Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-04-14
NEIGHB0RHOOD NOTES.
OnancOck.

OnanCOCk'
Supt. G. G. Joynes visited the
schools at Tangier this week.
Miss Vida Kelly and Miss Sarah
Parks spent a few days in Baltimore
last week.
Capt. Spencer D. Fletcher, OF Cape
Charles, was in town Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Miss Amy Warren, who taught at
Zion the past session, returned nome
to Onancock last Friday.
Mrs. Benjamin Heenmitz and son,
Richard, are visiting the family OF
Capt. Webster Marshall.
The opening days of the several
millinery establishments attracted
very large crowds of ladies.
Mrs. Joseph L. Cahall for several
weeks the guest of her mother, Mrs
r. X. Powell, has returned to her nome
in Dover, Del.
Miss Catherine Taylor, of late the
guest of of her aunts, the Misses
Poulson, left for her home in Balti-
more, Monday.
Can't. c. e. Feagar, inspector of
Life Saving stations, left "Wednesday
with Superintendent Rich for tour
of their district.
Extensive arrangements are beng
made for 4 ball at Hopkins hall
Easter Monday night. More than lOO
invitations are said to have been Is
sued.
Mr.. Walter D. Lewis was recently
operated upon in st. Joseph's hospital
Baltimore, for stone in the kidney.
Late advices report his condition as
favorable.
The Norfolk COnvocation will meet
in HOLY Trinity Church of this town,
the oath, 25th and 26th of this month
About twenty-five clergymen are eX-
pected to be present.
The Easter services at Holy Trinity
Church will be Holy Communion at
7.3O; Sunday school and opening OF
mite boxes at $50; morning prayer
and sermon at II o'clock, and regular
evening service at 7.3O.
Mrs. Ethel Gray, wife of Mr. Solo
mon T. Gray, and daughter OF Mr.
Henry 4. Watson, died at her home
on Kerr street Wednesday of blood
poison. Mrs. Gray was about IS years
old. She was a general fayorite with
her neighbors among whom her life
had been spent and her early death
is greatly regretted. She leaves an
infant only a week old. Funeral ser
vices were held in the NJ. Z. Church
Friday morning and were conducted
by her pastor, the Rev. Mr., McDougal
The remains of Capt. Frank T.
Boggs, who died Friday in Norfolk
we're brought to OnancOck for buria
last Saturday, the funeral services
being held in the Methodist Episcopa
Church, South, interment in Oman
cock Cemetery,
Hewas daring and successful block
ade runner in the Civil war and many
tales are told of hisnarrow escapes from
capture. He was also in the ordinance
department of the Confederate Army
where as a skilled mechanic he super
intended the construction OF gun
carriages. Capt, Boggs before 'an(
after the Civil war engaged in TIT
construction of vessels in Pungo
league Creek and these built by hin
were unsurpassed on the Chesapeake
for durability and swiftness. The,
were used as freight carriers but wit
the coming of the steamer line 500
disappeared. One, however, tn
Plan, constructed in 1855 after specia
plans of Captain Boggs, outlived hlr
as she is still engaged in the whea
traffic on the upper Chesapeake.
He was vice-president of the Firs
National Bank, Of Onancock, and
1 survived by widow and one daughte
Mrs. c. w. Mason, of Norfolk. IL
? was born and always lived in this POI
= ton Of the county, and was for anun
S Der Of years a resident Of Onancocl
/ He was an exemplary citizen. In a
e the walks of life, whether around h
: freside, or in the community, few eve
- were more faithful to duty,
+ measured up to 50 high standard