Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-04-02
SATURDAY, APRIL ,, 1892.
John w. Edmoads. Editor and Owner.
LOCAL NEWS.

The circuit court of Accomac com
mences next Tuesday.
The Board of Supervisors meets al
Accomac c. H., Wednesday, April
18th.
Shad, the first of the season, were
for sale in our town last Monday, at
from 40 to rs cents per pair.
The Maryland Annual Conference
OF the NJ. p. Church, meets at POGO
moke city, next Wednesday
The County Alliance will meet Mt
Parksley. to-day, April I'd, 10 a. H.
A full attendance of the delegates is
requested.
DIR. Oscar F. Byrd, dentist, will be
at Atlantic Hotel, Chincoteague Is
land, April 4th, 9Th, 9th and 18th, for
the practice of his profession.
Rev. VIM. Chinn, pastor of the
Presbyterian Churches ut Accomac
c H., and Powellton, has accepted a
call to church at Rockville, Md.
DR.. A. Brockenborough, of North.
ampton, has been appointed by the
Governor, as a member of the board
of Worlds Fair Commissioners from
Virginia.
Mrs. Obed Goffigon. daughter OF
Mr.. Isaac D. Robins. died at her home
near Marionville. northampton, on
Wednesday last, after q short illness
Headlight.
Accomac will be entitled to 80 dele.
gates and Northampton to 10 dele
gates to the Democratic State Con
yention, which meets in Richmond,
Thursday, May 18th.
4 lady of Maryland with first
grade teachers certificate, advertises
in this issue for situation either as
governess or as teacher in a private
school Her proficiency is beyond
que. ton.
James West. colored, YVES found
dead on his premises near Pungo-
league, last week He fell from his
cart while on the way from his pota-
to bed to his house and was killed,
it is thought, by the fall.
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.
Rev. Mr.. Derby, the new rector OF
the Episcopal Churches in Accomac,
is expected next week. The ladies of
lis church have been lusily engaged
for. several days in fitting up and
Handsomely furnishing the rectory at
Accomac C. H for him.
Mr. J. Morgan Dix, formerly of this
county, has opened a boarding house
for the accommodation of permanent
and transient guests at GA Saratoga
street, Baltimore, Nd. We very cor
daily commend him to the favor Of
visitors from the Eastern Shore.
The following appointments were
made for Accomac at the Conference
of colored Methodists, at Salisbury
Md, which adjourned last Monday
Chincoteague, C. E. Henry; Leemont
J.W. Cook; Wattsville, NJ. J.. Nchen
ney; Fair Oaks, r. H. Coleman.
The Building Committee of Horn
town NJ. Z. Church, South, are nov
ready to receive bids for repairing
their church. Specifications can be
had of Rev. R. Is. Scott, Oak Hal
Va. Committee reserves the right tt
reject any and all bids. No bids re
ceiyed after April 10th.
Mr.. Vim. H. Parker made tour o.
the Peninsula last week in the inter
est of the we'll known commission
honse of J. H. Newton, New York
The firm is frst-class, and with 81
clever representative as Mr.. Par
ker, we bespeak for it liberal snip
ments from the Ease rn Shore thi:
season.
The Baptist Parsonage Fund, Of
Drummondtown was increased $500
by the dinner given by members o.
that denomination in the old hote
at Drummondtown, last Monday
The dinner was an excellent one anc
the public showed their appreciation
by liberal patronage.
Mr.. John w. Hutchinson, is con
nected with the firm of Thompson {
Stetson, commission merchants, Phila
delphia, this year, and made triI
through the county last week, in the
interest of the firm. AIR. Hutchinson
is in all respects worthy the patron
age of Eastern Shore shippers ant
his firm is first class.
The valuable tract of land, o
which John n. killnon died seized
and possessed, containing by estima
ton sixty nine acres. situated neal
Fair Oaks, will be sold at public auc
ton, at Keller station, Saturday
April 10th, next. D. m, by l.. Floyt
Mock and Patrick w. Kilmon, spec