Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-08-17
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
Over one hundred canning facto-
ries have been established in North
Carolina in the last forty days.
Hon. Howell E. Jackson, associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of the
United States, died last week at his
home, near Nashville, aged sixty
three years.
One hucllleberry picker near
Wytheville, Va, has picked from 10
TO 20 gallons day, selling them at Is
TO 20 cents gallon, and earning from
IS TO 81 day.
The apple crop in Rockbridge
county surpasses in quantity and
quality anything ever known in that
section Of the Valley of Virginia.
Fine apples can be had there for 25
cents per bushel. The peach crop is
en- utter failure.
Mondays Philadelphia Record
says: up to yesterday the New
York Times had kept count of '6S5
companies and firms which had raised
wages, the number of employees thus
benefited having been $4,000. By
and by it will be easier to take the
national census and just subtract
from it the number Of worllmen
whose wages have not been in
creased"
A medal of honor has been pre-
sented to w. H. Horsfall, drummer of
Company 6, First Kentucky In.
fantry, for most distinguished
gallantry in action at Corinth, Miss.
This soldier, then Il years of age,
voluntarily advanced between two
fires and saved the life of an officer
who was wounded and lying between
the lines.
Here is chunk of logic from the
Warren Sentinel; A Democrat has a
perfect right to his currency views.
He may believe in single gold stan
dard. He will not be read out of the
party for indulging either belief. But
whatever the platform adopted by
the National Democratic convention
may declare for, that is the platform
re support.
The Newport News Commercial is
rejoicing over several new industries
to come to that town. The LOOMS
works for the manufacture of electri-
cal appliances will be transferred
from Round Brook, n. j.: new cot
ton factory will be built by Rich
mond capitalists; work has begun on
the Newport News foundry and a
shoe factory is spoken of.
The Smithsonian Institution at
Washington has awarded the largest
money prize for scientific treatise
that has ever been awarded in this or
probably in any other country. 1t
amounted to $4,000, and was given
to Lord Rayleigh, of London, and
Prof. William Ramsay, of University
College, London, for the discovery of
argon, the new element OF the atmos-
phere.
Major Yost's Virginia Enterprise
pays the following compliment 20
Senator Daniel: Whatever may BE
said OF Senator Daniel, no fair man
will deny his ability and honesty and
that the State in honoring him has
honored herself. Were we in the con-
fdence Of the Democratic party We
would favor his reelection, whether
we agreed with him on all public
questions or not 1t is something to
have representative above suspicion
and doubt, and who has the courage
nf his convictions
John Wanamakers son is cutting a
dash in Paris. He gave a dinner at
a famous restaurant, the Pavilion
D'Armenonville, to twenty-five
friends, which cost $4,000. The wines
were of the most costly kind, as was
everything else. After the dessert had
been served the waiter brought
around black silk bag, into which
each guest put a hand and drew out a
souvenir. These were pearl and en-
erald pins, ruby links, gold cigarette
cases, inlaid with diamonds. and oth-
er trifes Of substantial value.
A mass meeting OF Democratic
voters has selected delegates to the
senatorial convention to be held at
Buckingham Courthouse Septem Der
3. Mr.. Joseph w. Button was re
elected county chairman and resolu-
tons passed strongly endorsing Hon.
J. ". Daniel for United States Sena-
tor, and instructing their delegate to
support no one who would not pledge
himself to support Daniel, and asking
Hon. Il: D. Flood, present member of
the Virginia Senate, to reconsider
his action in declining to be a can
didate for the nomination.
Early last spring the owner OF q
peach orchard of 500 trees in Camp,
bell county, Va, who believed from
the severe winter that tie peach crop
would be failure, sold in advance
his entire crop-the trees not yet be-
ing in bloom-to Mr.. Myers, a Lynch
burg clothier, for suit of clothes
and an overcoat, together valued at
thirty dollars. The farmer has ship
ped to Mr.. Myers qhe whole crop con-
sisting of three peaches! Mr.. Myers
peaches cost q few cents over ten dol
lars each, he having paid the % cents