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0ntey.

Mrs. J. NJ. Brown. of Norfolk, was
guest of the family of Mr.. L. r.
Phillips this week.
Rev. G. W. Hurt delivered an able
address TO our Baptist Sabbath
school, last Sunday.
During the late thunderstorm, q
valuable horse of Mrs. Susan Belote
was killed by lightning.
There shipped from this station
this season 1920 crates of straw
berries and 2,G15 baskets of peas.
Messrs. L. ]. Savage and E. A.
Ames have just returned from a bust
ness trip to the northern cities. The
latter has been on the sick list since
his arrival home.
Mfr. Charles S. Lahe, of louisville,
and Miss Annie Connell. of Balti-
more, were married at the Methodist
parsonage at this place on the 9th
inst, Rev. J. r. Griffith officiating.
Mr.. W. 7. Broughton is in the up.
per part of the county visiting rele-
tives-Mrs. Mary E. Walers, Mrs.
Mollie Taylor and Miss Lena Taylor
are sojourners on the Island-Mrs
Clara Gillespie and Miss Sarah
White, of Mappsvllle, are visiting
friends here.
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Road Tax.

By request of Mr.. W. L. Mock, SUI
pervisor of Atlantic district, the fol
lowing is submitted through the EN-
TERPRIsE for the information of the
tax payers of said district:
The amount of road tax that I have
in hand at our last settlement, Feb
ruary 9Th, 1899, was about two thous
and dollars, and not eight or ten
thousand as has been reported. There
is a surplus of county levy, OF about
eight thousand dollars, but this is
not used for road purposes except in
opening new roads.
Mr.. Mock only has about two
thousand dollars of road tax each
year at his disposal.
I trust this will correct any error
that may have been made.
Very respectfully,
JNo. n. HOPKINS,
Deputy Treas.
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Church Notes.

Next Sunday, June IS, will be mis-
sionary day at Parksley NJ. P. Church.
In the morning, an appropriate SER
mon will be preached by Rev. T. R.
Woodford, and special music will be
rendered by the choir. In the eve
ming, beginning at eight o'clock, an
interesting program, consisting OF
solo. choruses, recitations and an
address, will be rendered. The pub
lie is cordially invited.
Regular services will be held as
usual next Sunday at Leemont, Hun
ting Creek and Grant Memorial.
Children's Day will observed at
Grant Memorial in the evening OF
Sunday, June IS. On that day there
will be no preaching in the afternoon
at that church.
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d,lftltrOI aAE s,o

Joseph Turner left for Philadelphia
hospital this week.
Miss Bessie Anderton returned
from Farmville school last week.
Irish potatoes are being sent to
market by our truckers this week.
Miss Mary Rowley. of Girdletree.
Nd, is here on visit to her brother,
Mr.. j. L. Rowley.
Children's day will be observed at
Methodist Protestant and Union
Baptist Churches Sunday nigt.
Capt. William J. Porter, we'll
known and highly respected citizen
of this place, died Tuesday after a
long illness, aged 70 years.
Mr.. Charles Henderson, popular
young man of this place, now cashier
of Boothby Hotel, Philadelphia, and
Miss Salena Pruitt, one of our popu-
lar and pretty teachers, were married
in Philadelphia last week and will
make it their future home.
q sea turtle was caught and land
ed here this week which weighed $50
pounds. The capture was made OPP
posite and in few hundred yards Of
the Atlantic hotel and the fun par
ticipated in by score or more of our
citizens. 1t was given its liberty af-
ter few hours.
Arrivals at Atlantic Hotel this week:
F. w. Byrd, Robert Fisher, Balti-
more; J. F. Hudson, New York; F. c..
Hanna, &. NJ. Johnson, W. ]. Reed,
Philadelphia; Thos. Savage, Levin
Derickson, Berlin; Thos Boston and
wife, E. H. Benson. Edward Hargis,
Pocomoke City; L j. Tull and wife,
L. F. j. Wilson, j. L. Anderton, R.
V. Gladdine, NJ. E. Selby, j T. Cut
Ter, D. G. Bunting, j. H. Fletcher,
DR.. T. T. Taylor, W. H. Miles, o. L..
Ewell, J. W. Edmonds, Accomac.
The Steamer Ocean City, built at
Pocomoke City for Capt. Charles E.
Babbitt, Jr, of this place, arrived
here on Tuesday, via Norfolk, to
which city trial trip was given by
| the Captain to a party of friends
The boat was built to ply between
this place and Ocean City and is
thoroughly equipped for that pur-
pose. She is so feet long and will carry
about 100 passengers, is to be com
fortably and handsomely fitted up
and with her two engines can make
about 10 miles per hour. The cost of
the boat was about $4,000 and a
handsomer craft, it is generally adj
mitted, was never seen in our waters.
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For n sronumens at the oonrlnoaae

Mr.. EDIToR:-I with others are
circulating the following petition,
which you will kindly insert in your
paper this week, so that the public
NAV have due notice thereof: The
undersigned feeling it just that the
Confederate soldiers, who enlisted
from the counties of Accomack and
Northampton, Va, and who died in
service from the enemy's bullets or
from disease contracted in camp or
who were in the Confederate service
from said counties and survived the
conflict, or who enlisted in said ser
vice from elsewhere and since hostili
ties have had their home in said
counties, should be held in loving re-
membrepce for their heroism and
bravery in defence of what they be-
lieved to be right, by shaft to their
everlasting memory at the county
seat on the peoples property and to
to which the people make monthly
pilgrimages. do pledge ourselves to
pay the sums opposite our names
hereto, to erect the shaft aforesaid at
the county seat of Accomack coun-
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Respectfully,
FRANK FLETCHER.

MR. EDIToR:-In your editorial of
May the Goth, you said: 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 it's juig-
ment, recognizing it's right to decide
til. alter, and do all we can for the
speedy erection Of the monument
This l thought was the right spirit
for all
But when l read in issue of June
the 10th, Spectators ignominious let
ter / was indignant, at his assault
upon the honor and Integrity of our
gallant commander. whom all veter-
ans delight to honor, as proven by
his repeatedly declining to be a can
didate for. re election, yet they al
ways forced him to accept.
Had Spectator signed his name
Crank, he would have hit the nail
square on the head.
Mr.. Editor, any ten year old boy
knows, that no organization what
ever they may be, never allows any
one to vote only those of its own
membership; not even honorary
members are allowed to vote.
Spectator goes on to charge our
honorable commander with many
grievous acts. one in particular was
he did not recognize Mr.. James Fl
Fletcher. This is as all the rest of
his charges are false and untrue as
everyone present can testify. j. h.
Fletcher was recognized and gave his
time to A. j. Lilliston. ! will say
that every charge can be proven
false and untrue that Spectator made
in his letter and every man present
that day knows the fact.
Such false letters as Spectators in
your honored columns is calculated
to do much harm, by causing i'll feel
ing between the old veterans. 1t has
always been very pleasant to us at
our re unions, and now we are almost
at the end of the race, it is hard that
such falsehoods as Spectators should
be allowed, to cool that love and
friendship formed, amid suffering on
the battleields and around the camp
fire. 1t cannot be long before the
last old veteran will answer to the
last roll call, let nothing be said or
done that would cause one pain to
any old battle SCARED veteran. They
have already suffered enough that
could not be helped and now we hope
Spectator may not be as one we read
of in the good book, who could not
find any place of repentance though
he earnestly sought it, but may he
find free forgiveness is our wish.
A VETERAN.
Hallwood, Va, June ii, 1899.
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or noard of Supervisors.


The Board of Supervisors at its
meeting last Wednesday resolved,
that new Courthouse was d necessl-
ty for the county of Accomac and
that steps should be taken at once
for building of same. committee
appointed by the Board will report
at meeting on the 5th of July plans
for suitable building.
DR.. A. Herbert Lillston was cleo
ted as physician to the Alnshouse
and Mr.. Fred E. Reudiger, of Chinco
league, was recommended by the
Board to the county court as suita
BILE person to be appointed county
surveyor for term of four years from
first day of July next.
The Board laid the county levy for
year 1899, fixing the rate the same as
last year except in the District Of
Lee, in which it reduced the road tax
from 20 to IS cents on every hundred
dollars worth of property.
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could not nave Been admitted at any


time. The counting of the vote. on
appeal from the ruling of the Chair,
complained of, was of course done by
the Adjutant, Mr.. Wise, and feel
sure he gave me the correct vote;
anyhow, certainly would take his
word sooner than your correspondent,
who kept no record of the vote. Mr..
Wise has been tireless in his work
for the cause, during the past eight
years, giving freely both of time and
money, and deserves as much credit
as any one man on the Eastern Shore,
and this is his reward, the accusation
of fraud, which all honest people
should and will condemn.
The committee do not claim all tho
credit-far from it. We have had
help from many, very many, their
aid is appreciated, and they will be
the last ones to criticise unjustly, but
those who have never taken the
least interest in the work now that it
is finished, are the ones that COM
plain most. The Editor of this paper
knows that proposed some years
ago, when the work seemed at a
standstill and we did not know how
to raise another dollar, for we had
appealed again and again to the
people, for personal contributions
all interest seemed to have gone-that
a Monument Association be formed,
to include the ladies. so that new life
might be infused, and finish up the
work. The Camp would gladly turn
over to them the funds in hand.
l'hen the work would be in the hands
of the people, where it should have
been from the first. 1t was their
duty to erect monument to their
fallen kindred and friends. But no
one seemed willing to undertake the
work, or trouble, 80 our committee
determined to accomplish the object
alone. l deprecate, Mr.. Editor, very
much the necessity for this article.
and especially the illusions to my
self, but when my motives are inns
pugned, and such misstatements
made, they can never pass unrebuked
by me.
Respectfully,
FRANK FLETCHER.
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I'm Menor;an.

On the afternoon of the 5th of
June, 1909, while the sun shone
brightly, and the sweet summer air
was perfumed with the breath OF
many flowers, the angel of death en-
tered our midst, and bore away the
soul of little Logan Orwell, aged two
years and five months old. All that
kind and loving friends could do.
could not keep life in the little frail
body. Twas only a short time he
was left with loved ones on earth
those that loved him so fondly. A
"still small voice was calling, Come
unto me.n Little Logan was bright,
winsome little boy, with
Eyes like summer violets brimmed
with sparkling dew,
And hair whose locks had caught the
sunbea ms hue.n
Good by Logan, your sweet little
voice is hushed, your dear little eyes
closed in death, but we will meet you
again in that beautiful home where
no storm cloud ever RISE"
And now he lies on jesus breast,
In His dear arms, from pain at rest;
And now he's of that happy band,
In that sweet and heavenly land.
One that loved him.
BLANCHE PARKER.
HOMETOWN, Va.
June 10, 1899.
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NaIeHBoRHoOD NOTES.
0nancOe.k.

Mrs. Baily B. Topping, of Milford,
Del, is guest of Mrs. John w. Dun
can.
Miss Booker. of Suffolk, Va, was a
guest of Miss Minnie Mills few days
since.
Work on the NJ. E Church, South,
is progressing. Six painters are ply
ing their brushes.
Mr.. E. j. Beloate, progressive
market gardener, of this place, is
planting Il set of wagon scales for his
use.
Mr.. Henry o. Finney, q prominent
farmer and business man, near here,
will become citizen of this town.
He has leased a dwelling on Main ST.
Miss Elsie Powell, daughter of Mr..
VIM. NJ. Powell, and Ruth, little
daughter of MFR. Thos. J. Powell, of
Baltimore, are visiting the home Of
Mrs. Margaret Powell.
Among the students who have re-
turned from distand schools are Miss
Annie Doughty, Farmville Normal
School. Va, Miss Lille Nelson,
Hollins Institute, Va, Mr.. Warner
Ames, University of Va.
The officers and crew of the police
steamer Accomac spent last Sunday
here. The handsome and we'll kept
little State craft is always visited by
a good number of citizens, when in
this port, who are pleased to receive
the courtesies extended.
Mr.. W. T. Bundick, the temperance
lecturer, has returned from a four
months tour in Tennessee. He lee
tured in the prominent churches and
educational institutions of the chief
cities and towns, and bears letters of
unqualified endorsement, as lectur-
er and christian gentleman, from men
of the highest rank in the said
churches and schools.
The schools of the town have closed
their term. The exercises for the en-
tertainment of the public were given
by Miss Tyler'S school on Thursday,
the Sth inst, in the town hall. A
soiree was given by the music class
of Mrs. NJ. P. Boggs, at her home, on
the 18th inst attended by patrons
and friends. The Margaret Academy
finals were held on the 18th and 10th
insts., on the Academy grounds, and
were attended by the public.
There are not enough dwellings in
town to supply the demand. 1t is
hoped that the spirit of enterprise in
building will possess some of the
While there is much
money in the county advertised for
loan and not in demand,it is strange.
that in town like this that there
are so few dwellings for rent and that
renters have to take what they can
find whether comfortable or not and
without choice of price. The effect
from this condition is that many stay
away who would come otherwise. In
towns they build ahead
OF the demand and construct CONS
portable homes and advertise them.
Onancock should have dozen nice,
new cottages for occupancy this year.
Office buildings should also be in
Guided here.
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.u-.ssss..ass.s
Tca,prr nnceviIIs.

DR.. 0. F. Byrd, of Portsmouth. wai
a welcome visitor to our village last
week.
Our telephone man, MIR. Billy Fox
considered dangerously ill last week,
has recovered and is out again.
Mr.. Lynn C. Byrd and wife, of Bal
timore, are visiting his parents and
their numerous friends in our village.
Some of our people favor division
OF the county and may petition our
next Legislature for vote on the
question.
Our Irish potato crop cut short by
the drouth and the rain, in the opin.
ion of many came, too late to benefit
them much.
Our village is still very much in
need of doctor, and for the right
man, there is not @ better location
on the Shore.
Mrs. Emma Butts, wife of our form
er pastor, here of late On a visit to
her daughter. Mrs. Ohio w. Byrd,
returned home this week.
The damaging drourh which has
prevailed here for some time was
broken this week by gentle rain, to
the delight of our farmers.
MIR. Fl. E. Byrd, the hunter of our
village, killed over 100 powers in his
morning shootings last week. He has
weakness for guns and dogs.
A little child of Mr.. w. n. Con-
quest had narrow escape from death
last week. The child got hold OF a
bottle of creosote and attempted to
swallow the contents, but fortunately
spilled the most of it on her face, but
it is feared she may lose the sight of
one of her eyes.
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Fourth of Iury Entertainments.

On the fourth of July Harborton
Baptist Church will hold an all day
entertainment, in the grove in front
of the church. Dinner, supper and
refreshments of all kinds will be
served. There will be speaking and
music, and other attractive features
interesting to all ages. A pleasant
time is guaranteed to all who attend.
The object of the entertainment is to
raise money to decrease the church
aebt.
The members of Conquest NJ. P
Church will have festival on the
4th of July at the campground near
said church, commencing early in
the afternoon of that day. Supper
will also be served. One of the fea>
lures of the day will be bicycle
parade. At night free lecture, sub
ject, "Patriotism" will be delivered
by Rev. E. S. Fooks.
Fourth of July celebrations will
take place at Drummondtown, under
auspices of M. E. Church, South, in
afternoons; at Wachapreague, for
benefit of NJ. E. Church, South, at
that place, and at Leatherbury
church. Jr. o. U. A. M. will turn out
at last place.
There will be fair held at POGO
moke Church on July 4th, 1899, under
the auspices of the members of POGO
moke, Saxes and Sanford churches
for the benefit of the Parsonage. The
public is cordially invited to be pres
ent and enjoy pleasant day.
An all day fair will be held at
Shilo Baptist Church on the 4th Of
July and if weather should be incle-
ment on that day, the fair will be
held on the 5th. Proceeds for the
benefit of said church.
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A. Wachapreague, Call
Racket Counter so Can
mention here Write price list which am having if interested
odd sell fish with Dry Goods but will nice
Mattng specially prices Call
OF he
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Hats in all sizes, for young and old,
great and small. the handsome man,
the plain man, the modest man, and
the gentleman with the great head
may find new style tile to suit his
taste and complexion at
Clicks busy corner,
Onancock, Va.
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We have 1000 yards muslin one
yard wide at Al cents per yard, worth
6, z, and s cents per yard.
Clicks busy corner-Wall st.
Onancock, Va.
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%nchaDreaxue.

Mrs. Abbie Stiles is visiting friends
in Trenton, New Jersey.
DR.. Mapp and family are spending
the week on Cedar Island.
Mrs. Tahitha James is quite i'll
from a severe attack of grippe and
bronchitis.
The underpinning of corn crib be-
longing 10 Mr.. A. H. g. Mears gave
way suddenly a few days ago crush
ing several porkers and seriously
wounding more.
Mrs. Peggie Johnson, widow of Mr..
Ed. T. johnson, accidently fell from
box on which she was standing on
Friday last dislocating shoulder
and otherwise bruising and injuring
herself.
Capt. A. F. Richardson, of the oys
ter police sloop, Shekinah, has been
scouting the waters oflower Accomac
for the past ten days on the hunt for
violators of the oyster laws. Capt.
Richardson seems to be the right man
in the right place.
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LIZZIE E. PARRAMoRE,

Accomack G. H., Va, June sth, 1899
P. S.-All who are in sympathy
with us and are willing to contribute
to help honor the ex-Confederates,
please make it known in person or by
postal.
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Children's Day exercises will take
place as follows:
At Leatherbury NJ. E. Church,
June 18th, 8 o'clock.
At Ayres NJ. E. Church, June 25th.
3 D. IN.
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If you want good bread these warm
days, use only Snow, Knox & Co.'S
"Climaxn flour.
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We have just received an invoice
of "Clinax" flour. Send us your
orders.
Snow, Knox g. Co.
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Cure Cold In Head.

Kermott S Chocolates Laxative Quinine. easy
to take and quick to cure cold in head and sore
throat
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Mrs. Baily B. Topping. of Milford,
Del, is a guest of Mrs. John w. Dun
oop
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Mrs. Abbie Stiles is visiting friends
in Trenton, New Jersey.
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SATURDAY JUNE II, 1899.
Jonn W.tdmonds Editor and Owner.
LOCAL NEWS.

The next fair of the Eastern Shore
Agricultural Fair Association will be
held August %. IS. 24 and 25.
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Childreh's Day.

Hallwood, Va, June IA, 1899.
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Clark Chapel Sunday school will
hold it's annual picnic at the Folly
on afternoon OF Friday, June 2Sd.
A free treat will be given to children
OF the school and fruits, candies, ice
cream, &C., will be for sale. Should
Friday be stormy the picnic will be
held on Saturday pm.
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Mr.. Geo. B. Hoffman, trustee, will
commence to sell the stock of goods
of Marsh s. Evans, Harborton, next
Saturday, June 18th, and continue
the sale every Saturday thereafter
until the whole stock is disposed of.
See advertisement.
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Work on the NJ. E Church, South,
is progressing. Six painters are ply
ing their brushes.
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Children,s I,vesirht.

Official tests of the eyesight of Baltl-
more school chlldren-tests ordinarily
used by oculists-to the number of 3D.
o6I show some interesting and suggest
i've results. More than 5000 pupils
were found to have such defects in
these organs rs to make school work
unsafe while - per cent of the chill
dfen were found not to be in The en-
Joyment of normal vision. Cnrlously
enough this percentage of defective
eyesight steadily decreased with the
age of the pupils. The percentage of
normal vision was found to be rs fol
lows In the different grades: First
grade, 80; second. Al; third, A; fourth.
~; fifth AZ; sixth. AZ; seventh, -:
eighth. 90. No explanation Is offered
for this improvement in eyesight with
age and the use of the eyes under
school conditions. 1t was found. how
ever, that many blackboards and map8
In the schools were not placed in tho
proper light, and the report of the ocu-
lists recommends yearly examinations
hereafter of the pupils eyeslghs: also
the adoption Of Il uniform system of
adjustable seats and desks adapted 10
the heights of the children.
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Theatrical Props. :"

Props comprise all the portable arti.
cles required In play. Guns and pls-
tols-which too often fall 10 go on Al
the critical moment-are props; loaVes
NJ bread fowls. fruit, all made OF "A
rough papier mache are also props.
We may also include those wondrous
gilt goblets. only seen on the stage,
which make such n non-metallic thud
when they fall aud bounce upon the
boards. as among the achievements OF
the property man. But 1t Is at panlo-
mime time that that individual Is al his
busiest. Big masks and make-belleYe
sausnges and vegetables, without
which no pantomime would he com
plete, are mingled with fairy wands.
garlands Of artificial flowers, basket
work frames for the accommodation of
giants and other articles too numerous
to mention. How the right things are
forthcoming at the right moment Is
one of those mysteries only known 10
property men. Had one of these useful
members Of the theatrical world the
ability and inclination to write book,
what an entertaining volume could he
turn out Chambers Journal.