Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-06
Virginia News.


The Grace-Street Baptist Church
congregation, Richmond, has accept
ed the resignation of their pastor,
DR.. w. E. Hatcher.
Mr.. George Areuts, president of the
Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, is quoted
as saving that the hotel will be re-
built by the company.
Acknowledgement Montague has
rendered an opinion that the bonds
of foreign corporations held by clti-
zens are taxable at their market value
on February LIST.
Water was turned on the new dry
dock at Newport News last week for
the purpose OF making tests. 1t is the
the largest dry dock in this country
and cost 100000.
Gen. John f. Jones died at his
home In Harrisonburg, Monday. At
the battle OF Antietam he was in
command of one of the divisions OF
Stonewall Jackson's corps.
Gov. Tyler has expressed his oppo-
sition to the present manner Of elect
ing Superintendeuts of Public schools.
1t gives the Governor and others
members of the State Board of Edu-
cation too much power he thinks.
Gov. Tyler has been requested by
the management of the exposition
soon to be held at Buffalo, N. Y, to
name a date for Virginia Day." He
will take the matter under advise e
ment. 1t is probable the Governor
and staff and nearly all the Virginia
military will attend the exposition.
The "drys" carried Whitestone dis
trict. Lancaster county, by about
500 majority, which was larger ma
iority than the entire county gave
when carried q few years ago by local
option Irvington, a white precinct,
cast 161 votes for the drys and not a
wet vote was cast. White Chapel
district, which also voted Tuesday,
went dry by IS majority.
Rev. John Jasper, the best known
colored preacher in the South, died
in Richmond Saturday, aged 80 years.
He came into public notice twenty
five wears ago by preaching a sermon
on the text, The Lord is a Man OF
War; in which he took the stand
that the "sun do move" Since then
he has delivered this sermon hum
dreds of times by request to large
audiences.
The State Board Of Education has
decided not to admit oral hearing
where there are contests over school
northumberland as there are in near
ly half the counties Of the State. In
former wears the board heard the
opposing candidates and one case fire
ouently took up a day or two. This
YEAR all the cases are to be submitted
in writing and the board will go over
the papers, as they take up the va
rious cases.
Mr.. Geo. w. Boyer, one of the old
est residents OF jefferson County,
West Virginia died Monday. He was
member Of the jury which tried
and convicted John Brown and was
the last survivor of that jury in JEFF
ferson county. 1t is said that there
is only one other member now living,
a Mr.. Martin, who resides in Eau
ouier county, Virginia. Mr.. Boyer,
although taking an interest in public
affairs, was never an aspirant for
office and was lifelong Democrat.
The committee appointed at the
last session of the Legislature to in
vestigate the condition Of the peni-
Tertiary met in Richmond last week
and began work. The committee,
composed of Senators &. w. LeCato,
of Accomac, and D. Q. Eggleston, of
Charlotte; and delegates s. III. New
house, of Culpeper, and K. b. Stoner
elected DIR. LeCato chairman. Reso-
Iutions were adopted requesting the
Governor to furnish the committee
with list of all pardons granted, OF
all reports for the past 10 years, data
concerning the value OF lands used
by the State prison and such other
Information as may be useful in the
forthcoming investigation.