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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10
Senator Martins Reply.

Senator Martin gave out the toilow-
ing on. Saturday:
II have read the newspaper reports
of Mr.. Rovalls speech. Disparage--
ment, Misrepresentation, mahce ana
yindictiveness have been the charac-
teristic features of this campaign
apaist me since its commencement.
A few men can always be found adapt
ed to work of that sort and Wiling 10
do it. ..u;h,,
ton. and it is worthy of him. 1t is
Int a rehash of charges which, as |
have always understood, were inspired
bv him, and were presented IN the
LEGISLATURE in December, 1893, lmme-
diatelv after my nomination by the
Democratic caucus and before my first
election. The charges were imme-
diatelv investigated by joint COM
mittee of the two houses OF the Legs
lature appointed for the purpose, ana
a majority ofwhom were my opponent
and had voted against me i'll the caucuss
After thorough investigation, this
committee made report eXoneratlng
me and my nomination from any talnt
of wrong of any sort and completely
yindicated every member of the legis-
lative caucus who had voted for me.
After this report had been made the
Legislature proceeded to elect a
Senator, when the report was approved
bv my receiving every Democratic
vote cast in the body. Sixyears later
the report of this committee and the
action of the previous Legislature
we're approved again by my reelection
bv an Overwhelming majority.
"Now, after the lapse of y years,
these false charges are resurrecOeC
from the pit to which they had been
Justly consigned, and are being paradeC
| for Campaign purposes on behalf OF
my competitor. Perhaps it is the
best they can do. Honest and fair
minded Virginians cannot fail to pqt
the stamp Of disapproval on methods
of this sort"
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Had Mr. THOMPSON beenre-

Virginia. Had Mr.. Thompson beenre-
CURED to disclose these matters, IN the
opinion of the Times, agigantlc scheme
would have been uncovered to elect
Legislature to be under the dominion
and control of the railroads by the
use of money in the election, the frst
nse of that control being the election
to the United States senate OF railroad
attorney thoroughly identified lnevery
way with the railroads, who DeneVeu
| two years ago Landpresumably Deiieve
nowi, when the Kent bill was before
the legislature, that no concessions
should be made to the people in their
demands against them.
| These are the charges with Wnlcn
the atmosphere was rife at the time.
And with these charges hanging over
him and without any investigation
whateveroft them, Mr.. Martin accepted
his seat in senate and has held itthere
ever since. For the first time in her
history Virginia has been fortenyears
renresented in the United States senate
Inv q senator who if the senator from
| Massachusetts or New York had SAID
To him: "You came to this body under
a cloud; charges were pending wne1
Won were elected that the railroads mac
corrupted your legislature to sendyou
here as their tool, and you nevertooR
the ground that you would not come
here unless those charges were lnves
tipated and cleared up" her senator
would have been compelled to hang
his head in shame and could not have
Imade any denial.
Srppose the senator from Massa
B chusetts or New York had made tina
. statement to Randolph of Roanoke, u
BENJAMIN Watkins Leigh, to james
| M. Mason, to Robert M. 7. Hunter
when those eminent men represented
} Virginia in the United States senate
what do YOU think would have hap
, pened? don't know what would hav'
: happened but it is possible ther
would have been dead man Withll
twenty-four hours near the natlona
capitol. NJ.
Now, I make this point that MI
Martin should have said to the leglsla
} ture of Virginia that with those char
pes made on every hand, he woul'
= not accept their commission unles
: they investigated them and cleare'
the charges up, and he should hav
? refused to go the United States sen
r ate until the charges were cleared u
= and he cleared of all connection W.T.
l them. But he took no such positlo
l and the charges stand uninvestigate
= to this day. No man shall ever repre-
sent me in the United States with m
= consent who would go to that bod
= under such circumstances as those.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10
TERMS OF SALE.

Ten QO) per cent Of the purchase
money will be required in cash on day
of sale, or larger portion, or all cash
at the option of the purchaser, balance
to be divided into four equal annual
installments of one, two, three and four
years respectively from the day of sale,
with interest until paid all deferred
payments to be secured by bonds and
security to be approved by the under
signed. Possession to be given January
LIST, 1905. The rents of 1905 are reserved
and the taxes for 1905 will be paid by
the undersigned. Premises at pur--
chaser risk after sale. When payment
is made in full the purchaser is to have
a deed clear Of incumbran ce and with
out expense to him. A Plat OF said
land can be seen at Post Office in
Mappsville, Va.
FRANCIS H. DRYDEN.
June Cd, 1905.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

A conference of the school super
intendents of the State will be held
at Charlottesville July 4, 5 and g.,
when matters of interest to educators
will be discussed. 1t is expected that
DR.. Alderman will deliver the address
of welcome. A number of subjects will
be discussed. Among those who will
take part in the discussions will be
many of the newly elected superin-
tendents. AS the Summer School OF
Methods begins June 26 and lasts six
week, the superintendent will be in
Charlottesville at the same time .Athe
teachers are pursuing their studies,
Already between 700 and 500 teachers
have signified their intention to at
tend the summer normal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10
PUBLIC AUCTION
of valuable
REAL ESTATE.
The Green or Red Bank Farm,
into four tracts or par
cells of land.
The undersigned will sell to the
highest bidder on.
Saturday, June "a, 1905,
at 3 o'clock p. m,

in front Of William Walsh's Store in
Mappsville, Va all that valuable tract
Of land on which Capt. William Green
formerly resided, and which is gen
erally known as Red Bank" which 10
situated on the seaside, in Accomac
County, Va. This valuable tract OF
land has been subdivided and will be
sold in four parcels as follows, viz:
No. /. Is nearest to Mappsville,
and contains AZ acres, 3 roods and 70
poles, and is bounded on the South
East and Southwest by creek, North.
west by the Seaside County Road, and
Northeast by tract NJ. 2. Ii Is Inn
proved by a comfortable dwelling and
outbuildings and is now rented for
1880 =,
No. Q. Has 25 acres, l rood and
% poles and is bounded by the abov Q
named County Road and creek and
tracts Nos. and 3.
No. 3. Contains 80 acres and %
poles and is bounded by above named
creek and road and tracts Nos. 2 and 4.
No. 4. Is the main part Of said
tract and contains l49 acres and 2
roods. Is improved by good commo-
dious dwelling Of about 10 rooms, and
large dry cellar, with necessary out
buildings, tenant house and oyster
ground, from dwelling the Ocean can
be plainly seen A beautiful hedge
fence divides each Of the above named
tracts. The land is all high, not ditch
on any part Of it or the need OF one as
it is naturally drained by creeks which
nearly surround it. Each tract fronts
on the County road ADD runs back to
the creek, is especially adapted to
trucks. Is about two and one-half
miles from Hallwood Station. 1t Ia
seldom that land possessing so many
natural advantages is offered at public
sale
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the General Alumni AssOcia-
ton of the University of Virginia
President Alderman expressed him
self as opposed to wine being served
at the annual alumni luncheon during
final week, or at any other official
function held on the university
grounds. The committee agreed with
the president about the matter, sc
that the alumni luncheon on June l;
will be simple affair, consisting O.
old Virginia ham, saddle of mutton
fried chicken, chicken salad, cold tea
coffee, and cigars.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

Former-Governor Chas. T. OFFER
rail-, of Richmond, is said to be the
choice of majority of the directors
of the jamestown Exposition Compa-
ny for president, to succeed the late
Gen. Fitz Lee. The Board of Directors
has not met, but it is said that the
sentiment in favor Of Gov. O'Ferrall
is sufficiently pronounced to indicate
his selection at the July meeting.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

NOTICE. hereby forewarn any and
all persons from oystering, claiming
or in any way trespassing on my land
which is abreast of the ST. Lucas farm
to the northward and eastward OF DR..
Jack Creek and out to the bar, under
full penalty of law. ,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10
Yours truly,
G. V. Litch field.

7 do not undertake to say that these
statements are true. L know nOth1ng
about the truth or the falsity of them.
I merely quote the letter here to illus
trate the character of the charges that
were made at the time. On the 18th
dav of December, 1898, the Richmond
Times published an editorial article,
from which l make the following eX-
tract.
After stating that So, 500 of money
contributed by the Chesapeake andthe
Southern railway had come in the pos
session of Mr.. Barbour Thompson for
the purposes of the election, it went on
as follows: Now knowing all the facts
that have been so far stated, what
field ofinquiry was open to the commit
tee. What might it not have learned
if it had required Mr.. Thompson to
answer the following questions:
Allow much money was put into
your hands for the recent election?
BLY, whom was themoney subscrlb-
ed and how much by each subscriber?
| C.-Why did you not turn all this
money over to the chairman of the
Democratic committee?
D.-What didyou do with themoney,
name each person to whom you gave
money, the sum givento each, produce
/ your check book to show eachpayment
or, if you delivered actual money, the
receipt you took for the money. The
Times has been assured by aresponsl'
bic gentleman who has made it his
business to investigate thematter that
if this course had been pursued il
would probably have turned out that
in every case but two or three
the members of the Legislature
, from the county to which Mr..
Thompson sent money voted for Mar
tin though Martins wholly unknown IL
/ any of them, though the people IL
} many of them are solid for Genera
Lee, though in some ofthe counties thu
nominating convention, instructed TO-
, General Lee and though number o
instances the candidates had declared
| to General Lee that they were in favo
of his election. To have required an
swers to these questions, was what thu
: committee ought to have wanted ant
e what the people want to learn, and tn
s people have understood that the com
: mittee was appointed to get answer
e TO IneSe lueuUlCdl HuOoo.Oho' 1'tA
s Downing said that if this line of in
e quiry was entered on he wanted to b
Il relieved from service on the commute
e for the reason that its duties woul
never end.
Well did Mr.. Muschback reply tina
unless it was entered on he wanted t
n be relieved for the reason that 1t
e duties would never begin. When tn
e committee shut out light on thes
e matters, in the judgment of the Times
it dealt a heavy blow to the State c
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

State Chairman J. Taylor Ellyson
has issued a call for meeting of the
State Democratic Central Committee
in Richmond on June 10Th to arrange
for the State Primary.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

For RENT-For the year 1905 the
main Place" of the Floyd farm, known
as Sea View, in Custis Neck, near
Accomac G. IL. and at present tenan--
ted by Mr.. @. s. Watkinson. Said
place is fertile and productive high
land farm, requires 4 horses to Guilt
vate it properly, is eligibly located on
Folly Greek commanding fine view
of the Atlantic ocean, has large and
conveniently arranged dwelling house
and all necessary outbuildings thereon
and is plentifully supplied withresour-
ces for manure. Apply to
Capt. John w. Rogers,
Onley, Va,
or Jas. G.. Mock,
Onley, or Wachapreague.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

For RENT offer for rent for year
of 1906 farm of 166 acres near New
Church, Va. The farm is in good
state of cultivation and has plenty OF
resources.
J. P. Widgeon,
Eastville, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

For RENT-For year 1906 a two
horse farm located on Onancock Greek,
about one mile from Cashville, with
abundant resources and good pasture.
Rogers & Bro.
Finney, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

Makes digestion and assimilation
perfect. Makes new red blood and
bone. That's what Holliste's Rocky
Mountain Tea will do. A tonic for the
sick and weak. 35 cents, Tea or Tab
lets.
VIM. P. Bell & Co.,
Halls Pharmacy, Parksley.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10
Business Notices.

For RENT-Rooms at old hotel and
one tenement house. Address,
A. H.~G. Mears,
Wachapreague, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

For RENT-For year 1905 my farm
at Guilford, with large two-story dwell
ling on same of nine rooms and sufil-
Gent outbuildings. Two horses requlr-
~ J.'E. Russell,
Guilford.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

For SALE-Old NJ. E. Church and
enough ground for another building.
A. II. G.. Mears.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

For SALE-Farm containing about
so 10 acres, within short distance OF
either Tasley or Onley Stations.
Plenty of resources. For particulars
address,
John s. Parsons, Atty.
Accomac, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

NoTIcE-Four shoats, weighing from
% to IS pounds. are on my premises,
near Keller. The owner will please
call for them, pay charges and take
them away.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

Tired out, worn out woman cannot
sleep, eat or work; seems as II she
would fly to pieces. Hollisters's Rocky
Mountain Tea makes strong nerves
and rich red blood.35 cents, Tea or
Tablets.
VIM. P. Bell & Co.,
HALLS Pharmacy, Parksley.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY.

WILLIAMSBURG, VA.
Two hundred and twelfth session be-
gins September 14th, 1905, Two
Courses: ~, Collegiate Course, leading
to the degrees of B. A. and NJ. A.; ~,
Normal Course. Tuition free and board
At reduced rates. Building renovated
and newly equipped, lig hted with cleo
tricity and supplied with pure artesian
water. Send for catalogue;
LYON G. TYLER.
President, NJ. A., LID.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

FOR SALE-A thoroughbred Berk-
shire SOW, and three Berkshire thor
oughbred male pigs.
w. S. Nelson.
Onancock, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

For SALE-Two farms in the lower
part of Accomac, near Craddockville,
Va; one containing about 30 acres,
about 30 acres cleared land and about
6Oacres woodland; plenty of resources
four room house in good repair and
necessary outbuilding; one containing
about SO acres having three room
house and necessary outbuildings; for
particulars address
John L. Winder,
Reads Wharf, Va,
or Jno. s. Parsons, Atty,
Accomac, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-06-10

For SALE-A farm on road from
New Church to Horntown, u miles OF
New Church Station, containing 2O4
acres, most of it timbered land, from
which can be cut half million to mil
feet of timber. Plenty of good truck
ing land on the farm, also an abundance
of woods mould and skaters on same.
Frank Dunstan,
Oak Hall, Va.
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No. 7Z58
Report Of the Condition
OF
The Farmers and Merchants
National Bank,
at Onley. in the State Of Virginia, at
No. 725S

at Onley, in the State Of Virginia, at
the close Of business, May 20, 1905.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-02

Slaughter prices on table linen and napkins.
Slaughter prices on dress goods and silks.
Slaughter prices on corsets, gloves and mitts.
Slaughter prices ladies' furs.
Slaughter prices on millinery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-02
Satisfaction Guaranteed.

every instance money promptly refunded Any merchant wishing to purchase
and AS must be reserved for immense retail trade We will
all
Don't sale.
0 life something nothing
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Prices

will reach the Lowest Limit in
this Gigantic Sale Of Cloaks, Suits
Furs, Dry Goods. Notions, Millinery
Ladies and Children's Shoes
6be Berman Emporium,
Bemidji. MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-02
No Such Sale Since Bemidji Was A BABY
Prices Cut the Figure.

Bargain hunters like other hunters st act quickly We must close this stock d
To buy
Happy conditions this will
customers rsmakea saeg
Watchu the
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25c grades now
SOC grades now
75c grades now
$1.O0 grades now
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-12


and magnificent crops which DIR. Bur
kett run us over before breakfast,
and you missed the barbecued pigs,
the brunswick stew, and other good
eating which Mr.. Skinner prepared
and served to US. [ hope Mr.. Skinner
will live forever, because he knows
how to make folks feel good.
The 1905 convention will live al
ways in my memory. l had good
time, everybody gave me the glad
hand. l love my, State and my fellow
farmers and their wives and daugh-
ters more than ever before. 1t is
all over. Let US now look forward to
the next which must be the biggest
and best of all conventions.
@. @. MOORE.
Mecklenburg Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-12

he is working his own crop he comes
and goes ad libitum, even though the
grass is the only thing fourishing,
while you must toll from daylight to
dark to keep his terraces open and
go over after him and pick up the
tools that he has left to rust and de-
cay and go to naught. You furnish
him wheat at market price, and he
never pays you any price; corn, meat
and molasses go at the same rate
with the same dearth of renumera-
tion. When you sit down to your
fried bacon, he dimes on beefsteak
and fish, bought with money he owes
you. On every holiday and semb
lance of holiday, on every Saturday
morning, he works not at all. while
you must sweat, and maybe swear, to
repair the tools that he has broken"
And so on, until you decide that if
renters are blessings, they are Ger
tainly blessings in disguise.
And finally, brethren
''By much slothfulness the build
ing decayeth; and through idfeness,
the hands of the house droppeth
through" RUSTIC.
Iredell Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-12
RENTER AND TENANT.

View.
Messrs Editors: I read in your
last issue the melancholy plaint of
Ellis, of Halifax, in which he set
forth in tragic accents the bitter fate
and uncompromising lot of that vic
tim of oppression, the renter. 1t
this be true, Ellis, of Halifax, and
other of his kind, are heroes and
martyrs unto whom a stone should
be raised and a paean of praises
sung.
Nod, I know nothing of the condi-
tions in Halifax, but in Iredell let
me say that things are not entirely
like what Ellis describes. (And he
seems to generalize) If he were
Ellis, of Iredell, instead of Ellis, of
Halifax, the landowner would say:
"Well, I have field that was sowed
in peas last year; if you will plant
it in corn / will furnish the stock,
tools and seed, and give you one
third; or, if in cotton, you will get
one-half. And if you will clear up
that field of briars and broom-grass
| will give you all you make the first
year. Your pigs can run at large,
or, if you prefer, you can cut rails
on place and build a pasture. You
can get my team to haul them. l
don't object to your keeping a COW
and as many chickens as you want" :"
On rare occasions, the children do
odd jobs for the farmer, but not un-
til the cash is in sight. He gives
| them beef and pork when he butch
ers, watermelons, grapes and what
ever fruit he has, and at Christmas
often remembers them with some
useful, if cheap, present; but if he
would ask them to do an errand
without pay, they would be shocked
| at his effrontery.
The landlord goes his security at
the grocery store to save him time
prices, or furnishes him his rations
at cost. Then at the end of the sea-
son the grateful tenant slips half
the crop away and sells it and spends
the money in riotous living, and fin
ally pulls out to seek new pastures,
leaving as legacy to the farmer his
| unpaid bills.
| The farmer soliloquizes and tells
other farmers: II gave him what
I thought was good chance, and
this is what I get for it."
| Another man comes up and joins
in: "Do your'renters keep stockp
Certainly; [ always allow that
My pasture is short, but I let them
keep COWS anyway. They usually
slip and tie them ON my best meadow
but when [ demonstrate, they are of
Tended at my impudence."
"Do you let them keep fowls?"
eyes, oh, yes; all they want, not
withstanding the fact that I general
ly have to feed them"
GLOW has the poor man treated
you? He is ever ready to make ex-
cuse to keep from earning his daily
bread. He comes in an hour after
sun up and quits at the first whistle
and charges you fifty cents and three
meals for the little he has done, OF
! if it is at harvest, it is $3.50. Wher