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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-13
PlIttnIltk1 City, Nj.
To Our Patrons Of Accomac and
Northampton Counties, Va.

account very cautious and careful buying for the
demands marked down sales that have advertised
closing Sales but have devoted this month to preparations
ally We have however, remnants odds and ends in
all of which we will close out at very low
will send you the thing remnants answering your
needs and the privilege Of @ it f you do not
cities looking special bargains Paror Suits Bedroom Fur
and Embrodere and White Goods We have already
importers shipped direct they unloading from
the foreign steamships We in position to give as low prices
soon to receive new spring line of Baby Coaches Thanking
you for your very patronage during 1885, and believing
that the spring Of 1897 will bring of business interests
generally we are Very faithfully yours,
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Notice TO Farm ers.

The members of the Farmers As
ISOLATION of Pungoteague are re-
quested to meet at "Heptosoph's
Hall'' in Pungoteague on Saturday,
March Goth. This call is of interest
to those who have heretofore be,
longed to the institution.
g. E. WINDER,
Secretary.
Pungoteague, Va, March 10, 1917.
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Church Nof0s.

Services in schoolhouse at New
Church, Sunday, March 18th, II Il. III
There will be dramatic entertain
ment in the Masonic Hall Of VAGINA
preague for the benefit of Upshur's
new church Easter holiday evening.
Rev. J. E. R. Riddick, former
pastor, will be in Wachapreague the
third Sunday in March to hold a
protracted meeting for Rev. e. e. B.
Smith.
The presiding elder will preach In
the new church in Upshur's Neck.
Sunday night. March ssth, and hold
Quarterly Conference for the Wacha-
preague circuit Monday the Goth of
March in same building.
Modestown Baptist Church will
call a pastor Sunday, March 18th,
1897, at IL a. IN. All the members of
this church are requested to be
present. The meeting is called by
the pastoral committee.
Rev. j. Fl. Henderlite, a licentiate
of Abingdon Presbytery, will preach
at the following Presbyterian
Churches on Sunday, March 18th:
Mackenzie church, II a. H.; Clark
chapel, $3.50 p. m, and Onancock 7:3C
p. m, and will continue to ill the
above appointments, preaching every
Sunday at Mackenzie and Onancock
churches and every other Sunday at
Clark chapel until the spring meet
ing of Norfolk Presbytery, with a
view to call at that time. Mr.. Hen
derlite is from Southwest Virginia
and is graduate Of Hampden-Sidney
College and Louisville Theological
Seminary, and is regarded as young
man OF considerable promise.
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Public school Report for February.

Public school Report for February.
No. of schools in operation 12s
pupils enrolled SIG
pupils in average daily
attendance 1854
different schools visited
by Supt., 1G
The poor average attendance is
largely due to bad weather and con-
tagious diseases.
J. E. MAPP,
Supt. Schools.
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For RENT-For the year 1898, my
farm near Onancock, at present oc-
cupied by John Young. Money rent
wanted. Apply to l. w. Bagweii'
Onancock.
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at the request of my friends, I an
nounce myself candidate for the
office of Supervisor of Pungoteague
Magisterial District, promising in the
future, as l have done in the past, to
discharge the duties of the office to
the best of my ability.
E. s. WISE.
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For SALE-5OO barrels of corn at
$3.50 per barrel, delivered at Ayreville
landing. A. Hamilton, Eastville, Va.
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NoT1cE-The jack known as Jake
Kilrain, the largest one that has ever
been on the Eastern Shore, stands at
nv house Term, $3.50 to insure
mare with foal. W. B. Mapp, Maps
burg. Va.
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NOTICE. forbid all persons from
hunting on my land with gun or dog
either in my woods or on my farm.
Any one caught will be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law. l. w.
BagWell.
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BUSINESS NOTICES.

For SALE-Two sorrel mules, sound
and good workers to all harness, Z
years old and weigh from 900 to 1000
pounds each. Geo. C.Watson, Oman
cock, Va.
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FoR SALE-Big stem Jersey slip
sweet potato seed, at 20 cents per
bushel. E. D. Waddy, Accomac G.
H., Va.
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For SALE-Oak and pine cord wood
delivered in town-pine heart potato
bed framing, heart pine for flooring,
and general line OF building material
delivered anywhere on Eastern Shore
at moderate prices. a. j. Lilliston,
Accomac q. H.
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For SALE-Improved big stem Jer-
sey slip seed at prices to suit the
times. F. g. Tull, Assawaman, Va.
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To the voters OF Atlantic District i:

To the voters OF Atlantic District:
1 announce myself candidate for
the Office Of Constable for Atlantic
district, subject to the democratic
primary; if nominated and elected,
will discharge the duties OF said
Office to the best of my ability.
Respectfully,
BENZ. +. GROTON.
Jenkins Bridge, Va, March 3, '97.
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WANTED-An elderly lady to take
charge of family Of four. 3. A.Tur-
lington, Fair Oaks, We.
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For REST-For the coming year,
the farm "Cropperville," lying on
Metompkin bay-also an adjoining
farm, the Bagwell Bull place. F. D.
Parkes, Onancock, Va.
Feb. "a. 1897.
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NoTIcE-Round potatoes and corn
delivered at Kendall Grove and
Machipungo stations-corn $3.50 per
barrel. Robinson Nottingham, Sr.,
Eastville, Va.
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IsiGtl

RUssELL-February 18th, 1897, near
Guilford, of consumption, Isaac M.
Russell, aged 70 years.
STANT-January 4th, 1897, near
Sanford, Robert James Slant, aged
81 years.
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For SALE-Forty nice potato bed
frames, s feet long, very cheap. WIZ.
J. Ayres, Accomac G. H., Va.
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For LoAN-On unencumbered real
estate from $500 to $1,000. I also offer
for sale the lot in Wachapreague on
which l now reside. Mrs. Bette Il.
Mears, Wachapreague, Va.
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For SALE-Big stem jersey and
Vineland Jersey Flip sweet potato
seed. a. J. McMath, Only, va.
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FROM CRIPPLE CREEK.-After the
big fire in Cripple Creek, l took
very severe cold and tried many
remedies without help, the cold only
becoming more settled. After using
three small bottles of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, both the cough and
cold left me, and in this high alti-
rude it takes u meritorious cough
remedy to do any good.-G. B. Hen
derson, editor Daily Advertiser. For
sale by Blackstone s. Bell, Accomac
c H., Va, and w. II. Parker, Oman
cock, Va.
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Address W. L. Elzey, Exmore, Va,
for prices and testimonials of MS un-
surpassed slip seed Of that wonderful
sweet potato, 1.-The Improved Big
Stem jersey and see what others
saw of them. Try them and be con-
yinced of their earliness, productive
ness and other good qualities. 1t Will
pay you.
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pocoMoRE CITY, sSt

In BUILDING MATERIAL have Cypress Shingles Framing and
Fencing, Lime, Bricks, &c. -
In TERRA CORA PIPING have following Sizes IL TO- ~
"a bought direct the kills. and sold cheaper because
bought at wholesale prices.
In FERTILIZERS have Baughs per cent Tor round poCaGoe
Rogers sweets agricultural salt by car load d.
rect from factory.
In GENERAL MERCHANDISE our always full well selected
and in great variety, and addition to above
also Plows Cuvators ID tooth Harrows and other arm
ING IMPLEMENTS Hay Flour Coal &C., alsoJ NJ Masury's
Best Liquid Paints We buy for spot cash and sell at the
lowest margin of profit
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For SALE-15O bushels of big stem
jersey sweet potato seed. w. n.
Hickman, Wattsville, Va.
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For SALE-5O0 choice Norway
spruce, to 4 feet. at 40 cents each.
300 American elm, s to II feet, rapid
grower shade tree, at 20 cents each.
These trees are Oh land to be cleared
this spring, and the price is greatly
reduced to close them out. A. j.
McMath, Onley, Va.
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WANTED-An elderly lady to man
age my storeroom or pantry. Good
wages, duties light. Apply to j. A.
Jarvis, Taylor House, Eastville, Va.
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Observation-Disclosures Compan-
ion. cook book compiled by Miss
Bessie Gunter, can be bought at
ESrERPRIsE Office, or w. L: Wise S
drug store, Onancock. Suitable Tor
Xmas presents and all the proceeds
from same given TO charitable pur-
poses.
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John w. Rogers & Bros,
ONLY, VA.

Nor1cE-Franklin G. Lewis, Hun
ting Creek, is selling dry goods, no.
tions, groceries, corn, &c, at very low
prices-also shingles and cypress lum-
Der. He is agent for the gasoline
boat, which leaves his wharf every
Wednesday and Saturday for Baltl-
more, carrying passengers, freight
and merchandise both ways at very
low rates.
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For SALE-Lady Thompson, Mi
chael's early and Meek's Early straw
berry plants at 81 per thousand, Bu-
bah No. at $1.5O per. thousand. NO
charge for packing and delivering at
Keller station in lots of 1000 or more.
S. <. Martin, Harborton, Va.
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Harry T. w hite,
BLooMTowN, VA.
Nc. t Grades of Ground Fish and
Fertilizers Kept on Hand at
Lowest Prices.
BLOOMTOWN, VA.

Good Horse and Mule, Potato
Onion Seed, Big Stem Jersey Slip
Seed for sale.
Offered at the lowest prices
for cash, Shingles, Laths, Lime,
Hair, Bricks, Carriages, Road
Carts, and all kinds Lumber
furnished for dwellings and other
purposes upon short notice.
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For sALE-By express, 90 brown
Leghorn eggs, $1.0O-cockerels 10
cents each. A. a. Lake, Cherlton,
Northampton Co., Va.
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NoTIcE-Several thousand dollars
to lend on real estate. II. B. Quinby,
Onancock.
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Mr.. I. H. Nelson has just arrived
with fine drove of horses suitable
for farm and road purposes. Call,
see, examine and buy at low rates.
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Wild geese have begun their flight
northward, and the same is accepted,
in the opinion of many, as q sure
sign that the winter is over and that
warm weather only may be expected.
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and enjoyed them immensely, finding
them lighter and more digestibe with
ont butter. She read Thanksgiving
psalm and went about trying TO sing
in little chirrupy voice like brown
sparrow. She brought in the small
basket and flushed over the unexpect-
ed treasuretrove, but took it kindly as
o bit of neighborly goodwill. The
sweetbread, white and plump and all
ready for cooking, reminded her of old
Mrs. Morrison, just beginning to sit
up and watch the people go by the
window. What q toothsome dainty
this would be for her, and whas de-
light that she should be able to take
it to her as she went to church, yes,
and some of the celery, too, for rel
ish. The chops were transferred to a
plate on the shelf, the swee thread
wrapped in fine old napkin and laid
back in the basket with the best half
Of the celery, and the biscuits Miss
Matte had saved for dinner.
"The cold bread will go just as we'll
with chops" she reflected, and pre-
pared for church with glow of hap
piness such as she had not known in @
long time.
1t helped to real feeling of thank
fulness, especially when she thought
of old Mrs. Morrison, and how pleased
she had been with the unexpected
gift. She laughed little to herself
as she returned to her own door after
service, remembering how when Sally
Morrison had commiserated her on be-
ing alone Thanksgiving Day, she had
assured her she had company invited
Tommy Barnes. from the next door,
who was spending a couple Of days
with her, the rest Of the family being
away.
81 hope t want q sinful untruth,"
she said, smiling at Tommy, who lay
peacefully sleeping on the braided rug,
"but if old Miss Morrison had set in
to have me stay to dinner, I shouldn't
a known how to get away, and she is
such talker."
With long, clean apron over her
best frock, Miss Matte began cheer
fully to make her small preparations
for the Thanksgiving feast. She had
meditated leaving one chop for break
fast, but her walk and happiness had
made her hungry and she decided to
cook them ALL
But where did she put these chops
she was getting SO forgetful-she
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Didn't seem to be anybody to ask
but old Mis- Morrison and Marthy
Ellison. I drove round by the Morri-
sons, but the old lady was just having
something relishing Miss Matte had
fetched in. They said they invited,
her to dinner, but she had comp'ny;
one of them Barneses next door"
"Fiddlesticksr' said the deacon's
wife, in avery disrespectful tone, "You
just drive straight back and bring
Marthy Ellison up here to dinner.
Tell her l don't take any excuse, and,
if she can't come otherways, she can
bring her comp'ny along, though the
way them shif'less harnesses impose
on her is mortal shame"
Good Deacon Giles had learned
docility in many years of experience,
and the double knock at Miss Mattie's
door followed as quickly as could he
reasonably expected. Miss Matte at
tempted neither excuse nor hesitation,
but accepted her good providence with
radiant delight.
"Mother said to fetch your comp'ny
along" said the deacon, glancing
doubtfully about the small room. "We
heard you had one of the harnesses. I
kinder hope faint the cross.eyed one
that stole my pears"
"Oh," said Miss Matte, laughing
into the little mirror, as she tied her
bonnet, "hes had his dinner and he's
gone out"
She didn't say that he had eaten
hers also, but at Mrs. CHESS hos
pitable table, under the genial influ.
ence of generous fare and pleasant
old-time "reminiscences, she told the
story OF Tommy Barnes and the lamb
chops in a way that made the deacon
lose his breath with laughter. And
when she was tucked into the yellow
sleigh for the ride home, Mrs. Giles
stopped at the door to say:
81 put some bits of bones and things
in o basket under the seat for Tommy.
Takes a sight of stuff to RELY fill up n
cat fur 'nough to give his moral princi-
pies q fair shown"
Tommy was on the step waiting TO
welcome Miss Matte, which shows
his forgiving disposition, and, though
he got as much as was good for him
out OF the basket under the seat. Miss
Matte very wisely concluded that the
mince pie, roast chicken and Gran.
berry sauce could hardly have been
meant for his delight, SO she locked
them in the cupboard, saying de.
cidedly;
This time, Tommy Barnes, I'll
give your moral principles fair show
ing" EMILY HUNTINGroy MrrLrp
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could have sworn she put them on the
shelf-could she have left them in the
basket after all? Her perplexed eyes
fell from the shelf to the floor, and
there, just peeping from the wood-box
was the plate, and two small, very
small, bits Of bone, gnawed quite clean
and white.
Ungrateful Tommy Barnes, lying
there in peaceful slumber, with those
precious chops rounding out your yell
low sides, if justice had befallen you
then and there you might not have
lived to steal again. But into the
midst of Miss Matte righteous wrath
came the reflection that Tommy must
have been hungry, and the fault after
oil was partly her own for putting
temptation in his way, Though how
anything could have been further out
of his way than that shelf, 1 don't
really see" she added, dolefully.
At that minute Tommy Barnes
walked from his nap, transformed him
self into camel, yawned in fright
fully tigerish fashion, and proceeded to
sharpen his claws on the rug, the
sacred rug into which had been
braided some precious old garments
dear to Miss Mattie's heart 1t was
straw too much to have insult added
to injury, and springing from her
chair, she cuffed Tommy in such
vigorous fashion that three or four
hearty blows found their mark before
the astonished sinner could withdraw
his claws and bound out at the back
door, left aiar in the search for the
chops. At that instant resounding
knock on the front door sent Miss
Mattie's heart to her throat with n
sudden leap, as if justice we're already
coming to take her in hand for unrea.
sonable cruelty.
When Miss Matte was peacefully
pattering about, unconscious of the
cruel trick fate and Tommy Barnes
had played her, Mrs. Deacon Giles
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ings, though their faces are red and
their hands coarse and greasy.
Miss Matte went very happily down
the street. She had lighted her lamp
before she went out, and q cheerful
little ray smiled encouragingly at her
as she came to the gate. All the
other windows in the weather. beaten
old house were black and empty and
looked to the lonesome little woman
as if all sorts of hobgoblins might be
peeping out at her from the gloom be-
hind them, for Miss Mattie's neigh
bors had gone away on Thanksgiv-
ing visit and taken the whole family.
At least they said "the whole family"
but at the very moment Miss Matte
came to the gate O member of the fam
lily was huddled up in corner of the
doorway, cold, hungry and much per-
picked to understand what had become
of all his friends and why, in spite of
his pitiful plea, no one came to open
the door for him. He heard Miss
Matte and ran hopefully to meet her,
limping as he came, for he had stiff
leg.
why, Tommy Barnes" said Miss
Matte, STOPPING to pat his rough yell
low head, "you don't mean to say
your folks have gone off to Thanks
giving and left you beeind. Well, if
1 e7er How Neutrality-suspicious.
and you q cripple besides"
Tommy kept on crying, but he had
his eye on the door while Miss Matte
was fitting her key, and the minute it
opened he darted in.
''That's right, Tommy" said Miss
Matte; "just make yourself at home.
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Old Fashioned Gingerbread,

To any one in whose breast there
still linger haunting memories of the
topography Of the genuine old fash.
ioned New England "card ginger.
bread" that hourished during the
early part of this century, there will
come feeling of thankfulness for this
family recipe, handed down for sew
eral generations from mother to
daughter. Two cupfuls Of Porto Rico
molasses, one cupful sugar, one cup.
full drippings Tor half butter and half
lard), one cupful cold water, dessert.
spoonful ginger, one tablespoonful
soda, and flour to make rather soft
dough. 1t may be baked as of old.
in sheets about two inches thick,
barred crowsswise with the sharp edge
Of q tin, or rolled into cookies. In
sitbor case, it will be found an adj
mirnble concomitant to the morning
cup OF coffee; or ON assuager of that
"aching void" with which the small
boy commonly returns from school. -
Washington Star.
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was surveying her hushoNjw''N a aus
turbed and fearful face, q, -,
"You don't mean to tel me- ~"
repeated, "that the ministers i''N ''
amt comm at Nil, aud you ana me
has got to eat this his dinner alone
Here, / stayed home from church 10
tend to it. oh, you needn't to loon
ms if You thought it was q ludgmou"
Josiah / wouldn't be such a mpper;;
crit as to pretend TO be 'hnk'n OF
spiritooal things when | was wonder
in il Sarah Ellen would remember TO
haste the turkey. Seems to me the!
might let us know sooner,
"But / told We, mother, 1t was
telegram come just before chdrch'
You can't regerlate kilograms IKE the
weekly newspaper, or stop folks from
dyin' unexpected" :,
"Then, why didn't You rush round
and get somebody else? Mercy saSes
'Twon't seem like Thanksgiving at
ALL"
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light, the calls head Of her elbow
seemed to be grinning at them both.
"Well, Miss Matte" called out the
market man, in his hearty fashion,
81 see your mind is not set on tur-
key this time, but just wait till I start
this basket off for Cap'n Lawson's and
I'll show you the right thing--a
plump little duck 1 clapped into the
safe this morning, thinking to myself
that's the very moral of treat for
Miss Matte"
Miss Matte looked embarrassed
and rubbed her forefinger uneasily
over small coin that lay in the palm
of her hand under her glove. 1t was
silver five-cent piece, and she had
taken it with much hesitation from a
little store of pieces, most of them
given her when she was child. For
herself she could have got along very
well with bread and ten, but somehow
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You and I'll have our Thanksgiving
together. That extra chop will be
wanted after all, and I'm going to
make riz biscuits"
She put away her bonnet and shawl
and hung the basket on nail In the
Darkroom without even looking at the
contents, though Tommy Barnes
watched her keenly with a shrewd sus-
picion of something good, and faint
hope which nothing in his past expe-
rience justified that he might come in
for share of it. Miss Matte was &C.
customed to being alone, and she
scarcely thought of Tommy, as she
trotted about, setting the sponge for
her biscuits in pint bowl. putting a
little cup of broth on the stove to
warm for her supper, making her tea,
toasting her bread, and at last sitting
down by the table in the little green
chair with patchwork cushion. Up
to this point Tommy had sat quietly
by the fire, having learned by many
severe lessons that little folks should
be seen and not heard, but when Miss
Matte poured out the savory broth
the delicious odor was too much for
his fortitude, and with one bound he
sprung into her lap.
"Bless me-" said Miss Matte, eff I
hadn't clean forgot you, and you half
starved, dare say. There, get down.
l never could abide cats around my
victuals."
She put Tommy gently on the floor,
crumbled some bread into the bowl of
broth, cooled it carefully and set it
down for him to eat.
"It's pretty rich for me anyway, "
she said, as she made out her supper
with toast and tea.
1t was perhaps we'll for Tommy that
he took an early promenade next
morning around the back. yards of the
neighborhood, and secured several
valuable tid-bits, for Miss Matte had
very little to offer him. She, baked
her delightful little pubs of biscuits,