Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
Here and Elsewhere.

sula, that | love 81 we'll. | am no'
left. bard like, to sing of THE girl
left bebind;n but to dream over and
let memory fondly carry the hearts
and homes of other days. Then, too
you have such hearts and homes
there as are rarely found elsewhere
One thing that has given a charm to
my present work, though far away
from the waves of old ocean, where
it's rolling thunder, its swish-swash'
its gentle whsperings never come ID
the foot hills of the Blue Ridge. with
it's rocks, moses, ichens and ferns,
is that they have for me here the
same warm hearts and cordial greet
ing that you of the Eastern Shore
have ever had.
Some one has said that life is a
pendulum swinging between a smile
and tear" AS have tried to C try
the many changes constantly taking
place. have seen some things that
gave Joy and others that gave sorrow
You have made at some points
growth in your church work and
have developed some characters, that
are worthy and well pleasing to all
lovers of your people. On the other
hand, it does seem to me, that death
has been playing havoc in your
midst, since l was with you. A num-
Der OF my best friends are no more.
Among them, the first one that ever
knew on the Virginia part of the
peninsula, Rev. j. w. Elliott, rests
from the cares of earth and enjoys
the rewards of Heaven. Brother Joe
Wescott was, for 90 years, my true
friend. Without warning, God called
him. The departure of Mr.. and Mrs
Quinby has affected me much. Who
ever knew a sweeter spirited, more
woman than George
Quinby? Was not U. r. Quinby the
soul of honor? Though she had all
the comforts of life, Mis-. Quinby sat
at the feet of Jesus and learned OF
n lin, as meeklY and IS forgetful of
self, as did Mary the sister of Lazarus.
She has heard the well done" of the
Master. Mr.. Quinby had brains,
Integrity. character. The expression
ian honorable councillor would not
be out of place ON his tomb. And
now the scytbe of time, in its last
sweeping swath, has taken my friend
and brother. Judge b. T. Gunter,
from the turmois of time to that
temple not made with hands
eternal i'll the Heavens. He had the
confidence and love of his people. In
him, it was never misplaced
AIN glad that my friend, ]. w. g..
Blackstone, is SO worthily filling the
place vacated by the death OF his
honorable uncle, Judge ]. W. Gillet.
I have heard many things Of late,
concerning him, that gave me great
pleasure.
Rev. ]. T. Bosnian, OF the Virginia
Conference, is now the much beloved
and successful pastor of Mount YER
non church, DanvilIe, Va. On Janu.
airy oath, went to Danyille to assist
bin in meeting. While there, l
felt very much as though I had got
ten back to the Eastern Shore again.
wife was Mamie LeCato. II
I were not afraid it would make my
modest friend, Thomas LeCato, blush,
would say that she makes as good
q preacher wife as there is in Vir-
ginia. AS am not in Virginia now,
my wife will not feel jealous.
In the charming home of Bosnian,
I remained 10 days, and a delightful
stay it was. Miss Madaline Mapp,
now teaching in the Randolph Macon
College, at Lynchburg, came over on
Friday and remained until Monday.
The Boslnaus, Miss Mapp and my
self lived over again the days Of
other years. They were happy hours.
Rev. W. P. Wright, for four years
5he successful presiding elder of the
Eastern Shore District, is now the
efficient P. E. of the Danville Dis
,rict. He is taking well and doing q
inc work. Except when duty de-
handed his absence, he was at the
One of the popular business young
men of Danville is J. Carson Watson,
Jr. Burke, I think it was, said OF
;he younger Pitt: THAT is not a
ship Of the old block. 1t is the old
block ITSELF" j. Carson Watson, Jr..
3 repetition of j. Carson Watson,
Sr. You that have 80 we'll and so
.avorably known Bro. Watson, for
80 many years, know that that means
sterling worth.
DR.. E. P. Beadles, the son of Rev.
r. 4. Beadles, for years pastor in the
IN the upper end of Accomac, is the
most prominent and successful den
list in Danville. He has lovely
home aud is succeeding finely.
This reminds me that the old ex-
oressions about preachers boys being
bad is far from true in Danville.
Quite large number of the very
best and most successful professional
and business men in Danville are
sons of our preachers. $50 mote it
be.n W.J. TWILLEY. +
Pelham, N. G.
Entertainments.
The Ladies Aid Society, of Berea
NJ. P. Church, will have an oyster
supper in Miss Sallie Jones' store