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The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
New Flaming and SawmilI.

Messrs Morrison x Breen, the pro- prietors of the lumber yards and new blaming and sawmills on northeast Janssen avenue, are conducting an ex- tensive and profitable business Their sawmll has q capacity of l5 900 per day and their two large blaming ma chimes capacity of four carloads per day. They also nave turning lathes, band saws and all small as we'll as large machinery necessary for manu- featuring all material for any build ing made of wood.
 This firm is dressing and matching lumber for several wholesale firms at Kansas City and elsewhere and have kept their mills running night and day for several months, furnishing employment for twenty men.
 Their retail lumber yard is well stocked with building material of all kinds, and they are clearing the block adjoining their mills to commence stacking 100, GOO feet of lumber on The hum of their mills makes lively music Tn their portion of the town.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
A Successful Law Firm.

Glitsch < Alley. lawyers. is the title of one of our legal firms. Col H. Gitsch and ] L Alley formed part nership Decem Der 1. 1896. Since that time they have built up successful law p-ar tice. They are dIigent and painstaking in each and every case they receive and work for the success of their client. Their success lies in responsibility of their duty They in varaibly succeed in 90 per cent of their cases. Col Glitseh has had twenty years experience and J. | Alley, though younger man, is close stu dent They are gradually growing into prominence aud will ere long be the strongest team in this part of the state. Their business is increasing as Mena and Polk county increases, and their reputation is extending abroad rapidly Business in their hands is safe. Col Glitsch Is a strong and safe criminal lawyer and has had much experience in this line of prac- tice. They have a good library. J. I. Alley is spoken of as possible candi- date for prosecuting attorney for thls district
 J. l. Alley, the junior member of the firm is native of Arkansas, re- sided in Boone county for number of years and from there removed to Mont gomery county where he attended the public schools, read law and was ad- nitted to the bar six years ago. He is now 2s years of age and a prominent worker in the democratic party.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
The rlena Lumber Company.

This institution was established here during July 1896, and was the first in this line of business, having grown to immense proportions since starting. For greater portion of the time this company run a saw and blaming mill in connection and besides the output of these absorbed the entire product of five other mills located in the county.
 Besides supplying very large local trade, it has shipped over 100 car loads of lumber to the northern markets and has it's large yards, covering an entire block, piled full of lumber.
 This company carries in stock every thing required to build house from foundation to garret. Outside of the milling an average of twenty men are employed and over s4. 500 was paid out for labor during the year 1897.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

ducting to successful termination some of the most important cases, both civil and criminal, that came before
 tine courts there, prominent among which was Frank Hill. charged with murder in the U. s. court. and Kate Lawson and Bessie Keizer, charged with infanticide in the state court In both instances Mir. Byers coped, sim gle-handed and alone. his clients in each instance being too poor to pay him, let alone employing assistance, against as able prosecutors as ever
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
The Green & Lewis sawmiII.
since.

Green & Lewis sawmil is located in the south part of the city has a daily capacity of l2,0O0 feet although a small mil it turued out many thou sand feet of lum Der during the past year. A grist mill is run ID connec- tion and does custom grinding on Sat urdays. Whayne brothers are the present leasees of the mill and six reg ular hands are employed.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
De Queen Street Lumber Yards.

was established last February by Jas W. Edwards, who came here from Eureka Springs when our town was first started. He can supply every thing needed in the lumbe line and has filled orders for several large buildings the past season, always prompt in his delivery.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

tendent of the Sunday school. He has also taken an active interest in nm ing, owning some valuable mining claims near the city and is confident that the time is not far distant when this city will be a great mining center.
 Dr. W. A. Reese, is native of Cald- well county, Kentucky, and decend- ant of patriotic ancestry; the one grandfather a Revolutionary and the other an 1872 soldier. He moved with his father to Missouri in the spring of 1856. and few months after entered Chapel Hill College, and fonr years later graduated from the Missouri Medical College, in the good old days when Doctors Jos. Nash, Mcdowell and Jno. T. Hodgen were teachers in that famous institution, and has taken several postgraduate courses since
 He is mem Der of number of secret orders and medical societies, and has
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

ever been active in school work He is at the present time 6 member of the city council, president of the board of health and division surgeon of the Pittsburg & Gulf. and has treated over 800 railroad patients in the last twelve months He is examiner for the New York Life, Union Central and other insurance companies and orders He has been in the Southwest more than thirty years-long enough to be thoroughly acclimated and to think
 Arkansas the best place on the planet.
 Dr. S L Lindsay has been a dentist for more than thirty years He was born at Springfield, lll., March 12. lS46, and studied with Dr. c. c. French at Springfield. He came to Arkansas in 1871 and located in Prairie county and in 1887 moved to Beebe in White coun
 ty. Having faith in the building of a railrood through Western Arkansas. he came to this county in 1893 and stopped at Dallas until this town was located when he moved here and began business in house sxt0 feet on Honert near the postoffice. His office
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
". D. Egolf is

W. D. Egolf is the present man. a g CT a n d i S a young man of fine business qualities, being a competent bookeeper and ac- countant. He is a native of Penn sylvania and came to this place dur
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

Col. J. c. Byers is a native of Ohio. He came to Arkansas Tn the spring of 1887, To- eating a t F ort Smith, where he immediately took a position Tn the front rank of his profession, c on-
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

present time is engaged in promoti9 the interests of his property. M
 Radcliff came from Kansas where 4 several years he had been engaged the practice of law, and is at the prf ent time member of the state el association of the State of Kanss
 Politically, he is of the populist faiq Mir Rad tiff is contemplating the pr9 tice of law at thls place in the nts future.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26
Mena,s Physicians and Surgeons.

Dr. A. J. Gibbs came here in October 1896, from Eureka Springs and is con and physicians He was raised in Mis- sissippi, studied medicine at the Penn.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

this city with his family. He purcbas- ed the first resident lot sold in the city
 and has erected handsome residence on it. He has been an active worker in the Nj. E. Church and is the superin-
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

w. Nj. 'rerry,Jr.
 D D. s. gradu- ate of the Chica- go c ollie g e of Dental Surgery. class of '96, prac- ticed Tn Burling. ton, Ia., since then until the present time. He has now located here for the practice of h i s profession with
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

Dr. P. R. Wat kins was born in Alaba m a b u t raised in Arkan- sas, coming to this city in April, 1897 He graduat ted in medicine at the Vanderbuilt l h. stitute at Nash vile, Tenn, also
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

ing August 1896, remaining here to 'grow up with the country" ever since.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

M. V. York came here from Lagrange. Ill about fl f tee n years ago and To cated on d farm W which lis now in side the corpo- rate limits He has been active in many enter prlses, making brick and run
 nlng a mill and cardinU factory
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

the go looking after the interest of his numerous clients. He was bon in Virginia and came to this countt in 1872. residing at Dallas. He is ths attorney of the Pittsburg & Gulf raia road in the courts of this county and has an office in the Carder Hudginl brick block Tn this city He has rel gently associated with bim as a part ner, Hal l.. Norwood. of Lockesburgl the district attorney for the circul court of this district
 W. Ivan Matheny. Esq, one of ou leading young lawyers, formerly q Hot Springs, located and has residel here since the foundation of Mena; our present city attorney. aud is talked. of as probable candidate for repres
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

at the University DR. P. R. WATKINS. of Nashville and has recently been at tending hospitals at Kansas City for study and practice.
 Dr. Ramey is one of the leading physicians of this city, locating here
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

H. J. Radclif | b ( subject < t h e sketch Cd joys the distiu ton of being < NJ m X m a Il 4 birth. He can to Mena in Ns vember, 1896 aA at once becaa
 interested in tN mineral resod ces of Polk cod
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

Dr. H. M. Dagg. was born in Wash ington, Penn, July 26. 1850. moved with his parents to Dallas, West Vir- ginia when quite young. He attended the academy of West Alexander after finishing the public school read medicine with Dr. s. NJ. McCraclxen. of Washington, Penn, graduated at Cleveland Medical College in the class of 70, practiced medicine in Dallas
 West Va until the year 1889 when he came to Kansas City, Mo, from there he moved to Clay county, Mo where he lived and practiced his profession until Oct. |, 1896 when he moved to
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

appeared in courtroom, coming out victorious after their friends had given up all hope
 Mir. Byers is member of the state and United States supreme court bars
 Attorney Pole McPhetrige is proba. bly, one of the busiest men in Polk county, being almost constantly on
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

at present in on Mena street No. 31o, near Port Arthur avenue, in a house built expressly for dental office Dr. Lindsay is the pioneer den- list in this part of the state, having been the first resident dentist to locate in Polk county. He is at present a member of city council.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

DIR. | [. RAMEY. about one year ago. He was born and raised in Indiana and graduated in medicine at the Rush Medical College of Chicago.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

carding factory My. YORK. at his place When the town chartered he was chosen mem bel the council and reelected to the ss position last April.
The Mena weekly star., 1898-01-26

W. NJ. TERRY, JR. profession with office over the Bank of Mena, fully equipped for all klnds of dental wrok.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05

Capt. John a. Curtis, OF Richmond
Col. B. L. Farinholt, of Lancaster
and Dr.. Frank Fletcher, of Accomac'
are candidates for the presidency OF
the State Board of Fisheries, and Mr..
George Lindsay, of Norfolk county,
and Mr.. Nash, of Portsmouth. a clerk
in the Auditors Office, for secretary.
The presidency pays $1,000 and the
secretaryship $1,000. The Governor
appoints. Our countyman has the
endorsement of tie people OF the
Eastern Shore, and should get the
appointment, if the selection OF a
man with accurate knowledge of the
oyster industry, al earnest desire TO
promote it's interests and who would
discharge the duties of the office
faithfully, counts with the Governor
in making the appointment. we
want no figure head as president OF
the board of fisheries, but man who
not only will have an intelligent
comprehension of the duties that will
be required of him, but who will
accept the office as a public trust,
who will not act as if the office was
created for him but for the benefit Of
the people whom he will be expected
to serve. DR.. Fletcher will fill the
bill as president of the board. We
cordially endorse him and hope he
will get the appointment.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05
The Oyster Industry.

According to Mr.. L. G. Ironmonger,
a large oyster tealer of York county,
conditions prevailing in the counties
dependent upon the oyster industry
for their chief revenue are not en-
couraging. He says: Our oysters are
our principal crop, and for two years
they have been green, rendering
them unstable. They are just as
good to eat as any others; indeed,
better, because they are fatter when
in that state. If our Legislature
could see the suffering occasloped by
1.-THE unemployed men, the vessels
idle on their anchors, and the utter
prostration of business in the oyster
country-th they would not tax the in
dustry to death They speak of the
thousands of acres of planting
grounds unoccupied, etc After the
Baylor survey the business took a
boom. Everybody that could raise a
dollar invested it in oysters. The con
sequence was that the river was over.
stocked and the oysters are extremely
poor. Take any river on the Chesa-
peake, and fill every available acre
with oysters, and you would DESTROY
the industry. And again, the con-
tinual planting on the best bars we
have will wear them out just as II
will corn-field. The largest planters
in York river today are nearly bank
rupt | know Of one who has a S6,00O
mortgage on his property
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05
A card OF Thanks.

l d. sire to express my thanks to
my Gu TONERS for their very liberal
patronage in the way OF Christmas
trade also for my sales during the
fall. both of which were better than
ever before. Especially have my
orders by mail increased-orders
from persons who, unable to come
wrote mel enclose s.. Please
send me a present for my best girl, !"
.'for my mother and "for q young
IL an friend of lnine," etc. l have
several letters from these persons
thankirg me for selecting for them,
lust what they wanted" My stock
was much more complete than ever
before, as all know who came to see.
| do not tlatter myself that my in
crease in trade is because people
deal with me, because it is Ine;" but
because 1 have the goods they want
and at prices lower than they can
get elsewhere, and because l do not
advertise more than l have, to de-
ceive the people. Christmas is over.
but still keep up my stock, anu
solicit YOUR continued favors.
Respectfully,
JOHN w. DUNCAN, Jeweler,
Onancock, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05


It's not often that a physician rec
ommends a patent medicine; when
he does, you may know that 1T is a
good one. DIR. ]. p Cleveland, elias
gov, Va, writes: Il have used Cham
berlains Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rh9a Remedy in my practice aud it
has proven to be an excellent remedy
where thorough course OF medicine
had failed with me. l recommend il
to my patients every time for collie
and diarrhma. Many other pro
gressive physicians recommend and
use this remedy, because it always
cures and cures quickly Get bottle
and you will have an excellent doctor
in the house, for all bowel complaints
both for children and adults. For
sale by all druggists
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05
The Crops In 1897.


The final estimates of acreage, pro
duction and value of the crops in
the United States for 1877
made by the statistician Of the DE
partment of Agriculture, are az fol
lows: Corn, so, 095, 101 acres, l,902, 967
bushels, 1901, O72,959 value; wheat
81. 465. O66 acres, $50, 149, 1GS bushels
$42S. SAT, 12l value; oats, 25, $50 81;
acres, Sos, 767 800 bushels, S147, 914, 7l'
value; rye, 1,705,5G1 acres, 27.3G3. ~
bushels $12, 259, f47 value; barley,S ~
116 acres, &C, SIS, 1877 bushels, S25, 14S. IN
value. buckwheat, 717,S3 acrss. IA,
997, 451 bushels, $6,319. 1873 value; pc
tatoes. 1884. SIT acres, 1854, 0l5, 1854 bush
els, S9,G64, 059 value; hay, a, 4s6, "a
acres, 80, G64, 376 tons, $401, 1899, $40 val
lie.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05

The bill introduced in the Legisla-
ture to transfer the expenses in
misdemeanor cases from the State to
the counties and cities has been de-
feated. The bill was good one and
would have been q step in the right
direction towards retrenchment IN
expenses, if it had not been defeated
by the delegates representing coun-
ties which have not in the past hus-
banded their resources and have not
watched as carefully their criminal
expenses as they should have done,
The representatives in the Legisla-
ture from the Eastern Shore voted
for the bill. In fact, so far as we
have noted, their votes have always
been cast In the right direction, IN
every movement looking to retrench'
ment and reform.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05
Entered at the Postoffice at Accomac
G. H, Va, as second class matter.

Many of our contemporaries take
gloomy view of fulfillinent of the
pledges of retrenchment and reform
promised by our Legislators at the
beginning of the session, and if what
has been done in the last two months
may be accepted as q criterion OF
what will be done in the month left,
they have the right to despair OF any
fruitful work on their part. Enough
bills have been introduced in to the
present Legislature to induce the
belief in the minds of their consti-
tuents, that their legislators were In
earnest and that the pruning knife
was going to be welded in way not
only to curtail expenses but to cut
them up root and branch but so far
their promises along these lines have
been disappointing. Bills of much
merit seem only to have been IN
troduced, to linger a while in COM
mittees, and then to be talked to
death in one of the houses OF the
General Assembly, because they had
features Objectionable to some OF the
LEGISLATORS constituents. Can we ex-
meet better things of them in the
time that is left? The present Legis-
lature has the reputation of being an
intelligent body and we know that
many of it's members earnestly desire
TO meet the expectations OF their
constituents in cutting down eS-
nenses. and have the courage OF their
convictions, but will those who are IN
the Legislature for show and not for
work permit them to do it? 1t IS TO
be hoped, that they will heed the
warning and advice contained Ia the
following from the Richmond Dis
patch.
A legislative crisis is fast approach
ing.
The thing to be decided is whether
tho two houses will retrench public
eynenses sufficiently to put Virginia
fsral affairs in condition to enable
her 70 meet future demands upon her
treasury, or will avoid that duty.
In one event there may be cries OF
race and indignation from those
whose salaries are reduced, and from
the institutions whose appropriations
are curtailed; in the other there Will
he the certainty, almost, that con
stitutional convention VIII De ca,ieo
That the Withers resolution Will oe
agreed to by both houses is more
than probable. That the people vii
order convention seems almost sure
unless the ectiono of this Legislature
makes a convention unnecessary!
A constitutional convention created
nnder such circumstances would re
fleet the indignation OF the masses
and might be anything else but q
conservative body. Not the calmes'
and wisest men, but some OF the most
violent and aggressive, would come
to the front.
We are at the parting of the ways
Neither road is smooth; but we can
see the end of one and not OF the
other. With the light before us, we
prefer the legislative road to the
constitutional convention road. Ano
so we believe, do the majority OF the
prudent, patriotic, tax paying people
Of this old Commonwealth, VINO
remember the terrible lesson that the
formation of the Readjuster party
taught us.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05

Dissolution OF Co-PARTNERsHIP
The co partnership heretofore ex-
listing between +. E. Jones and j..
Samuel Jonss,-doins an oyster ship
ping and planting business at frank
lin City, Accomack county, "a, unoer
the firm name of F. E. Jones y Bro.
is this day dissolved by mutual con-
sent, j. Samuel Jones having pur-
chased F. E. Jones' half interest in
the business. The business will be
continued by said J. Samuel Jones
under the name of F. E. Jones " Bro.
Given under our hands, this 29th day
of October, 1897.
F. E. Jones,
J. Samuel Jones.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05

Nor1oE-I offer at private sale the
the following valuable real estate be;
longing to George F. Parramore and
wife, situated on Machapungo creek
and near Mappsburg Stations: The
"Savage Land containing So acres,
more or less; the "Kellam Land
containing SO acres, more or less, and
the "Smith Land (wood land), con,
tanning 30 acres, more or less. The
above lands will be sold as whole
and on reasonable terms. l.. Floyd
Mock. Attorney.
Sept. 9th, 1897.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
the best cough syrup we have ever
used ourselves or in our families
W. H. King, Isaac P. King aud many
others in this vicinity, have also pro-
uounced it the best. All we want is
for people to try it and they will be
convinced. Upon honor. there is DO
better that we have ever tried, and
we have used many kinds.-R. A.
Blake & Son, General Merchants,
Bic Tunnel, Va. Sold by all druggist.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05

NoTIcE-All persons are hereby
forewarned from cunning or other
wise trespassing on the farm Bow
mans Folly" or any other premises
owned or controlled by me, under
penalty of prosecution to the full
extent of law. VIM. H. Coxton.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05

Diseases OF tho Elooc a:.d Ner-es.
No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease is quickly and permanently cured
X Browns Iron Bitters. Every disease of
ic blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
= otherwise, succumbs to Browns Iron
Filters. Known and used for nearly Il
o;iartcr of a century, it stands to-day fore
,nost among our most valued remedies.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05

To WHOM TT MAY CoNcERN-The
undersigned executor of the last Will
and testament of the late Joshua A.
Chapman, deceased, of Accomack
county, hereby gives notice that all
persons indebted to the late Joshua
a. Chapman, deceased, are hereby
REQUIRED to make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned, and all per-
sons holding claims against said de-
cedent are hereby notified to present
the came to the undersigned within
four months from this date, other
wise they may be excluded from all
benefit. Given under my hand, this
LIST day of November, 1897.
James w. Chapman,
Executor of the last will and tesla
ment of Joshua A. Chapman, decd.
Greenbackville, Va,
Nov. 1et, 1897.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-02-05

A report has been circulated that
the undersigned declines to ride at
night or in bad weather. The OBJECT
of this card is to correct that lmpres
ion and announce to the public that
he is prepared physically and other
wise TO discharge the duties of his pro,
fession at all seasons aid that per,
sous desiring his services will lind
him in place.
49, F. C. A. KELLAM, NJ. d.
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For LoAN-Money secured by lien
on unencumbercd real estate.
J Fl. Fletcher, Jr.

For SALE-The lands of which
David Mears died seized and possess
ed, situated near Locustville, con
tanning 80 acres, more or less. Good
trucking land, abundant resources
For further particulars apply to
w. Fisher Mears or
T.. Floyd Mock.