Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-01-13
GENERAL SrUTHERN NEWS.

Norfolk. Va, ia. 5.-Near nInwille
Essex coun =. W.. John and Charles
Wheely, Il and IS years old, sons OF
leading farmer. went skating on Rob
inson's mill pend. One OF the youths
went throu1h and his brother tried tc
rescue him The result was the drown
ing Of both.
Chattanooga, Tenn, Jan. 6.-WOrd
has just reached here of the killing OF
four men ON the Tennessee Central
railroad, EIGHT miles from lockwood
They were unloading dynamite when
a quantity Of it exploded One mar
was killed instantly and three others
died in two hours.
Macon. Ga. Jan. 5.-Miss May Hue
son. Of Walden. & hamlet near here,
while looking into a 10 foot well, lost
her balance and fell to the bottom. A
young man who was with her at the
time succeeded in rescuing her. Be-
yond a few scratches she was unni-
jured.
GcOrgia Labor Famine Threatened.
COvingtOn, Ga, Jan S.-This section
OF Georgia is threatened with labc r
famine. owing 10 the fact that the
negroes in large numbers are leaving
for Mississippi. Arkansas and Louisi-
ana, where there is said to be a big
demand for negro labor.
Norfolk, Va, Jan 3.-Oscar |. Flem-
ing, the Princess Anne county magis-
trate who shot and killed Clarence l..
Snyder, of this city. few weeks ago.
because the latter was hunting on his
property, was yesterday indicted for
murder. His bail was increased from
81 900 to $4,000. and his trial set for
the first Monday In February.
Atlanta, Jan. cit is probable that
the Georgia Republicans will put a
state ticket in the field this year. This
Republican state convention will be
held on March 7, and the sentiment is
already strong for a ticket with Hon.
w. L. Scruggs. eX-minister to Vene-
Zuela. or Walter Johnson at its head
The convention will select four dele
gates-at-large to the Republican ma
tional convention.
Atlanta, Jan. S.-The movement
looking to the establishment of ma
tional military park on ground made
historic by the battle of Atlanta and
other engagements in this vicinity dur
ing the civil war, has been given an
impetus by the receipt Of letters from
many prominent nOrtherners endOrs-
ing the plan. including eX-President
Harrison. who took part in all three
battles around Atlanta.
Raleigh. n. c., Jan. 3.-Agnes Ut
ley. a negro girl, was yesterday COM
mitted to Jail on the charge of attempt
ing to poison the family of Richard c.
a merchant, for whom she
had been cooking, by putting box OF
matches into the coffee The girl had
been discharged for refusing to proper
" perform some household work,
and It is supposed she put the matches
into the coffee pot for revenge. None
Of the coffee was used.
Parkersburg. w. Va, Jan. 3.-The
big Painter gas WELL belonging to the
State Gas company, of this
city. located in Richie county. acct
dentally caught fire Monday night, and
all efforts to eXtinguish the flames
have been futile. Millions upon mill
lions Of feet of gas is going to waste,
and the financial loss will be enor-
nous. The roar from the burning gas
can be heard II miles, and the fire il
Eliminates the surrounding country.
Richmond. Jan. 6.-Richmond last
evening suffered the severest fire loss
it has known for years. The Mer-
chants and Planters Tobacco ware
house, which covered about third OF
a block. with some 1900 hogshead of
tobacco, was completely destroyed. The
flames spread to other buildings. and
before the fire was controlled $4,000
had gone up in smoke. Fireman Bull
lington was overcome by heat and
smoke, and is in an unconscious con-
dition.
Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 3.-As re-
suit Of powder explosion at the home
Of c. NJ. Patterson, near Drain POST
office, in LOwndes county, three people
are dead and three badly burned. Mr..
Patterson was loading shells from an
open key of powder, which he held be-
tween his knees. One of his little
girls threw q piece Of wood on the fire
md the explosion followed a second
later. The girl was instantly killed
md Mr.. Patterson's father and mother
weic so badly burned that they died.
Patterson is reported to be fatally |
burned His wife and baby were Sc
Verely burned.
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