Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-06-13

John w. Edmonds. EDITOR ana uWner.
LOCAL NEWS.
Board of Supervisors meets June
18th.
A change in schedule of n. Y. P. =
n. r. r., event into effect on Mons
day.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences August 25th, con-
tinuing four days.
Sunday morning, June Dist. Chill
dren's day will be observed at Bap-
list Church, Drum,uondtown.
Chi2drcn's day exercises 81 zion
Baptist Church, June 18th. Lermont,
3 p. NJ, s.ne day. Public invited,
The Ath of july will be celebrated
this wear on Sykes Island. under the
auspices Of the Order of Rechabites.
Forfirst class accommodations. good
fare and polite attention, the Locust
VILE Hotel is commended to the trav-
cling public.
The Drummondtown Alliancemeet
in their hall, Saturday, June goth
inst, TO attend to matters OF impor-
lance to the craft.
Rev. Father Michlc, will lecture in
the courthouse. Drummondtown,
Monday, Juno 18th, at 8 p. III. All
are cordially invited.
Willis & Co., tobacconists, Balti-
moro. advertise in this issue. The
firm is first-class and is renresented
by very clever knight of the road.
Mr.. F. c. Taylor.
The comedy, married for Money"
will be rendered at Marionville hall,
northampton, Tuesday evening, June
lGth-proceeds. for benefit of Red
Bank Baptist Church.
Several valuable Maryland farms
are offered for sale in this issue. by
Mr.. F. II. Dryden, Pocomoke City.
The prices charged for them will
strike our people as being very low.
Ocean Lodge, 116. A. F. and A. NJ,
Machapreague. will elect officers at
the next stated communication,
on 18th inst, and all members of the
Lodge are requested to be in attcn-
dance
A full attendance Of the members
of Keller Alliance is requested at
their meeting to be held on Saturday.
18th inst. Officers will be elected and
other matters of Importance be at
tended to on that day.
Mr.. F. R. Savage, of this place, won
and has received the prize of the La
dies Newspaper. published in Toron-
to, Canada, in its last offer, consisting
of handsome silver sugar dish and
cream Observation-Disclosures.
Irish potatoes in small quantities
are being shipped from every point
on Eastern Shore. The largest ship
nent reported, forty barrels, was
made by Mr.. VIM. Dunton, near Mas
sawoddox station, on last Monday.
The reputation of the Maltby
House, Baltimore. for first class ac-
commodations and low rates is fully
sustained under the present manage
Inent This fact with its central 10
cation should recommend it to all
travellers.
Mr.. Thos. Wesley Shrieves, living
near Parksley, who attempted to
commit suicide some days ago by
cutting his throat, was taken to the
asylum at Williamsburg, on last Tues
day. by Mr.. H. NJ. Sweeny, guard
from that institution.
Mr.. VIM 7. Broughton. Onley,
picked this season 1900 quarts of
strawberries from S rows of No. 5
Buback, l05 plants to the row. The
yield is probably not surpassed by
the grower of any variety of berries
this year, in this county.
L. Floyd Mock, special commission
er, will sell at Sirocco, in front of
Joseph R. Riggs store, on Thursday,
June 25th, 1891, at O'Clock, p. M,
TWO valuable tracts Of land of which
George Somers, died, seized and pos
sessed. For terms see posters.
Mr.. Philip Woodward. clerk of the
county court of MiddleseX for the last
forty years, was in Accomac this
week, on a visit to his daughter, Mrs.
John S. NAPLES, Onancock. He does
not look much older than the term
of years he has served his county.
A trotting race, mile heats best in
5, has been made, to come off on Nc
Connell's track, Pungoteague, Thurs
day, July 18th, for g purse of 5000,
between Clay and Lady Browne,
owned by J. c. Orwell and VIM. I.
James, respectively. The forfeit
money, one-half the amount, has
been put up.
DR.. Edward T. Mason, of Accomac.
q recent distinguished graduate of
the Medical Department of the Uni
Sersity of Maryland, has located at
Savageville, this county. for the prac-
Jice Of his profession. DR.. Mason is
q young man of fine attachments in
his profession and we predict for him
4 successful career
NJ. Oldham, Jr., trustee. will sell at
Onancock, in front of B. T. Parker's
hotel, June 9th, at about a o'clock,
D. m, the undivided one-third inter
est of VIM. K. Parker in the land of
which his father Louis H. Parker,
died seized and possessed-said land
containing 80 acres, more or less, and
adjoining lands of Geo w. Mason,
John S. Martin and others. For
terms see posters.
Mr.. C. Hill Nelson, OF Baltimore,
and Miss Annie Old. of SOmeryilIe