Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-12-24

The next regular meeting OF Pun
goteague Grange will be held at the
$. Fair Grounds, December e9th, 1902.
Mr.. John w. Gillespie, Mappsville,
has been engaged as solicitor by Kel-
ly, Nottingham & Kellam, insurance
agents.
Look 10 your LEFT and read Ames,
Shield & Co.'S advertisement. We
guarantee You will find in it some
thing You want.
The stewards of Pungoteague will
meet in the Methodist Church OF
pungoteacue, on "Wednesday, De-
celuber esth, 1852, 9 p. IN.
Cir. ]. Is. Hopkins, real estate
agent. oilers fer rent a desirable
store and dwelling on Ch;ncoteaguc
bay, and for sale 200 valuable farms.
a meeting of the stewards OF South
-Accomac circuit, will he held at the
residence OF Rev D. j. Traynham,
Drunmondtown, on Monday next, 2
p. Ill.
Rev. S. Z. Grimslcy was presented
by the members of the Drummond-
town Baptist Church with several
Very acceptable Christnas presents
Oh Thursday.
T. T. BtSden, real estate agent,
has sold the farm in Somerset coun-
~, Md, near ColZesbur!, belonging
to Francis j. Barnes, 10 WA. Z.
Amos, of this county, FOR al,05o.
The announcement is made by re-
quest, that the SjrthkiI Neck
school will reopen first Monday in
January with Mrs. Mcconnell, prin
cipal, and Miss Lavie Bogss, assist
ant
Capt. Lynn T. Taylor. recently
promoted to the kcepership Of Me
tclnpkin Lie Saving Station, will
move his family to our town and was
here this week to rent 8 dwelling Ger
that purpose.
The stock of general merchandise
OF Niles & Shields, Atlantic. will be
sold at public suction during Xmas.
commencing Monday morning, De-
cember Goth. See advertisement for
full particulars.
The hotelat Drum,nondtown ie now
open 70 the public, with accommodate
lions unsurpassed, mine host Dough-
tv in charge. ably assisted by his
obliging and courteous clerk, Mr.
Geo T. Beach.
Rev. S. {. G,ilnsley has resigned
az pastor OF Drunmondtown Baptist
Church. and will preach his farewell
sermon ct that church on third Sun
day in January. lie has accepted a
call to Crisned. Nd.
The schooner Hsttie !. McMastar,
Capt. Poll, Lang, bound from Cobb's
Island 20 Norfolk. with load Of oys-
tiers. was run into and considerably
damaged By an unknown TUG at an
early hour Monday morning.
The ENTERPRISE will not be pub
lished next week. The employees of
the Office, the devil" included. think
that Christmas Is 8 season for rest
and the editor has not been hard to
convince, that the claim is just one.
Let us have that dollar you owe
Us please on subscription next Mon
day, court-dav. We vii accept it as
a Xmas present and thank yon for it
too. Don't put us to the trouble and
expense of sending bill for same at
the beginning OF the New Year.
At the regular meeting in Decem-
Der of Fidelity Lodge, 4. 0. U. W,
the following officers were elected:
Samuel T. Ross, II. W; s. J. Steven
son, Foreman; .Tm. T. Bradford,
Overseer: jas. C. Rowles, Recorder:
\. p. Kilmon, Financier; Benz. T.
Nelson. Receiver; Jas. S. Fitzgerald,
Guide: Samuel 9. Nelson, I. W.; Jno.
J. Lilliston. 0. w. E. T. Koenlg was
selected as the next representative
to the Grand Lodge.
The parties who purchased the
Maryland schooner Aiexina recently
ST auction, and had her repaired, wili
it is stated, lose considerable sum
ofmoney by the recent decision Of
Judge Hughes OF the United States
Supreme Court. The Alexina for
taking oysters unlawfully in Virginia
waters was sold under decree Of
.Acconac county court, and Judge
hughes decides that sale of the bost
did not froo her from the debt she
owed prior to the capture, and that
she must be sold again.
The open letter OF thanks OF Nudge,
Smith & Co., published elsewhere. is
graceful Acknowledgement OF the
favors received during the year from
our people, and they in return will
heartily extend thanks for the pleas
ures. which their ''staf of life has
afforded them. When obligations
are so mutual, it is safe to say, that
one will continue to dispense and tie
other to receive favors as heretofore,
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