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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-09

Job Scull, of Monroeville. produced a
book TO prove that it had been there before
the deluge and Oscar Gi!kinson bald
headed horse doctor, after viewing the
animal from all points with old pair OF field
glasses, said it was "a id strange CIT
ter.
John Steelman. blutf looking schooner
captain. had lively argument with 4 lot
OF other old fellows He said ne thought
the animal :kil!ed the man whose body
was found 1T ts heels. Another wlSeacfe
argued that they killed each other. and
still others believed that the animal was
controlled 10y the man aud that both weie
buried together Amos Penn, in hickory
shirt, bulternut trousers, Il straw hat and 4
heavy coat of tan, delivered lectures every
five minutes.
This ere animal, he Wid, was built
on the plan of yonder ice-slide-high on
the front legs and low at the end-and was
a great feler to eat persimmons. The Lord
only knows what the critter ever used that
horn on the top of his head FOR
INsuLrED BY sEIowMEN.
While Quarryman Penn was delivering
one of his lectures late in the afternoon to
eight women, five men, four barefooted
boys and 4 dog two New Workers, who
looked like barkers for side show, offered
to buy the geological phenomena. When
Lecturer Penn refused TO sell, they de-
nounced it AS fake When Penn found
ont what tie word "fake meant he was
iudig guant and started after the men, but
their carriage was we'll on the way to
Bridgeton and he gave up the chase. The
body of the animal is impregnated with
iron and getting very hard. The wonder
will he kept on exhibition until State Geol.
| oeist Cook examines it and people stop
travelling to Irelands mill to see Cumber-
land county's ''What-ls-lt
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-09
A BATTLE WITH vANDALS.

When Penn hailed him the man answered
with the shot of a revolver, the ball whiz
zing through the trees. Penn returned the
fire and the three men dashed back 10 ths
woods. Lowell had heard the shots and hs
sprang from the ground and ran after Penn
as he rushed on the men. The stranger!
dashed into the black shadows of the pines
when one of them wheeled and again fired
The bullet whistled between Penn ant
Lowell, who rallied and drove the murder
Gus vandals further into the wooLs, where
they disappeared in the darkness.
Daybreak soon followed, and before
breakfast people began to journey to Ire
lands mill to see the marvellous relic of 8
prehistoric age. Some came on foot, but
most of the pilgrims rode to the pit. Peo.
pie came from all parts of the surrounding
country 10 all kinds of vehicles, from sur.
rey to q country ice wagon, while num-
Der of Philadelphians travelled down ic
Cumberland county to get a peep at the
wonder,
Penn and Lowell, both very poo- men,
were digging for stone, the result of their
work to be shared between themselves and
Lawyer Walton Baker, of Bridgeton, the
owner of the land where they made their
find. Now hundreds of people are paying
ten cents apiece to see the .'Whatis-1t, y
and the quarrymen are piling up the She
kels They charged but nickel until AS
sistant State Geologist Mason told them the
price was too low. Yesterday they raised
the tariff. Some Of the countrymen kicked
and produced newspapers to show that the
price of admission within the fence was a
nickel, butthey had to give up their dimes.
CROWDS VIEW THE WONDER.
A big portion of Bridgeton's best. so
ciety viewed the animal and all of Cumber-
land county's geologists seemed to be there.
Old men and young men stood under the
roasting sun on the brink of the pit and
wrangled over their theories as to what
the thing was and how it got there. Old
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-09
DICE BEER! RICE BEER!

We are the sole manufacturers of this de-
licious and healthy beverage, which after
having been analyzed by all the eminent
chemists in Atlanta, Ga, during "Prohibl-
ton" and after the most searching scrutiny
for traces of alchohol, was allowed to be sold
free of State and city license, and so also
more recently after further analyzing in Flor
ida. 1t fills long felt want for stimulant
and appetizer that is not intoxicating; pleas
ant to the taste, contains nourishment and
specially suited for persons Of weak and del
icate constitutions It,has the tasteiof lager
beer of the finest flavor; besides, to add to
its purity and medicinal qualities, is special
ly made Of our celebrated world renowned
original Artesian we'll water. Put up in
cases Of one dozen pints at 81 25 per dozen,
five dozen at 81 per dozen, and in casks OF
ten dozen each at 90 cents per dozen Cash
must accompany each order. Copyrighted
and patent applied for.
We have no Agents, and none genuine
unless ordered direct from
CR.AMER & K E RSTEN,
PALMETTO BREwRY,
Steam Soda and Mineral Water Works.
Charleston, s. G., U. S. A.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-09

versed conditions transfer thousands Of Re
publican votes from Harrison to Cleveland.
ABOUT THE BOY PREACHER.
The Harrison about whom there is most
talk here just now is not the gentleman
whose name heads the Republican national
ticket. Of an entirely different brood is
he Not in many years has any evangelist
created such a stir in religious circles of
wicked Gotham. BE is known as ''Harri.
son, the boy preacher, and he probably
was boy at some period of his career,
contemporaneously, one would judge from
his appearance, with men about launching
into their fourth decade
He has done all but work miracles here
during the past three months as revival
ist Taking up one Methodist church after
another (mosuy in those parts of the city
where the working people live), he has led
the fight against his Satanic majesty with
a fervor that has borne fruit in thousands
of converts. Enormous crowds have at
tended his meetings and repentant sinners
have almost fought their way to the anxious
seat.
Three thousand" is the legend that
greets those entering the John street church,
which is at present the seat of war. The
figures signify the number of converts, and
yet there is no visible ebbing of the tide
John street is very near Wall, and the "boy
evangelist" took up his headquarters there
in order to carry the war into the dominion
of Mammon and fguratiyely overturn the
tables of the money changers. These
tough old sharks of the Street man
eaters, every one of them-proved them
selves trifle too wary and headed off the
danger of being ensnared by declining to
attend the revival meetings. Multitudes
thronged them, though, with no more Sc
rious purpose than to watch the progress
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A Card.

Having filled mS new ice house with
zine, clear northern ice. L am now pre-
pared to furnish the public with Ice BY
Wholesale or retail at very moderate
rates during the entire summer, ut any
hour during the day. Having plenty of
ice on land I am also prepared To sell my
fine ice cream at rock bottom figures,
and to slip the same to all points on the
Peninsula. 1 am well supplied with new
ice cream freezels, and AIN this season
using the Kingerys cyclone three action.
fly wheel freezer, the Oh that knocks
item all. In my ice cream parlor you
will always find pleasant and comfort
able place to stop where yDu may enjoy
4 plate of the best cream, or a glass OF
fine soda water that flows from u mar
Die fountain. In another room you
will find my large refrigerator, the
grandest one on the Shine, which al
ways contains some of my fine fresh
beef, &c. Respectfully,
w. T. BUNDIcy.
Onancock, Va.
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Democratic Meeting.

a mass meeting OF the Democrats Of
Northampton was held ut Eastvllle last
Monday for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the State Convention tn be
held in n nrfolk on the 10Th Of May, at
which time and place delegates will be
chosen tt, the National Convention to
be held in st. Louis.
On motion DR.. a. Brockenbrough WAS
elected chairman and Mr.. Floyd l..
KurIz, secretary.
a committee appointed to select dele
gates, reported the following, which
were confirmed by said meeting:
Delegates. II. B. Handy, Jos. B..
Ames, Washington Hunt, DIR. WIN. a.
Thorn, DR.. A. Rrocllenhrugh. -
Alternates tipn. H. Thomas, DR.. G..
P. Moore, Capt. W. S. Rolly, DR.. Chas.
Smith, Col. Z. l.. Costin.
Resolutions following were unani-
mously adopted:
/. That in HE absence of any dele
gate or alternate. that the vacancy be
filed by tie delegates present at the
convention.
2. Thatthc Democrats Of Nortllamp-
ton county, Va, in mass-meeting as
sembled. cordially endorse the courage
Gus, upright and thoroughly Democrat
ic administration of President Cleve-
land.
s. That the party in this county
espt cially cndorseand approvehis views
upon he tariff on, stion and sincerely
trust that the delegates to the conven-
ton willturee the adoption of the views,
OF the President by the Representatives
of the State in the Congress Of the Uni
tcd States.
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Herring and other fish have returned
to orr waters, and a fine fishing season
is predict',l this year.
John A. Birmingham Of our town.
has recently moved, through the skilful
cngineeringof our energetic townsman,
CAPT. L. j. roole, the Bulman-ElarglS
building up to the rear Of Ills already
large and spacious storhouse, making
it a mammoth establishment Of nearly
100 feet in length.
L. c. Bulman and J. w. Bell have
each put in bids for the mail route soon
10 be established from This town to
Keller station. Mr.. Rulman, it is said,
proposes putting in another and lower
bid than his former one. thereby under
bidding Mr.. Bell and securing the con-
tract himself for said route.
A. S. Kclam recently bought fine
Two year old Walker Morrill, colt with
nnc promise of speed, of Mr.. John Ro-
beits of Blidcetown. Hell also REBUILT
ing his handsome yacht Carrie, former
ly belonging TO the Accomac Club, near
here. If so feet keel, and the fastest
yacht of that length in the waters Of
Accomac, which he will use to convey
passengers to and from the island.
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HynlencnI.
w. T. BUNDICN.
Onancock, Va.

Mr.. Robert II. Berry and Miss Fan
ME Watson were married at Craddock-
vile church, on Wednesday, 18th Inst !,
Rev. j. II. Riddick, officiating. Tie
groom is popular AMI enterprising
merchant at Mapusbnrg son of DR.. Ber-
ny of Ilorewell Nd, AID the bride one
of Accomac's faire:t daughters. The
ceremony was reformed in The presence
of numerous friends, and the opinion
generally expressed that a hands 'mer
coupe seldom prese ted themselves at
The altar to take the marriage VOWS
The gruom was elegantly attir'd in a
Prince Albert suit, and The bride in
wine co'ored silk-with |" quet Of early
spring fl.wers. After the ceremony a
sumptuous repast prepared by Mrs. R..
II Bonnewell, Mappsburg, WAS served
to the happy couple and a party of friends
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Conference Appointments.

The follow appointments of interest
to many of our readers were made at the
late session of the MARYLAND Annual
Conference, NJ. P. Church: Accomnc,
J. w. Norris: Anne Arnndal. j. r.
Nichols; Caroline G. s. Arnett; Chin.
colleague, B. F. Truitt: Clayton, G. R.
Blades: Crumpton, G. J. Smith; Deer
Park, W. A. Grouse; Franklin City, Mar
tin L. Cohee; Georgetown, D. c., L.W.
Bates; Liberty, S t. Ferguson; Milton,
F. H. Mull;neaux; Pocomoke City, A.
d. Melvin; Powelsville. Al. Walter;
Quantico, A. D. Dick; Queen Anne's
Sd Smith: Rowlandsville, VIII Stone;
Snow Hill, B. T. Jester; South 5alti.
more, j. E. T. Ewell; Starr. W. M.
Strayer: Sussex, Fl. q. Cowan, Union
Bridge, J.E. Maloy, Wilmington, G. F
Earring. Rev w. S. Hammond vas
re elected President of the Conference.
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HaIIwOOd.

Quarterly meeting will be held in the
M. e. Church of this place On l4tll and
18th insts.
A boarding house has been opened here
by Mr.. E. T. Crotch. who will furnish
board by day, week or month at reason
able rates.
Corn is selling in our market at 65
cents per bushel, oats 40 cents, dnck
eggs 20 cents per doz. lien eggs 5 cents,
old hens 10 cents rer pound.
Mrs. Sally Thornton. an esteemed
lady. living near this place, died on the
Srd inst. of NE; sles complicated with
other diseases, aged 50 years.
Mr.. Albert +. Mears, merchant of
this place has received in exchange for
goods since 1st day of January Z 500
dozen eggs, which Melted him in cash.
$3.50.
Wood Marshall. a lad of Is years, a
year ago. swallowed piece Of wood
about All inch in length and of the size
of pencil staff and since has had a ter
rible cough. which WAS thought 10 be
consumption until one day last week
when he "coughed it up" He says he
now feels like another boy.
4 citizen from the Bayslde on his way
to this place few days ago, with cart
and oxen, met Philadelphia drummer
and mistaking him for the Revenue
Collector, to whom he had been report.
ed, deserted his team and maie his es-
cape in the wood. at IL rate OF speed,
Which would have put to shame the
owner OF Maud S.
A widnwer of nelghboring village
who had procured the license and made
ready the wedding feast for his second
marriage last SUNDAY, was disappointed
BIZ an obdurate father. The intended
bride WAS locked up and the messenger
who was sent for her WAS informed, that
she would not he ont that day but would
be allowed to receive II portion of
the wedding cake if 1t WAS sent to her.
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IN EW ST RING
go y . 8

Are now coming in, and l take
pleasure III calling the attention Ut
my friends and customers TO our
line of new Dress Goods in
Which will be found the latest la.
brics and shades. Our line Of
Ginghams is large and varied
in quality and styles, and [ am es
peclally prepared to interest the la
dies with Il beautiful line ofLAWNS
in which will be found some OF the
latest and best styles. Being de.
termlned to sell at Rock Bottom
Prices, and to make every effort By
aSSitluCuS attention to customers
and "A study OF the markets to please
all who may favor us with their
custom, 1 solicit IA share of public
patronage.
w. R. HALLETT,
Onancock, Va.
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VIRGINIA: At Il court held for
the county of Accomack ut the
court. house thereof by adjourn
mcnt, ON the 2Sth day of March,
1883
Iythe matter of the payment and
delivery of the estate of William Il.
Jacob. deceased, to his distribntees.
without refunding bonds being
given.
1t appearing to the conrt that
the order entered in this cause At
the last January term Of this court
has been duly posted at the front
door of the courthouse OF this
county on the first days oftwo sue
cesSive terms of his court; and it
further appearing to the court that
the Eastern Virginian, nrwSpa-
per lately published at Onancock.
in this county; suspended pu1lica-
ton before the completion of the
publication of said order as therein
directed; on motion OF George w.
Jacob and William Z. Waters and
Annie c.. his wife, in right of said
wife, it is ordered that the order
aforesaid be, and hereby is. amend
ed so as to read as follows:
On morton OF George w. Jacob
and William +. Waters and Annie
g.. his wife, i'll right of his said
wife, two Of the distributes of the
said William Il. Jacob, deceased, by
Nicely 4 Qulnby their attorneys, it
appearing to the court that a re
port of the accounts of the tr;lnsac
lions OF George w. Jacob and Will.
liam T. Waters. administrators of
she personal estate of the said WEI
liam q. Jacob, deceased, and of the
debts aud demands against the
said tlecedent's estate, has been
filed in the office of this court; aud
1T further appearing to the court
that more than one year has elapsed
since the qualification Of said adj.
illustrators, it is ordered that the
creditors OF the said decedent do
show cause, any they can, on the
first day of the next April term Of
this court,against the payment and
delivery Of rhe estate OF the said
decedent to his distributes with :
out reminding bonds being given
by the said distributes; and thas
a copy Of this order shall be pub
Iished once a week for four success
sive weeks in the PENINSULA EN-
TERpRIsE, IL newspaper published
at Accomac G. H., in this county.
A Copy.
Test. NJ. Oldham, Jr., GAG.
Nicely & Quinby, Attys.
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At the Aprilterm of the Circuit Court
for Accomac county, judgments were
entered against some of the parties who
had rendered coupons as payment OF
taxes. Some of the cases in which no.
tice for judgment had been given had to
be dismissed on account of errors in no.
tice. Other cases were wisely settled
by PARTIES withdrawing the tender of
coupons and paying their taxes in mon
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Prohibition Mcetias.
March 81, 1883

There will be prohibition meeting
held at Savagevile Oil Saturday, the 14th
inst. 80 m. The object of the meeting is
10 organize aProhibition Club. Friends
Of the cause are COZ daily invited.
April 5, 'Ss. COMMITTEE.
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NEiGEBORHOUD NOTES.
llai nt0vn.


Mrs. Geo, &c Evans has been seriousl.
i'll for several weeks Will, typhoid fever.
Measles are prevalent here and mos
of the school children ale wrestling Will.
them.
Capt.J. E. Matthews of Chncoteague.
Was welcome and honored guest Of thu
town last week.
The public schools in This district
will not close until the middle of May.
the lnngt st term siIce they We're put II
operation.
Mr.. John w. Rowley having removed
to his fam n.ar this town. is closing
out his goods In store at Nashville at
pirate and pubic sale.
Mr.. VIM. J. Glib, a former towns
man, will it is reported, so N connect
himself with the large commission
house of o. p. Mowbray & Co., Phila-
tlclphia.
y visit 10 the pntlic school, Of this
place revealed the fact that the teachers
are not supplied with blackboards. A
word to the wise ttrustees) ought to lie
sufficient.
Mr.. j. Douglas Wallcp, a former
tuwrsman of this place. and late clerk
of steamer Kent, plying betw. en- Sails
bury AMI baltimore, has open,d store
ut Wattsvlle.
Many of our citizens of the town, who
are oyster planters, have been enriched
by the fat oysters and Good prices this
season. and are now busily engaged In
planting seed for another crop.
WI. VIM. S. Holland. proprietor of
the Holland Hotel. is expecting a large
number of sportsmen from the northern
cities in few Gays. They will come
to shoot Snipe, which abound in this sec.
ton.
Mr.. George Wallop died on the End
inst. of dropsy. aged 20 years. The
deceased, Il merchant of the town and
large oyster planter. will be missed in
this community. He was great grand
son Of Col. John Wallop who settled in
Accomac in 1860, aud acquired large
landed estate. much of which still bears
his name and belongs to his descend
ants.
Your contributor gathered the above
items in ii flying visit to the little town
this week. He will also add, that 1t is
one of the tl!riftieSt ard prettlest vii
lagos on the Eastern Shore. In adli-
ton to many handsome residences it has
six stores well stocked with general
merchandise, handsome millinery store.
first class hotel fine church, excellent
graded school. wheelwright, undertaken
and blacksmith shops, steam saw mill.
&c. w. j. 81.
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Mr.. j. II. Nicholson will in the flu
ture represent The Vim. Lea & Son Co.,
Wilmington, Delaware, on the Eastern
Shore but does not propose to sever his
relations with the firm of Francis Jor-
dan s. Sons, Philadelphia. He is now
salesman for both, the interests Of tile
firms, not conflicting. SO clever IL com-
,nercial tourist, with two such excellent
firms will doubtless make it interesting
to brethren of the craft in his lines Of
business.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-04-14

Especial attention is invited to the
advertisement Of The Cortland Road
Cart which appears in this issue, fol
the sale of Which Messrs. j. D. Belote &
Son. Savageville, are agents. The pleas,
ant and handsome vehicle only costs S25
and is therefore in the reach of everyone
who is All owner of a horse. Read what
they say and you Will buy if in need CT
one. In fact at the low price at which
it is offered you cannot afford to be
without one.
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Onni,cock.

Herbert Leatllerbury dieil at Oman
cock, Monday, Of consumption, aged Is
years.
The shed on wharf here belonging to
E. s. Steamboat Co., is being enlarged
and repaired.
The Onancnck public high school
closed last Friday. Mr.. T.. G. Joynes,
the principal, continued the school as a
private ore with very gratifying results,
us to the numbers i'll attendance.
Mrs. Rosa Stewart, sister OF Mr.. "A.
T. .Ioynes, ST., died in Occahonnock
Neck, on Tuesday, aged about IS years,
and on Thursday her remains we're in.
tered at the Sleati Place, on Onancock
creek.
Last Tuesday evening the young t.
dies of the Oaancock Music school gave
an entertainment in the parlors of the
college building. Under the auspices of
the principal. Mrs 7. NJ. Lawrence,a and
the other teachers, the scholars of the
school were brought forward in either
instrumental or vocal music and showed
degree of training and proficiency in
each that wa, very gratifying. The
musical was given to the patrons of the
music school that they might see few
IF the class accomplishments of the pu,
pills. The Onancock Music School is 4
credit to the Peninsula. and is an i'm.
portant factor in making Onancocb
noted for Its educational facilities.
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WachaprenGuc.


Private school opened here on last
Monday, CONQUERED by the three public
school teachers of this town.
VIM. J. Fosoue, surfman in PARA
mores Beach l.. s. Station,was terribly
poisoned recently about his face and
hands.
Capt. Isaac S. Phillips, a respected
citizen Of this town, has tecn ill for
some time with scurvy and is now lying
in most critical condition.
a beautiful flag will be given by Mr.
Kellam, our clever AMI accommodating
hotel proprietor on the Ath of next July,
to the fastest boat, in a race free for all
length lbs, and silver cups to winners Of
smaller class, mention Of which will be
made hereafter.
Our county roads hertahouts which
have been flooded with water and other.
wise in must terrible condition since
Christmas, now that they have dried
greatly need repairing ia tl.eir holy
condition.