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pleased to bowl two of Ottawas best bowl
ers a series of games to be agreed upon, fol
a supper at the Clifton Hotel. The losers o.
the game to pay for the supper and all of the
games"
A very useful little publication in pam
phlet form, in convenient size tor the pocket
is that issued by the o. II. IIasselman Jour
nal Company, theatrical printers, Indianap
oils, Ind, entitled "List Of Opera House
and Theatre Attractions, Season Of 'S5 and
So All the leading dramatic, operate
concert, minstrel and variety companies o.
the United States are given in Alphabetical
order, together with the name of the star,
manager, proprietor and agent of each. To
dramatic correspondents, theatre managers
and theatrical people generally the list is an
invaluable one. BY addressing the house as
above and enclosing % cents the book will
be forwarded.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-31

A big stock Of ladies', children and gen
tlemen's cashmere hose just received at II
V. Wilson'S. You must see them to appre
ciate the quality and price, They are CHEAP
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-31

anu DaklnS pO"uer, NJ Durke ).
ottawa Gun Club Shoot for the Cham
pionship.
Wednesday afternoon the Star Gun Club
of this city had a shoot for the championship
medal, which is now the property Of Mr.. E..
de la Chappelle, The first seven were sin
gle, and the others double rises.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-31

Highest price in town paid for fresh egg
at Haeberle's grocery store.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-31

New sorghum at Shaw's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-31

Good books given away with coffee, tea
and baking powder, at Burke's
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-31

Shootoff 3 birds, 81 yards
De la Chapelle OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Il
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-31

The grain prices cover whole range of market. from
warehouse prices prices paid for odd loads for feed
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-11-21
The Murderer of Little School Girl
Lynched.

Alice, the fourteen.year-old daugh
ter Of Charles D.Powel,s well TODD
farmer in Princess Anne county.
Va, residing about two miles from
kempsville, went to school at that
place as usual FridaJ morning
of last week. She did not return.
and a party was organized to make
thorough search for her. At
about IL p. IN. the body of the girl
was found in thicket about TWEEN
ty yards from the road, with her
throat cut from ear to ear.
Noah Cherry. q negro, who had
had a difficulty with Il son Of Mr..
Powell d few days before war Sns
pected as the murderer, and the
suspicious against him was con.
tirmed. when he was arrested by
finding in his possession, three of
the school books and a sponge of
the murdered girl. On Saturday
night he was taken from Jail and
lynched. Being told that he must
die, lie confessed the murder and
said that revenge was his motive.
He said that the deed was commit
ted with an axe, being one Of those
which had been seen by the search
ing party OH the premises of his
grandmother. He described how
he waited i'll tie road for Alice,
who was on the opposite side of the
road, coming towards him, singing
"Sweet Bye and.Bye." She evil
IDENTIFY tried to avoid him, lie said.
and when he attacked her she made
no cutlery and did not scream, but
that when he dragged her into the
path she said, 80! Lord, have mer
cy OH my SOUL" That he carried
her into the pine thicket, where he
killed her with the axe, and that
afterwards, hearing some Que com.
ing down the road, he took hold OF
her feet and dragged her furtherin
to the thicket. When asked why
he did not wreak his revenge OIL
Mr.. Powell, he replied that the lat
ter was too strong for him. He al.
so confessed other crimes which he
had committed, one Of which was
the robbery OF Mr.. Gornter's store
about half IL mile from where the
murder was committed.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-11-21
Hewelt' S Potato Digger.

The Great Labor Saving Machine.
1.-Will pay it's cost in a patch
Of from 5 TO 10 acres.
2.-It cnts very few potatoes.
3.-1t leaves the potato slightly
covered so that the sun will not
hurt them.
At leaves the ground level and
the vines on top which can be dried
for hay if saved before frost which
will pay the cost Of the machine.
5.-You can dig all in few
hours you will want during day, so
that your team can be used tor
other purpose. sit will dig from
/ 8 to ) acres n day.
TESTIMONIALS.
The undersigned have seen the
potato digger workand take pleas.
ure in testifying to it's merits. 1t
does it's work very quickly and sat
isfactorily and in our opinion po-
tato growers cannot afford to do
without it. To bny it is to be COIL
WINGED of it's merits. Respectfully,
J. L. Mapp, +. T. Stockley, J. 0.
Downing, A. w. Mears- III. Hys-
lop, A. J. Mears, B. B. Mea,'s, JAS.
r. Bull. j. w. Core, Chas. X. Tay-
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-11-21
NoTlcETo SHIPPERS

On and after Augut 18th, the
weekly packets of the undersigned
will sail regularly from Occohon-
mock Neck for Norfolk as follows:
Schooner T. J. Jackson, on We'd
.nesday, schooner Palestine. on Sat,
urday. Freight will he received on
them early every Tuesday and Fri
day at Rue's wharf. and carly every
Wednesday and Saturday at the
lower wharyes, leaving Stnrgis'
wharf for Norfolk at II o'clock,
sharp.
Barrels will be furnished in e1-
change at cost.
The safe delivery of every barrel
of produce is guaranteed by me,
the dangers of the sea excepted.
Sort your potatoes well, fill your
barrels full, and don't let the hot
sun burn them at the time Of digging
them, ship them by my vessels ac.
cording to my instructions, and l
will guarantee satisfaction or as
good returns as shipped by any
other route.
I will always be ready to buy at
the wharf for cash or goods, and
will pay the highest prices for good
stock. Patronize your home friends.
Respectfully, etc.,
~. j. Rue,
Belle Haven, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-11-21

spent more money i'll Virginia III
the last seventeen months than in
any corresponding period for five
years. It had under appointment
for varying terms of service, lS5
missionaries against LA the year
before; of these 81 were in Texas,
81 in Florida, 81 in ARKANSAS, u
in the Indian Terntory,the remain
der being in Georgia, Loulslan a,
North Carolina, Missouri, Kentucky
Alabama and Virginia.
These 1875 missionaries supplied
426 churches and stations, and re-
ported 1881 baptiSms and y total
addition to the churches Of 4,664.-
At present the Board has 2oU
missionaries. During thesspast SIX
or seven months they report over
1000 conversions and additions OF
II, 900 more
The total receipts from all sour.
ccs for the year ending May 1850
were s67,247; from Virginia, s3,-
94O.95.
The report further statesthatthe
wants Of the Board for the ensuing
year are greater than before. 1t
is pledged for $4,000 for church
building and $4,000 for support OF
of its missionaries, so that at.least
100000 will be needed to carry on
It's work successfully, aud of this
sum Virginia is asked to give
$4,000.
A resolution was introduced and
unanimously adopted BY Rev. Dr..
John Pollard endorsing the action
of the political parties Of the srlte
in the matter OF local option and
prohibition.
The body decided to meet next
year on Thursday evening, Noyem
Der II, at the First Baptist church
in Sthunton.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-11-21

Jurisdiction in cases in which the
amount involved is less than $500.
of decided in our favor" said Mr..
Royal, "we will have the decks
clear for action" When the decis
ions were rendered by the Supreme
Court in the Virginia debt cases
last spring, said Mr.. Royal, most OF
the state taxes had been paid.
The taxes of this wear will be due
December 1, and Mr.. Royal seems
TO feel confident that many of the
taxpayers will tender coupons in
payment of these demands. The
Legislature elected at the recent
election is of course pledged to car
~ out the Riddleberger bill.-l5al
timore Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-11-21

4 war is DOW being waged in
Europe between Servla and Bull
garia. The King Of the former in
pursuance of his declaration ofwar
crossed the Bulgarian frontier on
Saturday. Several engagements
have already taken place and re-
suited each time in the defeat OF
the Iulgalians. The causes as
signed for the war by the invaders
are that tie Bulgarians had arbi,
trarily attacked a position in the
Servian territory, fears Of the bal.
ance OF power in the Balkans being
disturbed to the exclusive advan
tage OF Bulgaria, encouragement
l.y Bulgaria of Servian rebels con-
0tmncd for high treason and i'll
treatment of Servian emigrants in
Bulgaria. The warts between two
insignificant powers and is likely
to lie Of brief duration, unless Ser.
Wan successes should lead to the
occupation Of Bulgaria by Russian
troops, in which event it is said
sit would betbe signalfor a swarm,
ing of Austrian white coats il
Servia and Roumelia and for the
bloodiest struggle Europe has had
for many a day"
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-11-21

The third annual convention OF
the National Cattle. Growers AsSo-
clation met in Chicago on the 18th
inst. The Hon. Norman j. Colman.
United States commissioner of agri.
culture, made an address on the
cattle industry. The value of the
cattle i'll the United States he said
was sl,20O,OOO 600. and would
make column twelve deep across
the continent from New York to
San Francisco and back again to
Boston. The annual product of
these cattle exceeds in value four
times the yearly earnings Of all the
railroads of tie country. The
great danger. which threatens this
source Of food is contagious disease.
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He'll dist Conference.

The Virginia Conference met ID
IFS one hundred and third annual
session at Petersburg on the llti
inst, and adjourned on 18th inst
The following matters of special IN
terest are cleaned from its pro-
ceedings:
The statistics Of the conference
were given as follows: Local meln-
bers, 134; white members, 63.9oS;
colored members, IL. Total mem
bers. GA, O6S. Adult baptiSms. 1919;
infant baptisms, 1,433; Sunday
schools, 900; officers ana teachers,
III; scholars, $4,000.
The report OF The Rev. +. M. Ed.
wards, chairman of the Sunday
school board, shows continued
prosperity. There is an increase
Of 4oS teachers and 1900 scholars.
The aggregate number of schol
ars and teachers now i'll the
Sunday schools is 4S.421. During
the year tie conversions from the
Sunday school have been 2,3Gl, an
especially gratifying fact to the
board.
A. G. Brown asked the confer
ence to grant its permission to All
increased assessment of $4,000 for
the benefit Of the superannuated
preachers, widows and ornlianS.
This was granted ny conference.
The assessment last Year was
IS. 900, and this did not meet the
demands upon the board.
Rev. a. G.. Brown, chairman OF
the finance committee, reported
that the aggregate amount of mOn
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VALUABLE SCHO0NESR
FOR SALE AT
PUBLIC AUCTION.

The schooners NEPTUNE and GEO
p. KEAGLE will be sold on SATURDAY
November 14th. next. at II D clock am
on the wharf at Onancock, Accomack
county. Va, at public auction BY the mn
dersigned: ,,,-, 100
1.-THE schooner NEPTUNE. sc
tons, net ~. 66 tons. belonging to tn e e.
tates of John NJ. Fosque and John L.
Rogers. o,o ,c1E
"A. 80 tons. net 42.e6 tons belonging &c
the estate of John NJ. Fosque and tc
BENJAMIN T. Crockett. -,
Along with these schooners VIII ID
sold their anchors, cables and boats.
They are in excellent condition, fast
sailers and in every way tirst.ciass. ait
are too wellknown to persons trading 81
the chesapeake. bay 10 require any spe
cial recommendation.
Terms of Sale.
Five per centum OF tic purchase mon
ey will he required in CASH. and as mnci
more will he received us ihe purchaser:
nav desire to Fay: 81 mGclras is not palt
IN cash will be divided intotwO equal IN
stalments payable III four and tel
months, bearing Interest from the GAY
Of sale. The purchasers VIII pe re
oeired to give bond with satisfactory
personal security for eachUf the deferret
instalments, and tile schooners Will De
delivered as soon as The terms of SAME
are complied with. l!otl ofthese sehoon
ers are engaged in the potato trade amt
ran be seen on their regular trips either
| in Baltimore or at Onancock.
Ben. T. Gunter and .JohnJ. Gunter @l
ministrators of John NJ. Fosque, Wm
F Rogers administrator of John L. 10
gers. Benjamin +. Crockett.
Oct. 10th, 1855.
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The Baptist Association.

The Association was called to
orderin the city of Richmond, on the
18th inst, by Hon. FL. r. Pollard.
A partial report Of it's proceedings
iSgiven below:
The report Of the Education
Board showed that the Board has
raised $1,000 during the year and
thatthe Boards helping fifty young
men WHO are studying for the min-
iStry.
The report on General Education
congratulates the Association on
the generally good condition oGthe
male and female colleges and pri-
waite schools under the control Of
the denomination in the State
The report notices and commends
IIollins Institute, Richmond Fe-
male Institute, Roanoke College
lat Danville), Southwest Female
institute (at Glade Spring., Gull
peper Institute Burlington Female
Institute and Hcme School (king
ard Queen county,, Chester l7e-
male Institute, and Albemarle Fe.
male Institute, all Of which con.
tain $50 pupils.
Mention was made OF Il number
of male academies. The report
urges very earnestly the necessity
of more secondary schools for our
boys. The report next notices
Richmond College and speaks Oft
standard Of scholarship and many
advantages.
From the sixty-second annualre.
port on the State Mission Board,
read by Mr.. II. X. E!lyson, cores.
ponding secretary, it appeared thar
last year 50 missionaries were en-
ployed in Virginia who occupied
lS9 stations, preached 1852 scr
mons; baptized 657 converts; aided
in meetings in which 1881 other:
professcd faith in Christ; made s.
125 visits 10 families for religious
conversation and prayer; organised
% Sunday schools and two church.
es; completed 6 houses Of worship
and are engaged IN building u
others, and sustained JOG Sunday
schools at their stations. The re-
sources for the year were s9,4ll,
which paid all the missionaries to
October 81, 1885.
1t was stated that s11, 500 would
be needed the coming year to meet
present urgent demands for mis-.
Sionary appointments, and that a
much larger sum couldbe judiclous-
~ expended. The report closes
with an earnest appeal for larger
liberaIity i'll behalf OF State evan
gelizatior.
In the report on home missions
lit was stared ;hat the Board has
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LOT FOR SALE At AUCTION.

The undersigned will sell at pub
lie auction on the pre- misses, on Sat-
urday, October 18th. 1885, that GER
tain lot situated at Mappsyille, &C.
comac county, Va, belonging to
Edward S. johnson and r. I. Daw-
son & Co., and at present occupied
by VIM. D. Lewis. The lot con-
tains about l 16 of All acre, and is
improved with a twostory house
and ont buildings. House. is now
nsed us bar room. 1t has four
rooms. The lot is situated on a,
corner in the village named,. and
the house is we'll suited for use as
a store. Terms reasonable, and
will be made known on day OF sale.
Sale at $50 p. m, and will be made
promptly at that hour.
EDWARD S. JOHNSON
THos. e. WALSToN
Attorney for r. T. Dawson & Co.
Sept. 1Sth, 1885.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-11-21

ey raised in the Virginia CONFER.
ence for all church purposes during
the conference year 1SS4-lSS5 was
$3.50. 1914 rs. The average contribu-
ton per church member WAS 50 80.
The total amount was distributed
as follows: Ministerial support,
S14G,6!S As; conference collection,
S6,91G GO; bishops fund s1,549 81;
educational fund, s2,GG0 70; church
extension, $500 sc; domestic mis-.
sions, S6,S41 "a; foreign missions,
SILL III 81; Woman's Mission Soci-
ETY., s2,131 90; Rosebud Mission
Society, S4.127 81; buiIdingand re-
pairing churches, sG6, 2S0 50; Bible
Society Of Virginia, s144 81; all
other objects, s61,561 80. Total,
$3.50 ,994 rs.
The committee reported the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were
adopted:
Resolved, That we regard it as
religionsly important to have our
membership entirely free from all
completely with the manufacture
and sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Resolved, That we urge fidelity
to disciplinary teaching, and re-
gard it highly necessary to have
uniformity OF administration
throughout the conference on a
matter so vital.
Resolved, That we look with con-
fidence to Virginia law makers for
a iulfllmcnt of pledges so plainly
gwen to the people in published
platforms.
The report of the Committee on
Education recommended TO the
patronage OF the people OF sever.
al colleges which are III charge OF
Methodists and asked that the sum
of $500 be assessed for the edu-
cational purposes, which is the
same as last year. The resolutions
asked for were adopted and the
report received.
Itwas proposed thateach preach
er pledge himself to send up{by
February LIST one fourth ofhls aver
age collection for foreign missions
and the resolution WAS adopted,
The following clerical dele1 a+es
were elected to the quatireSInia
conference: DR.. j. E. Edwards, r
n. Sledd, j. j.. Blackwell, Ps a
Peterson, Paul Whitehead. DR. w
w. Bennett andJ. ]. LaffertyE l.
S. Reed and A. G. Brown Were
elected alternates. 4
The conference took q vote as tf
whether the name Of the church
should be changed by the drop
ping of the word "Scuth." Gully
one of the members, and he a hin
lister, voted in favor Of the change
One thousand dollars was appro
priated to the support Of the Paine
Colored Institute e
Norfolk was chosen as the Mxt
place of meeting of the Conferebce,
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Coupons for Taxes.

RICHMOND, VA, Nov. 13.-Therc
is now considerable activity dis
PLAYED by counsel for the foreign
hclders of Virginia bonds in erdeav.
orlng to get taxpayers to nse coup
ons in the payment of their taxes.
Mr.. w. L. Royal, who is the lead
ing counsel for the bondholderS,
today said that q case is now be
fore the United States Supreme
Court involving the question OF
whether the federal courts have
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Entered at the Postoflice at Accomac
G. H.. Va, us Second-class matter.

No question of more Importance
could perhaps engage the atten-
ton of our next Legislature than
fl'at of roads. The public high.
ways indicating as they do to a
great extent, the thrift Of people
deserve attention at any time, but
especially at the present era of Vir-
g.nia'S prosperity, incident to her
recent political triumph. The debt
question is no longer disturbing
element among our people. The
matter of race supremacy is torev-
er settled. BoSSiSmi is dead and the
corruption incident thereto is num-
hered among the things that
we've. Tile government OF the
People is in the hands OF those who
are so identified with every inter.
est of Virginia, that it will not on
~ I've their duty. but their pleas
me to see that her affairs are fair
~ and Justly administered. Peace
ard prosperity reigns throughout
l;.r borders. The happy era has
at length arrived in our history,
when freed from party strifes, debt
complications or other disturbing
elements, we can look forward and
lcgi>late for the development of
our material prosperity. Could
amy one thing contribute more to
that end than good roads, Con.
si';cled purely as question of con-
venience and economy, among our
selves, in the time and labor saved
by good roads, can its advantages
be TOO highly estimated9 That
hcwever is the least of the bless
ingS to accrue thereflom. The
mineral resources Of Virginia need
10 be developed, her agricultural
pursuits need encouragement and
stimulation, a market is wanted
To-. our surplus lands, he manu-
features in our midst should be eX-
tended and others established, and
capital and labor from ABROAD is
required to do it. But inducements
must be offered to those who would
invest their capital. A visitor will
naturally be first impressed by the
roads. If the avenues leading to
l.er undeveloped wealth are unim-
proved, emigrants when they come
among us will judge the people by
The condition Of their highways
and cast their fortunes in other
States. 1t is a fact which cannot
re disputed that strangers have
l:sen-.eseiqfAEi s3all.. against Virginia
because the roads wppt as
good as elsewhere and it is
duty when they come agai
make the way more inviting
them. This, then is one of
most important subjects that
engage the attention Of our leg
tire and it should not adjourn
til steps have been taken to II
dy the evils Of bad roads.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-11-21

The Chinese merchants of New
York have forwarded letter. to
President Cleveland express ne
gratitude for his righteous coafse,
his courage and love of Justice in
the recent proclamation against
the anti-Chinese agitators on Hhe
Pacific coast. The merchants Sas-
sure the President that their coIln
trymen endeavor to be good, peaSoe
ful. honest and law abiding clti
zens. and that his course will in
crease their veneration for him aid
their obedience to the laws.
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Personal PROPERTY for Sale.

The undersigned will offer for sale on
Saturday, November 2Sth, 1855, at Belle
Haven, tile following personal property:
/. One very fine Morrill, colt 4 yrs. old.
o. Two very fine mules.
9. Three tirst-c;lss farm horses.
a. Cattle and hogs.
5. Farming implements, etc.
Andnow offers forsaie at private con-
tract for purpose Of division, 4 horses.
carriages, harness, ETC., OF Jacob q
Bro.
The sale will limo way interfere with
the livery business of the undersigned.
GEO. w. JACOB
Belle Haven, Va.
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2O4 Duane St., & Z Erie Building:
NEW YORK.

Consignments receive our bes.
attention, highest market price
with prompt returns ut time OF sale
the financial standing of the house
affording absolute security.
Stencils and postals furnished
free on application.
Retcrences-Marine Bank. Nor
folk, Va; Irving National Bank, n.
Y; Judge l.. II. Watts, e. A. Hat
ton, Cashier Bank. Portsmouth, Va.
j. Il. Daily, j. II. Nottingham
northampton Co. Va; DR.. John o.
Mapp, 3. w. AIears, Accomac Co,
Va
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A great fire at Galveston, Tex
as, which Started at LAO Friday
morning 18th inst, in a foundry
and car repairing shop, ragged
fercely until $50 A. Nj, burning
oyel district including 90 blocks.
Z of which were not swept entirely
clean. The loss OH the houses burn
ed is estimoted ut s1,500,0OO and
The insurance at from 100000 to
100000.