesfor religious training are equal to the best. There are forty-nine churches ofdifferent denominations. The garden spot of the country is at the very doors of the city, and from theproducts of these lands, many fortunes have been made, raising early vegetables,berries and fruits, which are shipped in large quantities to New York, Boston,Baltimore, Washington and the Western cities; this sec
A hand book of Virginia . g to location of residence. The public free school system of this city is unsurpassed, being modern andup-to-date, with a large corps of experienced teachers, while the opportunitiesfor religious training are equal to the best. There are forty-nine churches ofdifferent denominations. The garden spot of the country is at the very doors of the city, and from theproducts of these lands, many fortunes have been made, raising early vegetables,berries and fruits, which are shipped in large quantities to New York, Boston,Baltimore, Washington and the Western cities; this section having the advantageof at least two weeks in point of early shipments over the raisers of similar gardenproducts in Maryland and Delaware. It is estimated that the returns from thissource for this part of the State will average $7,000,000 annually. The famousoyster beds of this section of the country are located in this vicinity, from whencethey are shipped to all points of the compass in great quantities and form no. UNLOADING POTATOES, CANTALOUPES AND TOMATOES FOR NORTHERN SHLPMENTBY OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY. small item of revenue. Hundreds are employed in this calling, and thousandsof dollars are paid out annually to those engaged in catching, shucking and ship-ping them. One of the most infallible straws that show which way the wind of commerceblows is reflected in the prosperity of the banks. There has been a steady increasein the growth of deposits and a commensurate increase in the earnings and surplusof these institutions during the past year, which is the best indication of theprosperity of their customers. Two new banks have been established in the pasttwo years. The mean annual temperature of the city is ; the mean forspring being ; summer, ; autumn, ; and winter, It is statedthat Venice has a mean annual temperature of The Gulf Stream runs nearerthe shore off Cape Henry than at any other point on the Atlantic coast. The populat
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