Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-04
Virginia News.

The I. e. Mumford Banking 90.
opened q bank at Heathville Fep' l.
q. ]. Downing is the cashier.
The Grand Lodge Of Masons OF Wiz
pinia will convene In Richmond
February 18th 10Th and 10th.
Hon. Samuel W. Williams, OF
Wytheville, has decided to enter the
contest for the nomination for AT
torney. General In the Democratic
State primary In August.
Eight thousand invitations have
been issued to alumni OF the Univer..
sity OF Virginia to the installation OF
President Edwin A. Alderman. on
April 10. All the college presidents
OF the country have been Invited.
Gen. and Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee an-
nounce the engagement OF their
daughter, Miss Annie Fltzhugh Lee,
to Lieut.. Lewis Brown, Jr., OF the
Seventh u. =. Cavalry. The wedding
has been fixed for February 10Th and
in st. Psul's Episcopal Church, Nor
folk. Lieut.. Brown Is Rhode leland
man.
Gable dispatches announce the
death at Paris, France, OF Hon.
Anthony M Kelley, formerly chief
Justice of the international supreme
court OF appeals at Alexandria,
Egyot, and distinguished Virginiap.
Judge Kelley was run down cy a cab
in Paris on Saturday last, sustaining
injuries from whicn he died soon
aftsrward.
Robert W. Tunstall, graduate OF
the University Of Virgini. and Tor
four years head OF the classical de-
partment of Jacob Tome Institute
| In Maryland, is mentioned to succeed
Professor Thomas Fitzbugh as in
structor OF Latin at the University
VIRGINIA, in the event that Mr. Fitz-
hugh, who Is now taking vacation
on account OF his health, decides not
to take up his work at that institu
tion again.
Selections OF superintendent OF
the Public Schools of the State will
begin In April. The State Board OF
Education will make the selections
The board is composed OF the Cover
nor, Acknowledgement, Superinten
dent of Public Instruction and Lyon
G.. TYLER, president of William and
Mary College, Williamsburg; Charlts
". Kent, of the University OF Vir'
ginia, Charlottesville; William A.
Bowles, of the School for the Dear
and Blind, Stanton; Edward u
Glass, OF Lynchburg, Va, and John
T. West, of Norfolk, Va.
The Northern Neck, the large and
thriving section lying between the
Rappahannock and Potomac rivers
has been for several days cut off from
mail communication with the outside
world by reason OF the severity Of the
winter weather. Many OF the whsrvet
along the rivers have been swept
away AID the approaches to Others
have been obstructed by ice 80 thai
the steamers, which are the usua
means OF communication, have been
unable to make landings. The farm
ers Of the region have been hauling
their produce in wagons forty or nifty
miles to Fredericksburg.
The Negro Agricultural and In
} dustrial Society OF Virginia, in SEES
sion In Richmond, has adopted
} resolution looking to raising $4,000 t.
bring to trial the Brickhouse cas-
from Norfolk, involving the valIdit,
OF the new constitution. Resolution
, were adopted urging agitation. It'll
, the very foundation stones OF the re
public trembled." Subscriptions anC
, contributions were called for, re-
: ceiving a liberal response. Oredi
was given Hayes and this organiza
ton for the unprecedented msjorttie
} Roosevelt and Fairbanks received IL
T doubtful States, and asks for Presi
Dental appointment for Hayes.