Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-04-05
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPLIES
FROM MANY SOURCES.

Inst week sl75, 900 worth of real estate
was sod in Wytheyille, Va.
Norfolk. Va, has hopes of rolling mill
n shoe factory aud piano factory.
-Eujah Smith fell from the railroad bridge
at West I'm On, w. w.. and was killed.
"A company to conduct q cannery on an
extensive scale has been organized in Dan
vile, Va.
Tho postofice in Raleigh, N. c.. now
handles about ten THOUSAND pieces OF mail
matter daily.
Prof. William ar. GsaybIll, Of Roanoke
county, Va, has accepted the presidency of
tie Synodical College at Rogersville, Tenn.
"A young mau named Charles Story fell
from small boat whilst fishing 10 the james
river, near Balcony falls, Va, and was
drowned.
Mr.. II. Ardinger, of Williamsport, Md,
trapped family OF twelve foxes, the m 9th r
anu eleven cubs, at Indian Church, west OF
that place.
-Fincastle, Va. will vote on the question
of subscribing 5000 to the PROPOSED road
from chat pace 10 Troutville, on the Shsnan.
doai Valley Railroad.
james Buckham, workman at kins,
W. Va, placed dynamite cap on tne stov'
10 warm, 1t exploded, seriously ac:ratlng
his face, hands and body.
AIR. a. Spence killed large swan on thu
Potomac near Harper's Ferry. The bird
measured six feet from tip TO tip of his wings.
and was magnificent specimen.
-"Auntn Frances Price, Of Anderson,
Ctreenorier county, w. Va, died q lew days
II. % az ons hunur..i years She was born
in Augusta county, Va. in 100.
Tile boundary lines of the site for Trinity
college, at Durhum, N. e., are being laid off.
The campus will contain aJouG sixty acres,
inciuIlDg most b5au.lful grove.
james A len, working at Pringle's mill,
near the head OF Mill Greek, Jackson coun u,
w. Va, was run over b. u rolling log and
crushed so badly that he lived butforty-fve
minutes.
There is guinea rooster in New Mar
tinsvilie, w. Va, that objects to red headed
people VINO stop TO look OF MN, 0nd nercely
attacks all red headed children who come
uear him.
The authorities of the Wilmington &
Wei Ion Railroad have determined to bui'd
road from Washington, Via Greenviile to
Wilson, N. G. WORK will commeLcs TIL:
spring.
"A one dollar nota, which had been raised
to ten, was recently presented at store in
Keedysville, Washington county, Nd, hay
Ing besn passed unobserved on the man who
presented it.
The wagon factory in Raleigh, N. c., is
ten wagons day. The workmanship is, iu
all respects, equll to that done IN the North
aud orders are constantly pouring in from
all sections.
The proprietors of Dukes Cigarette factory
a. Durham. n c., say that insteai Of remov-
ing tueir pant 10 NV York, extensive ad-
dit.ons will be- MADE, necessltating ths en-
ploymeut OF q large Lumber or additional
hands.
Two perfectly developed calf heads on
one u ok were exhibited by Messrs. Craw-
ford & WniLteker at tueir butcuer-ShJp in
Putnun county, W. Va. The monstrosity
was born at Poca, but dep ut rirth.
in tearing down the old Powers House,
near Janeiew, w. Va, Mr.. Isaac Jackson
found the head OF cane, artistically cirvei
from bucks horn, Oh the top OF which is
inscribed: "Born July rs. l79J, A. B. W."
Mr.. Albert Knight. OF Paw Paw, w.
Va, has on his farm sorrel mare that was
left with him at the time of Jones' raid, I'M
the last of April, 1865. The animal was then
supposed to be five years old, and has since
proven TO be Que OF the best horses in the
country. Shs must be OF least thirty-two
years OF age, and is right spry yet.
"A suit over the ownership Of two ducks
has finally been settled in kitchie county,
w. Va, after dragging through Two courts.
Oae OF the litigants RECEIVERS Sli5 damages,
and the costs foot up to several hundred be-
sides lawyers fees
ed near Lightburn, w. Va, by Messrs. Mar
shall, StaInecler s. Co. They have fifty
grown skunks as breeders, and expect to in.
erase the stock to one hundred. They claim
that there is big money in it.
a company has been formed to develop
the fine black marble recently discovered on
Back creek, botetourt county, Va. Toe
capital stock OF the company is placed at
Sl0O, QUO. $4,000 of which has already been
taken in Roanoke.
Eastern capitalists have closed q deal for
large tract OF rich coal lands between Prunty
town and Pennington, w. Va, ami will open
very extensive mines, their contract calling
for not less than fifty cars of coal per day.
About 2UU coke ovens will be erected.
"A serious and nearly fatal accident &C.
Cured at Lyncnburg, Va, to q burial party.
While the pail. bearers were carrying out the
corpse of little child Of W. e. Callahan,
high constable OF the city, the high porch
gave way and precipitated four young men
and the ccffia into deep gully about fifteen
feet. All OF them vera more or less hurt,
and one quite seJerely
II. H. Boswell and J. F. T, omas, WHO
are partners in the grocery bu.ines'. II DIn'
which 10th were badly used up They were
taken before the mayor end fined, after which
they made friends. They shook hands and
resumed business OF tie cid stand.
About Is, 900 logs have com, out in the
PRESENT rise Oh the Twelve Pole river, w.
Va. and there are Of IeIst 500 moro Oh
their way down the stream. IL is estimated
that there are now i'll Twelve Pole river
about Sl50,000 worth OF timber OF different
kinds.
The proposition to hui d railroad from
some point on Hawriver, IN Aamance county
N. g., via Mebanrsyille and Ca'well counties
to Danville, Va. is meeting with muca en-
couragemsnt Sew ri townships in Caswell
and Alamance counties have male Iib.ral
subscriptions, amounting in all to $50 COO.
"A seven-year.old son of Mr.. JOSIAH
Brown, who lives near Edgemont, Washing
ton county, Nd, fell from the hay NOV TO
tue Uarn floor low days ago. He walked
to the house, ana did not seem to be injured
much, hut he has since died from the effects
Of tn: fall.
-Iaformation from poone. Lincoln and
adjoining counties III Wost Virginia, is TO
the effect that hundreds o. Cattle are dying
for want OF food. Gran'is very scarce, and
the roails are 20 bad no feed can be hauled
into the counties The aggregate loss will
TO large.
SHE WAS WEARY OF LIFE.