Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-03-25
GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS.

Norfolk, Va, March 19.-Scrgeant
| Quick, of the United States marine
corps, was yesterday at the navy yard
here presented with bronze medal OF
honor for galantry in action in Cuba
! He was born in Charlcstown, W. Va,
June 90, 1870. enlisted in the marine
corps in 1892. and i'll 1897 was awarded
medal for good conduct, fidelity, zeal
and obedience. He has been ordered
to report for examination for promotion
to licutenancy.
Birmingham, Ala, March 16-The
| fercest tornado ever known in this
vicinity visited the town OF Avondale,
on the eastern outskirts of the city, at
5 o'clock yesterday morning. 1t came
directly from the south, with rain and
lightning. Passing immediately in front
| of the Avondale cotton mills, it blew
down the negro Methodist church and ut
terly demolished it. Three negro houses
and a negro church short distance
away were also destroyed.
Danville, Va, March 19.-Aftcr much
discussion, at lengthy session of the
city council the effort to reduce gas and
water rates was carried through. The
city gas works. owned and operated by
the city. will, beginning April /, furnish
gas to consumers at 81 per thousand
cubic feet. with discount of % per
cent on all gas bills paid on or before
the 9th day of each month, thus prac-
ticaly making the price of gas in Dan
vile rs cents per thousand.
Roanoke, Va, March 20.-A fatal
wreck occurred on the Norfolk and West
ern at Ada yesterday morning. killing
Fireman Van I.andingham, Of this city,
and brakeman named E. A. Graham.
A tramp was also killed. Several train
men were more or less injured. Three
freight trains were wrecked. All were
coming east. The first train had stopped.
The second broke in two, and the sec
tons in their fight down the mountain
side crashed into the first train. They
were soon followed by the third, which
had not been tagged.
Raleigh. n. c.. March 16.-Smallpox
continues to spread in this state. The
counties in which cases have been re-
ported to the state board of health are
Currituck, PasQuotank. PerQuimans,
Gates, BERTHE. Tyrell Edgecombe, War
rem, Wayne. Johnston, Wake Ala
nance. Guilford, Buncombe, New Han
over. northampton, Columbus, Halifax,
Mcdowell and Moore. So rapidly is the
disease assuming the proportions of an
epidemic that the state board of health
has appointed smallpox Inspector The
disease is especially bad among the mill
operatives at Burlington. Compulsory
vaccination in the town and country has
been resorted to.
Addison. W. Va, March ID. T.
Albrool, of st. Louis. Mo-. who sought
lodging at police headquarters in Par
kersburs recently. and when searched
was found in possession OF two tickets
from western matrimonial agency. for
which he claimed he paid a goodly sum,
emitting the bearer to wed Miss Ethel
Dartwood, at Upper Glades, Webster
county. is now in Jail at Addison, a raw
| ing maniac. Albrook walked over 1000
miles to see his intended bride. who was
supposed to possess a fortune of 5000,
but upon his arrived at Upper Glades
was greeted by widow and one child,
who were practically without home.
He pressed his suit, however, but was
rejected. and after failing to get an at
torney who would bring n suit for breacl!
OF promise. his mind gave way and he
was adjudged insane.
Danvillc, Va. March 19.-Information
has reached here Of the death under pc
culiar circumstances of Carl Nowlin, a
| noted ''moonshincr' of the famous
Shooting Greek section, in the mountains
Of Franklin county Shooting creek runs
between two thickly wooded mountain
spurs, and this valley has long been the
home of the festive moonshiners. OF
whom Carl Nowlin was the king. Heavy
rains of the past week have flooded all
the mountain streams. and on one of
which Nowlin was attending to one OF
his illicit distilleries there was on Wed
nesday terrific waterspout. 1t is sup
posed that when the floods came so sud-
denly Nowlin was asleep, and the king
of the moonshiners, together with his en-
tire establishment, were swept away.
The next day Nowlin's body was found
in Shooting creek. several miles below
| where his "blind tiger" had been To-
Gated, and not shred of his distillery
was to be found anywhere.