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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-11-22

Here is an object lesson which
will not fail to interest very con-
siderable number of American peo-
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-11-22

Nails in 1881 80.
Nails in 1S99-S4.35.
Increase in wages-10 per cent,
Increase in trust prohts-180
per cent.
Increase in cost to consumer
100 per cent Houston Post.
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wachapreague.

The Rev. Mr.. Lafferty filled the
Presbyterian pulpit here on Sunday
night last.
The Big Hit Dramatic Club will
give another grand entertainment on
Tuesday. April 4th.
There will be business meeting
the Epworth League next Wednes-
day evening. goth inst. The members
are requested to be present.
Measles still prevailing extensively
in town, and some of the children are
quite sick. In the family of Capt.
Isaac Phillips the mother and six
children have all been down at the
same time.
Miss Drennen, of Cape Charles,
who has suffered an attack of mea-
sells while visiting Miss Katie Brad.
ford has now sufficiently recovered to
be out again. Her father came up to
visit her last week.
Ocean Lodge A. F. & A. III. held it's
regular communication on Wednes>
day afternoon last. There was a
pretty full attendance of the brethren'
among them the Rev. Mr.. Stone and
Messrs G. G. Dix and j. w. Rogers, of
Chesapeake Lodge. Mr.. L. B. Rellam,
fellow craft. was raised to the de-
gree of Master Mason. Amotion was
entered to change the meeting days
of the Lodge, which went over under
the rul,s until next regular meeting
The Lodge will meet hereafter at
8 p. M. instead of 7:3O. 1t was or
dered that the sum of a hundred dol
lars be paid on the Lodge indebted
ness of five hundred.
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EFarbOrtOu.

A new street is being opened in oui
town over lands of G.. 8. Hoffman, c.
w. Marsh and J. w. Adams.
mr.. Oswald Hutchinson will i'm
prove his property this Spring by an
addition to his dwelling and hand
some porches.
The fish factory of Captain A. j.
Morse is being overhauled and put in
first-class condition for the Spring
season which opens in May.
The schooner George P. Keagle,
belonging to Capt. E. P. Evans, run
into by steamer off Lamberts Point
last week and sunk. had not been
raised at this writing.
MIR. Thomas Trader and Miss Pearl
Bennett, both of this neighborhood
went by rail to Pocomoke City,
Thursday, of last week, and were
married at the Parker House, Rev. j
D. Kinzer officiating.
Harborton is to have the largest
and most substantial wharf of the
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic
Railway Company on the Eastern
Shore. 1t is to be rebuilt and en-
larged this Spring. with shed over il
22x6O feet and larger freight house
The contract was awarded over all
other competitors to the Martin and
Mason Building and Supply Co., O
this place.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-03-25

Arrivals at Islands Hotel, Chinco-
league, for week ending March 81, 1899;
w. H. Andrews, A. j. Coming, Jr., j.
E. Marrow, q. w. Mason, J. w. Han
cock, j. G. Buckingham, G.. j. Gov
ington, w. FL Dung, Baltimore; b.
E. Conklin, Mrs. Mary a. Hudson, l.
j.. Hudson, j. H. Covington, Phila
delphia; D. F. Bolton, Pittsburg, Pa;
j. Worm, Liverpool, England; Ernest
Powell, J. L. Mock, s. j. Mumford,
I. s. Smith, w. d. Cordry. DR.. w. d.
S:raghn, G. a. Clark, Snow Hill D.
s, Ayres, Girdletree, e. j. Duer, VIM.
Selby, Stockton; w. G!\ D. Gross,
Salisbury; f. Il. Johnson, A. E.
Matthews, j. w. Elliott, Gillie Bunt-
ing, Jno. w. Duncan, Willie Duncan,
Jas. a. Winder and wife, Capt. j. e.
Pruitt, s. G. McGrath, E. e. Fitz-
gerald, Accomac.
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FKel1ors

Mr. Leonard c.. Mears is in Balti-
more this week buying horses and
farm supplies.
Mrs. Jas. A. Winder has returned
from Baltimore with handsome line
of new spring millinery. Her home
will be favorite resort for the ladies
from now on.
Mr. 6. T. stockley, of the firm Of
Coleburn s. Stockley,i s just back from
visit to Baltimore. Washington and
other cities. 1t is supposed that Mr.
Stockley's trip was q social IS we'll as
a business one.
Mr.. Richard Ames. q well known
Confederate veteran, came from the
Soldiers Home, Richmond, this
week. Mr.. Ames does not expect tc
return. Though kindly treated and
cared for, he prefers to spend his de-
clining years among his own people.
The Board of Directors of the East
ern Shore Agricultural Fair has been
holding frequent meetings, arranging
the details of the coming exhibition
The usual dates, August %, %. "a, 95
have been selected as the time fol
holding said fair. Extensive improve
ments will be made on the grounds
and many new features added to the
premium list.
Our roads have been worse this
Spring than ever known. The reason
thereof is not far to seek. Added tc
the rains, SHOWS and freezes an IN
usually large quantity of potatoes
and fertilizers have been hauled to
and from the depot. However, oul
efficient road-machine man, Mr.. Jas
A. Wipder, is awake to the situation
and will shortly have them in their
former good condition.
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HyInenenI.
MEARs-THos1As.

The home of Mr.. Joshua P. Thorn
as, near Savageville, was the scene of
an old fashion Virginia wedding,
Wednesday, March 2sd. His daugh-
ter, Miss Ernie B. Thomas, a popular
and attractive young lady, was mar
ried on that day to Mr.. William B.
Mears, prosperous farmer, of near
Only, in the presence of host OF
friends, Rev. j. R. Griffith officiating.
The bride. accompanied by her maid
of honor, Miss Bertha e. Thomas,and
the groom with his best man, Mr.. o.
NJ. Stevenson, approached the altar
while the wedding march was being
beautifully rendered by Miss Lena E.
Taylor and V. w. Phillips and took
the vows which made them one, sur
rounded by the following attendants:
Miss Mollie s. Harmon and Will Fl.
Phillips, Miss Mollie B. Mason and
Harry T. Mears, Miss Daisy D. Belote
and Thomas r. James. Miss Evelyne
NJ. Hopkins and WILDER j. Milliner,
Miss Birdie E. Killman and Will j.
Kellam, Miss Emma G. Jones and
Broaddus &. Killman, Miss Grace V.
Belote and DR.. E. r. Mason, Miss
Minnie D. Belote and Harry J. Mears,
Miss Maggie K. Turner and Fred F.
Harmon, Miss Ella 81. Mears and
Ernest T. Harmon. Miss Beulah j.
Mears and Charles T. Ayres.
The bride was beautifully attired
in pearl cloth, trimmed in white satin
and green plush.
Their friends remembered them
with many beautiful and valuable
presents.
After the marriage the company
was invited to the dining-room
where they enjoyed a supper pre-
pared by Mr.. Thomas and wife. Their
names are a sufficient guarantee for
the elegance of the supper.
GUEST.
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Rioxon.

Mrs. Wellington Nelson quite sick
at this writing
Mr.. Will Mears quite sick from the
effects of vaccination.
Miss Estelle Scott is visiting her
brother at Exmore.
DR.. W. W. Kerns spent few days
in Richmond, last week.
Our town was supplied with fresh
fish, the first of this season, last week.
Mr.. Thomas Savage is just home
from visit to relatives and friends
in Baltimore.
The roads in ouf town almost im-
passible of late. we are glad to report'
are improving.
Prof. Bland has been teaching a
private school at this place since the
public school closed.
DR.. W. E. Judkins and wife have
returned from a visit to relatives and
friends in Norfolk.
The smallpox scare is subsiding in
this section and now is hardly cause
for alarm to our people.
Mr. Merritt Bloxom, who has been
attending the Massey Business
College, Richmond, Va, returned
home this week.
An oyster supper will be served at
st. Thomas Church, Easter Monday.
April Sd. Plenty of confectioneries
also will be for sale. Everyone is in
vited.
Our hotel proprietor, MIR. E. A
Bloxom, is being literally patronized
by the travelling public. especially
the drummers, whom we have with
Us all the time.
Miss Lewis, teacher in the primary
department at this place, and Misses
LeCato and Taylor. teachers at Gull.
ford, have returned to their homes
much to the regret of their many
friends.
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Chtncoteaguo.

G. W. Duncan and wife, Of Girls
field, are visiting friends here.
Capt.H. B. Rogers, of the sife Sav.
ling Service, was here this week on an
inspecting tour.
Captain K. j. Bunting. the present
supervisor for this place, declines to
be candidate for another term.
Mrs. Mary Lewis, widow of the late
John D. Lewis, died this week, aged
IS years. a daughter and son survive
her.
Wild geese are seen from this place
going North of late in large numbers,
q sure sign, the sailors say, that win
ter is over.
Capt. L. Feddeman and Solomon
Doughty left this week for Mystic,
Conn, to engage in fish business dur
ing Summer.
Mrs. 81. K. Smith sold her house
hold effects at auction last week and
left for Philadelphia, to join her hus-
band now resident of that city.
Schooner j. R. Mof1tt arrived this
week from New York with cargo of
coal and Schooner John Wesley load
ed with oysters for New Jersey.
Levin Deriekson, cashier of our
bank, went to Parksley this week on
prospecting tour. with the view Of
tablishing bank there. He was
favorahly impressed with the place
as the site for bank and proposes to
open one there at an early date.
Arrivals at Atlantic Hotel this week:
J. a. Truitt, r. W. Melbourne, Balti-
more; F. G. Hanna, R. F. Powell,
Philadelphia; NJ. E. selby, F. L.
Clark, Wilmington; E. B. Ellis, Cam
den, N. j.; q. Ayres, Girdletree;
Levin Derickson and wife, Berlin;
E. q. Benson, E. W. Polk, Pocomoke
city; Col. W. P. Selby, DR.. W. A.
Taylor, Stockton; ]. W. Broughton.
&. F. Kelly, J. w. Taylor & son. Capt
e. B. Rogers, Accomac.
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QnleY.

Our town of late has been bounti-
fully supplied with fresh fish.
Mrs. j. G. Belote and Mrs. Sadie
Hill are home from short visit to
Baltimore.
Mrs. A. W. Mears, of Baltimore. is
visitor to the county, the guest Of
Mrs. V. S. Mason, Savageyille, this
week.
Mr.. A. G..Kelly of late has been inn
proving his property at this place
and thereby added greatly to the ap-
pearance of same.
A building boom seems to be at
hand in this vicinity, if we may judge
from the numerous orders being re-
ceiyed by our millman. Capt. E. B.
NAPLES, daily. he is hustler and is
busy all the time in trying to meet
the wants of his patrons.
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PRrEaI9y.

The NJ. E. Preacher, of this town,
left this week for Conference, in ses-
sion at Cambridge, Nd.
New dwellings are in course OF
erection for Messrs. E T Parks, L. s
Baker and John T. Scott.
Roy D. White has been engaged for
past week in surveying oyster
grounds in districts 2 and3 8.
Mrs. Marceline Nelson left for Bal
timore, Tuesday. to accept situation
with Armstrong, Gator & Co.
Our town is now very gay from the
effects of the homecoming of the
teachers in different localities, past
session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Lane, who
have been visiting Mrs. 8. 7. jones'
left Tuesday for their home in Vine
land, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers, who spent the
summer of 1897 on Merompkin beach,
have been heard from by Master
Frank White of this place. They are
now in Canada.
Protracted meeting has been in
progress in the Baptist church, at
this place, for past two weeks, con-
Quoted by Rev. NJ. F. Sanford, pastor
of the church. assisted by Rev. Mr..
Pruitt. of Pocomoke, very polished
and fluent speaker.
d. s. G. T. 1. Kent and Chaplain
Rev. E. D. Stone with about 20 MEM
bers of Parksley Council, No. ia. Jr.
o. U. A. NJ. organized Riverdell
Council, No. 80. at Deep Greek, March
18th, with 26 members and the follow
ing officers: Chas. T Scott, c.; Joshua
T. Hart, V. c.; Robert B. Allen, Jr.
P. c.; F. L. Smith. R. s.; John Fl.
Nelson, Asst. R. s.; Chas. q. Hop
kins, F. s.. 9. Luther Allen, Treas;
Edward F. Northem, W.; VIM. s.
Courtney, Can; Geo. 81. Hart, I. s.;
w. L. Lerton. o. s.; Geo. Il. Spence.
Chaplain; Chas. T. Scott, John D.
Scott and John B. Allen, trustees.
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Belinda.

The mainsail of Sloop Marietta, j.
T. Slant, captain, was blown away
last Sunday night in Pocomoke
Sound.
Capt. R. J. Corbin, on his way from
across the bay with load of corn a
few days ago, lost man off of bis
boat in Pocomoke Sound.
Our farmers away behind in their
work. Will plant Irish potatoes as
soon as it is dry enough and are get.
ting their hotbeds in order.
Rev. j. D. Hosier, of late in the
Johns Hopkins Hospital for treat
ment, has returned home very much
improved in health and has resumed
work in the churches in his charge.
The members of Sanford M. e.
Church. South. will hold a fair on
Easter Monday, commencing at 2 p.
m, for the benefit of that church,
Oysters, ice cream, &C., will be served
Mr.. Frank W. Byrd had narrow
escape from serious injury, on his way
over the Saxis Island road to Belinda
few days ago. The holes in the
road are so deep much of the way
that the axle of his carriage touched
the ground and his horse was fright
ened by dragging through them and
ran away with him. In many places
the holes cannot be Stunned and the
danger is SO great, that it is worthy
the attention of the Board of Super.
visors, if they do not want q suit TO,
damages against the county.
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A right merry occasion was the
wooden wedding of Mr. T. Fl. and
Mrs. Margaret Willis Adams which
took place at their home, at the cor
ner of Northam and Riley streets,
Onancock, at s O'Clock on Tuesday
evening, the 2tst inst. A large COM
pany of invited friends were present
and were very pleasantly entertained.
An abundance of elegant refresh
ments were served. The gifts were OF
much value. including articles both
useful and ornamental. Good cheer
prevailed throughout the evening,
After Offering their good wishes to
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams for many years
of happy life, the company dispersed
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Observation-Disclosures.

Mr.. G. @. Bryan Hickman and Miss
Eulalia Milliner, daughter of Mr.. j.
W. Milliner, of near Accomac G. H.,
were married at the Parker House,
Pocomoke City, Saturday, March
18th, Rev. J. D. Kinzer of the M. P
Church officiating. Both of them are
popular and have a host of friends
who will wish them well in theii
Journey through life together.
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Democratic Mass.mee,tnG.

A meeting of the Democratic voters
of Accomack county will be held at
the courthouse, on Monday, March
9th, inst, (courtday) to determine
as to the time and mode of nominal
ing candidates for the several County
and District Offices to be filled at the
coming May election.
JNo. W. BowDoIN,
County Chairman.
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DON'T Use BIG WORDS.

In promulgating your esoterlc
cogitations, or calculating sup
CRITICAL sentimentalities and
philosophical psychological OBJ
servations, beware of platitudl-
nous ponderosity. Let your
conversations possess a clarified
conciseness, comprehensive e.
ness, coalescent consistency and
a concatenated cogency.
Eschew all conglomerations OF
fatulent garrulity, jajune bab-
Element and asinine Alterations.
Let your extemporaneous de-
scantings and unprecedented
expatiations have intelligibility
and veracious yivacity, without
rodomontade or thrasonical bonn
bast. Sedulously avoid all poly
syllable profundity, pompous
prolixity, ventriloquial verbosity
and vaniloquent vapidity. In
other words,
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NE1eHBoRHooD NOTES.
0naucoek.


Mr.. Upshur @ sturgis, of Norfolk,
visited his parents here this week.
Mrs. Turrentine, of Cambridge, Md,
is a guest at the home of Mr.. VIM.
Watson.
Carpenters are engaged in erecting
dwelling for Mr.. s. R. Nelson, on
Main street.
MIR. J. w. Duncan went to Chinco.
league this week on hunting trip OF
several days.
Farmers should bring in their tur-
nip greens. This is a ready market.
We must have this tonic vegetable.
Garden crops will be late here this
Spring, as owing to the continued
wet weather we are unable to pre-
pare the soil.
Miss Baker, of Winchester, Va. and
Miss Page Nottingham, of Eastville,
are guests this week at the home of
MIR. A. M. Nottingham.
Mr.. Nj. L. Fletcher, of Norfolk,
assistant cashier of the N. Y. P. e. N.
R. r., spent Sunday and Monday in
town at the home of his parents.
Mrs. j. R. Sturgis, who was so pain
fully injured some days since by the
explosion of an air tight can in which
she was boiling chocolate, is much
improved.
Spring trade has started here in
the dry goods line. New goods are
arriving and the people are Tout
shopping" inspecting and making
purchases.
1t is said that Leo Wheat, the
pianist, will appear here again in q
public concert about the middle of
April. This is welcome news to the
lovers of the art.
This town is now well supplied with
fresh herring and shad. The fish
dealers are we'll patronized and their
stock commands big prices. The
town is an excellent fish market-the
inhabitants are partial to brain food.
Snow and rain occurred again on
Tuesday night. With the exception
of one week, there has been since the
middle of January, regular recur-
renee of snow or rain on Tuesdays. 1t
seems that this condition occurs as a
rule in nature until certain periods
have passed.
1t is now fashionable to carry the
left arm in sling. Most persons
have adopted this in preference to
running the chances of getting some
thing worse. We have not been ex-
cited concerning the rumors OF the
presence of the smallpox in the towns
on the Peninsula.
Mr. Frank NJ. Boggs, of Baltimore,
formerly citizen of this town, ar
rived here on last Saturday morning
and spent several days. Since Deem
Der he has made two trips to Spain
and one to Germany, filling an Of
flee of second storekeeper on the large
German steamship "Munchen."
Plumbers, MIR. Flanagan, of Phila
delphia, and Mr.. ]. 0. Taylor, of
Accomack G. a., are engaged in con
Quoting water from the main to the
dwelling of Mr.. R. T. Ames and
equipping two elegant bath rooms,
on the first and second floor res
pectively, and very convenientsink
in the cookroom.
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=
spring is here. Have you read in
another item of the new spring stock
at Ames, Shield 81 Cos.
At meeting of the Chesapeake
Agricultural Fair Association, held
on Saturday last. it was decided to
hold the fair this year on the 10, 16,
II, and 18th, of August
The old courthouse building at
Eastville will soon be thing of the
past. Work of pulling down same
was begun this week by force of the
contractor for the new building
All persons having claims against
the estate of Solomon E. Ewell. de.
ceased, are requested by the heirs to
present their claims to Jos. R. Riggs
for payment as soon as possible.
f. 81. Benson will be at Accomac
c. H., Monday next, court-day, with
his new Spring line. of samples for
the coming season. Everything new.
neat and nobby and prices reason
able.
Mr.. II. H. Nelson has just returned
home with several horses, "the best
lot ever brought to the Eastern Shore
by him" and anyone in need of such
will dc well to call at his stables at
Accomac G. H., at once.
Mr.. F. w. Shivers, the ice cream
manufacturers so we'll known to many
of our people, has moved his factory
from Peninsula junction to Princess
Anne, Nd, and increased his facilities
by putting in new machinery.
The State Board Of Fisheries was
in session at the Capitol Wednesday,.
Capt. Thomas B. Smith, of North
appeared before the Board
and asked the body to provide pc
lice boat for the seaside of Accomac
and Northampton, where Mary land-
ers, it is asserted, are depredating
upon the oyster grounds.
The part of the Fentress farm in
Upshur's Neck owned by Miss George
R. Quinby, us offered for sale by I. b.
Quinby, Onancock, Va, at low price
and on easy terms. 1t has So acres of
improved high land, and Us acres of
woods land; has an exceptionally fine
water frontage on the broadwater,
and an excellent eel-grass shore.
Write to him for price and terms.
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NV spring goods arrived this
we K. The buyer returned from the
market with the best. You need a
new outfit in harmony with the seas
son-must be ready for Easter holt
days. Inspect the bright and elegant
fabrics and notions for your wear and
place your orders. A change from the
monotony of winter is naturally
desired-it gives new life and pleas
urres.
Ames, Shield q Co.
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Write to us tor estimates on doors,
sash, blinds, stair-rails and all other
kindsof building material, hardware,
paints, &c. Stock large, prices low.
Mr.. R. D. L. Fletcher will be at Ae-
comac c. H., the first day of every
County Court. to receive orders fol
the firm.
Cape Charles Ice s. Lumber Co.
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Church Notes.

The members and friends of Lee
mont NJ. P. Church will hold an oys
tsr supper at the said church, Tues.
day evening. March 9Sth. II weather
unfavorable the next fair evening.
The annual egg hunt given by the
Might Society of Mackenzie Church
will be at the home of Mr.. James b.
Fletcher. Easter Monday, April Sd,
from three un til half past five o'clock.
Everybody is cordially invited. Ad-
mission five cents. Cake and cream
for sale. Should the weather be in
clement on Monday, con e the next
fair day.
The Easter comedy drama, Tues
day, April 4th, at Wachapresgue will
eclipse anything ever had there be-
fore. The costumes and mannerisms
of occasion will be caution. By res
quest part of the program which
drew such large crowds at Xmas will
be repeated. Reserved seat tickets
on sale now. Doors open at Z o'clock.
Plays put on at s. Admission fee
will be advertised in next weeks
issue. :.
Rev. J. D. Klnzer, D. D., will
preach at Leemont NJ. P. Church
Wednesday evening, March Goth, at
7:3O. After preaching the adjourned
quarterly meeting will be held. The
members of all the churches on Acco
mack Circuit are requested to be
present and the pastor and members
of Parksley NJ. P. Church are cor
daily invited to participate in these
services. We anticipate change in
the boundaries of Accomack Circuit.
Let us have a full attendance.
A. DONOVAN.
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Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair
Privileges.

The privileges of the Eastern Shore
Agricultural Association for the com
ing fair, August %, 20, "a, %, will be
let out at the Fair Grounds" near
Keller Station, to the highest bidder.
Monday, April Sd, Easter holidays
at two o'clock. Said privileges con-
sist of two confectionery stands, a
boarding tent, barber shop, &c. The
purchaser will in all cases be required
to give bond with approved personal
security, payable on the I'd day at the
Fair, August 23d. or in lieu thereof, il
preferred. one-third of the purchase
price down, the remaining two-thirds
on the second day of said fail, August
23d.
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