Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-03-03
NElGHBORHOOD NOTES.
Onaneock.

Mr.. Jno. w. Duncan, wife an,
daughter, Mamie, were in New Yorl
this week attending birthday party
of relative.
DR.. s. 8. Kellam, who has been en-
gagged in hospital practice with tn,
eminent DR.. Tiffany, in Baltimore, Il
at home. He intends leaving sooI
for North Carolina where he will
settle for regular practice.
1t has been suggested by the citi
zens of Only that the Onancock ant
Drummondtown Electric Railway
Light and Power Company adopt 8
car route including that point. 1t II
said that liberal amount of stock
would be taken there il the advan
tage is offered.
The dip" of the thermometer on
Saturday night was the most sudden
and extreme that we have ever noted
"a fall of the mercury of $50 in five
or six hours. We sat that night
without fire, in comfort. till eleven
o'clock, and on the next morning
awoke and found the white mantle
upon the earth and everything frozen
without.
The public meeting OF the W. G..
L. u, was held here on Wednesday
night. Mrs. D. j. Titlow recited,
with great pathos, graphic story OF
life THE stolen boy" Rev. F. NJ.
Edwards delivered an address upon
the subject, Hard times" which
was considered philosophical,
logical and close calculating argu-
ment, and unanswerable.
Lee street is being opened through
the Mills land on the North of Kerr
street. and Mr.. Thos. E. Fletcher is
his beautiful building lot
purchased OF the said estate and
bounded on the West by the said
street. Also, the Mills dwelling is
being improved by new porch and
he yard fencing is rearranged. The
ront of the yard will be enclosed |
With low cemented wall. These
are notable and give
! handsome appearance to the prop
rty.
DIR. Arthur Watson departed this
life on last Saturday morning, aged
ighty-two years. The funeral servi-
es were held in Holy Trinity Church
n Monday at 1 o'clock p. m, and
he interment was in the Onancock
emetery. A widow, three sons and
daughter survive him. He had
pent the majority of the past forty
ears rs a citizen of the town. Until
gently he had been very vigorous
Or one OF his age. Having retired
-om practice some years since, he
ave his time chiefly to out-of door
njoyment--hunting and fishing He
ppreciated clearly his near ap.
reaching end and arranged his {
ocular matters in detail.
While considering the electric car
ne which is coming certainly and ,
ION. las the charter members have
ated the intention OF offering the
ock at once and putting the work
rough as soon as can beg, other en-
rprises are mentioned which de-
rye the attention of capitalists and
which we should invite them
nong these is a seaside resort near
g eastern terminus OF the road. A
table place would receive large .
.tronage over the line and the in o
rests of the two would be one. We u
we not, at all. an accessible and u
easant watering place, and one a
,uld be greatly appreciated.
lother needed enterprise is in this
improvement of our town 81
IL. 1t is totally inadequate for the la
es OF the town for public meetings
d entertainments at present, and VI
tn the increased patronage of the
sn by use of the trolley car we can
, the absolute necessity of improve
mt.