Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-04-16
John w. Edmonds. Editer and Owner
LOCAL NEW s.

Privileges to Fair Grounds of East
,ern Shore Agricultural Association
will be sold to the highest bidders,
Tuesday, June 4th, p. IN.
Mr.. VIM. T. wimbrough, onley,
had his ankle crushed by q timber
wheel some days ago, and has been a
great sufferer from the mishap ever
since.
DR.. Leonard ]. burlington, Fair
Oaks. Va, is now ready to offer his
survives to you professionals. He is
n graduate at the University of Mary
land, this session.
Mr.. G.. G. Cameron, manager OF the
Mercantile Agency of R. G. Dun y
Co., Wilmington. Del, was IN the
county this week and honored our
sanctum with visit.
Mr.. ]. C. Evans. Horntown, returns
from the city this week with spring
goods in great variety and at prices
to suit the times. Call on him dur
ing the holidays for bargains
Especial attention is Invited to the
advertisement of Perry & Co. They
have just opened 2 boot and shoe
store at Pocomoke City. and we very
cordially commend the firm to your
patronage.
j. R. Riggs, trustee, will sell at
public auction, on Monday. 18th
inst, Easter holidays. the residue of
goods in store at Chase's Corner.
The room in store will be reserved
for the ladies.
A tenement house on the land Of
Mr.. Ira Hopkins, at Tasley station,
was accidentally destroyed by fire
last Saturday. y child of the occu-
pant. Jesse White, coiored, aged
twelve months, was burned to death.
The old hotel building at Arcolnac
C. H., is now thing of the past. In
The construction of the new hotel the
frame of the main building only will
be utilized and it is to be raised a
story higher. and to be enlarged with
wings on either side.
3. T. Gunter, Jr., county surveyor,
will be at Atlantic hotel, Chinco-
teague Island, next Monday and
Tuesday. Persons wishing his SER
vices are re quested to call upon him
1T that piece and be prepared to
h*ve their work done without delay.
Thu Board of Supervisors ct its
meeting last Wednesday, by vote OF
three to one, determined that it was
inexrcdient to approve the read law
for Accomac as enacted by our last
General Assembly, and without their
approval it cannot be put into oper-
alton.
Mr.. F. II. Dryden, Pocomoke City,
has just issued Real Estate Jour
nal, containing an excellent descrip-
ton of Worcester and Somerset coun-
lies, Md, and of Accomac. In the
journal will be found a description Of
one hundred parcels Of land for sale
on easy terms. Write for it if you
wish to buy farm.
The valuable tract of land, of
which John H. hilmon died seized
and possessed, containing by estima-
ton sixty nine acres. situated near
Fair Oaks, will be sold at public auc-
ton, at Keller station, Saturday,
April 10th, next, 8 D. m, by L. Floyd
Mock and Patrick W. Kilmon, spec
ial commissioners. For further par
ticulars see posters.
The case of WIN. Marsh indicted
for felonious dredging, will be tried
on Tuesday, the I'd day of the next
term of our county court. He will
be represented by the Attorney Gen
eral of Maryland and Hon. John
Goode, and the Attorney General of
Virginia may be present to assist Mr..
Fletcher in the prosecution.
Mr.. C. G. johnson made g tour
through the Peninsula last week.
and ORDERS so dear to the heart of
the average commercial tourist, he
had abuntantly. To first class firm
like the, South Baltimore Packing
Co, represented by a first class tour
list, however, there are no dull trips
they get there every time.
The Congressional House Commit
tee on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Monday reported favorably
the bill appropriating S16,354 for the
construction of telephone line along
the Virginia coast from Cape Charles
to Assateague Island. 1t is further
provided that telegraphic commune
cation shall be maintained with the
principal seaports of the Atlantic
coast.
A "Nut Crack" entertainment un-
der the auspices of Drummondtown
Lodge of Good Templars, will be held
at the courthouse, on Tuesday even
ing, April 10Th, commencing at 7:3C
o'clock p. IN. Music, dialogues, reel
tation Sc, will be given-and in the
way of refreshments, ice cream, lem
onade, cake, oysters, nuts, &C., will
be on sale. Admission, IS cents fol
adults, 10 cents for children.