Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-02-10

Danyne ST.. o., i--Pcstmaster
Keesee and e 'lr }e@Is were struck
by northjcmd trGin Nc. Sc at Syca-
more station. 'iJ sy'yHpia county, and
instantly Killed yesterday afternoon.
Petersburg. Va. Feb. 9.-The dwell
ing of Mr. Sydney Traylor, near Suth-
erlards. f. N.lrro'ic ,c"2ty, was de-
stroycd hy Size yee'ct.a}. with its con-
tents. The lire originated from CHM
uey sparks isli;uG TIE roof.
Suffolk. Va. Eel. Tile burning OF
four houses in Jcc.cho, q negro suburb,
today rendered five families homeless.
The blaze stated from a pad iluc. The
flames were tanned by wind. and there
was no department to check them.
Bristol. Va. Feb. 3. by a decree OF
court the Marion and Rye Valley rail-
way. reachiag the iron deposits in
Smyth county. Virginia, was sold today
to \ j Perry for $1,000 Mr.. Perry
probably represented the Virginia iron.
Coal and Cone company.
Elkins. ". Va. Feb. t. The mandate
of the supta.9c court Of West Nirsinia
to remove AL county records from Bev-
erly to Uihins was received by the
county court at Beverly Saturday. This
ends the county seat row. which has
been pending several years.
Norfolk. Va. Feb. 3.-Desertions Of
sailors from sailing ships, an extra
ordinarily jar"e Aeel of which are now
in this pert. nave become of late very
numerous. The bic i've masted SchOOn
or Palmer reports to her owners that
she is unable to proceed on account
Of deSertiOnS.
Macon. Ga. Feb. 5.-MayOr Smith
has received from Admiral Dewey an
acceptance of an invitation extended
to him and Mrs. Dewey to visit Macon
during their southern trip in March.
The admiral says he will reach Sa-
vannah on March 20. will remain
there for two days and will then CONE
to Macon. Elaborate preparations will
he made to entertain him.
Columbia. s. c.. Jan. 31-After sew
eral caUcuses and after three nights
of warm debate the state senate last
night decided to abolish the present
state board of control having charge
of the dispensary system and to elect
three directors. enc being chosen by
the senate and two by the lower house.
In Joint assembly a commissioner Is
to be elected for term OF two years.
The senate plan VIII probably be ac-
cepted by the house. but a hot fight is
expected. the ProhibitiOniSts and local
option advocates being strong in that
body.
Roanoke. Va. Feb A charter has
been granted by Judge John ". Woods.
of the hustines court. 20 the Niagara
Hydraulic Engine company. which is
capitalized at $4,000, divided into
shares of 800 each The officers of the
company are: President Dr. Joseph 5.
Upton. secretary and treasurer, ii. r.
Pugh. f. b. Jacobs. 5. II. Groves and
w. J. Johnson. with the two officials
named. constitute the board Of direct
ors. The object of The company is to
manufacture. lease or sell hydraulic
machines and engines The principal
oficeof the concern will be in Roanoke.
Newport News. Va. Feb Frank
Kembal. a Swole was brought here
Yesterday lv United states Marshal
West and lodcod in jail to await trial
at the May term Of the federal court on
the charoo of assault on the high seas
on his captain. O. VI. Parsons. of the
schooner Charles H. Trickey. now in
Hampton Roads HeWhal claims that
the captain tried to assault him with a
marlinspike because he WGs slow in
oheving orders during a gale. and that
when he rh.ew UP his arm to protect
himself the captain sli3led on the sleet
covered deck. receiving painful injuries
about the head. The charge is that he
knocked the captain down.
Columbia. 5. c.. Feb. S.-AIrs. Mis-
souri, RrOwn. of Woodward. 5. c., mas
asked Governor McSWeeney 20 relieve
her daughters from matrimonial en-
tanglements. These daughters, within
ten years married the same man. who
in that interval also welded North
Carolina girl. In 1852 Charles Furtick
married her eldest daughter. Illinois,
and deserted TER in year He then
,cent TO Bristow. ~ c.. and married a
Ms Huskind Last year, under the
name of VI. w Furtick. and much
changed in appearance. her son-in-law
returned 10 Woodford She did not
know nim. and he paid court to her
YOUNGEST daughter Francis. and mar
ried her The mother-i0-lav got the
three wives together. and then swOre
out warrant. but Turtick escaped.
%iBicN To i4I% Commitments.