Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-10-10
NEIGnH0RU0On NOTES.
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Rev. William Cbinn has returned
from Norfolk, where he was last week
in attendance on the session OF the
East Hanover Presbytery.
Misses Margaret and Elizabeth
Quinby returned home last week from
an extended European tour, bringing
with them many souvenirs and inter
esting impressions of their trip to the
Old World.
Rev. George W. Burke, the genial
pastor of the NJ. E. Church. here who
has been quite i'll, is now well enough
to lie out again and greet his friends
of whom he has many outside OF his
church as we'll as in it.
Mr.. L. D. T. Quinby and Mr.. John
w. Kelly left during the week to at
tend the University of Virginia, the
former to take the law course, the
latter to enter the academic depart
ment. They are both fine young
men.
Miss Margaret Quinby has accepted
the position of music teat her III = fe-
male seminary in Richmond, and loft
for TINT citv last Tresday- Miss
Il, crgin her yon '.s''r sister, r".n'n-
panis... ACran' win attend Il school
IN which Miss Margaret is ens ged to
teach.
Rev. ~ G. Berry IAN, pastor of Ie
Southern Method 'tCl.urch. has been
conducting reviyal o"'Ti.cS during
the past week at Andrew Chapel in
Slutkill Neck. Much interest has
been manifested and eleven canver-
sions were reported up To Wednesday.
The good work is still going on.
The Masons in this town will give a
public entertainment some time in
November for the benefit OF their
lodge. 1t is proposed to have drama
with popular musical selections be-
tween tile acts, and a supper st the
close. The funds titus to be raised
will be used for carpeting and fur
nishing the lodge room.
The Onancock Academy now has
cne hundred and ten panils. the lar
oest number over enrolled before so
earlv in the session. Others are YET
20 come in. Carpenters are now nj
work fitting nm smother room in the
hnjiding to accommodate tho inrrcas-
ing numbers. The boys OF the Acad-
envy met last Friday night and took
STEPS to organize q literary and de-
hating society, which will meet once
week The exercises will occasion
ally he ooan 70 the public. and the
society promises TO he very beneficial
TO the students of the Academy rs
we'll as interesting to the PEOPLE OF the
town.
Mr.. John w. IT. Parker, who has
l,een i'll for the mast ten CT Twelve
days AT he home of his son-in-law
Robert p. Cl-stis, Esq, III this town,
has improved so much Us to enable
him to return to his homo on Oman
cock creek. His friends here, while
reg~etting his illne-s e"iovcd tbs
privilege cf being with him and hear.
! ing him talk of the oldcn times. He
IS n fine conversationaiist and hasa
rich fund of facts relating ro the his,
tory of Virginia and especially the
| Eastern Shore conrfies, which shou q
be put in imreri. hab.e form. If H.
We're not such IL modest man he might
be indrced TO write Il book. Long
life to him and his.
The town Of Cnancock continues
to improve steadily Severa' hand.
some new Houses have been erected
| he, e during tie summer. and Others
are to sc up before Christmas. The
baptist parsonage near College Place
has just been completed. and is by
general consent one of the most sight
n ard convenient houses in the town
These new buildings add much to tho
beauty of the town. he streets, how
ever. are in s, neglcc- cd condition,
weeds and grass CROWN 6 Oh the side
walks and choking Up the drains
Old bitches need cleaning out and
row ones need to be cut TO carry of
the water that falls in such heavy
quantities during the winter and
spring months The highest consid-
erations Of health, beauty and clean:
illness demand that this work shall
be done Lcforc the rainy season sets
in.