Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-26

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road.
The negro Jordan. who was to have
been hanged in Hampton, last Fri
day. for rape, has been respitcd to
October 30
In Pulaski, Va. which went dry
recently. the citizens have appointed
~ claw and order committee to see
that it is enforced.
Mrs. w. n. Fitzgerald. daughter OF
Bishop no"gett. has presented to
EanC olph-M Macon COLLEGE the thro-
logical library OF her father.
Gen Hill. commissioners of rail
:oa.ls. will. in his annual report, en-
body as a suggestion to he Virginia
l.enislatnre 4 bill providing for sen
av"t" AIRS on railroads for whites aid
blacks.
Governor Mckinney has w':tt"n y
lei ter expressing r"yrct II his inabiii |
~. lnecall"e cf official engagements,
To attend the Governors meeting" !
&C the Democrats at Columbus, Ohio.
October 9Th.
Tie Richmond School Board h-vc.
on account OF the absence of so MANY
pupils who have been sent out Of
town in fear of diptheria. postponed
the opening of the public schools
there until September eSth.
Dphthclia has appeared with fatal
effect in different portions of Han-
over county Rev. Mr. Crrikshanks,
Of thn Taylcrsville Rantist Church,
lost his wife and one child by it, and !
was himself. at last accounts, crit
cally i'll.
There is 81 .OcO pledged to Il monn-
1nent at the V. NJ. | 10 the cadets
u monuinent to Gen. Francis Fl. Smith
The father of the Y. NJ. |. These arc
he beginnings of what it is hoped
viii be sufficiently large funds for
the two objects.
In LurGy. Na..-several ladies have
started the plan of forming Il World's
Fair Club. each member 10 commence
now making a small monthly con
trihution. so that by the time the
Fair opens in 1892, each member will
have Il sufficient amount saved, TO
meet the expenses of the trip.
Hon. John S. Wise and Hon. Geo.
n. Wise. who arc first cousins, have
been estranged since 1880. Both are
volunteer counsel TO assist in the de-
Tense of Mr.. w. S. Dashiell. to be
tried in Richmond on the charge of
forgery. and it is understood that y
reconciliation between the two Wises
will take place, if not before, during
the trial.
Mrs. Gen. Jackson has presented
to the Virginia Military Institute TIE
! bronze mural tablet which has &C.
cupied Il place in Gen. .Jacksons
square of the cemetery since 1883.
when il was placed there by veterans
Of The Maryland line. The Institute
wall in Gen. Jacksons section room.
! immediately behind where his chair
usually stood.
Carpenters are repairing Wicomico
Methodist Protestant Church. in Nor
thumberand county. Va. and the
following was found written inside of
the pulpit after it was torn away:
''Jno. F. Wild built this pulpit. .Tno.
Whitemarsh. Jno. T. Wild, VIM. Moy-
Ion and Adam Shaefrer. house car
pcnters, of Baltimore. Nd, March
| day. being the same day on which
Hazlett and Stevers were hung at
CEariestown, Va
|
The lot sale and drawing of the
Fredericksburg Development Com
nany. in this place. on the 1th and
Sth of next month. premises to he an
occasion of unusual interest, and no
! tluubt many investors have an eve to
i this sale and will be present. There
is no question about the advantages
offered and no doubt many bargains
will be picked up fredericksburg
is moving forward with a steadiness
that is unparalleled in its history
Fredericksburg Star.
The Danville correspondent of the
| w. Daniel, United States Senator,
spoke to large crowd at Chatham.
Monday. it being the first day of the
September term Of the court. The
Senator discussed, in his usual elo-
qucnt style, the issues of the day and
showing that most. if not all, the de-
mands of the Alliance, are the very
things that the Democratic party has
been fighting for and the Republican
party opposing for many years. His
account of his stewardship as United
States Senator was applauded to the
echo A large number of ladies at
tended the meeting.
The legislative council of the Farm
crs' Alliance was in session in Rich
mond, last Wednesday. Among those
present was Major Mann Page, presi
dent of the State Alliance. In an in
terview he said: 'The only issue
which the Alliance is making is for
n railroad commission and a law for
the determination Of trusts and COM
bines in this State. in fighting for
these reforms the Alliance does not
propose to yield any ground, and
! democrats who oppose them because
of this stand are going contrary to
the platforms and principles of the
Democratic party. National issues
have nothing whatever to do with
this contest, and il there is any OPP
position in the Alliance to the re-
election of Senator Daniel am hot
aware of it,
Speaking for himself. he said he is
IA Democrat, and when Alliance men
all over the State have written to
him asking what course they should
pursue in this canvass he has invari-
ably told them he had no control
over their actions, as every man in
the order was free to vote as he
pleases. But rs for himself he was
going TO vote to send a Democratic
Alliance man to the Legislature.
Death of Hon. Vim. l.. Scott.