Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-05-10
Virginia News.

The NorI0lk NDQbCueE8 nave ne
clared war on the beef trust, and one
firm announced a cut Of one~third ip
trust prices. N8l RI \ bl 81
Rev,Dr. Joseph Packard, dean OF
the faculty of the Theological Semi
nary of Virginia, died Saturday, aged
nearly 90 years.
The soft crab has begun to make
its appearance, and good number
of shipments were made from the
Rappahannock last week.
The testing the constituttonaiity
of the Governors veto OF the Con-
gressional reapportionment bill has.
it is believed, been practically aban'
doned. .I
Gov. Montague, of Virginia, was
the orator at the commencement of
the University OF Maryland School
of Medicine in the Academy OF Music
Baltimore Monday.
Many farmers of Rockbridge have
plowed up their fields OF wheat. and
planted them in corn, 50 short and
damaged was the wheat. Thus their
time, seed and fertilizers are a dead
loss. ....
The Democrats of half dozen,
coun ies on Monday voted in favor
of proclaiming the new Constitution.
SO far only one county has voted for
submitting the Constitution to the
voters of the State.
The annual commencement exerci-
ses of the Episcopal Theological
Seminary of Virginia, near Alexan-
dria, will begin Wednesday evening,
June 18th, and close with ordination
services Friday the Goth instant.
w. O. Harding and Alvah Hard
ing, both of Lancaster county, were
fined last week for violating the
local option law, the former being !
fined $500 and the latter $3.50 Both |
were also put under bond for $500.
The Democrats of Prince William
at meeting at Manassas instructed !
Hon. j. b. II. Thornton to vote for
procaiming the constitution. One
of the districts of the county had
previously passed resolutions in
structing for submission.
Andrew @. Griffith. the oldest
Mason in Winchester died last week
aged eighty years He was the oldest
Knight Templar in Virginia and one
of five persons now living who inl-,
tiated the late President Mckinley
into Masonry during the civil war.
The proposed unwilling of monu-
ment on the Bloody Angle Battle
field, near Spottsylvania Courthouse,
by the Forty-ninth New York Regi-
ment, which was set for May IL, has
been postponed until October, when
an elaborate program of ceremonies
will be carried out. .,...
DIR. W. F. Dunaway, addressed the
voters of Richmond county at War
saw Monday on the new constitution.
A resolution indorsing the services OF
DR.. Dunaway and approving the
asa whole was adopted.
DR.. Dunaway asserted that he was in
favor of proclaiming. -.. l...l. ''
The Anti-Saloop League of Virgin
la is engaged in compiling Book
Of Remembrance" in which will be
entered the record of every public
man in the State. The league has no
idea of putting up any temperance
but they will keep tab
On the nominees and support those
whose records are clean. .....,.
Work has begun on the new build
ng for the l.. E. Mumford Bank at
Warsaw, Richmond county. Lancas-
er boasts of having two magnificent
Danks--one national and one State
Northumberland one, and now Rich
nond is to have one. Twenty-eight
months ago a, bank in the Northern
Neck had not been seriously thought
If even. i..l
A mass meeting of Democrats held
1T Gloucester @. H. Monday, with
Jounty-Chairman j. N. Tabbl pre-
,iding. Hon. J. n. Stubs offered
in favor of submitting
.he Constitution to the electorate.
Mr.. Tabb vacated the chair and Of
'ered a resolution favoring procla>
nation which was adopted by vote
If 48 to s. " I'D" '..' ...i -
The penitentiary commission, of
which DIR. LeCato is chairman, met ,
u Richmond Wednesday and select :
ID site for the new building, which
S to cost $1S0,000. This structure, :
which is to be fireproof, is to be con- {
tructed after the most approved =
1lans. The commission determined :
% locate the building on the Spring {
treet side of the penitentiary lot. s
York Is to be begun as soon as the :
prepares the plans. si y
Congressman Peter J. Otey, of the
Sixth district, died at his home in .
Iynchburg, Sunday afternoon. For Z
wo years he had suffered with a /
severe heart trouble, but on his ar ,
'iVal home from Washington his
did not seem to be worse,
md his relatives were not anxious
bout him. Friday night Of last U
week, there was a sudden change
md from that hour it was feared
hat the end was approaching. He
8 survived by a widow and three
children. |