Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-05-30

The annual Sneep peHH1ilS vi fAo'sN
league comes off this year, Wednes-
day, June 3rd-
Children's Day exercises will be
held at Amiss Chapel, Sunday, May
31th inst, at II O'Clock a. N. The
public is invited.
Gusts w. Bloxom. special commits
s;oner. will sell at public auction, on
Saturday, June 9th, at . p. m, at
Daugherty, tho Vim. c. Bloxom lot,
containing acres, more or less.
The Fourth of July, will be obsery-
ed on Sykes Island, this year by a
grand fair and exhibition, the pro-
ceeds of which will be applied to the
Improvement of Temperance hall, at
that place.
Mr.. A. J. McMath, of the firm of
McMath Bros, Onley, has sold this
season 10000 quarts of Strawberries.
The receipts for shipments from II
acre of same was S459-aggregate re-
ceipts over S2,100.
Mr.. S. Is. Slocomb, trustee, will sell
at public auction, Saturday, June
9th, next, at New Church station,
valuable real estate of George Bun
dick, deceased, for the benefit of Mrs
Sallie E. Sloconb.
Hunting Creek Oyster Association,
No. 3, will meet at Hopkins, Bro &
Cos store, to night, May 3oth, and
!. full attendance of all the members
is requested as business of Importance
is to be transacted.
The advertisement of Mr.. Walter j..
Hall in another column, merits the
attention of purchasers in search of
cheap goods. He is just home from
the Northern cities with bran new
and select stock of great variety.
Mr.. o. n. Christian, a clever young
man of this county, now connected
with the we'll known commission
house of Geo. W. Miles & Co., Phila-
delphia, is at home in the interest of
his firm. We commend both to the
favors of our people
"Rayford Park a pleasure resort
situated in Elliott's Neck, near Frank
town, Northampton county, with at
fractions for all the year, will open
Tuesday, June Cd. We acknowledge
with thanks an invitation to attend a
dance to be given on the occasion.
A festival will be held at Zion Bap-
fist Church, next Wednesday, under
the auspices ofmenbers of the church.
The usual refreshments WILDE served
in the afternoon and concert will
be given and grafton delivered by a
prominent citizen OF the county at
night.
A picnic will be held at Jester
Chapel, at sign post on the road to
Greenback, Wednesday, June Sd, for
benefit of Sunday school of said
church. Strawberries, ice cream &C.,
will be served in abundance. A cor
dial invitation is extended to every
one by the superintendent.
A movement is ON foot for vote on
the question of license orno license
in Atlantic district. A petition look
ing to that end presented to our
court last Monday, was refused be-
cause it did not contain the number
of signatures required. The matter
will be heard probably at the next
term of court.
r. P. Stewart & Co., commission
merchants, Philadelphia, through
our columns, solicit the favors of the
shippers of the Eastern Shore. The
house is an old one having been es-
tablished in 1868, and has the reputa-
ton of being first-class in all respects.
We cordially commend the firm to
our farmers.
The clerk of our court was advised
by the Superintendent of the peni-
tertiary this week of the death of
Upshur Roberts, colored, convicted
of attempt TO commit rape, at the
last August term of our court and
sentenced to penitentiary for two
years. He died on 93d inst, in Ale
ghany county, while in employ of
railroad company.
Especial attention is invited to the
advertisement of real estate offered
or sale in this issue of ENTERPRISE
by Thos. G. Kellaln, special commits
sioner. The opportunity to secure
homes so desirable is rarely offered in
our county. The property is not
only valuable in itself, but located
in one of the best sections of the
county.
Under the statute law of Virginia,
sections 1913 and 1G4, of present code,
no person who holds any Office or
post of trust under the government of
the United States, from which he re
ceives any emolument whatever and
no person who receives any emolu-
ment from the said government of U.
S. in any way can hold any office in
this State or any county or city there
of under the constitution of the State,
{such as postmasters and the like
until they have resigned the position
under g. S. Government.
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