Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-10-03
LOCAL MEMS.

The public schools of Accomac,
open Monday, October 5th.
An advertisement of w S. Eickin-
sou & Son, appears in this issue, Of
interest to our readers.
Valuable real estate offered for
sale at private contract, in this issue
bv Messrs. j. r. Griffin i Son.
Mr.. Il. d. Travis, Of this city broke
his leg while PLAYING baseball yes
terday afternoon.-Headliglt 29th.
Ask Your grocer for Armstrong,
Suuier & Co.'S "White Star flour.
Try it once and YOU will use it again.
Rev. Father Mickle will deliver q
lecture at the Hall, Wachapreague,
TUESDAY, October 9th. All are cor
daily invited.
Circuit conrt meets next Tuesday.
The docket isan unusually large one,
containing =! new common law causes
and 20 ch:ncery ones.
Mr.. Calvin Euerwas in town yes
terGav. ON II leave of absence from
The lunatic asylum at Williamsburg,
ya.-Headlight, 29th.
4 tenant house of Mrs. E. w. An
derson. near Charlottesville, was ac-
cidentally burned on Fricay night,
of last week. Loss about 800.
The regular quarterly meeting of
the County Alliance will be hello nj
Onlcy station. Friday afternoon, De-
toter 9th, on arriva; of South bound
train.
Protracted meeting will be hell at
AlniS's Chapel, beginning tomorrow.
in morning and ct night and con-
tinuing throughout the week at
night.
DR. Oscar T. Byrd, dentist, will be
II Chincoteaguc Island October 5th.
9Th ard nth. for the practice of his
profession Can be found at Atlantic
hotel
DR.. 4. Brocllenbrough. of North
ampton, has been appointed by the
Governor as delegate. to represent
Virginia in the National Farmers
Convention.
Prof. G.. Ct. Joynes. Onancocll. las
been appointed a delegate to the
Sratc Sunday School Convention,
which meets iii Norfolk. October Cti,,
18th and Sti!.
Rev. Milton \. Frantz, o returned
ln;sSionery from Japan. will preach
in the N. f. Church. Parksley. Sun
day morning and night, and at Crow
sontown in the afternoon.
The death of several horses is re-
p orted in Northampton, recently.G cue
|, owever, it is stated. to no special
4 isease. The loss of some Of them is
a ttributed TO too liberal feeding OF
The sweet potato.
The hand organ man and monkey
were in cur town last Monday, but
the harvest of pennies was not q rich
one. The staple crop did not pan
out this wear sufficiently to make this
an inviting field for their business.
Mr.. H. Trader, of Hallwood. Va,
and Miss Eflie Richardson, of this
town, were married at the Baptist
parsonage, by Rev. D. NJ. LenoX, on
Tuesday evening. They will leave
on Monday. for Hallwood.-
III Ledger, 2Gth.
L. Floyd Mock, special commission
or. will sell at public auction, on Sat
llrdav. October 3rd, next, at 1870
o'clock p. H., at Lloyd Brittingham's
store. 102 acres, more or less, of the
land belonging TO james II. Gunter's
heirs at New Church.
Capt. O. A. Browne. advertises the
farm Nit. Gusts for rent for the year
1852 This is one of the very best
farms on the Eastern Shore, and
there is none that surpass it for
trucks, especially sweet potatoes.
The right man Can make money on
this farm.
NTr. Ashby. Of the firm Of Ashby g.
Beloat, returns to-day from the
Northern cities, whittier he has been
TO purchase a large stock of goods.
They will be ready for the inspection
of the public early next week and in
and new customers.
S. X Martin g. Co., Hoffman's
wharf, have on hand a select stock of
buggics which they are offering at
greatly reduced price for cash-also
large stock of cypress well tubing aid
fencing, North Carolina heart pine
Notwithstanding, flooring, &c, at
lowest market prices.
The ladies of Modestown Baptist
Church will serve refreshments and
supper at the school house. begin
ming at O clock p. H., on Wednes
day, October 18th, if fair, if not, the
next fair day. Proceeds to repair
house of worship. Everybody, help
this good cause by provisions or
money.
The coffin in which the remains Of
the late Wm L. Scott was buried in
contained sevcnty-siX pounds OF solid
silver in the way OF screws, mount
ings, etc, equal to silica forty
wards Of broad cloth and thirty yards
of silk. In all probability no soldier
or statesman ever went to his grave
surrounded with more regal trap
piDgs.-Centreviile Record.
Mr.. E. r. Parks will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, on
Monday, October Goth, 1891, court
day, at . p. ~, his storehouse, dwell
ling and lot situated in Drummoud-
town. Possession of storehouse given
ininediatciy-of dwelling January
1st., 1882. Terms will be liberal and
made known on day of sale.
The firm of West, Willis & Wyatt,
Belle Haven, has been dissolved by
mutual consent. The store at Belle
Haven in the future will be conduct
ed under the style Of Willis & Wyatt,
and store at Willis wharf, under the