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

Richmond is arranging to have
series of street fairs, which will be
new and novel attraction.
There is great activity at the Nor
folk navy yard, and 1000 men are now
steadily employed there, the monthly
pay roll averaging 1925, 900.
Six hundred and forty-siX students
are now enrolled at the University OF
Virginia. This is the largest number
ever included in any catalogue OF the
institution.
DIR. r. w. Martin. president of the
Virginia Medical Examining Board
has announced that the next eXamiua'
tious will he held in Lynchburg, pc
Ginning June 26, and continuing
through the eth and 2Sth.
An indication of the prosperity OF
farmers i'm the Valley of Virginia is
the announcement that the FIRST
National Bank, of Harrisonburg' mas
| SSOO GOO of deposits, the bulk OF which
| belongs to farmers ana stocN r"'se''
of Rockingham county.
The latest reports from Hon. Mar
IsbaII Mccormick. who was reported
critically i'll at Clifton SPRING n =
last week, are very encouraging uls
lphvsician stating that he hopeu tle
natient would be able to return 10
his home, at Berryville, III a snort
time.
In the historic chapel OF William y
: Mary College, WILLIAMSBURG Wuert
rest the bones OF many distinguishes
sons of colonial times, the virginia
state Bar Association has erected
hronze mural tablet to the memory
If George Wvthe, LII. D., member o.
Tho Continental Congress and signel
of the Declaration on independence
= The large building used as olhce'
of rhe president-treasurer ana com
m4ndant, and as an eNperlinen
s4ation for the Virginia POLYTECHNIC
/ Institute. at Blacksburg, was CON
nIetelv destroyed by fire Friday 2nu
An the vouchers OF the treasurer
nfiice and many other valuable
naoers. except those i'll the SAFE were
destroyed.
Efforts are being made to secure tn
.onstruction at Norfolk of one OF th'
/ nov cruisers recently authorized u
[ CONGRESS. Asa matter of sentiment /
ia nroposed, and the proposition
heinr vigorously urged by the DauEh
1 IRIS of the American Revolution an
t O.n,hters of the COntederacy, I
80 The ship. if huilt there, nance
Z "Nirginia.'
i Tine president of the Senate ma
u llaid before that body a comm uhlcd
ion from the Secretary OF State {
TeXas asking the Virginia LeglsiS
Z rure 70 concur in resolution passe
2. Inv the Texas Legislature looking I
a me holding of a convention 10 amen
, the Constitutional the nlteu 0Ia'e'
- II was referred 10 the committee o
l. privileges and elections.
n 4 CulDeper county, Virginia, ma
, here today, says the -. u oiili''
whose name is signed TO the p uoiIshe
l. dispatch 10 Governor BechhaA'
l. Kenrcky, Offering 800 men 10 see Ju
81 fIce melted out, is prosperous farm AL
and cattle man OF Culpeper. 1ht
Z Also say that Governor Beckham'
Is Kentucky, is closely related to u
i, Beckhams OF Culpeper, and that u
,e TWO families visit each other.IWa AZ,
ington correspondent Alexandra u
zette.
- At Norfolk petitions are being ci
cnlated III ship circles Tor prea
. water along the southern size
- Chlncoteague harbor, 10 make IL
Ii narbor OF refuge for vessels OF u
ID, larger class, i'll stress OF weath'
" Chincoteague Is hail way boTwe'
Is Cane Carries and the Delaware Cape
IA and with the proposed breakwat
M would afford safe harDor III storn
=. weather for large vessels, Where
- only small craft can now seen
eI shelter from storms.