Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
Virginia News.

The Acts Of Assembly will be ready
for distribution about June LIST.
The widow of Gen. Stonewall Jack
son Is visiting relatives in Lexington.
Large numbers of visitors are ex-
pected at Old Point May 2S to view
the total eclipse of the sun.
Nearly one half OF the crabbers in
Lancaster county have abandoned
the business on account OF the low
price OF crabs.
r. l.. Downing, OF Northumberland
county. this season out of flock of
nine sheep, raised fourteen lambs ten
of which he sold for $4,000.
Bishop w. w. Duncan. a native OF
Virginia, but now resident OF South
Carolina, will preside over the Vir-
ginia Conference, which meets next
November in Norfolk.
Messrs. Williams & Rheling, Rich
mond tobacconists, were awarded the
contract TO furnish the French gov
eminent with leaf tobacco. A million
and a quarter pounds are needed.
Confederate Memorial Day was OBJ
served with appropriate services In
Norfolk Tuesday. 10 Elmwood Gene
terry a granite cross, erected to the
memory OF the late Father A. j.
Ryan, the "poet priest" was unveils
ed.
Nineteen dwellings in the suburbs
of Portsmouth were burned last
Monday. The inadequate water sup
ply made it necessary for the tiremen
to tear down house to stop the rap
idly spreading flames. There were
40 casualties.
The Executive Committee OF the
State Y. NJ. @. A. has authorized the
committee In charge to arrange for an
encampment at Virginia Beach, July
6 to 7, inclusive, and to extend invita-
lions to the members of the forty six
associations in the State to attend.
The Washington and Lee Univer-
sity has come into possession OF the
magnificent collection of oil paint
Jugs left the university under the will
of the late Vincent L. Bradford, of
Philadelphia. Many of the paintings
are by famous artists, and are valued
at $4,000.
Land grabbers who secure property
enormously listed as delinquent may
not retain title thereto. John Thomas
of Bristol, who secured deed to val
liable real estate owned by w. +
Wilbur, by paying the taxes due, has
relinuuished his claim after the owner
entered suit for recovery OF the prop
erty.
Considerable damage has been done
many OF the apple orchards in Page
county by small darksgreen bug
about the size of wheat grain. The
pest first makes its appearance on the
small bearing twlgs of the tree. and
the young fruit dries up or falls
within few hours after the tree has
been attacked.
At meeting of the shareholders
and officers of the Old Dominion
Building and Loan Association in
Richmond, the plan Of voluntary
liquidation was adopted, which was
proposed at the meeting of the share
holders on April 3. More than $4,000
shares were represented. The meet
ing was satisfactory to majority Of
those present, and the plan OF volun
tary liquidation was approved with
practical unanimity.
For the first time since the war be-
tween the States Congress last week
passed a measure TO pay Confederate
soldiers for losses growing out of that
war. 1t was bill introduced by Mr..
Cox, of Tennessee, to pay the Con-
federate soldiers who surrendered at
Appomattox for the loss of horses and
other personal effects taken from
them in violation of the terms OF Lees
capitulation to Grant, by which the
offioere and men of Lees army were
allowed to retain their baggage, side>
arms and horses. The bill was taken
up and passed out of it's order, as a
compliment to Mr.. Cox, who after
ten years service in the House, is to
retire at the end of his present term.