Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-08


The contracts for Mr.. Chamber
3lain's hotel aJ Fortress Monroe
have been let, and the building is
to be completed by the first Of
January, 1891.
The Republican committee III
the Wise Waddill contest for seat
in Congress make no concealnent
of their purpose. as was expected,
to report in favor Of Waddill.
Mayor Elyson in his annual
message to the city councilo Rich
mond recommended The appropria
ton of $4,000 towards celebrating
the unvellingof Lee monument.
The council appropriated $500.
After a spirited opposition the
House of Delegates, Saturday con
Cured in the Senate resolution in
creasing the salary of the railroad
commissioner from S2.0OOto $1,000
a year. The salary of this Office
is paid by the railroads.
The forty fifth anniversary oithe
paStorate of Rev. DR.. Moses D.
Hoge was celebrated at the Acad-
envy of Music, Richmond, Thurs
day night. A large crowd was in
attendance, and addresses were
delivered by Hon. J. l.. NJ. Curry,
Bishops Randolph, Wilson and
Others.
a resolution was adopted by the
Senate Monday, the House OF Dele
gates concurring, That the Gen
cral Assembly of Virginia be re-
ouested to convene in the hall Of
the House of Delegates on May
20. 1890. at 10 O'Clock a. NJ, and in
a body unite with the people Of
this Commonwealth in witnessing
the unvcllng Of the statue OF Geu.
Robert E. Lee.
John Wren, the well known de
tective, died Tuesday in Richmond
after brief illness. Hs started
out in life asa bootblack and news
boy. Attic close of war he got on
the police force aud soon after.
wards went into the detective
business. He was extensively
known, anu his prominent con
nectionS with working up the Gu
veriuS case gave him big name.
The Southwestern Virginia Min
eTal, Land Improvement Company
has received and accepted an offer
of 81 900 al, acre for Il 0ne-ninth
interest in d tract Of land near Big
Stone Gap, in Southwestern Vr.
gina. The contract out of which
this ninth interest is sold contains
about Two hundred acres,and when
the company purchased it, three
years ago, hey paid $50 an acre
for it.
The Legislature of Virginia has
passed The bill allowing the Viz.
sinia, Missouri and Western Rail
road, IA corporation chartered un-
der The laws OF Tennessee, to en-
Ter this State with their road. The
project is with their connections to
make the line run from Ports
mouth 10 New Mexico. The bill
was so amended as to prohibit the
company from building any lateral
branches or connecting lines in
this State pot allowed under The
general law.
Mrs. Foster Curtis, of Mason
City, w. Va, six weeks ago gave
birth to what Is perhaps the small
lest baby now living. When born
1t weighed one pound, aud now
tips the beam at exactly two
pounds when dressed. 1t is per-
fectly formed, and is now enjoying
the best of health, although for a
few weeks 1T had IL hard struggle
to keep alive. The head Of the
lusty little one is about the size of
IL heu's egg, and is adorned with a
strong growth OF dark barr, "A
finger ring will easily slip over its
hand, and its fingers are about as
thick as a knitting-needle. The
feet ale about an irch in length,
and the toe and fnger-nailS look
like little white Specks.
NORFOLK, March Especial to
Richmond Times. The severest
snow storm Norfolk has seen for
three years, aud the coolest wealth
or that has been experienced here
this winter, prevailed Sunday.
Snow fell all day, but quickly
turned into slusb. Sunday night
there was hard freeze, and as a
result tue truckers crops in some
sections have been ruined. Peas,
heets and cabbage have suffered
the most damage, and pretty near
" all OF these crops have been
killed. Asparagus beds have also
been disastrously dealt with, and
Iii some sections ruined. The straw
berry patches were protected by
the snow.
All this morning farmers have
been arriving III townfo makepur-
chascs OF seed to begin the work
ofrcplanting at once. just what
damage has been done cannot be
definitely stated until there is
thaw. Things look blue just now,
however, and the loss in this i'm.
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