Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-12-12


Duncan's. He won't work off old
goods on YOU, without telling YOU.
Mr.. d. H. Johnson, Leemont, is in
the city, buying Nmas goods. He
will be home with them next week.
All ladies aud children cloaks sold
at cost after the 1st of December, to
close them out, by D. Fl. johnson,
Leemont.
Our merchants and farmers visiting
Baltimore, this fall and winter,
will find the Maltby house, q desir-
able stopping place.
Rev. V. W. Bargamin, will preach
tomorrow at Amiss chapel, II a. ~,
and at the Methodist Church, Drum
mondtown, 3 p. IN.
yolina, aged years, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Young, Green
backville, died suddenly on Tuesday,
Sth inst, of diphtheria.
Lodge meeting of A. 0. U. W., and
the last of the year, meets at Acco-
mac C. H., next Monday night. The
brethren are requested to attend.
An oyster supper will be given to
anembers of Belle Haven Lodge a.
%. u. W., next Tuesday night, and
all of them are invited and expected
to be present.
Two Irish1nen and four negroes,
non-residents, were committed to our
Jail last Thursday, for taking oysters
unlawfully in Virginia waters. The
captain escaped.
An oyster supper will be served at
Garrison's chapel, Friday, 4 p. M,
Xmas day, and an interesting enter
tainment given at night. Up. M. Pro-
ceeds for benefit of Sunday school.
Ashby & Belote, Accomac c. H,
have just received Christmas supplies,
such as Florida oranges, lemons, al
monds, butternuts, walnuts, prunes,
dates, currants, citron, mince meat,
honey, etc.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Mr.. Clyde P. Byrd, formerly of this
county, now prosperous business
man of Baltimore, to Miss Adelaide
Wallace Bailey, at the home of the
bride, Woodbrook, Baltimore Co. Md.
The hotel property at Drummond-
town will pc sold at public auction
by Upshur B. Quinby, special com
missioner, at courthouse door, Mon-
day, December aSth, next. See ad-
vertisement in this issue for further
particulars.
Mr.. J. H. Fletcher, Jr., trustee, will
sell at public auction, on Saturday,
December 18th, Q p. m, at Hallwood,
tract of land OF Richard Bavly, con-
tanning &c acres, situated near Hall
woob.n twill be sold fer cash and
therefore at q bargain to some one.
On Tuesday, December goth. The
Young Ladies Ministerial Aid Socie-
ty of Oak Grove church, will have
an oyster supper followed by an en-
tertainment at night, which promises
to surpass any heretofore held there,
beginning at p. H., entertainment
at p. III. Admission 25 cents.
The following Xmas advertisements
appear in our issue this week, which
are commended to your careful peru
sal: w. J. Neville, ". T. Wise, Jno.
w. Duncan, NJ c. Click. W. T. Win
der, Onancock; w. j. Hall, Belinda;
A. Fl. G. Mears, n. Is. Rich, Wacha-
preague.
Nudge, Smith & Co, through their
representative, Mr.. Z. T. Warren,
solicit your Xmas and New Year
orders. lie is now making tour OF
the county and will call on you. II
he does not reach you in time, orders
sent to his house in Baltimore, or to
him at Onancocll, will be promptly
filed.
The North American Normal Uni
versity, Fostoria, Ohio, has sent to
the County Judge of Accomac, a $50
scholarship, emitting the holder to a
full graduating course in either its
college of penmanship, college of
business, school of short hand, school
of type writing, school of automatic
lettering, or one term in its school of
common branches, college of teachers,
college of science, or college Of liberal
arts, to be bestowed on some worthy
young man or lady in this county
who is not able to pay tuition, has
no bad habits, can produce good
recommendation of character, and
who can and will enter the school on
or before January 9Th, 1892. Appli-
cations for this scholarship must be
made in writing to the County Judge
on or before December 25th, 1891, ac-
companied with proof that the ap-
plicant comes up to the befors men
toned requirements.