Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-06-01

citation will hold general meetinp
at Hampton, July 3rd.
Augusta county and the city Of
Staunton have instructed for Echols
for Governor-36 votes.
g,Two students at Washington aHc
Lee University have been selected al
teachers in the Philippines.
The retail LIQUOR dealers of Rich
mond have agreed to use every effort
to suppress the sale of intoxicants or
the Sabbath.
The complexion of the Virginit
Constitutional Convention, will stano
as follows: Democrats, SO; Republican
II, and one independent.
Within q week the citizens OF Nor
folk have raised over $4,000 as 6
fund which will be forwarded tt
Jacksonville, in aid of the fire sui
ferers.
The Jefferson Hotel Is to be re
built, and without delay. Thii
authoritative announcement hal
been made by the owners OF the
property.
A penalty of over 100000 will
probably be exacted of the Newport
News Company for failure to com
plele the battleship Missouri on con
tract time.
The Democratic primary in Lou
doun county resulted in complete
victory for Montague for Governor
He will name the 81 delegates from
that county.
The Democrats of King William
county, in mass meeting Tuesday
elected six delegates to the guberna-
torial convention, who will cast the
five votes of the county for A. j.
Montague.
The Frederick County Board OF
Health has ask Governmental and
State aid in checking a mysterious
disease which is killing off live stock
in the county and which resembles
hydrophobia.
Two sets of delegates to the State
Democratic Convention were nomi
mated Thursday by warning factions
in Washington district, Norfolk
county. One delegation is for Mar
shall and the other for Montague.
At the municipal election in
Stephen City, Frederick county. last
week, not a single vote was cast for
any of the candidates, so that when
the present officers term expire in
July next the town will be without
Montague carried Danville by n
majority. The vote stands: Monta-
que, $50; Swanson, SS2. The Mon
tague men are very enthusiastic, as
they were not at all confident OF win
ming there, where Swanson has many
influential friends.
At meeting of the Board OF Fish
cries on Thursday, Captain w. E
Hudgins. the veteran commodore OF
the Virginia oyster navy, was reap
pointed to command the new oyster
gunboat Nannah, in the face of con-
siderable opposition from half a
dozen other aspirants.
The entire issue of 500, 900 of 4 per
cent. bonds of Rockingham county
has been awarded to the National
Valley Bank of Staunton at 102. The
bonds are payable $4,000 a year until
the whole issue is redeemed. At the
premium realized the loan is hoated
at net rate OF 81 per cent.
The fight for governor is growing
quite bitter, and it is thought there
will be number of serious personal
difficulties before it is over. Both
sides are exceedingly active, and
there is much feeling which is grow
ing warmer every day. Personalities
are becoming more numerous every
day.
In the primary held at Lynchburg,
the selection of delegates
to the Gubernatorial Convention, A.
J. Montague carried the city by a
large plurality, beating Congressman
O. A. Swanson by about three to one.
The vote was: Montague, 1869; Swan
son, 472; Echols, 10; Marshall, 4. Mon
tague's plurality was 797.
On June 10 a board representing
all of the leading labor organizations
in Virginia will meet to con-
slider the Gubernatorial campaign.
This body, it is said, will sit until it
Endorses one of the candidates for
Governor. One of the most promin-
ent labor leaders 10 this State pre-
diets that this will be Montague.
The Episcopal Council of the
Southern Diocese of Virginia con-
vened Tuesday morning in Grace
Memorial Church, Lynchburg, Bish-
OPP A. M. Randolph presiding. The
Rev. @. B. Bryan, of Hampton, Va,
preached the opening sermon to the
council, which is composed of $50
delegates present, represented by
both clergy and laity.
The Republicans will probably
uOluludOc a 1u1l ObdbC OlOhOOs Lib
was practically decided Tuesday
night by the State Committee of that
party. The committee of which Park
Agnew is chairman, has issued call
for a convention to assemble at Char
August /. Resolutions Of
fered by Gen. Jas. A. Walker recon-
mending the nomination of full
ticket were adopted. Among those
for nomination for Gov
ernor are General Walker, Colonel
Hoge and Jacob Yost, Jr.
A few days ago Dempsey Daniel
Butler, colored, died at Camden, N.
j., leaving an estate of $500, 900, rep
by 60 or more houses and
ots in Camden. His property was
to friends and Charts
able institutions. Butler was born
'ree in Lynchburg so years ago, and
when boy went to North Carolina,
where he traded in slaves. Subse
luently he went to Camden, where
ne engaged in the real estate bust
ness. He has in Lynchburg two neph-
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