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ChcSconneS SiX .

Our farmers are busy planting
round potatoes and bedding sweets.
Capt. John w. Marsh made a trip
to Baltimore last week to look after
important business.
Hon. John w. H. Parker, seriously
i'll of late, is at this writing, we are
happy to state, rapidly improving.
Our popular pastor, Rev. Fl. S.
Dulany, left for Conference last Mon
day. 1t is the wish of our people that
he may be returned to this place.
Schooner Susie Muir arrived from
Crisfeld this week with cargo of fer
tilizers, manufactured by L. E. P.
Dennis s. Son, for the firm of Marsh
& Bro.
A bateau SO feet on the keel, the
largest of the kind ever owned in this
section, is being built by Capt. John
Anderson, of Guilford, for Captain
Edward H. Barnes
The coming Local Option election
sums to be the main talk with our
people and we are safe in saying, that
this neighborhood will furnish a large
majority against licensing sale OF
liquors.
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Eel; Haven

Mr.. J. &. Wyatt, of Charlestown,
West Va, is visiting relatives here.
Mr.Wm. S Kellam is critically i'll, at
the residence Of Mr. David Chambers.
Mr.. Will Mapp has purchased the
livery business. at this place, of L. j.
Bull.
a grand hop will be given by Mr..
L. j. Bull, at Kellams Hotel, on Fri
day evening, 97th inst.
Mrs. Il. B. Stewart and Miss Sadie
Duncan are visiting friends and re-
latives in Norfolk City.
Mr.. Isma w. Mears is in Baltimore
this week, attending the Grand
Lodge meeting of the A. 0. Z. W.
There will he no preaching in the
Presbyterian Church on Sunday.
Rev. r. e c. Lawson having gone to
Oxford, n. G., to assist in a revival
meeting in progress at that place.
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EaarbOrson.

Mrs. Sallie Evans, quite sick of
late, is on the mend.
Our dredgers have returned home
and report right fair season.
Mr.. Manuel Alveston had an add.
ton to his family last week-a girl.
Barney Castle" the home of Mr..
Winfield Scott, has been greatly i'm
proved of late by new fence.
Our inhabitants had a surprise last
week, in the shape of a lady bicycle
rider. Being the first in the town,
she was quite curiosity.
The frequent use, which one of our
young men has for boat, means ac-
cordiug to the predictions of his
friends, that wedding bells will soon
be heard in the air.
Rarborton baseball club played the
return match at Pungoteague last
Saturday, against that town, and
were beaten. The Harborton foot
ball club is open for match il
Easter week.
Two of our enterprising young
men, Messrs g. w. Taylor and B. p.
Penny, will open hard and soft crab
pound here soon, and ought to have
and doubtless will have the encour
agement and support of our crabbers.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Morse was, on the evening of Febru
airy Gath, scene of much enjoyment
and real nirth. The event was a
socalled Poverty Social given for
the benefit of the Harborton Baptist
Church. Those coming were expect
/ ed to dress to suggest poverty. The
evenings entertainment consisted IL
music and readings. One main fea-
ture was grab bag five cents grab,
also two cents a trial for pinning the
tail on the donkey, for which prize
was given to the winner. Although
the charges were small, quite neat
sum was realized, and, all in all, we
partie of We olden tymes" was a de
cided success. Refreshments were
served at small cost.
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HOG island.

Miss Ocea Bundich is spending this
week with relatives near Wacha
prague.
A Photographed entertainments
given here Tuesday night by Mr.
Parven, for benefit Of our Sunday
school, Melted $3.50.
Mr.. Frank, q lighthouse official, ar
rived here last week with wire net
ting, to be placed around the new
light, to protect it from damage by
wild fowl.
Steamer Sunshine, used for con-
veying passengers from this place to
Willis wharf, was sunk at the Gov
ernment dock during a gale of wind
recently and is q total wreck. Since
the accident to the steamer Il boat
has been put on the line by Messrs
Ben Doughty and James Phillips
and run by them, for the accommoda
ton of passengers.
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ChfnecEeaEu 8.

Mr.. Burton Dennis has sold his
store at Deep Hole and stock OF
goods to Mr.. VIM. p Reed.
Our baker, Charles Mayo, who
came here from Pennsylvania about
a year ago, has moved back to his old
home.
Lieut.. J. F. Wild and Capt. John
johnson spent several days with us
this week in attending to duties as
officials of Uncle Sam.
Schooner Boneta. Capt George
Price, put in our harbor this week
with broken mainmast She had also
lost flying jib, anchor and chain,
boom, &c.
The men who have been on As
sateague for several days, supposed
to he filibusters, left on the 18th inst.
\ large steamer and tugboat came
for the men aud boats and took them
away.
Mr.. Oliver d. Collins, of Snow Hill.
here for several days last week,
looking after the interests of our
bank, reports it as doing flourishing
business, and much better than was
expected.
Mr.. Fl. Shannan, at the Atlantic
Hotel for several days in the interest
of the Monumental Saving and Loan
Association, left this week, after
having added many members to the
order at this place.
Schooner Thomas Thomas, Captain
Vim. Harrison, which went ashore In
II storm on Absecom bar on the 9th
inst, was floatcd without damage
with the assistance of the force of
Life Saving Station, near that place.
Arrivals at Atlantic hotel this week:
p. C. German, H. S. Duvall &. T..
Guillette, Baltimore; ]. Prettyman,
Samuel NJ Crockett. VIM. II. Brad
burg, Philadelphia; Dir. VIM. 4. Tay-
Tor, Stockton; E. L. Holloway, Sails
bury; H. J. Eulrick. Samuel r. Eustis,
Wilmington: Lieut.. J. F Wild, Capt.
John Johnson, Accomac.
Schooner Z. T. Hastings, which
left here for Norfolk on last Sunday,
with 900 bushels of oysters. struck
wreck while going into Wacha-
preaeue Inlet daring the night OF
that day aud sunk in less than five
minutes. The crew had hardly time
to escape in the yawl boot. The
schooner and cargo belonged to Cap
tain John Collins aud brother Will
liam. Their loss was about $1,000. a
subscription started here to help
them in their distress is meeting
with fair success.
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Church Enferfafnin enfS.

An oyster supper will be served at
st. Thomas NJ. E. Church, South,
Wednesday 25th inst, for benefit of
said church, or if weather unfavora-
BILE at that time, next fair day.
The drama entitled 1.-THE Deacon u
will be rendered by friends of the
Baptist Church, of Parksley, Thurs
day evening, April I'd, beginning at s
o'clock, in Johnson's Hall, Parksley.
Should the weather be unfavorable,
the exercises will be postponed until
the following evening at same hour.
Proceeds for the benefit of the new
Baptist Church at Parksley.
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MFR. Jos. G.. Belote died at Only,
last Sunday, of apoplexy, aged 81
years BE was married to his wife,
who survives him, over sixty one
years.
Mr.. William Prescott died near
Wattsville, on Thursday, 18th inst,
of pneumonia. aged 60 years. His
remains were inferred in church
cemetery at Modestown.
Mr.. Henry Taylor died near Watts
vile, of consumption, on Wednesday
18th inst, aged about SO years.
Mrs. Bette P. Crockett, wife Of
John A. Crockett, died in Baltimore
last Monday. Her remains arrived
by steamer on Wednesday morning
and were inferred in the Episcopal
cemetery at Pungoteague. She was
native of this county, and an aunt Of
Dr.. John H. Ayres, Accomac G. H.
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Lncni Option NOtI0e.

The County Local Option Com
mittee has decided to, and does
hereby call conference OF all the
preachers of every denomination
white and colored), all the members
of the different committees County,
district and precinct), and every
friend of the Local Option cause to
meet at Eastville on Tuesday, oath
inst. 1t is to be hoped this call will
be needed. A failure to be present
will be a damper on the cause
Meeting will be called promptly at
10 noon. Should the weather be
unfit, will meet next fair day.
JOHN w. GUY,
County Chairman.
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school Notice.

To the teachers of Atlantic school
district:
The teachers will close their schools
a. the end of the six months term
that is on the 27th inst, except San
ford No. IA, which will continue one
month longer. The school registers
must be returned to the clerk of the
District Board before warrants will
issue for the last months salary.
The schoolhouses will be securely
fastened up, and the keys and other
movable school furniture deposited
with SEINE responsible patron of the
school for safe keeping, and a full
list of the articles, and the name Of
the party with whom they are left,
entered in the school register.
J. D. PARSONS, Clerk.
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Gbifua

Mr.. Joseph g. Beloate, a well
known and highly respected citizen
of Accomac, died very suddenly at
his home in Only of apoplexy, Sun
day morning about 1870 o'clock, aged
SO years and six months. No man
was more widely known or more
thoroughly trusted. 1t may be truly
said of him, "his word was his bond
in all business transactions" His
health had been feeble for the past
years. His body was quietly laid to
rest in the family burying ground at
his residence, surrounded by a large
concourse of sympathetic relatives
and friends. Funeral services were
conducted by Revs. A. J. Reamy and
N. F. Sanford.
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Only

Mr.. John l.. Ward is at Dover, Del,
this week, the guest of Rev. G 1.
Stengle.
Norman, the little son of Mr.. f. j.
Savage, is quite sick at this time
with pneumonia.
Mr.. Geo. Burton, OF Erie, Pa, and
Mr. Richardson, of Kentucky, were
among the arrivals at our hotel last
week.
There was no preaching at our
Methodist Church, last Sunday,
owing to the illness OF the pastor,
Mr.. Hit.
Mr.. T. NJ. Hutchinson has been
awarded the contract for building
office of Savage s. Parks, and not Mr..
Kellam, as heretofore reported.
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NEIGHB6RHOOD NOTES.
Onnncack.

Final examinations of the High
School are in progress.
s Miss Cora Russell is the guest of
Mrs. Lena Walter on Kerr street.
Mrs. L. D. Warren has been quite
sick. but is better at this writing.
Mrs. Aisle Only, of Parksley, is the
guest of Capt. Robert Lewis, this
week.
Miss Ada Warren has returned from
quite a protracted visit to North
ampton.
Miss Mollie White, of Kittrell, N.
C. is visiting Mrs. Carrie Rogers, on
North street.
Mrs. Bessie Hopkins and Mrs Mar
garet Fitz serald were guests of Mr..
w. b. Pitts this week.
Capt. Thomas Johnson gave a sup
per to his friends last Monday night
The Captain is nearly Sc years old
and is as nimble as many q man of
% years.
Mr.. Harmanson Kilmon spent part
of the week in Baltimore on business.
Mrs. Lottie TAYLOR and her daughter
Catherine are also spending the week
in same city.
Rev. A. J. Reamy will preach an
other of his series of missionary SER
mons in the Baptist Church next
Sunday night. Subject: ''Saul-the
First Church Council" Public is
cordially invited.
The birthday party given by Miss
Virginia Hopkins, the charming little
daughter of Capt. j. P. L. Hopkins,
was quite a success. The little peo-
pie enjoyed themselves much. Miss
Virginia is five yeas old.
Mr.. Henry o. Finuey sold 20 acres
of his farm on Finney's creek, as
ascertained by County Surveyor d.
F. White, this week, to Henry Xii
mon, John hilmon and Oswald
Mason, for the sum of So, 1C0.
The Leap Year Party TO come
off Friday, 29d inst, in the Town
Hall, has elected great deal of iu-
terest in the social circles of the town.
Each lady is required to take gen
tleman-ages and color of hair not
considered. The young ladies are
quite concerned because there are
not enough of them to take all the
young men. They informed the En-
TERPRIsE correspondent thai he
must tell the "other fellows" to come
any way Music, recitations, etc.
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lodge Meeting.

The members of Ocean Lodge III
A. F. and A. M. are requested to be
present at our next regular com
munication March 25th, to be held at
Wachapreague, for the purpose Of
taking some action as to our loss,
whether or not we shall build a hall
and where we shall put it.
BY order of w. NJ.
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Hs,ters From The psopis.

EDITOR OF ENTERPRISE when
our Board of Supervisors or. other
public officers by their acts. deserve
praise, they should receive it; and on
the other hand when they deserve
censure or criticism, it should not be
withheld. Last spring our county
was out about 5000 on twelve mules
that were then bought by them Tor
the road machines. 1t is not known
how this loss came about, whether
by bad bargain. lack of Judgment, or
from other cause; but that the county
did suffer the loss of that amount OF
money by some means, can hardly De
denied when we compare the follow
inc figures, especially in view OF the
fact that mules have advanced In
price since year ago: Spring OF
1895, twelve young mules average
weight about 1, $50 pounds, bought OF
Bergman, Baltimore, at something
over $3.50 each, or about $4,000 for
the lot delivered. Spring of 1885,
twelve young mules average weight
/ ,24S pounds, bought by Joseph Bull
agent of supervisors, in Kentucky
delivered in the county for S12S a
each, or S1,545 for the lot, showing a
difference of over 5000 in the lot to
the county of the two lots of mules.
These figures furnish their own COM
mentary. A finer lot of mules than
those just landed were never seen on
the shore. This purchase reflects
great credit upon the wisdom OF the
present Board of Supervisors, and
also speaks in high terms of the skill
and integrity of their agent, Mr.. Bull
and his assistant, Mr.. Burton, who
went to Kentucky and made the
selection. 1t was said long ago, that
the Evil that men do lives after
them, and that the good is often in
tered with their bones This should
not be, hence this communication.
Yours truly,
NJ XXI
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Arrivals at Shields Hotel, Exmol

Arrivals at Shields Hotel, Exmore,
this week: b. Simonds, Jean Funk,
Baltimore; Stephen Skinner, Buffalo
N. Y; Major E. Selby, Wilmington;
F. W. Curtis, Reading. Pa; H, Clark
L. F. Hall, w. E. Conkling, G. Cohen
New York; Geo. R. Rogers, Defiance
Ohio; G E. Herbert, J. W. Coleburn
Norfolk; w. Fl. Tunis, Clayton, Del.
E. T. Kellam and wife, G Charles
J. T. Cropper, W.. T. Benson, W. T
Copes, Accomac.
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sykes.

Sevie Evans is critically i'll with
rheumatism at this writing.
Mr.. Geo. w. Glenn, D. II. G. R. of
the order of Rechabites expects to
organize three Tents in Crisfeld,
next week.
Mr.. L. j. Hyslop organized a Rose
bud Society at our NJ. E. Church,
South, Sunday afternoon with the
following officers: Lewis I. Marshall,
president; Noah E. Miles, vice-presi-
dent; Melvin E. Glenn, secretary;
VIM. L. Evans, treasurer.
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Mr.. EDITOR II desire the priv
lege of expressing my sincere thanks,
through your paper, to my kind
ueighbors and friends of Onancoek,
for the liberal manner in which they
visited and administered to the
wants of my sick wife. May Gods
blessings follow them all the days Of
their lives, is the prayer of the
writer. S. S. TYNDALL.
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March 10Th, 1896.

EDITOR OF ENTERPRISE Il beg
leave to submit, that the opinion OF
voter in your last issue on the local
option question, though it may seem
fair to him, appears to be unreason-
able to others. In reply would ask
him. if local option was not failure
in Metompkin district and if some,
good people at that, who voted
against license were not among the
first to cry out for stimulants Was il
not true also the merchants, with few
exceptions, sold what might be called
tanglefoot. done up in fancy names
and labeled to catch the eye of old
and young while local option pre-
vailed? Was not more drank and
sold then than there is now? Did
not young men and boys carry
around TASKS then who never did
before. and was not liquor sold then
at all gatherings and church meet
Jugs as never before? Is it not a fact
that local option causes people to lie
more and commit perjury? Does
local option stop the sale Of liquors
For answer to the latter query have
TO say, that the common talk in the
local option districts is, that seven
persons sell Intoxicating liquors now
where one only used to do it. On the
other hand if license is granted we
have an honest judge and jurors to
prevent it being sold to minors and
people, who want and will have it.
can buy without having to pay extra
charges for getting it through eX
press companies and otherwise. Con
sumptiyes and others must have it
and is it right to make man law,
breaker of himself by stealing it OF
giving it to parties who are able ana
willing to pay for it and cannot do sc
without committing crime? Mod
Grafton is desirable in all things ant
in none more so than in this matter
and your scribe believes, that there |:
less evil in permitting it to be solo
lawfully than in it being sold without
license. TAXPAYER AND VOTER.
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Church Notes.

The monthly meeting of the Drum
hometown Rosebud Society takes
place at the Methodist Church next
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Rev
L. T. Hit, of Only, will address the
society.
Rev. L. T. Hit, of Only, will
exchange pulpits with Rev. George
w. Jones next Sunday. The former
will preach at Drummondtown al
night and the latter at louisville in
the afternoon.
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Mr.. EDITOR We are requested by
certain ladies, of christian character,
not to offer any premil-.n for 'home
made wines.n With a desire to ac-
commodate these friends of hu-
mainly, and being DESTROYS to main
tain the moral tone of our fair, we
cheerfully strike wines, of all kinds.
from our catalogue and will not give
any premiums for same. By order Of
the Board of Directors.
A. M. NOTTINGHAM,
Secretary.
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Just received the largest and finest
selection of new style wall paper.
Any person desiring to employ me
during the coming season would do
well to select their paper as soon as
possible before the most desirable
patterns are all sold. The work can
be done at any time during the sea
son most convenient to you.
CHAS. KITCHELT.
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When You want the best of any
thing in the tobacco line or in fine
cigars order from F. A. Davis AMI
Co., the leading tobacco jobbers of
Baltimore, Md, or wait for their
salesman, Frank W. Byrd, one of the
oldest knights of the road. Frank
always tries to please and be of bene
fit to his customers.
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Parties wishing to secure potato
seed of me must send in their orders
at once, as the supply is short at this
time. Please do not listen to reports,
but write to, or see me at once in
person. w. l.. ELZEY,
Exmore, Va.
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Call on me at this time for cheap
goods. Will sell all winter stock;
clothing, dry goods, shoes, &C., at
cost and less. They must go at some
price. M. c. CLICK,
Onancock, Va.
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/. Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of Virginia, That an act en-
titled ian act to amend and re enact
section two thousand and eighty
eight of the code of Virginia, in
relation to hauling seines or setting
traps in the waters of Accomac
and Northampton, approved March
third, eighteen hundred and ninety
two, be amended and re enacted so
as to read as follows:
2 20SS. Hauling seines or setting
traps in the waters of Accomac and
Northampton.-No person shall haul
seines or set weirs or traps of any
kind for the purpose of taking OF
catching fish in the waters of Ac
comac or Northampton counties at
or within the mouth or inlet or in
any creek, stream or body of water,
or in thoroughfares III said counties
between the fifteenth day of May and
the first day of September in any
year; provided it shall be lawful dur
ing said prohibited period to catch
fish with draw seines in the waters
of Chincoteague inlet and its tribu-
taries, and in the waters along the
eastern or ocean side of Matomkin
district, in Accomac county; and pro
vided the catch of fish shall be for
home consumption and not for sale
outside of the county Mouth" and
inlet" as used in this section, shall
be construed as commencing one mile
beyond headlands or marshes border
ing on said creeks, streams or bodies
of water. This section shall not APP
ply to taking of fish known as fat
backs,n nor be construed to prohibit
the hauling of seines for family use
in the waters of the north fork of Old
Plantation creek, in the jurisdiction
of Northampton county, within the
limits prescribed in chapter two hun
dred and eleven of the acts OF eigh
teen hundred and seventy six and
eighteen hundred and seventy-seven,
during the months of June, July and
August, nor to interfere with the
privilege of taking fish in Chesapeake
bay. Any person violating the provi.
sions of this section shall, for each
offence, be fined not less than fifty
nor more than one hundred dollars,
and all seines, boats and other ap-
planes used in such violation shall
be forfeited to the Commonwealth.
2. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
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We are ready to receive orders for
fertilizers and handle this year same
brands we have been selling for
years-with some new ones added to
the list. E. P. BYRD s. BRO,
Pastoral, Va.
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1. Be. it enacted by the general
assembly of Virginia, That an act
entitled an act to impose a special
license on dealers in cast off clothing
in the counties of Accomac and
Northampton, approved March sew
enth, eighteen hundred and ninety
four, be, and the same is hereby,
repealed.
3. This act shall be in force from
it's passage.
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An Act to amend and re-enact an act
entitled IAN act to amend and re
enact section 20SS of the code of
Virginia, in relation to hauling
seines or setting traps in the waters
of Accomac and Northampton coun-
ties" approved March Sd, 1852.
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Reduced Price for Two Weeks Only.

And of mems handmade Shoes in sharp and square
toes with without tips reasonable prices We also have
the old ladies solid comforts in lace and button Now ladies
please read this what you save in buying dress of
the next two weeks We will give you 30 cent dis
count on all dress goods including nice line of
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An Act to repeal an act entitled an
act to impose special license on
dealers in cast off clothing in the
counties Of Accomac and FORTH
amptOn.