Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-07-01
NEIGHBORH0OD NOTES.
OnnmcocIa.
A fruit famine at this place.

A fruit famine at this place.
Childrens' day exercises have been
held in the churches and were con-
sidered very entertaining.
Master Henry Parker. son of Mr..
w. h. Parker, has returned from
Washington, D. c., where he attend
ed school during the past term.
A surprise party, in honor of Miss
Ethel johnson, of Willis Wharf, WAS
given on Friday evening, the 93rd
inst, at the home of Miss Henrietta
Wise.
Mr.. Charles Kent, of Richmond,
was here recently to visit his sister,
Miss Emily Kent, an artist of Peters
burg, who is staying for the summer
with Mrs. B. NJ. Custis
Onancock Council American Fra
ternal Insurance Union, will serve
ice cream and other refreshments to
IT'S members on Monday evening,
July 10th, at their hall.
4 new industry has been planted
here recently-the manufacture OF
tombs and monuments of concrete
rock The rock is made here under a
patent right by an inventor of North
Carolina.
Our new Mayor and Council as
sumed municipal authority Wednes-
day. They are prepared for the
adoption of new measures which they
consider are for the interests OF the
town, but have not given their ideas
in this regard.
At a regular communication on
Friday night, the 23rd inst, Chesa.
peake Lodge, a. F. s. A. NJ, elected
for the ensuing term the following
officers: John W. Rogers, w. NJ !;
John s. NAPLES. s. W.: 0. L. Parker,
J. w; G. G Joynes, Secretary; s. R.
Nelson, Treasurer; Geo. H Powell,
S D.; Thos. S. Hopkins, j. d.
Rev. J. D. Hank returned last week
and filed his pulpit on Sunday, but
was called to Richmond on Thurs
day to attend special meeting of
the Board of Trustees for the pur
pose of electing president for Ran
dolph Macon College to fill the place
of DR. John A. Kern, who lately re
signed the office to accept chair at
Vanderbilt University.
Intelligence was received here, by
wire, on last Saturday, by Mrs. Maud
White, CT the death of her husband
Mr.. Samuel Fl. White, formerly of
this county, late of Washington, D.
c., who was in Kansas for the recu-
peration of health. Mrs White had
come here to stay at the home of her
father, Mr.. W. S. Mills, during her
husbands trip The remains were
sent for interment to the home of his
father, Mr.. a. P. White, near Parks
ley. Mr.. White was well known to
many people here who held him in
high esteem and deplore his early
departure. Great sympathy for the
bereaved is expressed.
Prof. ]. D. Hank, having finished
his labors at the Pungoteague Acade
my, is now resting here at the home
of his father. He will not engage
further in teaching, but will pursue
course Of law at the University of
Virginia during the coming session.
By ''unfiagging zeal, large executive
ability and marked proficiency as a
teacher he made that Academy a
success, and holds paper signed
by long list OF patrons and students
attesting their. high appreciation of
him as scholarly gentleman and
accomplished teacher" and recog-
nizing the fact that the flattering
condition of the Academy is due to
his building, expressing their
unfeigued regret for his loss as prin-
cipal and rendering assurances of
confidence and regard.