Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-02-06
John W.Edmonds. Editor and Owner
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. T. o. Kilmon, advertises for
sale on easy terms in this issue, a
valuable truck farm, one mile from
Hallwood.
The Board of Supervisors will meet
at Accomac c. H., Monday, February
18th, 1oa. H., and all the members
thereof are reques ed to be present.
Hon. John W. H. Parker, Mr.. John
rittingham and DR.. W. S. Horsey,
prominent citizens of the county, re-
Gently quite sick, are now GONZALES
cent.
The schooner Elexina, will be sold
atpublic auction at Hofrman's wharf,
by John IL. Wise, sheriff, next Satur-
day, 18th, II a. m. See advertise
ment.
Mr.. z. ". Barnes, Garsatha, is in
Florida, to remain until the first OF
April, as the representative of "a
combination of fruit and produce
men,
Mr.. F. Fl. Dryden, real estate agent
of Pocomoke city, has sold farm No.
d as advertised in another column
to L. Il. Parker, of Somerset county,
for $500.
A protracted meeting will COM
mence at NJ. Z. Church, South, Drum
mondtown, Sunday night, to be COLI
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. V. w.
Barsamin, and to continue through
the week. The regular afternoon
services will be held on Sunday at
the church.
Messrs. J. VI. Rogers s. Bro, Onley,
Va, are now ready to supply old and
new customers with Lobos guano,
salt, kainit, high grade potato guano'
fertilizers for corn &c, bought for
cash and to be sold at the lowest mar
Gin of profit-also a brand of ferti-
lizers of very superior quality, OF
their own, known as Rogers Best.
There were 90 deeds of different
kinds received and recorded in our
clerks office during the month of
January just passed. An unusual
number for that month, but not due
to an unusual financial stress, show
ing for the most part only how our
lands are being subdivided and
changing hands.
There were only eOS marriages in
Accomac county last year, falling
off of 81 from the year 1890. Our
clerk says the low price of sweet po-
tatoes last autumn accounts for the
shortage. The few who did get mar
ried however, were doubtless consoled
by having an "Old ham, attached
to theil license.
Mr.. J. Brad Beverly, vice-president
of the State Farmers Alliance, will
address the citizens Of Accomac and
Northampton at Belle Haven, Satur-
day, February 9th; Onancock, Mon
day, February Sth; Hallwood, Tues
day, February 9th. The address will
be to the public and everybody is in
vited TO be in attendance.
Messongo, Temperanceville, Muddy
Creek, Mappsville, Masonville and
every precinct in the lower parish,
sent delegates to the road meeting
held at Accomac G. H., last Wednes-
day. The vote on the adoption of
the road bill, the principal features
of which have heretofore been pub
lished in our columns, stood for and
3against it.
The books of Mr.. A. 7. Leather
bury, secretary of the Chesapeake
Agricultural Association, will be
closed, Monday, February sth, at 7
%. m., and all entries must be made
before that time accompanied by five
dollars. All colts with no better
record than minutes can be entered
in the year old race-name of own
er, horse, color and sex to be given
at time of entry.
Mr.. a. J. McMath has recently re-
ceived an order for 2a0, 900 strawberry
plants from a party in Maryland, and
orders for smaller lots in many sec
lions in the West and South. This
extensive and increasing patronage
however, is matter of no surprise.
He keeps the stock, so varieties in
all, and purchasers always get from
his nursery what they buy.
Hon. W. A. Jones authorizes the
following: A competitive examina-
ton will be held in the city of Fred
ericksburg, on Monday, the 18th day
of this month, which will be open to
such young men, between the ages of
seventeen and twenty-five, actual
residents of the First Congressional
District of Virginia,as are candidates
for appointment to the West Point
Military Academy. The board of ex-
aminers will consist of three promi-
nent educators of the First District,
before whom all applicants should
present themselves by eleven O'Clock
on the morning of February 18th.
The Rev. Henry L. Derby, of SUI
folk, Va, who is offered the rector
ship of the Protestant Episcopal