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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-12-09

GuunG0ck.
Mrs. Florence Gunter is home from
. visit to friends in Delaware.

Mrs. Florence Gunter is home from
q visit to friends in Delaware.
There will be marriage at the
Town Hall Xmas night. Everybody
invited.
w. T. Wise, our druggist, is in Bal
timore this week looking after Xmas
goods, etc.
NJ. Z. Church, South, Sunday
School scholars are preparing for
their Xmas festivities.
No mail was received at the Oman
cock Office un Tuesday from the N.
Y. P. & N. R. R., north or south
bound. Mail route agent sick was
the reported cause.
The .Toynes Thanksgiving picnic
party of young folks were photo
graphed by Mr.. Gordy last Thurs
day evening as they returned to town
after the days outing.
Capt. John Kelso arrived here Sun
day q. m, with load Of slaves for the
Taylor and East barrel factory. The
slaves were manufactured at Taylor's
mill on the Mattaponi river.
NJ. E. Church, South, organ recital
last Thursday evening was sue
cess. The music was of a fine order
and Mr.. S. x Powell's Introductory
speech elegant for the occasion.
Master H. B. Kelso, OF this town,
led all the students of the Gtoldey
Wilmington Business College, last
week. in a contest to read long col
unns of figures correctly and rapidly.
The young men have requested
Rev. A. J. Reamy to preach from this
subject, viz: "David's Lament Over
Absalom.n He will do so Sunday
night and after the service will bap-
tie some who have been received
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L. S. MERRILL,
Onancock, Va.

Look at this. We are going to sell
our Christmas goods cheaper than
was ever known before. We will sell
you nice raisins for cents per pound,
fancy raisins at 10 cents, the pref
'tiest citron that you ever saw in your
life for 90 cents per pound, good
French candy at 10 cents per pound
and nice currants at 4 and 5 cents.
We are determined to save you money
on all kinds of Christmas edibles, es-
pecially on nuts, raisins and candies.
We offer fine tub butter at 30 cents,
sweet roll butter at 49, cents, Balti-
more one pound prints,--if you want
it, at 95 cents. In fact our stock is
full of everything in our line aud
prices lower than ever before. Call
and examine for yourselves.
BUNDIoK, Onancock.
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Attention, Please.

.Shepp's World Fair Photographed
is volume of over 500 large pages
illustrated with over $50 full page
copyrighted photographs of the
Worlds Fair Columbian Exposition,
the use OF which is authorized by the
official management. The book is
printed on the finest coated paper
and handsomely bound in one royal
ioblong volume, size 9x11 inches. The
text fills the pages opposite the pic
lures, and presents an unrivaled mass
of instructiveand descriptive matter,
most beautifully and simply ex-
pressed. L. S. Merrill is sole agent
for the above work in this territory,
and if you want handsome, valua-
BILE and durable Xmas present for
self, family, friend, Sunday school
teacher, or sweetheart, call at Mrs.
E. A. Merrills store, examine a copy
of above described volume and leave
order for same at once.
L. S. MERRILL,
Onancock, Va.
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Xmas Entertainments.

The ladies and gentlemen of Frank
town will have charades and musi
cal entertainment in the Marionville
Hall, Tuesday night, December Goth,
for the benefit Of Franktown Church.
The music will be rendered by Mrs.
Bullitt FitzHugh and Mrs. H.. B.
Schroeder. The public is invited to
ONE and spend pleasant evening
and help good cause.
There will be an entertainment by
the NJ. E Church, South, at Locust
vile, Monday, December 25th. A
nice supper at reasonable pricewill
be served from $50 to 7 p. m. En-
tertainment by the Sunday School,
commencing at 7.3o p. III. The pub
lie is cordially invited to attend.
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Alexander s. Cohen, who were in
business for a short time at Drum
mondtown, about three years ago,
are now at Chincoteague, and have
opened up there large and select
line of secondhand clothing, which
they are Offering at extremely low
prices to both wholesale and retail
buyers. Their stock was bought in
Philadelphia, and consists of over
coats, suits of all kinds &c--and must
60 at prices which will surprise all
who call to examine them.
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PHHHOtengue.

J. W. Joynes has improved his res
dence with a coat of paint.
G. E. Winder is adding another
story to his place of business.
L. H. Ames s. Son are selling large
full sacks of fine salt for S1.35 per
sack.
E. M. Ames and family have re-
turned from Baltimore to spend the
winter with US.
Many barrels of sweets, frosted and
therefore unstable, were returned on
the Eastern Shore, Monday.
B. T. Mears and family. of Crisfeld,
have cast their lot with us for anoth-
er year, and meet with hearty well
come.
J. T. Aud has rented the hotel
and has moved in and will soon be
ready for business. D. A. Martin,
former proprietor, left this week for
Baltimore.
The Improved Order Heptasophs
gives its members another Xmas
present this year as usual, by having
no assessment for December, which
will only make nine assessments for
the year. tits an enterprising organ
ization and gives cheap protection to
its members.
G, T. Ames and l. P. Justis, the
two commission merchants who were
selected by the Pungoteague Farm:
ers' Association to handle their pro
duce this year, were in town Satur,
day seeking renewals Of their con-
tracts with the Association another
year. They gave almost universal
satisfaction this year. and will doubt
lets be selected to serve the Associa-
tion again.
Dr.Geo. L. Ames and Miss Gabrielle
S. Mapp were married at st. Georges
church, this town, on Wednesday, 9th
inst, by Rev. H. L. Derby. DR.. Jno
n. Ayres was best man on the occa
sion, and J. w. g. Ayres and B, c
Walker. ushers. The bride was giver
away by her uncle, A. Upshur Mapp
of Baltimore They left on the trair
for tour North, and return by Nor
folk and Old Point.
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EhfncOtea%ue

The Sunday Schools are rehears-
ing their Christmas carols.
Miss Maggie Jester is in Philadel-
phia to spend the winter.
The show windows of our mer-
chants are beginning to have holt
day appearance.
Miss NJ. Dukes, of Girdletree, and
Miss Rosa Clayville, Of Snow Hill,
are visiting friends here.
Rev. G. P. Jones is in Richmond
this week as o delegate from the Ma
sonic lodge, of this place, to the
Grand Lodge.
Charles Dale, Jr., has been en-
ployed as boek-keeper by Jno. W.
Bunting s. Son, commission mer-
chants, Philadelphia.
Mr.. John S. Burch, of Chinco-
league, has been promoted from
hand on Winter Quarter Lightship
to mate of .Fenwick Island Lighthip.
Our building boom continues. Mr..
Robert Pointer is building a new
dwelling, DR. R. W. White is enlarg-
ing his residence and Mr.. Moses Hud-
son, Jr. is making his store larger.
Arrivals at Atlantic hotel thisweek:
.. W. Byrd. Chas, H. Ames, F. Brit.
tingham, G. c. johnson, Baltimore;
F. G. Hanna, M. E Selby, Whining
ton; J. S. Price s Son, Snow Hill;
DR.. j. W. Field, DR.. J. Gardiner and
family, Philadelphia.
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Announcement to the Public.

Having made a change in our
firm by taking in as partners
Messrs. Nat Swanger and W A.
Burton, we are now prepared to
offer our friends and the public
goods of all kinds and at prices
to suit the hard times. We buy
for spot cash, discount all our
bills, and keep our eyes open in
every way to give ourcustomers
their goods at the lowest posi-
BILE prices. Please take partic-
ular notice, from this time and
ever hereafter, you will be able
to buy as cheap from us as any
firm in the business, and we will
save you the trouble of going
out of the neighborhood to hunt
bargains. Don't forget that we
will be ready for
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NgaiI Order department.

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This branch Of our business has in
creased to such an extent that we
have found it necessary to make o
separate department. of it. This we,
have done during the past year, and
placed lady at the head of it under
the special supervision of the firm. 1t
is our aim to fill all orders the day
Of arrival, and we have in almost all
cases done this, and we wish to thank
many of our patrons for their kind
letters of appreciation of our efflcien-
cy and promptness in filing their or
ders. We invite and solicit the mail
orders of the citizens of Accomac and
Northampton counties who cannot
find it convenient to call at our store
and we assure them that their orders
will have our best attention and the
same close prices that are given to
our customers over the counters. At
any time you may need something in
Dress Goods, Wraps, Carpets
or Furniture
that is not kept in the stores of your
community or that you do not buy
at home send us your orders and we
will guarantee you satisfaction in
goods and prices. We carry a regu-
lar city stock of medium and fine
dress goods in all our departments.
We have already secured nearly two
thousand orders from postoffice ex-
tending from Delmer, Del. to Cape
Charles, Va, and we hope to receive
many from every reader of this adj
vertisement, Yours truly,
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What is the matter at Leemont?
That man Shield from Belle Haven
has opened up new store there and
is now selling graduated sugar at
5 cents, Clark's spool cotton at 4
cents, good coffee 20 cents, calico at
8 and cents per yard. Clothing,
hats, shoes, dress goods and other
things in proportion. Such thing
has never happened there before.
Now is the time to go to see him.
s.. J. SHIELD.
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L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell at
public auction on Saturday, Dec.
99rd, 1898, at 2 o'clock p. m, in front
of d. H. Johnson's store in Leemont,
a valuable tract of land belonging to
A. T. White, known as "Findley
Point situated on Hunting Creek.
adjoining the lands of Jas. E. F.
Ayres and others.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-12-09

The reputation of the Maltby
House, Baltimore, for first class ac-
commodations and low rates is fully
sustained under the present manage
,ment. This fact with its central To-
cation should recommend it to all
travellers.
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Just received, a large assortment
of Xmas goods, such as confec-
tioneries. fruits, glass and chinaware,
and a large line of toys and fancy
goods at Ashby y Beloat's.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-12-09

Malaga grapes, large clusters at
Bundick's, Onancock, also extra large
size Florida oranges.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-12-09

The great bargain store of Acco-
mack is at Leemont. Come and see
s. J. Shield if you want cheap goods.
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If you want nice dress trimmings
and notions cheap, go to Slocomb
Bros, Onancock, Va.
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Rock bottom prices on clothing
and overcoats at Slocomb Bros,
Onancocll Va.
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Gents furnishing goods and neck
wear in latest style atSlocomb Bros,
Onancocl, Va.
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shutting Ola Brother.

81 think did a pretty neat thing just
before left home" said Roderick Cher
rill, Chicago travelling man, in the
Lindell yesterday. GIVE got young
brother, and he is just the dearest little
chap in the world. His only fault is
that when l am home he is continually
touching me, and it costs me considera-
BILE in the course of Il year. Well, Satur-
day night he came with his usual request
"a quarter. Now, Fred, said l, heres
a half dollar, and your future success as
a solicitor of aims depends upon the way
YOU use this money.
ssThe boy took it with sort of mysti-
fed air, and bidding me goodby left.
Now, here is my scheme. The half
gave him was one of the Worlds fair
Souvenir half dollars. If he keeps it las
he ought toy, he will always have money
and never need any. If he doesn't keep
q valuable coin like that (as he surely
WON'T, why, he never deserves to have
another cent, and | quit winner both
ways.n-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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What Coed Roads Mean.

They would make it possible for
the farmers to take advantage
promptly Of the highest market, no
matter at what season OF the year
They would reduce to minimum
the wear and tear on carriages and
wagons. They would save him days
and weeks of time which lie wastes
every year wallowing through the
disgusting mire Of dirty roads
They would lessen the expense in
keeping horses in working order, and
fewer hores would be required in the
country to perform the farmers
work.
They would require less to keep
them to pull several tons over their
smooth surface than to draw IL wag
on through the mud.
They would afford ready comnun-
ication with the outside world at all
seasons of the year.-Farm and Fire
side.
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No Danger.

Andrew Crosse, the scientist, was very
fond of telling one story connected with
a Welsh housemaid he had engaged, and
who proved so Jealous that she would
fain scrub and dust every article athand.
In the organ gallery of the house was an
apparatus for testing the electricity OF
the atmosphere.
"Noli me tangere" was engraved ON the
brass receiving cylinder to warn of IN
truders and the servants were told IN
plain English that they must on no &C
count touch the machine.
One day, however, the houseinald no,
ticed that the cylinder was dusty, rubbed
it vigorously and received sharp cleo
trio shock. She went to her master, COM
planning that the ''nasty thing in the mrl,
sic gallery had nearly knocked her down
Il told you not to touch it." said Mr.
Crosse. ;,
Eyes, sir" she replied, but thought
you'd wrote no tanger on lt"-1 outh's
Companion.
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FOR BETTER ROADS.
An Agitation Which Is at Present At
tracing General Attention.

The subject of good roads is now
occupying great deal OF attention
on the part of the public. The Amer
| lean nation appears to be gradually
awakening to the fact that the bad
roads of this country are unworthy
of its position among the nations.
We learn what bad roads bring about
when we read of mud blockades.
Large districts of country are rem
dered impossible by mud. Almost
an entire State is brought into con-
dition of siege by the muddy roads.
The farmers cannot transport their
produce. the railroads lose freight
and the spectators seize the oppor-
| tunity to advance prices of produce.
This is what a mud blockade may
mean. The State or region dl-
rectly affected, the railroads travers-
ing it and the country at large may
ali suffer from it. To avoid such oc,
tUurrenceS we need no lessons from
'lnodern times. 1t is true that the
nations of Europe put us to the
} hl Hs Ro R1at1'" engineers won their
fame largely as roadmakers. The
roads which they built are today
| their monuments.
Thus we find ourselves very archaic
in the matter Of roads. 1t is stated
that in Illinois alone the loss to the
community from bad roads last year
was as much as 100000. If this
ratio were taken for the whole coun-
try it would give Il total loss of $780,
600, 000 AT per cent. such oss would
represent capitalization of 100000
600, 900, 900. This is one sixth of the
total wealth of the country.
The subject of deserted farms has
been subject of concern III the New
England States. A farm whose out
lets in the spring and fall months are
but canals of mud and cobblestones
is Justly unattractive to the young.
They find the enforced isolation I'M
endurable. But replace the bad
roads by macadamized or telfordized
surfaces, which do not feel the spring
thawing and which are always passa
BILE, and which are dry a few hours
after rainstorm, and the country
will take on a new aspect.
The agitation for good roads was
originally undertaken by the League
of American Wheelmen. This is an
association of bicyclists. On bad
roads the bicycle rider is at Il great
disadvantage. Doing his own pro-
pelling he quickly appreciates a
change in the road surface. The ag
itation began to spread. The car
riagc builders have justly felt that
good roads would give them an en-
larged market, and have joined the
movement. The subject has been
lifted up from the limited bicyclists
platform to Il national one. A bill
has been presented before Congress
looking to the establishment of ma
tional highway commission. Special
laws have been passed By States for
the construction ofroads. The effect
of such laws has already been felt
The formation of Il national associa-
ton for the encouragement of the
building of good roads has been eff
fected The probabilities are that
the next ten years will see IL great
change-almost revolution. The
era Of bad roads is certainly approach
ing its elose.-Scientitic American.
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stennerE EASTERN SHORE.

steamer EASTERN SHORE.
CAPT G. Ii. ItAYNoE. !.
sunday for Cristea AoqMR n, fst1rE r E;F
fNG-eav3 Ruc's Tursdays IL. $50 n. M.
Shields 8, Miles 9.l5, Davis 10. Rend's 1920,
Concord II, Nandua $780, Boggs Las, Evans
3, No1man'S 3.15
WEDNESDAYS for Ford's. Crisned, Hufrman 81
Evans, Boggs. Chesconncssex, Hunting Greek.
and Mcssongo. Returning leaves Messongo
Fridays u. M. Hunting Creek $780, Chescon-
ncsseX Ills. Nandua $780, Bnggs 2.46 p. m.
Evans 3. Hofrmans Is. Crslcld as above
FOrds.7 80.
-.AllSteamers leave Crisfeld tol Balti
~ more. on arrival of last down train.
Frcign, and pnssene ers received or I'll points
OF Tie n. Y, Phlla. End Norfolk, Wlcomlco and
Pocomoke R. X. daily, Delaware, Maryland and
virginia Railroads OH Tuesdays and Fridays
OMIT.
Positively 10 freight received after 30 p, m.
aid must be prepaid TO all points, except
nrtreN. Y. Ph!a. and Norfolk Railroad.
P.R. CLARK General Agent,
7p5 South Street. Baltimore
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proof of His Endurunce.

you're pretty SMALL said the man
who was engaging some men to go on an
exploring expedition with him.
I'm not very tall" admitted the little
man.
"Not much over feet, Ishould judge.
Every little over that
THAT'S what makes me hesitate, said
the big man. Il shouldn't think you nae
enough endurance to stand
Endurance" exclaimed the little man.
..Why. sir, I've got a record for that
"How So"
81 put in q whole afternoon in the rain
with girl feet tall and held the UNI
brella over her head. If that doesn't show
endurance, should like to know
"That's enough. You'll do. "-Detroi'
! Eraa Press
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An Unexnected yYindfaII

In 1888 lady named Burch, then liv.
ing in Kensington, went like thousand
others, to see the fine ladies pass on theil
way to attend a drawing room at Buck
ingham palace. While gazing at the
show, which, though not democratic, is
an exceedingly pretty one, she noticed an
old gentleman, faint and confused with
the pressure of the crowd, which, being
composed of Englishmen, pronounced
him drunk. Discerning with better in
sight that he was not drunk, but very i'll,
Miss Burch led him to seat, found him
somewhere IL glass OF water and in few
minutes restored his scattered energies.
He thanked her warmly, asked her name
and departed-to be heard of no more
till a few days ago, when solicitor
called to inform Miss Burch that the old
gentleman had bequeathed her the i'm
mense reward for such service of e15O..
600.
That story-if it is true, which we see
no reason to doubts the most striking
instance we can remember of the true
and perfect windfall which all men, it is
said, expectin their hearts, but which so
rarely occurs to any one.-London Spec
tatOr.
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The Language of Presents.
George-What's wrong?

Jack-I can't make out what Miss
Pinkie's little present to me means.
George-If its useful. it means that
she is interested in your comfort and
would probably say Eyes If it on
ly ornamental, it means that the
present is sent merely as a little toll-
en- to friend.
Jack-The one she sent me is both
useful and ornamental. 1t is a hand
sonely decorated individual salt
celia.
George-That means that she
considers you both useful and orna-
mental, but little too fresh.
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4 Big Game Preserve.

Austin Corbin's huge game park
in New Hampshire is a success chiefly
in relation to the breeding of the
animals in theirnew environment-it
can hardly be called captivity, when
the animals are allowed to wander at
theirown sweet willover twenty-eight
thousand acres of woodland, hill and
valley.
OF the twenty-five buffalo which
were put in about a year ago, says
Forest and Stream, eight OF the COWS
are now in calf and two young have
been added to the herd. The elk,
which bred to q limited extent on Mr..
Corbin's Long Island estate, have
found their mountainous New Hump.
shire home to their liking, and have
already increased fifty per cent.
Next to the elk the most accurate
account has been kept of the moose,
who, while unlike their gregarious
brethren, go in pairs at certain seal
SONS. The other animals are also
increasing.
While in London two years since
Mr. Corbin bought twenty thousand
hawthorn trees. Four thous md of
these have been planted this spring.
They are for the purpose of forming
a hedge strong enough to prevent the
buffalo and other large animals from
getting out. This tree, of which
there are two varieties, the white
and black, is used very extensively
for inclosing the game parks OF Eng
land and Europe. There will be no
hunting in the park at present,
though in future years, when the
animals have multiplied beyond the
resource of their domain, it is pos
sible Mr.. Corbin may adopt this
method of thinning them out. 1t is
sufficient to say that the park is not
designed for hunting. Neither is it
primarily intended for scientific
research into the habits, breeding,
&C., of the various animals
The development OF Mr.. Corbin's
game park enterprise is being
watched with decided interest by
sportsmen and naturalists. Success
in New Hampshire, when it shall
have been demonstrated beyond the
peradventure of doubt, will prompt
similar enterprises in other parts of
the country. While much interest is
being felt in the introduction offor-
eign species, Americans are naturally
more concerned with the successful
conservation of American big game
the elk and the antelope and the
buffa1O
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WINTER SCHEDULE. @~
OF THE -
Eastern Shore Steamboat Company

rut,,furtner notice. Will run their steamers as
Follows, weather permitting leaving South ST.
Wharf III !. 80 O'clock p. IN.
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Is" But few persons know, says an
exchange, what is meant by size in
the matter of coats, shoes, etc. A
size in q coat is an inch, IL size in
underwear is two inches. a size in a
SOCK is one inch, in collar is one half
inch. trousers one inch, gloves one
quarter of an inch. and hats one
eighth of an inch.
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GordY g. Figs
Metompkin P. O., Va,

are prepared to supply thepublic with
all Kinds of lumber. suitable for build
ing purposes, such as, laths, flooring,
Notwithstanding &C., at their mill
located between Woodberry and Me-
tompkin. Will deliver same upon
premises of purchasers in vicinity
and at station most convenient to
purchasers at a distance. Cor
respondence requested and informa-
ton cheerfully given. All orders
filled promptly. The patronage Of
the public respectfully solicited.