Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-10-11
virginia News.

meeting will be a regular monthly
one and be held at Murphy's Hotel.
The wife of Governor Montague
has consented to christen the new
ship of the Old Dominion Line, the
Monroe, at Newport News, October
18th.
Commissioner of Agriculture Koin-
er insists upon appointment Of ln~
spectors of food for this State. 1t is,
he says, the dumping ground" for
adulterated food-stuffs of the coun-
try.
ALI the fish fertilizer and oil-making
factories on the lower Potomac and
on the Rappahannock rivers are said
to be receiving all the fish they can
handle, and are working night and
day.
The numerous tomato canneries In
Westmoreland will realize large prof
its this season, and the farmers who,
raised tomatoes are also greatly beneI
flied. One Gamer, it is said, will clear
$4,000 this year.
Mr.. Robert N. Hughes, of Norfolk,
was nominated Tuesday for congress
hy the republican convention OF the
Second district of Virginia, and af-
ter his nomination the convention
adjourned sine die.
Registration closed In Cedar Noun
tain. Oatalpa and Salem districts,
Culpeper county with S91 whites
against former registration of $50,
while the colored registration fell
from 740 to 81.
Rev. DR.. ]. William Jones has ac-
copied the secretaryship of the Con-
federste Memorial Association and
will move his residence to Richmond.
At present he lives at the University
of North Carolina.
Rev. DR.. Hawthorne, of Richmond,
appeals 70 the friends OF high license
and prohibition not TO precipitate q
fight now on these lines. To do so,
he contends, will interfere with the
movement for police reform.
Hon. Malcolm Coles, Republican
nominee in the First District, had a
Joint debate at Gloucester @. H
Monday, with Hon. W. A. Jones, the
Democratic candidate. There was a
large crowd out and the meeting was
I warm one.
A committee acting for the Trade
and Labor Council of Richmond has
drafted petition to the President,
asking him to call special session OF
Congress to settle the coal strike.
There are over 10000 signatures to
the document.
The coal supply in Alexandria is
about exhausted, and as result
many manufacturing plants will
shortly have to close down, unless
coal is secured. Three plants have
ceased operations on this &C
count. The situation has become
alarming.
Judge Witt in disposing OF the
cases OF r. M. Turner and A. Giro
lami, the two barkeepers who were
fined in the Police Court Of Rich
mond some weeks ago for keeping
open on Sunday revoked the licenses
and gave the men until Monday to
wind up their business.
At the unwilling of the monument
to the Philadelphia Confederate dead
buried in Hollywood, the orators
from the South will be Senator Dau-
iel, DR.. Thos, Nelson Page and Gen.
Lee. Col. A. K. Mcclure,
James NJ. Dogue and John Cadwal- |
ader have been invited from Phila
1elphia.
The registration books of Warsaw
district, Richmond county, were |
closed Friday, with 200 whites and 16
,olored men registered. The old |
books show 240 whites and 100 col
bred. At Lillian Precinct, in Nor
county the registration
,losed with 70 whites and 80 colored |
enrolled on the registration books
A committee appointed at a recent
Meeting of voters left Petersburg for
Washington Monday night to make
IN appeal to the National Republt-
AN Committee and to President
Roosevelt for help in their struggle
md to give the exact status of Vir.
linia politics and the attitude OF the
White Republicans toward the col
,red people.
@. W. Heater, member of the State
Board of Agriculture, has seized a
arge quantity of fertilizer in Fred
rick county because the manufac-
urers failed to comply with the State
ertllizer law, which requires each
ack to be stamped and inspected.
Prosecuting attorney Byrd will in
estigate the charges against the
manufacturers.
The LIQUOR dealers OF Richmond
re in state of the greatest conster-
latiCn on account of an ordinance
Introduced Tuesday night in the
ommon council designed to raise
censes of all dealers to 81, 900. This
, for the purpose of driving out of
usiness all of the smaller places and
flowing only the reputable ones to
ontinue in trade.
Gov Montague decided not to in.
erfere with the sentence oflthe court
Iartial which found Lieut.. John W.
tark guilty of conduct unbecoming
o officer in being intoxicated and
sing improper language while in
inform. The punishment was fixed Z
dishonorable discharge and two
ours Ia Jail. The lieutenant went
} Jail aud served his term.
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