Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-10-13
NEIGE.i0;!M0C2 NOTES.
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/ Our townsnar. NJ. Gen. ". Laws
!; left this weel, 10 take charge of public
/ school on Sykes Island
Rev. ]. Wright Norris nrea ched to
large and appreciativc audiences at ON
/ NJ. p. Church. sunday morning and
evening.
/ Mrs. and Miss Hacket Of Atlantic
1 City. and Mr.. Redden and..sister of Po-
comokp City, arc guests of Mrs. John
Johnson at this time.
/! Capt. Il. S. Rich and Lieut.. Wild WIS.,
tied ua early this werk--the former for
!: the purpose of making the first quarter
.stiy payment tothe Life Saving boys
( Mr. I. N. Mills. general surerintend-
cnt Of Del. Division of P. w. & B. r.
R., was here last week on a cunning
"trip. He has ged one day over 800 birds.
The new n. f. Church is nearing
completion and will he dedicated before
wiI.ter weather sets in. The windows
are here aud when rut in will add great
! " TO the beauty of the structure. The
church seating and furnishings have
been ordered
A fairand festival is announced to be
held il, Temperance Hall. on Thanks
giving Day. November 18th, beth after,
noon and night, also on Friday night
It will he under the auspices of the
Ladies Mite Society of the N. E.Charch
for benefit of new church.
Col. VIM. Ludlow, U. S. A. was here
asst week. He inspected and approved
a well connected with the Assateague
Light by ilpes $50 feet in length, and
condemned the artes:an well by which
Intellectual efforts were made for weeks
t6 secure water.
Our people are greatly elated over the
prospect for fat oysters again this SCR
son, and remunprative prices are ex-
rected inasmuch rs they are poor in the
waters above ms. They are selling here
at present for IS and 50 cents per bush
ell. and in tie Philadelphia market at 81
per barrel.
Our registrar reports that he never
SAW our people So u:ucli interested i'll
The National election. Thirty voters
we're registered last week. and during
this week many others are expected to
qualify themselves to exercise the right
Of suffrage. A majority OF the new vo
ters will support the Democratic ticket.
Entertainments OF some kind have
hren given nightly almost in orr Town
Hall for the last so days. The Clymtr
family came first. and were closely fol
lowed by the Sanford Minstrel Troupe:
during last WEEK Dr. Flags Concert
Troupe entertained us, ard the advance
agent of another troupe from New y urk
is HOW in town.
Several deaths have occurred here dur
ing past week. LLOYD Bowden, infant
son Of Thomas l;owten. was buried on
Saturday afternoon. An infant son of
William Tatem WAS buried in the II Z.
Cemetery, on Monday morning. Mrs.
Royilla Scott, wife of ". T. Scott, d
surfman in Assateague Station. was
buried OH Monday afternoon. Rev. r.
Z. Watkins of NJ. E. Church OBLIGATED
in each case.
Recent arrivals at Atlantic: Col. VIM.
Ludlow, r. S. Trinble, J. B. Crockett.
H. w. Fields, r. II. Scarborough, Philu;
j. l. Horsey, New York; L. N Mills
j. Flemny, II. Serdies, Cha, ton, Del;
DR.. J. IL. King. +. IL. Dryden. J. F.
Thomson. Pocumoke City; L. CuvinE-
ZION. J. W. Morris, W. D. Drummond,
]. Open elmer, Baltimore; Z. E. West,
Lewes. Del; J.. E. Noel, Georgetown,
Del: J. NJ. Thomson. East New Mar
ket, Md.
Preparations are already being made
by the Democrats Tor grand torcl.light
procession, Which will take place here
on the night before election. Hon.Gil-
NOR S. Kendall and other prominent
Democratic orators are expected. and a
free oyster and clam supper. and music
by Snow Hill brass band will also he in
teresting features OF the OCCASION
Chincoteague is going to do her duty.
and i'll will be convinced who witness
the demonstration on the night of tile
5th of November, that she Will be in the
front rank in the Democratic column in
Accomac.
Having bought largely in flour before
tie advance, I can sell at Baltimore
prices Powell's Winter Patent ami the