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among the missing. and grief-stricken
brides. after a few DAYS Of frantfc
search in hospitals and morgues. would
come to the realization that they were
duped.
A girl I know turned over the greater
part Of the money left her BY her
father to her fiance. that he mizht e.
tablish himself in business The bust
ness failed. as any enterprise would
when started By a man who had TO
obtain the money from his sweetheart.
and then the man broke their engage
ment and went out West 10 start anew.
probably on some other sweethcart's
wealth.
And IL seems that women will believe
The most impossible things. the widest
sort Of improbabillties when told them
by men Age has nothing al all TO do
with it. as shown BY the fact that in
the celebrated swiudling cases that are
within our memories the women victims
have most OF them been well on in
years. while many of them have been
Of advanced age In this marrying af-
fair mentioned before. one Of the
brides" who turned over her property
was over sixty years Of age.
A young woman 1 know. who held
fairly good place on newspaper. MARI
RED a man considerably her junior
because lie claimed to have great
wealth, and had every appearance OF
IT, She, 10 use a vulgar expression,
swallowed the story whole" never in
VeStigated any Of the tales OF wealth
and grandeur. and married him, only
10 lind that he had nothing at all but
a very poor salary, not even as much
as the girl herself was earning, and
that the wealth WIS all confined to rel-s
atives. who gave HIM but slight finan-
Cial help
StiH another young woman I know had
her father settle uF al outstanding
DEBTS that her young husband managed
10 contract in the three years that
they had been married, because he SOL
EMMY promised 10 turn over q new
leaf and claimed that he saw the
'error" Of his ways too plainly ever to
again make such a mistake. Again and
again after this the feminine gIIllibility
was called into play. but at last when
the girls parents refused 20 help any
more. the young husband became sos
abusive that she had 20 leave him and
return to he. people BETSY LOGAN.
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State. declared that tine old law OF
King James is still I'm force. As a con-
sequence. Adams is in a precarious
position. while two others who since
have been arrested on a similar charge
are doomed to the same fate. It is not
az all probable that the law will be
carried into effect, but action by the
Legislature will be necessary To set
aside the measure.
b, Was not SO cas-, Cor offenders ~
tIe same kind Il ceutmy ago. however
3> here is Cu record The hanging of
several persons, enc OF whom was a
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U-mun. Tor taking more than one
marital mate
MARYLAND, indeed. was sorely op-
pressed by just such laws. Another
related TO the validity Of marriage or
two residents Of the State. 1t was &c
quired in the olden days that all who
lived within the confines OF the colony
should wed therein, or, desiring to
marry in neighborins territory, should
FIRST obtain a marriage license in their
home jurisdiction. Otherwise the mar
riaEc was not considered legal i'm
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Jail for Debts.

Another OF the old laws Of the Dis
trict was that which jailed a man for
debt. In this instance. il IS related thar
tailor named Brown. who lived "a
century ago, was thrust into prison
and there kept for twelve years be-
cause he refused 30 pay a bill Of >
cents for "a spool OF thread He was
an obstinate old fellow, e seemed. and
declared that ne had paid the bill Of
a local dry goods store. AT any rate.
he refused 10 settle the amount. and
the matter was taken 10 court. He
could sho' no receipt for the money.
and, after a lengthy trial was ad-
Judged COitv. He was committed to-
jail in defa llt Of payment. and O. was
ruled by the court that hr should re-
main there until ne had made good
his Indebtedness Tins he refused To
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To cUmpucate JuI- situation. tE-rs
was a death penalty attached 70 what
has become kuo~n as "a common la n
marriage. and those who were lxcd
outside OF .re colony were REGARDED
in this light.
There is only one known instance
OF this penalty having been cNacJCd
IA thc extreme sense. and that was
ir the case Of "a coiored man and a
white woman. who eIoped and yerc
married.
such 2 union, Or1JuTSe, was not legal
u MARI land. and they wer, forced 20
See To- alien territory Several years
elapsed and the husband was deserted
- his white wife. Eventually. ne
arifted back 20 Maryland, evidently IN
-noraace Of the existing Law, %
linking that his esc.pade had been
.arEos,en. But the authorities had .
-Dod memory and, wilnin t"w
mGpths the man paid the penalty o.:
his -uisdemeanor on 80 gallows-
Another case came 20 aotics in Mary
land a few DAYS ago thut, while il has
30 -aucti0u OF the courts today, had
a parallel many years ago that euucd
in the execution Of one Of the princi-
pals. The recent case was the appli-
cation OF the Rev. George 5. Fitzhugh,
sjxty-seven years Odd. for marriage
license TO wed ten: ear-old Lulu V
.aZier.
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Stringent in Connecticut.

In COnr ecticut the Sunday laws were
even n.afe stringent, and those who
trar.sgressed were not permitted 10 es-
cape with a fine, but invariably were
sent to Jail until they mad fully re-
pented OF their misdeeds. Worship was
the only permissible relaxation from
duty. and even the housewife was re-
quired 70 set her table with viands
that she cooked on the Gay previous.
Many were the women who suffered
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land. And this, because the
blue laws Of a century or
more ago have been dug
from muSty desuetude by a
too Jealous States attorney
in Baltimore.
In present-day enHghten-
ment, the ancient blue laws
appear as a relic of Il bar
barrie age, but the people Of
the long ago acceded to their
unjust demands with ii tract
ability that appears no less
than wonderful to those
who. at times, are brought
face to face with one of the
mandates of colonial justice.
Those old fellows of days
gone by were sticklers for
the proprieties, despite their
inclination for conquest by
the sword, and disregard for
the plentiful splitting of hu-
man blood. Their code of
morals, in the main, were cX-
tremely puritanical, as we
understand the word, and
their laws provided the Sc
verest penalties that could
be devised for the punish
ment Of those who trans
crossed from the straight
and narrow path.
The laws of New England
were, perhaps, the most
stringent Of any that were
imposed upon the new coun-
try, but the recent Mary
land case that disclosed the
existence of the terrible pen
atty once melted out to big
amistS in that State, directs
attention to other laws that.
while they do not carry the
sentence Of death IN their
fulflEment, are none the less
arbitrary in the light of
present-day justice,
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Murder Regarded Lightly.

on the other hand. murder. which.
today, is a crime puniyhabIe by death
in al but Few Of tue States. was
regarded lightly o century ago. and
seldom IL was that extenuating cir
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do. Even solitary confinement failed to
bend him. and he remained I'm his cell
until death relieved him Of further
punishment.
But 10 retur. TO the Maryland case.
There have been. @. course. many In
stances OF bigamy ir the state. hut "a
was not until William NJ Adams was
arrested on such a charge that the
extreme penalty OF the law governing
his orense was revealed. The reveIa-
tIon stands 20 the credit Of Raymond
Williams. deputy States attorney.
Under ordinary circumstances.
adams would have been tried IN The
Howard court. where the second cere-
mony' was solemnized. But AIr- VII
liamS. I'm delvinE among some old legal
tones. discovered that Judge Alvey. Of
tho Maryland court. I'm giving an opln-
ION .u Trio ,-rs.. ... r, .-.'cr against the
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Made Quick Work Of Him.

With the road that he was 10 travel
clearly defined. he began his short
ride. which was not more than
TWENTY-FIVE miles But before he had
gone the half Of &c.. he was overtaken
bv a band Of armed men. who &C
cused him Of having stolen his mount
one man in the party Identified the
horse as his. and preparations for a
hanging at once were begun Ext
plantations on the part OF the hapless'
victim were scoHed at and he was left
hanging 20 tree. his body riddled
with bullets.
When the truth became known ef-
forts We're made TO find and punish
the Iyuchers. but only one paid the
escaped
In some States. and notably in Ala
bama. robbery on the highway Is q
crime punishable by death, and many
IN the Southern state have forfeited
their lives for having relieved some
unwary traveller OF his watch and
chain. anI even less.
OF the real blue laws. there are few
remaining. but in nearly all OF the
Eastern states there are traces OF
their rigorS- We no longer burn
witches at the stake. but several OF
the States imprison those who claim
TO tell fortunes This is notably a
fact in Pennsylvania. where the IN
masking of several II -diums' has
given 10 the columns II the daily
press much interesting reading
And in the shearing OF those old
laws there is evidence Of the higher
value that is placed upon human life
since man, even though he be a
criminal, is worth more than a horse
or a lOaf OF bread.
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those carly pioneers Of the border
were quick iu melting OUT retribution
20 evil doors. and many have given
tlelr lives in the fIlfllment Of too
speedy judgement There. TOO. steal
Ing was a capital crime, and the theft
OF a horse was "A misdeu, nor which
invariably called for the immediate
vengeance Of the law.
one notable icIse or this kind doubt
less illustrates many that never wers
heard of outside Of the district in
which they occurred. There vas an
Eastern banker, who having purchas-
ca tract % land in Texas, desided
tlat ae would take trip into the
Southwest and inspect hi5 purchase
Arriving al a small TO, n, after =
long folruev ly train and stage coach.
lie discovered thar he would have 70
travel the remainder OF the way bJ
horse An accOmmOdatiIE stranger
offered 10 sell him an animal az a
reasonable price. which he accepted
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= 4 T II for
bigarny!
That is
the penalty
that three
men face
today III
t he State
Of NJ AIRY
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FinHey.

Marriage bells will soon be ringing
in our town.
Little VIM. Bailey is on the sick
list this week.
Miss Rose Bloxom, of Bloxom,
visited our town last week.
Mrs. Tom Rogers and Miss Mamie
McMath have returned from short
visit to Philadelphia.
Mrs. VIM. Pitts Rogers accompan-
led by her sister, Hiss Beach Bull,
returned from Baltimore Saturday.
Miss Nora White, of Parksley, and
Miss Emma Finney, of Cashviile,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss
Susie Rogers.
The young men of our town gave
the young ladies a very enjoyable
oyster roast on Saturday evening,
October '3lst, AT the home of Mrs.
Spencer Rogers. Those present were
Misses Nora White, Of Parksley,
Emma and Lucy Finney. Susie and
Elizabeth Rogers, Bessie and Sallie
Belote, Saba Boggs, Jennie Drum
mond, Matte Mason; Messrs. JOIN
Finney, Tommy, Paul, Grayson anC
George Boggs, Simpson Drummond
Tom ard Bradley Killmon, Alfred
Harry and Spencer Rogers. Many
games were played.
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Chluc0teague.

A marriage in high life on South
Main street is reported for this
month
Election day passed off quietly here
and the old time Democratic majority
was given.
Dispositions were taken at Atlantic
Hotel several days last week by prom
inent attorneys of New York Tin ref
erence to two tug boats"
Mr.. w. ]. Birmingham, of Wacha-
preague, surfman of Life Saving Sta
ton at San Luis. Texas, has been
transferred to Popes Island, and ID.
S. Merritt, of this place, to Wallops
Island.
G. b. Latham, Of u. s. Coast Sur
vey, and family with his assistants
all of Washington, are registered al
the Atlantic for the winter. a sur
vey of our waters is being made by
them for the Governments.
Mrs. James Powell, of Ocean City,
has moved to this place, ana is now
a member of the family of her son,
James; Mrs. Harper and Miss Anna
Conoway, of Delaware, are visiting
friends here; Miss Yula Doughty is
with friends at Wachapreaguei Rev
e. r. Liddell, evangelist, nd family
who of late have been holCSng revl-
val services on Eastern Shore OF
MARYLAND. have returned HONEY
Arrivals at Atlantic Hotel this week
NJ. E. Selby, r.. p. Webster, Balti'
more; c. 5. Snead, w. j. Mumford
". Nj. Cluff, J. Dunlap, f. l.. Trum'
BILE, G w. Baldwin, w. IL. Simpson
Philadelphia; e K. Brown, Allen T.
Selby, Wilmington; G. B. Latham
and family, Washington; W. l.. DooG
| New York; G. S. Seville, Pocomok'
City; G. L. Boston, Berlin; Thos. Ii
Hayman, Norfolk; J. p. Landlord
Franktown; Q. j. Rev, w. J. Brit
tingham, B. T. Gunter, j. Brook
Mapp, AccOmac.
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Real Estate at Auction.

S. James burlington trustee, Will
sell at public auction on premises on
Friday, November 9th, 3p. m, real
estate near LocustmOunt, Of Viola
Dunton and husband. See posters.
The real estate and personal prop
erty of Christian Hanson, deceased
will be sold at public auction on We'd
nesday, November 11th, at Sinnick-
son. by Solomon 7. Johnson and Hiram
Birmingham, trustee and administra-
tor, respectively, OF the deceased
For particulars see posters.
G. Walter Mapp and j. Brooks
Mapp, special commissioners, Will
sell by public auction on Monday,
November 3OUh, between the hours OF
, and 3 O'Clock p. M, at Craddock-
vile. the Charlottesville school-house
and lot, situated near said village.
For particulars and terms see posters.
G. Walter Mapp and j. Brooks
Mapp, special commissioners, will
sell by public auction at Keller, on
Saturday, November 2Sth, between
the hours of 2 and O'Clock p. M
three valuable tracts of land, (two OF
them being timbered land Of which
Francis 4 Stockley died seized arc
possessed. For description and terms
see posters.
G. Walter Mapp and J. Brooks
Mapp, special commissioners, vii
sell by pubic auction on Friday No
vember 27th, 1908, between the hour
of 2 and 3 o'clock p. M, at 6ell'
Haven, that certain valuable hous'
and lot of which Mrs. Jane Chamber
died seized and possessed, situated IL
said to gn OF Belle Haven. For de
scription and particulars see posters
John 5. Parsons, special commits
sioner in suit of VIM. L. Wright ant
wife VS.. Grace l.. Bundick's adm x
and others, will sell by public auction
at ModestOwn on Saturday, Novem
Der Dist, p. M, the valuable rea
estate known as the Bundick farm
situated at Buzzard Hill, in two paI
GELS, containing 81 and 46 acres, re
spectively. For description and othe
particulars see posters.
G.. Walter Mapp and j. Brook
Mapp, special commissioners, Wi
sell by public auction at Keller, o
Saturday, November 2Sth, 1908, be
tween the hours of 2 and 3 o'cloc
D. m, four valuable tracts OF Ian
originally belonging to William !
Killmon, ST., deceased, consisting
an attractive house and lot at Keller
two good producing farms within ha
mile of Keller, and house and IL
near Melfa Station. For particular
and terms see posters.
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peveIs Island Club Stock.

By order of the Board of Directors
of the Revels Island Club of Accomac
county, Va, the undersigned will sell
at public auction at No. 500 Peoples
Bank Building, PitUsburg, Pa, on
Saturday the 18th day of November
zoos. at ii O'Clock a. M, ten forfeited
shares of stock of said Club standing
in the names of delinquent members,
as represented by certificates a5 NO Nos 5 90
duplicate, So, II triplicate, 81, oil, ol9
and $40, to satisfy unpaid dues ana
assessments upon said stock, as pro-
vided for in the Virginia Code, and
pursuant to the bylaws of the cor
noration. E. NJ. O'Nel,
+ M Shields. President.
Secret Try.
J. NJ. Askin & Co. ,Auctioneers.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1908
So,es advertised in Enterprise.

Sales advertised in Enterprise.
Tuesday, November 10th, by Frank
n. Tull. Jr., near Wlsharts
Point. horses, COWS, hogs, &c
Wednesday, November 18th, by Har-
ry f. Drummond, near Cashvllie'
horses, buggy, farming nipple
ments, &c.
Thursday. November 18th, by Alma
P. Savage, near Exmore' horSeS'
mules, &c.
Thursday, November 18TH 10 a. M D.
near Accomac c. h., by j. n
Fletcher, Jr.. attorney-in-tact 1oi
S. A. Lewis, horses, corn looueri
hogs, &c.
Tuesday. November, nth, by Z. - -
Rocket. near Dingley's mill
horses, hogs, corn, &c.
Wednesday. November 18th, by George
w East. near Onancock, horse
COW, carts, household furniture
&C.
Wednesday, November 18TH by ID. 1
Rnndick. near MOdestOwn, horses
hogs, farming Implements &c
Wednesday, November 18th, by VIM
II. Hargis, near Onley'. muies
COWS, potato bed frames, &c
Thursday, November 26th, by Mrs
Nj. q. Fisher, near ASsaW"''i""
horses, hogs, corn, &c
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Nntice to Teachers.

The State Teachers Association
meets this year at Newport News,
and the Accomack Educational AS
ISOLATION will meet with the State
Association at Newport News. All
teachers who wish to attend State
meeting will please notify me by
postal card at once, as arrangements
are made to locate the Accomack
teachers in one section of the city
and it is necessary to know who IS
going. Teachers who attend will be
paid for Wednesday 25th, Thursday
Goth and Friday 9th as if teaching.
All schools will close Tuesday even
ing and open Monday following
Thanksgiving day.
For Xmas, all schools will close
December 24th., Thursday, and oper
Monday, January 4th, 1909 The
teachers will be paid for Friday, De
cember 25th.
Onancock, Va, G. G.. Joynes.
11-4-l9OS.
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Misses Flora Baker and Lillian King
have of late been guests of Miss Mar
garet Groton at her home near here.
Mrs. John Kelley, of New Church, a
spent Jews days with her brother,
Mr.. Carroll Yingling, and other
friends here recently.
The carpenters are now putting the
finishing touches on handsome new
dwellings being erected for Messrs.
T.. ii. Parsons and O. E. Causey.
DR.. f. Drummond is having the old
Drummond water grist mill, which
has been in the family for many
years, dug up and re-settled. 1t is the
last of its kind in this section and Is
Literally patronized. Mr.. Lambert
Chesser is doing the work.
The house in which Harrison Davis
colored, lived about one-half mile
South of the town was burned Tues
day night, and nothing much was
saved. The citizens here, who were
waiting for election returns, upon
hearing it gave him about $1,000 and
more has been added to it since.
The gross receipts from all sources
of the Confederate reunion tunC
which was held here, October LIST.
was 1912. 81, and amount paid out tt
date for expenses S429.47, leaving
balance OH hand of S513.14. Ii any
one has any account against it they
are earnestly requested to present The
same to j. s. Scott, treasurer. Th'
people here desire to sincerely thanl
those, far and near, who helped IL
| +h.,f n. .,,.t N " oqIfSQ
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CashVlIIe.

Mr.. Claude Mapp, of Bobtown, was
= welcome visitor to our town this
week.
Geneva, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. U. NJ. Scott, died Tuesday
morning.
Prof. G. G.. Joynes addressed the
voters of this place Monday evening
which did much good.
Rev. Mr.. Turner, of Danville
preached at the NJ. E. Church, South
Sunday. Our pastor was at Belle
Haven.
The young folks of Cashvllle an'
Finney gave ali oyster roast Saturda.
evening in honor of Miss Nora White
of Parksley.
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PUBLIC AUcTIoN-I will sell at pub
lie auction on my premises, near
Cashville, on Wednesday, November
llUh, valuable personal property IN
part as follows: One horse 7 years
Old with promise OF speed; horse 9
years old, lady broke, in good shape,
VIII en- can snow 3 minute speed;
1 pony, years old, lady broke,
good worker; l mule, years old
IN good shape; double wagon, spring
wagon, both new; new Wreun buggy,
reaper, disc harrow, weeder, double
harrow, Planet Jr. cultivator, light
cul.ivator, corn, fodder &c. sale TO
begin at ~ a. m. Terms made known
on day.
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To Taxpayers of Acconiac.

This is to give notice, owing to
change in law by last Legislature
that per cent instead of per cent,
as heretofore, will be added to all tax
bills unpaid on December 1st, 1908.
We trust, al who have not paid u.s.
will settle before that date and save
this percentage.
All owing 1907 taxes are request"
to pay same at once, as we are com
pelled to make settlement for them.
A. j. Lilliston,
w. II. Pruitt, Jr., Treasurer
Deputy.
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Obituary.

William j Levers, Jr., was born
October 9th, 1866, in New York City,
and died after TWO weeks illness at
his late home near Atlantic, Va,
september 25Jh, 1905, at the age OF
90 wears. In early life Mr.. Levers
lett New York Guy and located at
Iowa Falls, Iowa. There he followed
his chosen occupation, which was
farming, tor many years. March II,
1877, Mr.. Levers was married to Miss
Laura b. Mark, VIII proved to be his
loving and faithful companion till
death. In 1887 Brother Levers was
led to know the saving power OF his
Lord and Master and became men,
her of Lee Centre Methodist Church,
Iowa. Owing TO the poor health OF
his wife, in 1894 he moved to Virginia
and located near Atlantic. Bother
Levers and wife, by letter from Lee
Centre Methodist Church, lined At
Iantic Methodist Protestant Church
and ne continued that church rela-
tion until the end OF earthly toll was
ouieted by death.
brother Levers was faithful
ohnrchman, consistent christian.
| uie brethren in the church esteemed
him for his true, noble and erect
christian life. He held the honor and
respect of the whole community in
which he lived. We all miss him
but our loss is bis gain, God called
him and he passed from the suffering
condition OF the flesh on earth to his
resting place in the world eternal
His funeral was preached by the
writer in Atlantic NJ. p. Church and
his body was laid to rest in the new
cemetery, near New Church, Va. Our
brother leaves behind an aged father
a loving and faithful wife and three
devoted children, Edward W, Guy
Irving and Mabel l.. Levers. May
the God of all comfort, bless these
hearts in the hour of sadness anC
grief.
Geo. II. Stocksdale, Pastor.