Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-14
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
Onancock.

to the house WIN sore tnioo''
Mr.. George Johnson's little son.
Merrill, is quite sick from rnen
monia.
Mrs. William T. iNottinghan' OF
Eastville, is visiting her sister, Mrs
Robert l.. Hopkins, at IDg'eside
Mr.. Abel &. Kelly, who has been
confined to the house with tonsilltis
and asthma, is somewhat Improved.
Mrs. Claude b. Nottingham enter
tanned a few fr ends Monday even
ing. Du ,licate whist was PLAYED and
all present spent q most enjoyable
evening.
The Shakespeare Club met Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs. y.
L. Parker. Much interest is shown
by the members and many instruct
i've papers have been read.
Mrs. Joseph L Cahall, who has
been the guest of her mother Mrs
b. X. Powell, for the past three
weeks. returned to her home In
Georgetown, Del, Tuesday.
DIR. Oscar l.. Powell has most gen
erously offered to attend whatever
cases of contagious diseases broke
out among the negroes, that are quar-
antined, free of charge to town and
patients.
Mrs. B. K. Powell entertained a
few friends last Thursday in honor
of her daughter, Mrs. Oahall. Pro-
pressive whist was played. The
prize. which was delivered in few
lappropriate remarks by Mr.. U. L.
Parker. was won by Miss Grace
Leatherbury.
Mr.. William @. West has purchased
from parties in Baltimore the hand
some bay sire, Tom Kinney. The
horse is six years old and holds the
worlds record for a mile and hal
at running. He has q wide reputa
ton as a sensational campaiEner h'
has never been harnessed.
The stockholders Of the First Ma
/ tionAl Bank met in their banking
house on Tuesday and elected tn
following officers aud directors 10
, the ensuing year: John 7. Il hop
kins. president; Flank Il. Boggs
vice president; Ohio L Parker, cash
, Ter; Claude b. Nottingham, teller
, Spencer F. Rogers, Robert l.. Hop
, kins. James K. Hickman, Abel y
Kelly. John P. L Hopkins, Franci
D. Parks, John w. Kell III. Frank 1
] Boggs. Henry F. Powell, j. T. FIJI
ney and d. b. Wilcox, directors.
4 John and Katherine Gray. age
and 10 years, the only children
Mr.. J. Thomas Gray, a prominer
farmer residing near Onsncock, die
very -uo denly on saturday AM Mol
day. The two children were pupi
= at the Onancock High School. The
Z were in attendance on tuesday
y last week. On Friday the boy con
d plaiped OF sore throat and when III
. doctor arrived on Saturday tnel
s. was no hope for him he had
T. high fever, but suffered no eruptlc
y whatever. He was pulseless VINE
1 tho doctor first came and died thu
might. He was buried from tt
n Onarcock Bapti>t Church, gre
b. thropg of people attending, amor
" them nearly IS students of the His
in School. While her little brother W
&C being buried Miss Katherine bro
Of ont and soon, what was supposed
ne he a sore throat, became a violent l
~ ness. She died Tuesday morning
d. o'clock. The symptoms OF t
Young lady's death were OF rava
ing disease, but the end came
~ soon the doctors had no chance
make a true diagnosis. The t
~ Young children were bright, healt
~ and Intelligent. Their father b
lust moved from small to lars
farm and the boy was becomi
- large enough to help him ard
-, girl was ever ready to assist
~ mother The parents hopes g
aspirations were wholly in the am
tions of their promising childr
d The shock to them and to the co
'm munity was almost unimagina
Ill and Mr.. and Mrs. Gray have the sy
Tor pathy of all. Every one can reae
ir- realize their loneliness and loss.
lid The fear, that some contagious
tn, fatal disease has broken out,
elr scared every one here this we
ny The sudden death of the two G
TO children, and one infant negro CT
no. being very sick with symptoms
malignant disease, brought mat
If IN q climax. AS great number
he school children had attende j.
10 Gray's funeral, the Town Cou
nee nassed an ordinance that no child
dav under 1S years of age should come
rho the streets for 10 days uudeI peua
hat The house, where the colored chill
ven has been qusrantined. No dang
ybo annrebended, but the Council
tate wise to take preca utions.
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