Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-05-24
SOUTHERN ITEMS.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILED
FROM MANY SOURCES.

of Washington county, Md, has no eyes.
There are now 2,095 sub Farmers Alliances
IN North Carolina, besides 81 county ALI
ances.
The Norfolk and Western Railroad will
erect large and handsome passenger depot
at Salem, Va.
The Prcsbyterians of Vinton, Va, have Sc
cured 5000 and $500 lot towards building q
church at that place.
Hugh Fitzgerald, of Nelson county, Va,
committed suicide by shooting mselfthrough
the head with pistol.
William Wright, of West Wheeling, w. Va,
while fishing in the Back river, caught cat
fish weighing seyenty-one pounds.
The Cold Sulphur Springs property, ut Au-
gusta county, Va, has been sold to the Goshen
Land and Improvement Company.
Mrs. P. C. Penn jumped from runaway
electric car in Danvillc, Va, and in fallingsus-
tanned severe injuries on her head.
"A lot of shipping tobacco was sold in Lynch
burg Va, for $3.50 per hundred pounds, the
highest price OF the season in that market
Fire, supposed to have been of incendiary
origin, destroyed the residence and outhouses
of. /. Smoot of Appomattox county, Va.
Loss, $4,000.
Several persons noticed them as they passed
through the edge of the town and crossed
Beaver Creek.
The Glamorgan Eva Iron Company have
been awarded the contract for the construc-
ton of the Big Stone Gap watcrworks, at a
cost of $4,000.
Mr.. Matthew B. Harrison, formerly of Rich
mond, Va, but now of Duluth, Alinn has been
appointed one of the world S fair commission
ers from Minnesota.
The cattle-fy has again made its appear
ance in the northern neck Of Virginia in worse
form than ever known, and is doing great
damage to the cattle
Surgeons have been playing havoc to some
extentwith the gill seincs Of Chestcrown, Md,
fishermen. One recently seen is estimated to
have weighed 200 pounds.
"A Baltimore syndicate has purchased for
5000 the farm known as the "Hedge Field"
100 acres, one mile from NFythcvile, Va, for
merly the property of Hon. Il. L. Withers
"A cat in the family of Mrs Cook Flacl, of
Hagerstown, Nd has taken tender charge of
& brood of chickens left withouta protcctorby
the death of the hen Which Matched them out
Ernest Fisher, OF Coney, W. Va, stepped on
horseshoe nail, which penetrated through
the boot and almost through his foot. Fears
are entertained that lockjaw may result from
the injury.
Helen Kellar, deaf, dumb and blind girl
from Tuscumbia Ala, has been taught Mt
Boston, Mass, TO speak intclligcntly within
the last six weeks. This is the only well au-
thenticated case ofthc kind.
General Lomax, president of the Virginia
Agricultural College, denies that the reported
epidemic of typhoid fever has closed the col
lcge, and says only one case Of fever has ac
Cured among the students.
&C. A. Fox, at Stuart's Station, on the Shen-
anhoah Valley Railroad, in Augusta county,
Va, lost by fire his brick residence, store
house and stock of goods His total loss is
about $4,000, partly insured.
During heavy hail and rain storm, light
ming struck Il tree OH the farm of c. T. Amber
son, at Putney's, Prince Edward county, Va,
under which flock of sheep had taken shell
ter. Seven of the sheep were instantly killed.
"A cavern has recently been discovered on
New river, about mile from the mouth of
Wolf creek, Giles county, Va, which is snid
to be subterranean wonder, surprising III
extent and beauty the far-famed Caverns Of
Luray.
1t has at last been definitely decided to
hold the meeting of the North Carolina Press
association this summer, at Durham, and after
the adjournment an excursion will take place
to Morehead, Ocrakoke and Wrightville.
One engineer, two fremen and two brake
men were killed by the collision Of two freight
trains OH the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad at tunnel four miles from
Chattanooga, Tenn The accident was caused
by misunderstanding of running orders.
"A distressing accident happened in the fam
lily of Rev. c. w. Ball, of Lafayette, county,
Va, presiding elder Roanoke district, Mctho-
dist Episcopal church. While his little twin
boys were playing with pistol it exploded in
the hands of one killing the other instantly.
j. K. Nicsley, of Rockingham county, Va,
sold two Clydcstale. stations last week to
gentleman in Northumberland county, Pa.
They were sold at $500 and $500 respec.
lively. At Fincastle, last court day, $1,000
worth of horses were sold, principally TO Eas-
tern buyers.
The wheat crop in the upper valley of vir-
ginia is now coming in head with fine stand
and strong, clear straw. The cool, damp
extra foliage. From indica lions harvest will
be early, and will be in full tide before the
middle Of June.
The Cartcr's Grove Manufacturing Com
pany, Of James City county, Va, has been or
ganized, and have purchased GAO acres ofand
fronting on james river. They intend deyel-
oping the brick clay in the grove, and will ell.
gage in the manufacture of brick, as well as
the timber and wood business.
DIR. r. II. Mcdonald, of Norfolk Va. in
vested largely in lands near Norfolk twenty
years ago which have steadily increase in
value He has closed negotiations with an
English syndicate for valuable watcr-irontand
other property near Norfolk, from which lie
will realize nearly s2,00O,0O0
"A most distressing accident occurred 10 a
little five year-old son of 3Irs. J. 0. Schafiner,
Mys az SaG fr ~
rats" with molasses and placed the poison in
the kitchen for the purpose Of killing flies.
The little fellow found the mixture and ate
some of it, death resulting in about three
hours.
Lightning struck a tree at Max Meadows,
Va, under which magazine had been built
to hold the powder, dynamite, &C., used for
blasting rock in constructing road The
fire was communicated 10 the magazine and
frightful explosion ensued, tearing up trees,
rocks and the earth and blowing them into
atoms Nearly every window IN the little
town was shattered end these on one side of
the Presbyterian church'blown out.
Tho town Of Oxford, n. c., has exhibited
moro real progress i'll the last three years than
perhaps any town in \ orth Carolina. During
that time it bas more than doubled its popu-
lation, and the advancement made in the
matter of manufactures is wonderful. A new
tobacco factory, with capital stock of $4,000
is in course of construction, and a contract has
just been made for gigantic cotton mill. A
Land Improvement and Manufacturing CON-
pany has also been started with capital stock
of 100000. Besides, several new railroads
are being talked, and the Durham and North.
ern road will soon be extended there No