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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17


I.. REGULAR communication 20 frNr-
..- sr.n-r. ~. -. thr iui.ualug
...... ..... asrr uuan.m'u.i, adopted
Whereas. l1 ,.,s 90 CO. Joe. Nc have
......... NI fhr ir,ra-s 20 uur brother.
h.I... johnson. aui - The .tilI heavier
... .... .....l POI, thp.s W. ho svr' nearest
| ..r..f fH him. thvrriHr, D. DO
Resolved. That be- b. bat "a iust trIhuir
.. rI. m.mHr, 90 che DEPARTED Q" .aN
.... .. r..r. ffiBc hi. rym",nl irum our
at m.urH fur uus vhn as iu
..... s., surfh1 90 sur rr.p'gt AMI TO-
-.-i
Received. That lea thr death - oar
...r rl.. grange hmrut. thr luss -
.. ADO. uss dear tu us at, q ,itifru
. ...-. .I shf sul uualF liir 49, e. stand
.... formulation tn hi. Fellows.
..-ts,l. that ,hr heartfelt .,mIaih,
..... .rtugr %, extended to hi. iamllS
...r f'.ttiuu.
H.-..ri. That thee resolutions b.
Il.a.H th- rvyuul. 20 thr grange,
...I firr.uf hs transmitted tu thr
s#. % urr Isgss.s,l brother, a vupN
..uffa fls oxford i'ymuyrat, aud a.
... ..uf fu flr Naius Farmer iuf publ
t A. ErAufr1.
D. WAfhIU N,AttN, Committee
~ WhuUurt
..m.. IluH... ~rgrrtsrN.
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.oars atjcs,I,In

Mr.. vcnil Hate. ~ West sumner la.
been at ". Monks visiting.
Henry Head has been home sick. liz
!. b-ttef AZ this writing.
Eollin Strt.on aud " lfc ~ sumner Scrc
At her father. sunday. the .th.
AUNT Apllla l,ccorl l. quite sick At u.
l.. farar's.
Hal cold. are prevailing At this writ
Ing.
lIor.emen are having lots ~ horse. IN
our town aud still there are morr for
sale.
4. 4. Maxim of Parts and some .trang.
cr. were la our place the 18th after
hor.e.. Mr. Maxim seem. to De very
much Interested Ia the business.
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IS YOUR EYESIGHT TROUBLING YOU ?

Maine.
Having
Mehan
adapted especially this business. than able
adapting aud adjusting for all kinds peculiar and falling
sight EXAMINATIONS DIFFICULT AMOUNT or
Til. work I make specially
y Branar " " & Br.ibu
" N u. 10
reputable physicians would allow OF
their name MOI busine..g
at Hill,
umfor lowell weyilc Waterford Harrison,
niother n
used IN he
onyO of practical ability la oxford County.
Opclan received
Optc. lie Optan the
who has ever studied with W. d.
aoton Opticians"
"Opsn handbook (furniheifrce
dollar aud claims know ALL! Hills leads others
olow Dontb bed ecciyed.-Dont b. humbugg-il
the called opticians" aid could hted
spoiled perfectly adapted
delay our sight l. troubling but visit
Vivian Hills, 1xI,ort OpeoiAn.
WA
Watches, Jewelry,
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pERu

VIII Jackson II lewiston l. visiting At
iIosari Turner's.
Rry. Windsor Wym,n made short
Welt e. hls father. y. :. wynn.
Mr.. Elizabeth Barfuw., widow ~ the
late Jane. lltrroWs, I. sick With kidney
irouble. Dr. Coolidge ot Canton Il At
tending her.
Russell Weston 81 llowdolnham made
a short visit Ia town.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17
EASI pIRu

Charlie. DcShon died on the jd int.
and hl. burial was postponed frum fri'
d,y till sunday on account 20 that hig
storm. Elder Carver ~ DiXheld attend
II the funeral.
Nlt--u pcShnn ani wife 20 lewiston
az Ia town. IL u going to do some
painting II house. bcfor be- returns.
w have variety of weather since
March cam~-dr.t blizzard .o that Ne
,li not ct any mall Que day, then q big
thaN.
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STOW.

Mr.. Nathan whitney !. one Of Slows
smart old ladies. She !. - years Of age.
After walking a mile to her neighbor, /.
house. she drew In web for q carpet
aud woye I ii yard. and dashed her
work at half past three. She has been
living alone most IL the time thi. winter.
She la. had her home In stow about "A
years.
IL 1. quite .Ickly around here.
Mr.. Wilbur Whitaker IL moving Ia
fryeburg this week.
school close. this week In District No
!, taught by Mls. Marion stearns.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17
uil SD.'S MILLS

About ~ inche. ~ snow fell between
rue.day ani Friday. along With one 81
the greatest blow. ~ the season.
March came In like lion, but spring
must come .ometlmr.
=. ". clark h.. bc-n quite sick ani
GUY brook. /. carrying the mall at pre-
eni.
H.. Boone and y. l.. Bennett came
out ~ the woOd. the ir.t ~ the week.
". ". Llnnell I. lick aud u. -. Boone
I. driving hi. team.
Pcflcy Flint la. gone Ia work with y
pair ~ horse. for rayson Rich, hauling
tlinber from yard.
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PERSONAL

Coon. o. o. thlmf-.rltin. VII" uos r.
... H Nrs Nura. L. rrP"rtci AZ iil
. f.. .fr.f. 20 nlt eounis.
N. I.hI = Harrow. ~ Boston, s"n
' II.u. George o. Barruas, 20 frte-
...E. Ll. bu Interesting article in 90"
No .I Nrs Euglsnd Msgtsine. de-
....tsH f .Hur Did relics belonging q"
... family.
H... g.Hrc, O.. Hesl - Norway Uas
... ...A r.-sIs,tsI state Treasurer.
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anHnIIaN

john Reel has his barn framed aud
tie body nearly all az. H. l. putilng
II az With only frN men. The dsy. -
oli.hshlon~i rslslng. ."cm To- b. thing
~ the past. They could not shos cut
Ia their fulln~s. without IA" Jug, and
the jug .. not ~ popular a. In the old
tim"..
l.. n. li~,sl Il running hl, new circular
.aW, cuitlns lumbcr To- cover Johns
harm.
James lri.h 10 Peru u moving Int"
tnsn to the walker farm Nhsr- VT.
wc.k. li,c.. Mr.. Weeks !. Mr.. lrish'.
mother
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niaEIEIn.

~. q. st'nley, D. Stanley. !. =. liar
Low. went Ia Augusta Monday.
A very large number of our villsge
people are on the sick list; mostly from
an epidemic of Ia grippe.
~. Randall !. 1t home from Farming
ton.
II I. reported that !. VI. Holland anl
Edsin stanley have purchased the resi-
dence ~ Mr.. Eimund., just across the
bridge In Mexico.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17

Rain. fog. vipi. .lu.h. such Vas ths
condition 90 thiugs that grv,is,i the Ilili-
top Minstrel. lritV night Tho qucs-
tiun 20 f-n-tpnurmTut Was considered.
BEAT pat b. thruush' 49, ths gvusral
opIuiDn. Considering thr state 20 ths
weather anil travelling. their "a. r. guo,i
suiiencr, aud thr program vas wvll ~
,siNei.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17

neny delay. Tahs Ks~ps IiAi.am. ti.s be-,
cough earc. u VII cup your coughs and oohis.
ID Win CUE sare throst of tickling In The thrcat
u viii cav palms In tse chest. u wtii eurv inau
snsa All brsalchitis asd al diseases psrsainiri
" ths langs i<cAase 10 II . purv haisan. Hski
h " Ne lisia and see how eIear asi thlek u u
YOu vim - N excslisns eGslf amer takiag ~
m de. lar boesks ~. sst 81.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17
RossuRy POND

Ienjimin cole va. found lead Va his
l.ci "a the morning ~ Feb. q. IL" Ia.
h-,u = fr.iient ~ the west part ~ Nv
ron for many year. sni Ia. held yarious
town onlc-. he had the carr of J. T..
Whitney. camp az the mouth 20 Moe
quito Iirook on the tppcr lichardson
Lake fnrs numher ~ y-ars. Funeral
.rr,ir-s were held AZ the school housc Ia
District W.. :, Byron, on Sunday. March
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17

Mr.. llas-lton rr,~iyvs the thanks 10
the Hilltop Mnstrgls trr complimentary
tickets o. The entertainment II the Nor
wav Ministries 40 ~puth Parts ~,turiaV
night Il Was gDot Investment, tof
the Hilltop. ~ seut and t"ok their
families. They rvpurt a first-cltss show.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17
BRowsrItlo.

The .noS &. having quite fast.
Shedding l. getting very bad
Mr.. Thorn. who has b''en dangerously
.lck. I. Improving.
There are quite a number OF sick ones
In the village.
=. 4. Hunt hss bought the ". ~es'ey
place Ou spring street and moved to w.
News l. hard and very scarce to-day.
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AilIhiNtIM

Did you ever see any of this wonder.
ful metalf Almost as light as wood and
strong as steel, will not tarnish under
any circumstances. ] have some three
inch rules Of this metal, the handiesi
tool for the vest pocket ever seen, weight
less than q flve-cent nickel. Will send
one Ia any address on receipt of ~ cents
In coin or two-cent stamps.
WV. &. IEAvIrr,
Norway, Ne.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17
FASH aRowNeielp.

Maple syrup time, but a. yet few have
made beginning.
Mr.. V. u. stiekney continue. very
.ick.
whitman stickney has returned from
I.sd.tone, y. II.
The Y. T.. \. e. T.. are planning to
hold meeting. during the week In dif-
erent places. The evening meetings
held by them are we'll attended aud In
tere.ting.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17

Th- l'ari. social circle will meet at
the Vc.try "Wednesday evening. n half
past seven au entertainment viii o.
given, consisting "a musiy o., ihe llrbrrn
Male Qusrtstic aui reading. hy Mr.. q.
7 Burk 20 south Paris. Admission in
,ruts. N .tofmt. friisy evening.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17
Marlboro

NJ tn annual tosn meeting the 9th
iu.t. the foliosing ofiic.rs we're elected g
NsIrratsr. "a naIlnsau
tsrA N bsgH.st
Is.Ff irish
Trsa.urrf. e e IiftIhsf.
tHIIsst .r. Wtnau Haytsri.
~aI..rtIs.fr af :. tf-si., A ~ Para
Appropriations were a. follows
:. haol.. s>S; suppart 20 P0of, sIpo Z
ru,I. ani hriisvs, -. -; tom charge.
sgn. s,h,.al hook.. So; deyOratlou 81
soldiers grtNrs, $40.
Ihr vote frr .slcltmen wasas follows;
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17

4 handsome new chandelier. pur.
chased with The procrris 90 rvccnt en-
tsrtainments. has h~en placNl in The
niverssli.t church. Its ~ brass. with
~ Rochester hurners. Pour siir lamps
O." corrvsPond arr pltc'si upon the salls,
aud vhcn All arr lighted. The ,huryh !.
sell iIluminstssi
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17

The .,hool msstiug Itiay afteruppn
ass wvll attended N . Hammond
vHs chosen moderator. \. D luri-es
clerk. = . Nrayli asvut. The agent
ga. Instructed o. have ths .,hnol. begin
s. ..-ru s. the weather aui travelling arr
.aIith.r Co draN out discussion, r.
m.fIuu va. made that ihr ssrHt make
srr1u-,msni. Wlth thr trustee. 20 thr
a.sirmV sa 81 tu have the school. as ftr
s. uus.ihIr under uus mans -rmruf
The discussion showed that be- eas thr
general ssu.r 20 thr m~rting that ga o.
arraHsrmruf. .huuld D. mt,is, beat 10
Ua. fh.sghf hg.t o. Nau until .ums-
th.lg definite ass knuau about ihe Ca
tlrr a. ilr triismy, ani thr mutiUu was
Withdrawn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17
THE OXFORD BEARS.
T-E O0.SGs OF r-E WEEK ~ Al
SECTIONS OF TIE COUNTY


MASON
N.F. rather .largv.
Weather warm aud pleasant.
N.I.. zap rluuiug fnely.
Nr 4. 70 Wuhsm had four gallons
honey iur sale to-day. Price II Ter
~..s melting Nyr1 fast.
A. = MORRILL,. baby was quite sick
MI. W.u.ug
l1l. lId smart rain aud the mead
.E. srrr entirely covered this morn
- Eali imptssthle in many PLACES
= Bean put teams into Mason To-
.aE hauling birch.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17
nirrlrIn cEsrRE

~ the town meeting u Nas voted Ca
rail-. slslp for necessary tosu charges,
siSO1 to pay town debt and Interest, aud
sisD In each Ia repair rad. aud
hrilgcs, alec what the laN require. for
the support ~ schools. Voted not "a
tax dog. or ell IA. town farm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17

\. . Mason, E.g.. Toe many wears and
under Vsriuus administrations The pu.t-
msstvt AZ North Buckheld. made the
Dymocrat a pleasant call lat Neck.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17

\ m.yting ~ tn i'sri. ilill Acaism,
cooperation O. called ~ the academy,
Tur.iisy e,vuing. Nnrrh H., 30 o',l,,yk
The puup.rs 81 thr mreting are O. srv
ehat action Will h- taken iu rvgsri to
aCgvptlng thr appropriated made hy The
state. tu .cs whlt eill ts done in rvgsri
fu a. spring term to CONSIDER thr gur.-
tIsu 20 harvesting The number q trIs-
try. by slrCting thfve additional mrm-
h.r. ~ thr huari aui to transact any
other husins... Thi. L. me~tlng of
CO. corporation. bat 40 NhH arr Interest
"a ln ths futury PROSPERITY 20 The acad-
envy arr Invited sni rvIur.tri o. D.
present
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yhe oxford pcmoerat.
ON THE HILL.
nIRIa nRN

ftr-t naptist Charyh Rev. \. q. wstg,. IA
49,. t'tvsfhlnE every ~unitaY "a m a N. uu1isY
~Ttaai ~ IA ~ahhath lNsning service "a /
y. n Prayer Mestinxs fhar-siAy ksvuing. a.
Z e1r.n
Uuivsr-au.t Charyh Rss. g. q. uamiraa.
snuuiF saatsF >rhual sssfF ~uaday atlra
frcsshing -srsics al a 90 ~ foissinE >ahiays
NarCh O. n g.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17

Rev. Mr.. Hamilton, Who could not ct
here two weeks ago, Was herr >andsy.
and preached 10 q good congr,g alton.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-17
: ANDOvgR.

AZ thIRown meeting the following sp.
propLfNions we're made; eco for
sclH ei50 Tor free high school, sis;0
fyfrosds and bridges, $3.50 for the sup
fort 10 poor.
Voted Ca tax dogs.
Voted to allow al Who would build q
wire fence d c.n,s per rod In places
where the snow drifts.
u. l.. Aker- !. to collect the taxes for
the ensuing year for IL cents on the
dollar.
Osing to the severity ~ the storm the
mall va. detained consequently INV com
municatiou dii no, reach you tlll after
wsris.
our village was thrown Into u blt ~
excitement early Thur.siay morning bv
the sounding of the fire alarm, which
proyci To- d. the engine hous. of Gro
YER. dovel mill. The night wstchmtn
\. u. Barrrlle discovered lire on the
roof caused by the smoke stack burning
out aud before hc coald start the pump,
adjust the hose. u got such hcadwsy that
Il neccssl,sie,i more help. Fortunately u
was checked bcfor, .criou. damage va.
done. Tie only lo.s was the roof ~ the
engine house causing the deientlon ~
hu.ine.. ONLY day or tvu. The hook
aud ladder company arr deserving II
.n...I,I ,nsn,lon a. they responded 80
,,,i,il,, ,o H. call b,,t In ,b. hour Of
n.,...,,, ,ounI they had forgotten lad.
d.r. bo.e bu,let. and pump.. con.e-
quently were compelled Ia retire With
out tearing the honors II heroic flrcmen.
M J,'m, cps, Rr,l.mn,Ion. al.
,.,,I..i g.. nl,,cI a. I, niI hons. the
,o,h an. n,,r,,.l. with IA. dane.
,,,n',o,I,, a. n.,rIv .Ixty doIl,r.. n
4. a., ~, ,s,,e,,.J .oon 4 un,i.r.tand with
ar, ,,Iio,, In, 80, ~ ,b,,,rtrt.
49,, 60. ,.t,.w.
H. w,se.ri "a 4 nrtisss. ". u
ltsi-f, rheFuias fR Nsuin
Toes lava ,"s,e ,p'lII
,,s ,L,,I sesiss..
CsTt. nrass. A.. lorlaa
aae , 10 ~, prsI.s
ns.y' Is~t. Rplsy
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Stop Here!

This is the place and you are IN
time to get anything you need IN the
FURNITURE LINE, and cheaper
than ever before-a suit of furniture
costs you only little more than
marriage license-do not be AFRAID 10
get the license. The furniture Is here
fresh and new, such as sofas, lounges,
walnut extension tables, parlor tables
with marble top and imitation wal
nut, chamber suits, wardrobes, &C.,
and must be sold regardless OF cost.
Here you will find also at all times
CASKETS, plain walnut, velvet and
cloth covered, collins and trimmings
and hearse and horses ready on
short notice to meet boat or train at
any point on Peninsula.
Here you will find four young
horses, good roadsters-and two OF
which are for sale at fair price.
Wood and iron work done and fur
niture also cleaned and repaired here
repairing specially.
Acknowledgements.
Carriages, harness, road carts, horse
carts, single anu double horse wa
CONS ALSO sold here at bottom prices.
a. w. LilIiston,
Onancocl, Va.
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Church Dedication.

The Sykes Island Methodist Episco
nal Church. South. will he dedicated
Sunday. January lS,il1 1891 ut 11n'clock
a. m.. by Rev. George II. Ray, II former
Presiding Elder of The EASTERN 5 ore
District.
Bro Ray will ais, address the Syyes
Island Sunla, sc,orl IL; 8 o'clnck. p. M.
Of The same day, and preach again 7.30,
p IN.
Forme l,as!o. $ OF the Atlantic charge
are cordially invited tn br present.. and
participate in the Dedication exercises.
Tie public arc aisn "a nestlv invited
to attend ami We can certainly brsp-lk
them Il good $ ,rln"n fro II i'r-'. Ray and
Il l4tgs share Of the hospitality of gu
good people ni the Island. wllose gen
crosby and hospitality Are still in keep
ng W TIL their old TIM re3nt alton.
.IND. ). WALLACE pastor.
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ARETED.

Observation-Disclosures l7sh 1890, at
Bethel Baptist Church, by Rev. w. A.
Street, Samuel Dix to Miss Sallie R.
s all.
Observation-Disclosures 21st
1890. at Tangier Island. by Rev. James
Cornor. Joshua Pruitt to Miss Julia
A Crockett.
Observation-Disclosures oath
1890 at Onancock NJ. z. Parsonage, by
Rev. Geo. W. Burke. hubert S. poul-
son to Miss Rebccca J. Gray.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oath
1890, at Onancock NJ. z Church, by
Eev. Geo. w. Burke. james II. East to
Miss Maggie L. Crockett.
ByLL-WILLIs-December 8d 1890,
by Rev. ]. r. Sturgis, Henry L. Bull to
Mrs. Amanda A. Willis.
MEARs- GUY-Decembe oath 1890.
at residence of bride near Pungoteagr,e,
by Rev. ]. NJ. Anderson, John r. Mears
to Miss Nancy G. GUY.
TAYLoR-NEARs -Decamher 2Sth
1890, at Parksley NJ. f. Parsonage, by
Rev. Henry S. Dulanev, Cornelius v.
F. Taylor to MI Maggie Mears.
observation-disclosures 26tll
1900, at Parksley NJ. e. Parsonage, by
Rev. Il. s Dulaney, VIM. J. Lewis to
Miss Maggie A. Twyfo:d.
RUssELL-W EssELLs-D December 18th
1890. at Parksley NJ. E. Parsonage, by
Rev RI. S. Dulanpy, VIM. j. Russell to
Miss Lalra l.. Vessels.
MAsoN-CLAYToN -Decpmber 18th
1890. at Parksl-y NJ. f. Parsonage, by
Rev. II. $. Dulanev, Lorenzo d. Mason
to Miss Hetty 7. Clayton.
LEWIS LINTON December 9th 1890,
at Sykes Island. by Rev. inn. S. Wal
lace, Zadnc Lewis to Miss Rache! Lin
ton.
Observation-Disclosures 18th 1890,
at uappsvllle, by Rev. W. a. Street,
Gen. f. Byrd TO Miss Julia A. Meals.
Observation-Disclosures 18th 1890,
at T.apmnnt, hy Rev. A. ]. Fristoe.
lanes VI GUSTS to Miss McCreary G.
Iustis.
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ParsSSlcy.

Mr.. Z. G. Pate las purchased two
lots here of Mr.. Samuel T-Jones ard
proposes TO build a handsome dwelling
thereon in the Spring.
Capt. T. T. Johnson and Mr.. A. f
Barnes moved their families from Lee
mont to Parksley during Xmas, and are
now citizens of our town.
John o. Taylor. IA years of age. son
OF Mr.. A. J. Taylor, Masonvile had
the index finger Of his left hand Shat off
accidentally here last Wednesday. An
unloaded gun as usual was discharged
down the barrel of which he had pushed
the finger thoughtlessly.
A party of noisy young men gong
home from Sunday school entertain
ment at Crowsontown, last Tuesday
night, was fired upon while passing a
certain dwelling, the occupafftsof which
had been ANNOYED several times OF late
by unbecoming and indecent language,
and five of them shot, but none serious
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Onancock academy.

FRANK P BRENT. Princinal, and
instructor in Latin, Greek, History
and Higher English.
c. n. WYANr, Associate Prince.
nal. and Instructor in French. t4e
man, Mathematics aud Natural Sci
ence.
MISS ELIZABETH w. QUINBY,
Assistant IN English, French and
Mathematics.
MRS FRANK P. BRENT, Teacher
of Vocal and Instrumental Music
and ElOcntinl.
MISS MARGARET U. Quincy.
Teacherof Instrumental Music and
Harmony.
Students prepared for college,
university or active life. Advan.
tases unsurpassed. Scncol highly
recommended by University of
Virginia, Johns Hopkins Univ' rSi-
ty and o,her leading illStiluliol OF
learning.
For new catalogue giving full
particu lar, apply 10
FRANK P. BRENT,
Onancock, Va.
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Dissolution of co.partnership.

The finn of +. j. Barnes & Bro.
have dissolved partnership, and all per
SOILS indebT ed to lis are respectfully re-
quested to come forward and settle with
either of MS, rs orr accounts must be-
settled before the 18th of January. 1891.
as the senior partner will engage in
other business the first of the year. II
not settled they will will be placed in
the hands of all officer.
f. j. BARNES & BRO.
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MFS. u. j. w Q6dlCOll lei ucou0J toi
Philadelphia, her future home.
Some eight or ten boats from Nor
folk are being loaded in our channel
with oysters.
Our shippers are sending 10 market
daily from SEQ to 400 bushels of oysters,
and primes are selling at $4.5e per
barrel, culls $50.
Mrs. Lydia Hopkins, wife of John
Hopkins. died of pneumonia. on the
oath ultimo, aged 81 years. Her lus
band and four children survive her.
MIR. Lionel Feddeman and Miss Clara
Bloxom of this place. were married in
Philadelphia, on oath ultimo. They ar
rived home on day of their marriage.
Onr new steamer arrived here last
Monday. She is an elegant craft. hui
drawing too much wai,r for our bav,
does OF give the satisfaction anticl-
pated.
Wilson B,anson. colorcl. r!i"d on Ii"
18th nl'.. aged so years. LIS father
WIS one If the first negroes that moved
to the Island and tine first owner OF real
estate here Of his race.
Mr.. Lcander Wilcox of Mystic Con-
necticut. spent several days with us
last week ard organized while here a
stock company. TO re open his fish fac
tory. Tie work of rebuilding will COM
melcc in u few days.
Master nennard Lewis. l6 years Of
aga. son of Mrs. Ella Lewis. la accept
cd the situation # cashier in VIM.
i5oothhv = large restaurant, Fhiladtl-
phia. The ,osi ion is Il lucrative one
and the boy merits Lis gonl luck.
Arrivals at Atlantic hotel this week:
A. Arnold. Phila.. Il. j. Galloway, Nil
ford. NJ. i. Selly. ]. Turner. j. stat
ton. Wilmington: +. Wilcox. Mystic.
Com: f. II. henson, Pocomoke City:
John II. Melvin. lanes Munifoni, j.
Sharplry, Acccmac.
acknowledgements 18th, 1890, Levin
Lynch to Miss Rebecc! Bowden; De
cembpr 10Th. 1890, Frank p. Bnwden to
Miss Mary Z. Jones: December Goth,
1890, John w. Tindle to Mis- Sarah a.
Daisey; December 9th. 1890, j. IL.
Taylor tn Miss Eliz lleth Tholnton-
Rev. Geo. f. Wood, officiating.
The pleasures that prosperity brings
made this Christmas Very delightful
one to the most of our people. Church
entertainments, midnight watch meet
ings, sociables, weddings. sleighing,
&C.. contributed ito the feast of lea
SON" and more of the delicacieS were
wanting which "the inner man" re-
quiled. The scatterers and the gath
rrcrs in of the filthy lncre" each had
the pleasures which it brings. Our
merchants say, that their Christmas
sales were The largest in the history of
the Island. and that sncll WAS the case.
WAS i matter of surprise t" no one, for
in addition to the various sources
through which money is obtained here,
some 500 oysterinen had r'turned home
afteran absence Of four months with
the IT ceipts of their labor during tlat
t;r,o NJ 60 RI S3 daily.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-03

A meeting of the Oyster Planters AS
sceiation, held at Mearsville, December
3oth. 1890, presided over by Capt. VIM.
J. Somers, was we'll attended. The
members were practically unanimous
in the opinion that 'cull law should be
enacted 10y the legislature, prohibit
ing tile taking of small oysters from
their beds.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-03

John Taylor and John Kilmon. tried
at present term of county court for fel-
onious dredging in Pocomoke sound.
were convicted and sentenced each to
one hour in Jail and to pay fine OF $40
and costs of prosecution. They paid
their fines and costs OF prosecution
ssrved their terms in Jail and were dis
charged.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-01-03

Doughty, past president; DR.. J. 7. B.
Hyslop, president; III. Kellam, vice
president; DR.. S. b. Ward, secretary:
w. J. Wyatt, treasurer: Geo. w. Alb
dell. marshall: E. l.. Walter, guard: J.
w. Ward. sentry; Jos c. Boggs. John
S. Davis and j. II. Nicholson, trustees.