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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-04
MEETING NOTICES.

NAAA> ANU w AC1C'
CALIFORNIA Lodge No. !. F. and A. a
EVENING. May H. at 1880 o clock. Xxx
Stated meeting. BY order of the Mas "
ter. FRANKLIN H. DAY. Secretary.
MISSION Chapter No. 49, R. A. M
Tafs fisH HGRsDA9 mfflaE a95 E1BNfNG n deS6s MsS *
l. at 7:3O O'Clock at Mission Masonic w
P. JNo. R. HiLLMAN. secy.
f. HyES5Ss Elise at f'o o'clock. By order
]. R. GOLDSMITH, Secretary.
THE California Debris Commission, having re-
ceived applications to mine by the hydraulic
process from E H. Adams, in the Gold Bug
9apNt min Clipper % 71y Ms Butte Butte County
McCollum. in the Santa Rosa placer mine in
Mohawk Valley, Plumas County, to deposit
Plumas Development Company, in the Yankee
Hill mine, near La Porte, Plumas County. to
deposit tailings in St. Louis Ravine, gives
notice that a meeting will be held at room
69, Flood building, San Francisco, Cal, on
May To- 1899, at l:SO D. m.
ANNUAL meeting-The regular annual meet
ing OF the STOCKHOLDERS of the HutcbInson
Sugar Plantation Company will be held at the
office Of the company, 327 Market ST.. San
Francisco, Cal, on TUESDAY, the 9Th day
for the purpose of eelcting a Board of Direc-
tors to serve for the ensuing year and the
transaction O1 such other business as may
come before the meeting. Transfer books will
close on Friday, April Is, 1899. at o'clock
p. m. E. H. SHELDON, Secretary.
Office. S27 Market St, San Francisco, Cal.
NOTICE is hereby given by order of the Board
of Directors of the OCEANIC STEAMSHIP
COMPANY that a meeting of the stockholders
of said Company has been called by said
Board, to be held on FRIDAY, the second day
of June A. d. 1899, at eleven o'clock in the
forenoon Of said day, at the principal place of
business of said Company. at the building
where the said Board of Directors usually
meets namely. at the office of said Company
number 327 Market St, in the City and County
of San Francisco, State of California; that
the object OF said meeting is to consider and
act upon the proposition that said Company
create bonded Indebtedness of two million
five hundred thousand dollars (s2 500 900 0O) in
United States gold coin, for the purpose of
raising money to complete the construction
OF its steamships and their equipment for
use in the business of this corporation and
to purchase and pay for any other property
within the purposes of this Company: and to
secure the bonded Indebtedness so proposed
to be created by a mortgage upon its steam
and sailing ships and all other property of
said Company now owned hereafter to be
acquired by said Company.
BY order Of the Board Of Directors OF the
Oceanic Steamship Company.
corporate Seal.1 z. H. SHELDON,
Secretary of the Oceanic Steamship Com
rnnv
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SEWING MACHINES.

SEWING MACHINES.
y MONTHLY, rented; repaired. bought sold;
machine supplies 145 Sixth; phone Mint 45
AUTOMATIC. Domestic. Singer White cheap:
repairing guaranteed. 1915 Mission nr. 18th
ALL kinds bought Sold exchanged ~ented: rs-
pairing at lowest rates 205 Fourth st.
STORAGE.
Gala. Storage Warehouse, F. SMITH, prop.
Iz2 Mission; goods guaranteed; tel. Clay %,
P1ERCE-RUDOLPH Storage and Moving Co.
Office. 401 Post St. cor. Powell: tel. Main 5Tl3.
PIERCE & TAYLOR Storage Company; pack
ing, advance, etc. 7S5 Market; tel. Black al
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mneh miles,
b. Good Won
wyoming his
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HELP wANrEp-FEMALE.

C. R. HANSEN & Co... Phone Grant ISL
u mattresses for springs and water resorts
call and engage your places at once. C. r.
HANSEN & CO, 104 Geary st.
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1--WE WANT TO-DAY ...............
mattresses. Sacramento. $25; waitress
Fresno, S25; mattresses, Porterville $40 fare
paid; . mattresses. Sonora, 500; Mattresses
Dunsmuir, half fare paid Stockton, $2O
Marysville, 500: bakersfield. $40, fare paid
extra mattresses for country, 81 day and
free fare; 3 mattresses. city, $50; 8 chamber
maids to wait, s2O chambermaids, country
s15; woman cook, country, s25 c. R. HAN
SEN & CO., 104 Geary st.
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HELP wANTED-Continued.

MEN wanted to learn the barber trade; our
catalogue explains how teach the barber
trade in eight weeks; write to-day. Molers S
Barber College 635 Clay st.
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To-DaY's Entries.
nd Race-Four furlongs; two-year-olds;
ADVERTISEMENTS.

Third Race-one and an eighth miles; four
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TO LEASE.


COUNTRY HOME TO LEASE
In the hills 800 feet elevation 5 miles west of
Stanford University, overlooking Santa Clara
Valley; delightful climate; comfortable rest
dence of 10 rooms, furnished or not has not
and cold water; 25 acres of land well laid cut
in grass. flowers and fruit, including 400 fruit
trees; with barn, stable, clubhouse. etc; good
road and trail through redwood forest; must
be seen TO be appreciated; will be leased to a
desirable tenant on reasonable terms on ac-
count of owners intended absence For terms.
etc, apply to JOHN H. GILMORE. 321 Mont
gOmerY st. San francisco
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MATCHMAKER and jeweler experienced,
steady. 81, desires employment; town or coun-
try references. Address box 207, Call office
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DENTISTS.

UNFINISHED room, centrally located p
manent: state terms. Box Ga, Call office.
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T. 1o2X. Winner L b. by imp ornondesa
third driving ~
flly. handled Mcyyhirter
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-20
The Southern Baptist.

The Southern Baptists began their
forty-fourth annual convention in
Louisville last week. Mr.. Joshua
lowering, of Baltimore, declined to
become candidate for president OF
the convention, and ex.Gov. Northen.
of Georgia, was elected to that posi-
ton. The former president, Harral-
son. Of Alabama, declined to serve
longer.
Hot Springs, Ark, was chosen as
the next place of meeting of the Bap
fist convention. c. a. Winston, OF
Virginia, was elected president of the
Foreign Mission Board, Henry Nc
Donald president of the Home
Mission Board, and F. E. Foulke, of
Tennessee, president of the School,
house Board.
A resolution affirming the hostility
of the convention to the liquor
traffic, and stating it as the
sense of the delegates that no
Baptist church should allow a
dealer in liquor in its congregation,
was introduced. This resolution up-
holds the action of Louisville Bap-
fist church in turning out of its fold
all members engaged in the traffic Of
liquor. The resolution was amended
to include only those dealing in
liquor as Il beverage, and in this
shape it was adopted.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-20

Final action will be taken by Har-
manson-Wes Camp on the 9th day
of June,as indicated by the call OF the
Commander in this issue, as to The
location of the Confederate Monu
ment on the Eastern Shore. AT a
previous meeting, as heretofore
stated, Parksley was selected as the
site by the committee, but the selec-
tion seems to have been made either
under a misrepresentation on the part
of the committee as to the interest Of
the people at Accomac CHI in the site
for the monument, or the failure of
our citizens to realize what was ex-
pected of them. With the view TO 4
better understanding and with the OBJ
ject of selecting the most appropriate
site and one that will best meet the
wishes of the old soldiers especially
and the people generally, who feel an
interest in the monument, the com
mittee has agreed to open the whole
matter again.
That at the meeting to be held at
Hallwood the selection of a site will
finally determined upon, there is no
question, and in view of that fact we
respectfully urge every veteran to be
present and indicate his wishes in the
matter.
1t goes without saying, of course,
that we believe that Accomac c. H,
ought to be selected as the site, but
If after hearing our claim for the
monument, as the committee has
generously agreed to do, the decision
of the Camp should be unfavorable to
us, we will cheerfully submit to its
Judgment, recognizing its right to de-
eide the matter, and do all we can for
the speedy erection OF the monument.
In this connection, we desire to
add, that we disclaim any intention
of rejecting upon the committee for
their decision, in Il previous article in
this paper, except that we believe
that the committee erred, and at the
rehearing which has been so readily
granted, we believe too, if the com,
mittee shall be convinced that an
error was made, that its action will be
reversed and the monument located
elsewhere.
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The article appended furnishes food

The article appended furnishes food
for reflection to many Of our readers,
who make their living out of our
waters The terrapin with us too is
rapidly disappearing and soon will
be thing of the past unless some
thing is done for its preservation,
fish of many species, which few years
ago were abundant in our waters, are
now rarely seen and many of our oys
ter rocks which supplied us so abun>
IDENTIFY at one time are now so bare as
to be practically worthless. A halt is
necessary in Virginia, if we would not
be victims of our folly in the same
way that Texas is and "kill the goose
that LAYS the golden eggn as the peo-
pie Of that State seem to have done.
Only a few years since the waters
of Galveston Bay, marshes, laSoons,
and bayous along its margin teemed
with terrapin. There was a great de.
mand for them in New York and
Eastern cities, the prices paid were
high, and in consequence thousands
of dozen were taken annually by
means OF seines when they sought
the shore for the purpose OF deposit
ing their eggs.
Male and female alike were taken
and shipped to market, with the nat
ural result that this lndlscrlmlnate
manner of capture has obliterated
the terrapin as effectually from these
waters as the long range magazine
rifles the buffalo from Texas and the
West. Now to see terrapin on the
shores OF Galveston Bay is rarity
An old terrapin catcher said upon
this subject: 1.-The terrapin is thing
of the past in these waters and 1T is
all attributable to the greed and
ignorance of the persons catching
them. If they had only spared the
females there would be plenty here
now, but as it is have just returned
from six days cruise, during which
/ covered all the old grounds with
the result of getting but one terrapin,
and that | ate. A few years ago | Of
ten secured hundred dozen in two
days"
The fish in the bays are going the
same way. and are becoming scarcer
with each returning year While
there is State law prohibiting the
catching of small fish in nets, it is q
dead letter, and the seiners continue
to haul them ashore, where they are
left to rot by thousands. Even how
this place has TO depend for it's fish
suppl y upon the Gulf fisheries, some
of the smacks going as far as the
Campeachy Banks, off the coast OF
Yucatan, 500 miles to the southwark
OF here.
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SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1899.
Entered at the Postoffice at Accomac
G. H., Va, rs second-class matter.

The Democratic State Committee
will, it is stated, decline to Gala con
vention to nominate successor to
Senator Martin. That body, it seems,
has been polled and large majority
of its members found to oppose the
proposition. Such the advices, and
if they prove to be correct, nothing
is left but to appeal from the bosses
to the people by means OF a primary
in every county in the State as
Mississippi has done. Already thirty
eight counties in that State have Or
dered primaries to express their
preferences for United States Sena-
tors and to Instruct their representa-
tives in the Legislature TO vote their
choice That Virginia should do like
wise, no one will question, who be
lieves in the right of the people to
rule and who has noted the tendency
towards bossism of late in Virginia
and the disposition to deprive the
people of the right to have Il voice in
the selection of its Senators.
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/ IHIIurralh !; s; Spring!

We ask your special attention to
the fact that with the opening of this
season we are better prepared to
meet your wants than ever before.
We are not only better fixed by way
Of arrangement, but are carrying the
finest, freshest, most extensive stock
lin our line) on the Shore-all bought
in large quantities for cash-hence
we are able to sell you goods of bet-
ter quality for less money than others.
We do not buy our goods to keep
and look at, but to supply the wants
of our friend and customers, ut the
lowest possible prices.
We pay the highest prices for pros
duce.
To our force of attentive and polite
statesmen we have added young
gentleman, Mr. Chas. Anger, from
Baltimore, who is thoroughly exper-
fenced in the Meat Business. he llav-
ing handled it all his life. With ref
prence to Meats. we want to say that
all our former efforts in that direc>
ton were as nothing as con pared
to what we propose to do this
season; our purpose is 10 handle every
variety and abundance that the
Market will afford. which blended
with the cutting aud handling of our
experienced Butcher will bring about
Il new era on the Eastern Shore.
With such capabilities at our com
mand, we place our large and varied
stock ut your refusal and if first class
goods at low prices are what you
need we can fill your orders every
time Come and see us.
We mention u few of our leading
lines:
Groceries, Domestic and Fancy
Meats of all kinds. Salt aud Fresh
Fruits, Vegetables, Confectionery,
Paints, Oils, Brushes. Hardware, Tin
ware, Wood and Willowwure, Queens
ware, Canned Goods, Corn, Oats, Hay,
Bran, Chop. etc.
Respectfully yours,
w. T. Winder,
Opposite Pungoteague Road, =
Onancock, Va.
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To the voters of Accomac:


The undersigned hereby announce ourselves
as candidates for reelection to the Office OF
County Trcasurcr,at thc coming May election
In making this announcement. we beg to as
sure the good people of Accomack that we arc
deeply sensible of the favor and support here
tofore accorded us. and which have tended IL
mike our responsible and oncrOus public du-
ties as pleasant as they could be made. While
We have conscicntiously laborcd to do our full
tried to subordinate our duty to the conven-
fence of our people, us far as was possible. ii
is and will always be, a source of qualification
to us, that these efforts have been so kindly
appreciated by the public, and that they, iii
turn have been so patient with, and generous
towards us We trust we may further re-
ccive their support. Renewing on our part
the obligation TO serve them in the future us
faithfully as we have tried to do in the past.
Your humble servants.
EDWIN r. POWELL.
IOUN II. HOPKINS.
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Rev. DR.. R. \. sledd, pastor Of

Rev. DIR. r. n. Sledd, pastor OF
Main Street M. E. Church, Danville,
and formerly pastor of Centenary
Church, Danville, the largest Metho>
dist church in Virginia, died in
Atlanta, Ga, Monday. DR.. Sledd was
one of the ablest and most beloved
members of the Virginia Conference
il e left Danville about Il month ago
for Nashville, Tenn to attend IA
meeting of the Foreign Mission Board
of the General Conference, M E.
Church, South. of which he was
president. While returning home be
was taken i'll on the train aud had tc
stop in Atlanta
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-20

Active work on the erection of the
new one million bushel grain eleva
tor at Newport News for the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad will COM
mence next Monday morning. The
structure will be about two thirds as
large as the 1.750,000 bushel grain
elevator now standing on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio property. 1t will
cost about $750,000.
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D.. ~ dY1000z0b 80 81sQ.
FAMILY FiNANCiERlING.


They tell me you work Tor u dollar uay
Hvw is you clOlhe your Wy Oil stCn pay:
/ know YOU will Jnlhk IL collcci4tu aHu Queer,
But uecauSe / aln d eoou hiancloi
There's rete, .onIl JIII joe, William ~ Ned
"A half dozen buys To be Clotneu and leu;
| buy Tor lneln al plain VlcJuaie 10 eau,
But cloJnlug buy only Tor our son Peie.
When fete clothes are snliill Tor Illi 10 90
My wife them over AID gives tllell w Jonn,
hen Tor they have grown Out OF lttLe
She lust makes 1Or jim VINO is elSnL.
hen Ivr they have uecUIle toU ragged w Tx,
She lusL makes Vvcr iVi Dill WIG Is SIX,
And yUulS Dill Il1ey viii no louSer uo,
Size lust JhtiIi over iUf Gu VINO 10 GWO
So YOU see II yet Tile gUOu clothing Tof feIe
Inc family Iurnisl7u With clothing cuhIpIete,l
But Wien got Though with Jle ClotllHs5 au when
ne Has Jruw aside ~ 1J uo yOu liz With Uhon:
why uuct 80 round LAG circle Complete
And begin tAeil IUr tieLc4lco Aor Iete,
But where irleud YOU Duy clotle9 t1aC wear
FROM reJe down without = tJ Vf Joar:
" down w lis Stuck 10 uio UGoG,
lie caI suit family, NV "'lle tilu Tile rest.
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Candidates Cards.

To the voters of Pungoteague district
/ hereby announce myself candi-
date for the office of Supervisor for
Pungoteague district and respectful-
" solicit the support of the voters
thereof at the ensuing election.
Should it please the people to elect
me shall endeavor to discharge the
duties of the office for the best inter-
est of all sections of the district.
Respectfully,
G. 7, RUNTING
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-20

Contrary to expectations the jury
in the case of Coli Gould P. Aus
tin, charged with criminal assault
upon Bertha Tappan, of Phoebus,
have reached an agreement. The
verdict was guilty and the punish
ment was fixed at eight years i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary,
which, in the case of the white haired
prisoner, will probably be equivalent
TO life sentence. The jury was out
forty>two hours. 1t was the third
trial OF the case.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-20

To the voters of Pungoteague district:
l hereby announce myself as an
independent candidate for the Office
of Constable in Prngoteague district.
If elected, promise to discharge the
duties of said office faithfully, fear-
lessly and impartially.
Very respectfully,
WIN. b. JoYNES.
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To my fellow citizens of Pungoteague
lictl.inf.

Having been appointed by the Hon.
John w. Il. Blackstone, Judge Of Ac-
comac county court, to fill out the
unexpired term of Thos. q. Elliott,
AS magistrate, and having couscien-
tiously and without fear or favor dis
charged said duties, again appeal
to the voters of said district for their
support at the coming May election.
JNo. a. MEARS,
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Respectfully,
NJ. OLDHAM, Jt.
-ro tbc votcrs Of Accomocl county.

TO the voters Of Accomack County:
l hereby, respectfully announce myself
candidate for reelection to the office of Clcrl
of the Circuit Court for the county of Acco
mack, ut the general election TO be held on thu
18th day of May. next. Truly thankful foryou
support i'll the past, shall. indeed be sincere
" grateful for Il continuance thereof: and j
reelected, shall, us heretofore, cndcavor t'
discharge the duties of the Office faithfully
obligingly and satisfactorily.
Very respectfully,
JonN d. GRANT.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-20
TO the voters of Pungoteague Ntagis
terial district:

At the earnest solicitation of some
of our highest officials and represen-
tative citizens of the district an
nounce myself II candidate for re-
election to the office of Supervisor OF
Pungoteague district. Elected to
this office two years ago by your
kindness and partiality | ask re-
newal of your confidence and res
pectfully solicit your suffrages at the
election to be held on the 25th day OF
May.
Respectfully,
n & WISE
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To all the voters of Pungoteague dis

To al the VOTERS OF FuISOltHsut us
trict:
l respectfully announce myself a
candidate for re election TO the office
of Constable In asking again your
support beg leave to say, | trust my
past record entities me to it aud sub
NIT that an experience of several
years will enable me to serve you
better in the future than in the past.
If elected will endeavor as l have
always done to give you faithful and
efficient service.
Respectfully,
JOS. @. WESCOTT.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-20
To all the voters of Pungoteague dis

trict:
1 announce myself o candidate fol
the office of Constable in the coming
May election Having received the
nomination on the 22d of April, re.
spectfully solicit the support of each
voter of said district and promise. il
elected, to discharge the duties Of
said office honestly and fearlessly re-
gardless of color. | hope my past
record will be a guaranty that | will
do my full duty on all occasions.
Respectfully,
WM. L. DRUAIMOND,
Mappsburg, Va
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RuSINESS NOTICES.

NOTICE TO SWEET POTATO
GROWERS Do you want to make
forward sweet potatoesY II so, use
Bay Island Guano, sold by
d. H. johnson " Son,
Parksley, Va.
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Ladies' Attention!

Call to see our Spring Stock, we sell
the latest effects as low and lower
than you pay elsewhere for old stock.
FULL LINE OF MILLINERY.
R. g. G. short aud long waists, P. G..
G. 81 c.. b. Corsets, which are sure to
please. from % cts. to $1.25. Latest
in Piques, Mulls, Silk Waist Patterns
&c, sc.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-20

NoTIcE-With the view of closing
out my mercantile business | am now
Offering the entire stock at cost. The
storehouse also is for rent.
s. j. Lewis,
Parksley.
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% the voters OF Franktown Magis

To the voters OF Franktown Magis
terial district.
l hereby announce myself II candi-
date for the Office of Supervisor for
the above district in the general elec
ton. II elected | promise to take care
of the interests Of the county to the
best of my ability. Soliciting the
support of my friends and others,
AIN as ever.
Very obediently yours,
II. p. JAMES.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-20

For RENT-For year 1899, small
farm, part of Floyd farm, near
louisville, belonging to h. a.
BloNom. For terms apply to
DR.. Jno. w. Kellam,
louisville.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-05-20

For RENr-For year 1900 two small
farms, near Onley, and house and lot
in Onancock, occupied at present by
II. w. Taylor.
Onancock, Va.
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To the voters of Accomac:

TO the VOttTs OF ACCOHtc.
take this method Of announcing,
that | shall be candidate for the
office of Attorney for the Commons
wealth for Accoinack county, at the
general election to be held May 25th.
10 making this announcement de-
sire to express my appreciation OF the
honor conferred upon me four years
ago and to solicit a denomination for
said office.
ResDectfully.