Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
Virginia News.

The Great Council of Red Men Of
Virginia met in Danville We'd
nesday.
The Methodist Orphanage, soon to
be established in Virginia, will be
located in Richmond.
1t is carefully estimated that Page
county spent $40, 900 for Western corn
during the last six months.
1t is proposed to erect a cotton mill
at South Boston, Halifax county.
Already $50, 1000 Of home capital has
been subscribed.
Mr.. W. G. Newman, OF Orange
county, has sent to New York for his
fine thoroughbred horse, which, II is
reported cost $4,000 in Europe.
Last week in Richmond the jury, af
ter six minutes consideration. acquit
ted w. J. Rhodes of killing F. j. Bar
nett, the destroyer of his home.
Washington and Lee University
has been left 500 600 to sustain two
chairs in the law department by the
death OF Mrs. J. s. Bradford, OF Phil
adelphia.
The State Board of Medical Exami
ners will meet in Lynchburg on the
Goth instant to examine applicants
for license to practice medicine In
this State.
Picking and canning works are
now in process OF construction at
Sowego, Fauquier county, where also
mill for corn will be put in opera
ton shortly.
Capt. G.. W. Koiner, Commissioner
of Agriculture, is authority for the
statement that more orchards will be
set this year than in any previous
year in Virginia's history.
Oscar l. Fleming, the magistrate OF
Princess Anne county. who was given
fourteen years in the penitentiary
for killing Clarence Snyder because
he hunted on his land, was denied a
new trial.
The coming race in Hampton Roads
May 30 for catboats and sloops will be
open to almost anything in the two
classes. There is not much restriction
as to size, and there will be no tire
limit. Interest in the event is already
considerable and yachtmen are dis
c4ssing the chances OF the small craft
against the large.
The chair of Greek and German at
Randolph Macon College recently oc
cupied by Professor Richard NJ. Smith
has been declared vacant, and will
be filled in June. Rev James H. Moss
ID. D., A. NJ, Phi. D., of Charlottes-
vile and Rev. David N. Kern, "a neph-
ew of DR. j. A. Kern, formerly presi-
dent OF Randolph Macon. are the
two most prominent candidates.
The five candidates for Governor
are very active. 1t will be one of the
prettiest fights ever witnessed in this
State. The aspirants are j. Taylor
Ellison, chairman Of the State
Democratic committee; Lieutenant
Governor Edward Echols, Claude A.
Swanson, the Representative in Con-
gress from the Fifth district, Attor
ney General A. j. Montague and K.
G. Marshall, of Portsmouth.
J. w. Shackford, representing
Randolph Macon College, won the
medal in the State intercollegiate
oratorical contest at Lexington Oh
the fourth inst. The other institutions
represented were, University OF Vir-
ginia, Roanoke College, Richmond
College, William and Mary, Hamp
den-Sidney, Emory and Henry and
Washington and Lee. Mr.. Shack
ford is nephew of DR.. w. II. Shack
ford formerly of Middlesex.
Richmond's Free Street Fair opspS,
impressive ceremonies. The morn
ing trains brought in thousands of
visitors from every section Of the
State, and also from North Carolina.
A crowd of probably 10000 persons
heard Mr.. Joseph Bryan, the orator
OF the day, deliver the opening ora
ton. When he concluded the little
daughter of Superintendent Thomp>
SOD, of the city's fire alarm depart
ment, plucked an artificial rose, and
an electric connection was made
which set every bell and whistle in
the city to going. The Fair was
then declared formally opened.