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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-22

Just received another lot OF mat.
tings, which We are selling very
cheap. Ashby s. Beloat.
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For RENT-For 1898, my farm near
Tasley station, at present occupied
by L. Thomas Lilliston. Resources
abundant. Mrs. E. T. G. Garrett,
Accomac G. H., Va.
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Festivals.
Bloxom, Va, May II, 81.

A church festival will be held at
Beach Grove by Ayres NJ. E. Sunday
school, Tuesday the 25th. Public in
vited
There will be an afternoon picnic
at Evergreen Nj. E. Church, Sontb,
June 9Th. Strawberries, ice cream,
supper, &c, will be served.
There will be strawberry festival
at Hallwood, Thursday, May 9th,
beginning at o'clock p. m. Proceeds
for the benefit OF III. P. Sunday
school.
An all day fair and festival will be
held at Saxis, Thursday, June 10th,
for the benefit of the Ii. E. Church,
South, OF that place, or if weather is
inclement at that time on the follow
ing day. Dinner, supper and refresh.
ments will be served.
The ladies of Broadway Church
will hold & strawberry festival on
Whit Monday, June 18th, commene-
ing at p. m, and continuing until
10 O'Clock. Ice cream, confectione
ries, Sc, will be offered for sale.
Proceeds for benefit OF church. II
Monday should be rainy festival will
be hold on Tuesday. Public cordially
invited.
Il fair and festival will be held at
the Atlantic Baptist Church on Whit
Monday afternoon, June 18th. II
weather unfair, The next fair day.
Confectioueries, Strawberries and sup
per will be served. Proceeds of fair
for benefit OF Sunday school. Chill
drep's day exercises will be held at
night Of the same day. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-22

w. 7. Reloat, OF Ashby s. Beloat,
is in the northern markets looking
up more bargains.
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Millinery Notes

Mrs. W. p. Gresham has returned
to Belinda with q carefully selected
stock of millinery, with summer styles
and summer prices.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-22

For pianos and organs and stringed
instruments with fitting sheet music,
or anything in the music line, call on
or write to The Pocomoke Music Co.,
Pocomoke City, Md.
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Deu) Goods, = large Stock
Attention BUYERS to the partial list Of New Goods given bellows

Hamburgs table damask Irish nen dress Innings full line Of
percalnes as low different shades can6rcs Sc yaro
brocade satines as low l5c lawns at &c., white goods
ducks the effects musns from &C. up gngna,nS
Sc full ward WIDE and full line of notions neckwear
hats the latest effects mems shirts 22c to 81 49, cor
sets from ST. slippers for ladies from AUG. TO
So 25 and shoes in endless varieties from 9Oc to
S. 25 also full line of mems shoes from 75c
to $3.50, boys shoes from 75c to 9l.7a, chll
drens shoes 25c to $175, oil carpet two
wards wide Soc one yard wide 22c. We
invite the public to call and see for
themselves AS usual have
first-class stock of groceries, and
ladies' and gents hosiery IS COM
plete In fact up to
date in all departments.
Yours very respectfully,
Nelson 3 DaughezfT
Accomac c. H. Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-22

There will be an afternoon picnic
at Evergreen Nj. E. Church, Sontb,
June 9Th. Strawberries, ice cream,
supper, &c, will be served.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-22

Just received another lot OF cheap
straw hats. Ashby s. Beloat.
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Miss Sallie Taylor is attending tie
Normal Summer School,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-22

A church festival will be held at
Beach Grove by Ayres NJ. E. Sunday
school, Tuesday the 25th. Public in
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will economic in expenditures. Some
shere are who desire O Convention
shat the right of suffrage may be re-
ssricted-that an educational test be
adopted-tha no one shall vote un-
less he CAN read. / do not believe
hat such q measure would be adopt
ed if Convention is called. 1t would
lake the high privilege of the cleo
tive franchise from many honest, in
dustrious and moral white men-men
Of property-men, some of whom
have fought and bled in defence OF
the South-veterans of the war, sim
ply because he could not read, and
give this high privilege to any worth
less negro who could only read
through the First Reader"
The oystermen, think, are largely
Interested in this question Of Con-
vention or no Convention. The peo-
pie living along the valleys and
mountains of the State, above tide
water, have a very exaggerated idea
Of the value of the oyster beds and
believe that by their management CT
chem they would come near to pay :
ing the annual expenses OF the State.
They believe that if sold or leased to
outside capitalists they would bring
shout this result. They believe that
in convention they might accom-
plish their purpose, and if so, it is
useless for me to say what would
become of the Eastern Shore oyster
men.
The tax rate in Virginia is. 40 cents.
georgia. ...................... q
North Carolina. 43
o. b. FINNEY.
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Three Of the children OF MI. george
Tankard, near Capeville, Northamp-
ton county, about month ago, were
attacked and bitten by a dog owned
by him. During last week one of
them was stricken down with hydro
phobia and died last Sunday morn:
ing in terrible agony. So far, &C
cording to our latest advices, the
other two had shown no symptoms
of the dreadful affection, and it is to
be hoped, that they may escape it.
Everyone. will deeply sympathize
with the family in their great dis
tress.
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= - 80
TiiE TExAs PAPERS.

!
The Baiiinsc. Ledger has celebrated u.
seventh birthday,
| The Young Reporter, a neotly printed
and well ol.ted paper iesued at Beeyllle.
Will next week change from a weekly to a
| ecnl-weekly.
| Tho Hondc Herald has closed tho sixth
| year VI Its life.
Tho stnr-Clarion win no doub, continue
to he q star weekly, although It has dc.
clded 10 drop the lrst part OF its namc
anu resusne It's original cogromen, tho
Lott Clarion,
The Grovetun Herald has entered rs
second YEAR.
charles =, Grafton, formerly editor OF
tho bosutrc Hammer, Is now at Ga nesvile.
II pnrtucr with ~ y. caldwell IN the
, publication OF dhe Gainesvlle signal.
Tho penison Herald faeetbusly re-
marks,
\ man nanci Merrhou PRECEDED over a
convention IN Now York Cty a few days
! ago. Ito must hc ,h" Same fellow VINO
| sunmercd in the S'ntc last yohr,
Tho Grandv.ew Mirror says of wildcat
Insurance sohemcsi
lnsuranm companies that have no capt
tsI or resources arc not legitimate bust
I u, as ruulrrus Hiih shH public sir iuid look
on them IN that tight The laws of this
Sttte are hhetal enough m1w ami the ac-
ION of our lawmakers at Austen TN mani.
cN"rN aseorintion of Ychenars having
enough money ITO rent a nostofiice box AZ
70 n i.r ,utiui lnp business that
concerns the people at large is 20 be con-
demnel.
Tho Coryon County Ncwa bcleves IN
puulng homo mduetry theories iuto ptac-
nco. II says:
Tho News will cont i,ltt. TO rrunrf-ir fully
Insist that the contract fnr bulidlng the
now court house mud iHtl hc awarded 10
Cpryel county men. Aud we would hu
pCused beyond rNtrceuiou to so,o the cun-
trhcts 50 awarded ard clnuHc sn lhvre-
In providng that only CoryeN county men
be gwen employment, The money TO put
up these huildings Will have TO be ralRcd
hv on people. and n sherp Ars> Ia he any
benefits accrue 10 any ono CorNoll county
mon shond be the ones TO cuioy them.
Even q hundred thnusand dollar budding
would put no iNvere hnrien en- tho county
,ir ho money waH kept In circulation here
ct hnme Give ON people the preference
by all means
The Brownsville Herald snya;
\ lesspn N enterprise may be gained by
land owners Of Cameron county from tho
cNpmile of a uuuher 81 cl'iGers of phmmlt
county who arc about to- eny't the irr-
gai'nn of large area Of hand by the CON
Etrurtuu ot "A dam across a lake situated
in that county, IN" dam viii lie huiE
acrnsa marrow neck II the lake, which
is th'r'crn mllcs long. IT VIII coat Sl2,0w
aud VIII furnish WnitA for the irr' cation
OF 10000 pctrg ot land Thore arc arvoral
lakes ur other bodirs AZ lsltpr I'm Cameron
county which might he dasumed at an OK
som" cf thor for probably much less The
Arroyo colorado presents hnu oppor-
tunry for such nu lnvcstmont white any
of he reHanas arrp'u9 1nd small lakes
which abound throughout tho county
could he mlli2rh "a a similar manner,
though on a smaller scale.
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SOME rosrs,n,rrs.

| -Four young mon were arrested and fined
ISIS each IN Bangor. Me. last weak for
chewing gum aud Whispering in church
A rabbit chased by dog at lasner,
Fla ran into u Forher's hole, followed
NV he doc, and rniticenalSo killed both
OF them,
There Is said To have boon Yory much
loss Rnow IN Maiue Al the beginning "
Match than over before al this season IN
forty five years.
Mrs Jonas H. tear OF Otsvillc Ducks
county. Pa, owns an orange troc Tint has
about ffly orangos On It now aud stll
blooming.
Tho traditional association of cats with
OLD maids comes IL Ia said from the fact
that In thu middle agcs cats were always
kept in nunnerIes
Frank j Hilerhcck Of noylcstowu. IN
opening nm oyeter found n tiny flsh that
had almost couEumcl tho moilusk Tho
fish ls In an aquarium.
The ponulatlOn Of New York can not ho
called church Folns ono. There are ess
than 6n0 places 81 Christian Worship. seat
INK only about 400, ooo persons.
Ernest White Of West Chester, PA. has
u small picture franc made OF 5000 sep
arnlo pieces of wood that lock into one
another 1t WAS made by hand
city Chemist kcnucott Of Chicago haa
undertaken the task of annlyzlng samples
of all the cigarettes snld In that city being
directed TO do II 10y nm ordinance recently
passed.
In home for ssndwirhmen In London
thetu ara said TO hc several university
graduates and medical men. and a scotch.
man who ran through $4,000 pounds IN
three years.
Tho uaost yaittulip an Tho fa.,
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GENERAL r. II. RUGER WILL BE RETIRED.

Major General r, ", Rugor Un'tcd
statcs Army, the present commanding Of
ncer OF the military division of the
East. viii reach Tho age limit of 81 years
and be placed upon tho retired list on
April next
General Ruger was born In New
York in is3a, mud appointed to Che NH
itary academy from Wisconsin july J.
1860, graduating four years later lie re-
signed from the army In 1879, but at tho
outbreak OF the war promptly went to the
front as lieutenant colonel Of tho Thiid
Wisconsin volunteers. He was tw'oe
hrevetel for gallnntry during the war
once at Gettysburg aud again at Frank
lin, Tenn. lie was retained in the regu-
lar army when hostilltics ceased. and was
made colonel Of the Thirty third infantry
In July, 1850 being aftcrward promoter
to the grades of briSadier general anu
major general,
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FONTS AnovT PEOPLE.

Sarah nornlerdt suggests that the usp
al tho mantilia Is the simplest and most
directive solution of tho hlu bat problem.
The equestrian statue OF General John A.
Logan by Nj st Gaudens will be unveiled
~ tho Lake Front park, Chicago. on july
Herbert Spencer has declined the offer
o. Vemhrld1e university TO make him a
uotiGr of Silence, On tho ground thn, ba
mas always refused 90 ACCEPT such lonors.
The Ileeiins and ohio Valley Editorial
assorntinn has adopted a unanlmnvF tos
elhNcn 'nlorslng James c. uihhs Of the
N"rNalk Reflector for public printer.
Colonel Juhn Hay the new ,inbassaaor
70 the court Of St James. viii nav rt5oa
ls'oVpl Tor his house In Carlton i{nnso
toiraco for three manlhs time. 4 .n,n.
manns the route ot the Jubilee processlon
llerlin is talking about tho feat oce.
formed by Princess Marie Won ,Inhe,inho
wife OF the imperial rarreilnr Mail
hunting on her Estates IN Russian ahp
killed honr. The princess is IS years xii
ldcciotu Garihalhi Mo. ACCORDING ).
recent feporis from Rome has or.tni,r1
,hree regiments OF volunteers Tor service.
III me ofeok army IN Ctcic. "a the ciaos,
haldt 'r'' N''l-
A very wealthy inhnhltant N cbic,,o q,
MIS- NJ :, Wade, who manufactures ~.
Po'ui,ar yrlloN mpr employed by Tho ,.I
~, arm companies and press ASSOCIATIONS
u , n,No,As OF 'nenuiacturo is . secret
that she viii not disclose
ST. L. Monzles. of Mensies. the herealta.
" en'ei VI the Clan Mensies, Is the eldest
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Attcntinn, nnrii.t..

Tyler Texas, March 90 hundreds OF
Sunday schools have decided to observe
children's day, April 25, or another con
ren'rnt day. most earnestly appeal TO
every Baptist Sunday school In Texas that
mas not acted ON this subject TO decide next
sunday TO obsoryc childr"n's day. Pastors.
superlntondonts, teachers aud nnrcnts
Jet oil do our whole duty by the children
~ Texas our fihy-nlne missionaries have
done a grand work Let's pay thorn what
No ONO them and keep them In tho fold
The observance Of childrcn's day win do
your church and school great good. Your
brother In faith aud love
c Dock pegues.
GENERAL Missionary and Colporto,lr Of ,ho
Dap'ist SUNDAY School and Colporiaee
Convention of Texas.
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NceyfIIc,

hHHyilie, Texas, March 3i.-A Greek on.
iertalnmcnt at the opera house next Friday
night given by local talent under the dtrec
lion of Mr. Frederick Abbott. The sminent
Canadian reader and imporsonator. prom
sses to be grand snccesp snme at
H.cNille's best musical AMI elocutionary
talent rs on the programme II Ia given
tion. ''SpV'S
Mr.. c. I, Edison has been seriously s,cl,
Ter the past few days but Is nov recoy
ering. 'N'''
" NJ flfer' city Tax collector is rapidly
recovering from srell OF sicknoss,
Members OF the Epworth League ara rro
April ., '''''s'
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SKETCH OF GEN. RIVERA.
The Captive Cuban Leader N~il
Treated by the Standards.

Treated by the Spaninrds.
Havana, March St.-Genoral Ruia rivera.
General Maceo's successor IN Piplr del Flo,
who was captured by General Hernandez de
Nelasco on Sunday in he hills near CGlu-
audas de Ric Iondo, cann to Gusa In
1863. For four years he h,d fcll,wed the
calling of II civil engi ,nr at BARGE. mn,
Spain to remained in Cuba during tho
long war Of rebellion, whicl WIS SIS
pended, though not s,bdued. by tru arti
tlos of peace signed At Hrulon. lao re
fused to sign the articles nf peace AM for
time continued tia war with Macac and
loio Vidal hut finally he left he lsiaad
IN tho steamer Ternallo Catalio, fu.nl' he'd
by General Martinez Campos.
For fourteen r,cnths ne was Ne srrre-
tary of the Spanish American Gas works
at Havana. Later he held positions Of
,r,st IN London, Manitoba and Honduras
l''ning his residence the last time hn.c a
revolution broke out, Not syurlthi1ng
altogether with the plans Of The leaders
Of 1t, no left tho island for llr,ti4h Co', M
bia, aud In due time brought NJ In NV
York He has wife ia New Yu-k. hut
no children He returned mally to Cuba
IN September i"s. at the INVITATION Of
General MaCe> Resiias Spauish he speaks
French and English correctly.
In conversation today "'th the r0rre-
sentative Of the Associated Press General
Rivera expressed his gratitude at the treat
ment be had received from his captor, but
declined TO talk with reference 10 the
rebellion.
General Rivera looked about 70 years
of age, His features though somewhat
bold. are finely cut. His expression Is ami
mated His hair and his long mus,ache
are quite gray. More than twenty years
ago while leading charge of Cuban
rtyolu'lonsts against Spanish convoy
he lost the foreAnger OF Mis- right hand,
which was carried away by iino ball
At the interview between General Rivera
aud the correspondent of the Associated
Press Colonel Pedro Bacallao, whr was
captured with Rivera was present He Is
a dirk commissioned young man with n dig
nitpd carriage. He did not take part In
the conversation. Bacnllao is a native of
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nousroN. rn,D,r, Arnr ., ,sn7,
II ~ II a G EIS.
a nuMoNors coNrnMroNNIY.

Under the canton 'ertcacbery within the
rany Lines of lin pcmpc,sr, tbe Aus-
Tin Statesman -aye.
Wmc few Jemocratle romcnn,a,ivrs
sn eonRreSs lgl by NJ Bailey ana g,',ii,nH
ehteoh IN eoiisre1s ars hhiNine an thcir
SS,'ner 40 a iorlon holt A'f t'e la'l." O.
iniqoJioue ,r1 ipis Of prtse't.v W. Var Il
n.4e aHa.l osei upon ths r"d9iry. we
oven ia iho rani, VI souihern dcn cflle
gou8'r.e9,. Wink enJ ger ane,d
.GSl ' l,.', ''apG.,inr t' t n,st fdiGt,ou
"ni . gmrgtital aiFamcne 40 w,ai,en
a, ,l.', osi,, .,,, 'n th n1npoi,n''
w,i.i .,p i5, XXI .bt ,,,, y, n,.I,o "A
peet,,n ,.raith, A. d., i,V tio,o ut tn,v
go n,,.'ii,t f,, M i,,uttp ~ A a.
- ,ri'. l,..p, ~
th.aa V.a,s ,.,n. ,,,i.t4 ,n ,u, renub,
ion f',,.,,t . H., IT, l+rt g. ,.,r,,,i.,.vt
a. T,tt nt r,,Dt,- "a .,',,usi.,p "a. man In,
sa strepe n,,ts sul ,,rot.,et ,ba,n f,@nu
compegIon
WIS lldat you lhluk OF al this last Dc
tobcr when MI Mckinley was delivering
his door-mat srcfol'es at Canton adyoca,
ios this 'iu'WitoQs pruoipio of protective
'arln' ana 'ou vcrc advocating Mr.. Me
kinltN'h election 10 ihc presidency
1ho statesman knows as every ntolll-
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poNinc, Texas March n Tho small ad,
inserted In Your want column calling for a
practical printer TO establish weekly
newspaper at this roin, peylne, Texas
brought a perfect avalanche OF replies aud
they are siill coming by squads, riaioons,
companies. hattallons aud regiments,
Please ring OF, MIR, Post we are supplied.
our iiiile town Win In few days be the
proud possessor Of a real 1.-Two newspaper,
run by live, un-to date r,ah TO-DAY ar
tangemenls were completed With slr. Goo.
4. lIoicohibe, at present odilor OF the hrrr-
vile News. The paaer Is not yet named
but It is nu fHurod fact. and In shnr,
time Will be launched upon the eea Of four.
nallsm. W us hune' 20 swim not sink. 10
live nyt die,to survive NOT perish And So wo
beg " YOU. Mr.. Post 10 llng oil applicants
a4d 10 announce to The world that nevmo
q now Journal site town Who says adj
,ertlslng does not pay
Box 31A nevine Texas
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The almost absolute aud ,nphorkea np,y
CT OF the president pud state department
In hahlllng the foreign relations of the
government, 10 now apd then indiraied IN
IN unexpected hui startling manner by
some public document getting before the
pubic aftor having been snpprcssee by
tfe administration AZ critical time.
THIS reflection ~ emphasized nav nv IN,
discovery That Mr. cleveland and MIR. nlpry
hco' back much correspondence relating Ia
CUBA that the country would have read
WIN more than ordinary lnterest at the
time Of It's reception General i.os's re-
rorts especially, and hla recommendations
u ~ now aseefiaincd, were suppressed ms
Worn also communications from cuban ieni
'fa' The senate and honsr have a way
OF cRllins upon tho president and heads
81 donariments from time ca time for IN
formation relating 20 public questions, but
the reduort Is made with tho qualification
provided n Is not Incompatible with Tho
nuhlic interests 10 furnish a run reply.
This qualification often renders Tho In.
qnlry nugatory from the fact that the de-
termination OF Tho preprioiv Of granting the
request 10 matter of discretion With the
executive officers Tho reservation is ans
behind which tho president can General the
hue state OF affairs, and suffer conaress
aud the country to remain IN iknorancn of
matters. possibly, OF great moment 70 the
Nation.
~ tho hands Of dishonest, or self
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ave OF PENNSYLVANIA. The birthplace OF
Captain Harris ~ the rock-rbbcd state
of Tennessee, as tho house discovered
whom the question was asked on the floor
"Who "a Luclus roik2" by similar
error Senator Alice was reported as hav'
inR served az mumbcr OF thu house In
the Tweniy-iirst and Twcnty-sccond less-
laturcs. Senator Atlec was a incmhcr OF
tho lower house OF the Nineteenth iogis.
iature and wBa olecte1 to the senate Of
the Twcniy-flrst session. where he has
ecrved continuously sn,,a, beginning now
his third tenn IN that body
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Fort Worth, Texas March al Man,
people here are wondering II there is an
ice trust that VIII keep the price Of tina,
indispensable commodity M on tho TON
no'enos ms summer and It Is said ina,
'he grand jury is Investigating the mat,
ter Not long ago people who had n.a,
PAYING 40 cents per hundred pounds were
no''f'ed that they must pay 40 cents Tb,,
700 III the face OF tho fact that tho ,ca
factories here have heen enlarged aud arc
now IN better condition to supply tho
wan" Of the people than ever before.
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keeping with the spirit OF our popular gov
ernmcnt II tho senate and house committees
could demand any Information desired,
coupled only with the rrovlso that the
subject matter should he considered in ok
ecutiyc session when 30 requested by tho
official Transmitting Il [, cnngrcas.
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Highland chief Of any elan nov living
lie Is IN his eighteth year and wears II
Kilt winter AMI summer continuously, He
stands ak feet three inches IN height.
President Mckinleys clcrbs say that
from February Il, 1895, IN to the time Ma
ior Mckinley left Canton he received aud
answered jSSSl letters. The number re-
coivci since Major Mckinley arrived in
Washington Is much greater in ptoror,lon.