Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-11-19
John w. Edmonds. Editor and Owner.
SOCIAL NEWS.

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his mercantile business at Craddock-
vile and will make Baltimore his
home in the future.
Rev. j. B. Pruitt, late pastor Of
Onaneock and Broadway Baptist
Churches, has been duly installed as
pastor of church at Ashland, Wiscon-
sin.
The Court OF Appeals has post
roned the hearing of the case of
George Drier, the condemned muir
dered now in Eastville jail, till Jan
uary next.
The brethren of the Mystic Circle
at Drummondtown, gave an elegant
banquet on Thursday night, at which
their wives and sweethearts were
honored guests.
The time of the sale Of the store
house Of J. Lee Winder, at Onancock,
has been changed, aswill be noted
by reference reimbursement, to
Saturday, November 10th. =
Mr. Charles B. Lilliston. Accomac
c. H., left Thursday night, for New
bern, n. G. He will locate per-
1nanently on farm recently pur-
chased by him near that place.
Mr.. G. LLOYD Doughty will occupy
his new hotel at Drummondtown
daring next week and it will be epeu
for the accommodation Of the pp.,tl:cc
certainly by next court day, if not
earlier.
It's alleged thar the official slate
OF this county under the next admin
istration was made up yesterday at
Eastville, and the original Cleveland
men are ignored in the distribution
Headlight, 18th.
James H. Fletcher, .Jr., trustee, will
sell at public auction, Saturday, No
yomber Goth next, 10 O'Clock a. m, at
Belle Haven, valuable real estate near
Shields wharf, on Occahonnock creek,
OF Bethany Floyd.
F. H. Dryden, real estate agent,
has sold to Johannes F. Byrd. OF At
lantic, valuable truck farm in Wor-
cester county, for s1.7OO. Mr.. Dry
den will offer another list OF cheap
farms for sale ia next issue.
Mr.. Robert L. Parks in dismount-
ing from his horse during the parade,
while at Onancock, on last Wednes-
day, was thrown to the ground by
his horse starting up, suddenly and
had a small bone in his leg broken. &;
The reputation Of the Maltby
House, Baltimore, for first class ac-
commodations and low rates is fully
sustained under the present manage
ment. This fact with its central To-
cation should recommend it to all
travellers.
Samuel T. Ross, special commits
sioner, in suit of Harriet A. Mormon
ier.vs. George East, &c, will sell at
public auction, on Wednesday,. De-
cember 18th, at court house door, two
parcels of land situated near Onley
station.
Especial attention is invited to ad-
vertisements in this issue of E. T..
Blaine e. Co., Pocomoke City, and
J. C Boggs & Son, Nandua. Christ
mas goods will be specialties with
them this season. and they will have
them in such variety that their Gus
TONERS need not look elsewhere for
them.
Sheriff John H. Wise will sell at
Hofrman's wharf. on Saturday, No
vember 10th inst, at 11:80 q. M, a
batteaux, said to belong to one George
Collins, and forfeited to the Common
wealth-together with her sails, rig
ging, scrapes, dredges, and all other
appurtenances. Terms cash.
The creditors of VIM. AZ. Riley,
Samuel j. Lewis, William East Of
Wm., George Downing, eolorsd. and
Edward Bevans, colored, are re-
quested to present their claims with
proper proof to Samuel T. Ross, COM
missioner of accounts, on or before
November %, 1892.
The Confederate Memorial quilt,
the handiwork Of the ladies of the
Working Society of the Drummond-
town Baptist Church. will be award
ed to the Johnny Reb on the East
ern Shore receiving the most votes
next week and all parties who have
not returned the boxes, in which the
ballots were deposited, are requested
to do so at once.
The trustees of Margaret Academy
will meet at Kellar, Friday, Decem-
Der End, - o'clock to decide as to the
disposition of the funds in their hands.
The claims of every locality on the
Eastern Shore will be heard on that
occasion and the fund will be given
forithe establishment of school i'll
that section, which in the opinion of
the trustees is best entitled to the
same.
Mrs. Susan Christian Sheath nee