Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-06-30

The Hotel Chamberlln, at Fort
Monroe, has been placed in the hands
of a receiver. This is friendly move
to reorganize the company.
Providence, Norwood and Lebanon
Baptist churches, in Richmond coun
ty, will hold memorial services i'll
honor of the late Rev. w. A. Street at
the latter church on Wednesday,
July II.
About $3.50, 900 will be paid out at
the Second Auditors Office, in Rich
mond, in interest on State bonds on
July LIST. Something over 500, 900 OF
this amount will go to citizens OF
Richmond.
A large menhaden fishing steamer
belonging to the Carriers Creek Fish
Guano Co., at Irvington, recently
caught 906,000 menhaden fish in one
days casting of their nets in the Ches-
apeake Bay This is the largest days
catch on record.
Rev. Robert NJ. Saunders, chaplain
of the Randolph Macon Woman's
College, died in Lynchburg last week,
after a long illness, aged 10 years. He
had been a sufferer for a long time
from Bright's disease and it was this
malady that caused his death.
The new assessment of Roanoke,
lust completed, shows a falling off or
nearly 81 100000 in values. Assessor
Turner says that mnch of this is
caused by delinquent land returns,
and that the actual falling off will be
about 10 per cent. The total assess
ment OF white people is 81, S21, 116, and
of colored $9S, AS.
Major l.. w. r. Waller, who com
manded marines in fight at Tien
Tsin, is a Virginian, a grandson Of
Governor Littleton Waller Tazewell,
of Norfolk. He was appointed FROM
Virginia June 10, 1880, and rendered
distinguished service on the Indiana,
at Santiago. He now has 1870
marines from the SOlace.
Gov. Tyler has granted a number
of conditional pardons upon recon-
mendation of the board of directors
OF the penitentiary, among them A.
Dickinson, Louisa, sentenced Janu-
any, 1896, 10 seven and half years
for burglary; Acie Sweden, North
sentenced January 1885, to
eighteen years for murder in the
second degree.
At meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees of Randolph>Macon College, at
Ashland, last week, the following
among others were elected members
to fill vacancies in the Board: Rev.
]. Wiley Bledsoe, D. D., of Gordons-
Vile, and Mr.. A. J. McMath, of Acco-
mac. Hon. Claude A. Swanson was
elected orator of the Alumni Associ |
alton for June, 1901.
The case of Rev. j. E. r. Riddick, |
who has been assigned to the tailor
ng shop in the penitentiary, is to be |
closely watched for the next three |
ears. Should he manifest any symp.
jons of insanity his case will be in
yestigated. 1t is possible that Rid
ticks friends will not make any at.
empt in the very near future to Sc
cure pardon. They are, however,
quite sure to do so before his term
expires.
Philadelphia capitalists chartered
1t Norfolk the Johnston Sound Re
,ording Company, with capital of
100000. 1t may hold not over fifty
Icres of real estate in any county in
Virginia or any other State, and will
machinery tools, and all
necessary appliances for recording
ound and reproducing the same, by
or otherwise, and erect
nd operate plauts for the manufac-
ure OF such machinery. The officers
re all Philadelphians.
At Isle of Wight Courthouse Sat-
lrday the jury in the case Of Andrew
yarter Giligap, charged with the
filling of @. Beverly Turner, return
d verdict of murder in the second
Iegree and fixed his punishment ats
ears in the penitentiary. Gilligan
owed Miss Isabella Turner, the
laughter of his benefactor, and while
eeking to attract her to clandes-
inc meeting on the premises OF Mr..
turner, he met the latter in the dark
nd killed him. Gilligan's plea was
ell f-defense, and he stated that Miss
turner was with him when the shot
vas fired. This statement, however
vas unsubstantiated and was fatty
ontradicted by Miss Turner and her
mother.