Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-10-17
John w. Edmonds. Editor and Owner,
LOCAL NEWS.

Shore are expected to meetat Parks
ley, next Wednesday,.
Mr.. F. A. Hickman has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Rcn's, in the
upper part of this county.
New goofls Mt Slocomh & Ames,
Onancock. They tell You about them
il their advertisement of to- 10y.
Ask your grocer for Armstrong,
Souier & Co.'S "White Star, flour.
Try il once and YOU will use it again.
y valuable horse of Mr.. James p.
Dougherty. Accomac G. H was found
dead in his stable last Monday morn
ing.
Rev. S. u. Grimsley will preach at
Drnmmondtown Baptist Church to-
morrow morning and at Hollies in
afternoon.
4 protractesl meeting will. %. Y y
be begun at Onley, Sandy night
next. October 18th, and continued at
night through the week
Valuable real estate. of which Rev
81 ] Lewis. died. seized and posse IS.
cd, advertised for sale in this issue
ut Public anction by Jno. 7. White
and Henry j. Lewis.
The personal property of Rupert T..
Christian. advertised for sale at pub
lie auction. has been disposed of at
private sale. as will be noted by ref
crence to advertisement.
Capt. o. A. Browne and eleven
others have been appointed by Gov
ernor Mckinney. as delegates from
this State to the Georgia Road Con
.-ess, which meets at Atlanta, Octo-
Der a9th.
4 stcrehousa will be built soon,it S
reported. 10y Mr.. w. IT. Parks, Jr., at
foot OF Bayly's road, near Accomac
c. H., on premises of Mr.. George r..
West, which, he has secured on a
lease for a term of three years.
The fourth quarterly col ference
for South Accomac Circuit, will be
held at Onley, Monday morning,
October a6th, beginning at 9 O'Clock.
Rev. J. D. Hank, will preach at On'ey.
Sunday night, October 25th, at Z
o'clock.
The reputation of tho Naltby
House, Baltimore, for first class ac-
Communications and low rates is fully
sustained under the present manage
ment. This fact with its central To-
cation should recommend it to all
travellers.
NIr. r. DIN Nottirg CHAM, formerly
of Northampton, now prominent
and prosperous merchant of Norfolk,
ard Miss Sallie Stiff, an attractive
lady with host of friends on East
ern Shore, now of Chester. Va, will
be married on the 2ad inst.
Mr. Lorenzo d. Mcars, ST., well
known citizen of the lower part of
the county and avery worthy and
estimable gentleman, died while on a
Visit to his son, Mr.. =. T. Mears at
Cristield, last Tuesday, aged So years.
His remains were brought home for
interment in family burying ground
near Pungoteague, by steamer on
Wednesday.
The schooner Neptune, belonging
to Fosque, Boggs s Evans, Onancock,
on her trip to Baltimore, last week,
carried away her mast which was re-
paired at cost of S45 and on her re-
turn trip went ashore on Bodkin bar,
and striking rock, which cut hole
in her bottom, sank-at a loss for adj
t!itional repairs of about $780,
Mr.. E. T. Parks will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder, on
Monday, Octobe: 26th, 1891, court
day, at p. m., his storehouse. dwell
ling and lot situated in Drummond-
town. Possession of storehouse given
ilnmediately-of dwelling January
lst., 1862. Terms will be liberal and
made known on day of sale.
Mr.. j. H. johnson, Leemont, has
just opened out his stock of fall and
winter goods, and is offering them
cheap, very cheap, for cash. In fact,
he says goods are cheaper i'll almost
every line and recognizing the lack
of usual amount of cash on account
of low prices on farm products, he
proposes to make them cheaper still
by charging less profit himself. Call
once and he proposes to make it to
Your interest to repeat your visit.
Mr.. G. b. Jones. agent and operator
of n. Y, P. & n. r. r., at Eastville
station, was badly beaten by two
tramps on last Tuesday night. They
demanded money of him, and failing
by threats to MIKE him deliver, en-
Geavored to extort it by dragging
Lin from the station and beating him
numerically. They started to the
woods with him. land it is safe to say,
that he would have Jared much
worse than lie did, if they had suc-
ceeded in that purpose. His wounds
are not of a serious character.
Mrs BERTHE K. Waddy, wife of Ed
ward Waddy, and daughter of VIM.
B. Wilkins, died Sunday morning,
aged is years and 20 Gays. Eleven
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