Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-01-23

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T. Nelson.
A meeting of the County Alliance
will be held at Accomac G. H., next
Monday, .court-day, and everyone
who wishes to see the business agent
of the Alliance is requested to be
present.
: There was another big fall of the
..beautiful snow here last Tuesday
night. 1t stuck, however, owing
80 the saturated condition of 5mother
earth, only to the average depth OF
about four inches.
Mr.. John w. Hyslop, worthy
!: citizen and prosperous farmer, near
Craddockville, died Friday, 18th inst,
of pneumonia, superinduced by la
grippe. His widow and two sons, DR..
u. r. B. Hyslop and his brother sur
.yive him
Fl. H. Dryden, real estate agent,
Pocomoke City, has sold Mr.. George
T. Littleton, OF Parksley, very val
liable truck farm near the Virginia
line, in Worcester county, for 81 $50.
Mr.: Littleton will take possession OF
his farm next year.
Rev. Henry L. Derby, of Suffolk,
va, who has been invited to become
rector of the Episcopal Churches in
Accomac, will preach at Onancock,
in Holy Trinity, on Sunday, the S1st
inst, at II a. m, and at Drummond-
town, in st. James, at 1880 pm !,
same day.
The first quarterly meeting of the
South Accomac charge, of this year,
viii be held at Drummondtown,
january 30th and .51st. The Pre-
siding Elder, Rev. j. D. Hank, will
preach on Saturday, SOth, II a. NJ,
and on Sunday, 31st, 8 p. m.
Ell. Benson will be at Drummond-
town, Monday next, court-day, with
q full line of samples of suitings and
s,oyercoatings, which he will offer at
reduced prices to close this seasons
stock. He. earnestly requests all per
sons indebted to him to settle their
accounts that day.
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Meetings will be held at each voting
precinct in the county to-day at 8 p.
M, for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to -theroad:c convention tosbe
held at Accomac G. H., Wednesday.
February 3rd. Pungoteague is en-
titled to two delegates-all other
precincts, each, to one delegate.
Wise Council, Royal Arcanum, will
have grand banquet in Onancock,
Tuesday evening, January Goth. The
Grand Officers and one of the Past
Grand Officers will be present and
make addresses. All the members of
the council are urgently requested to
be present and bring their wives
with them.
The Board of Underwrite rs of New
York, have awarded $751; to the
Merritt Wrecking Company for float
ing the British steamship Ashburne,
which went ashore January 18th, off
Parramore' beach, this county. The
Wrecking Company claimed $4,000
but left the matter to arbitration,
with the result stated.
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
yited to be in attendance.
The storehouse, formerly the office
of the Accomac Nurseries, Only sta
ton, together with the stock of
groceries therein, belonging to Mr..
Fred Hill, were entirely consumed
by fire last Sunday afternoon. The
origin of the FIRE unknown but acct
dental. The goods valued at about
$500, were partially insured.
The annual report to the Governor
of State Fish Commissioner DR.. John
T. Wilkins was presented to the Leg
islature, last Monday. The Commits
sioner devotes some space to the oys
ter question. Under that head he
says: "There are hundreds of thous-
ands of acres under our rivers and
bays awaiting careful and intelligent
working to return handsome profit
to the expert cultivator and indirect
ly to the State"
Hotel Gladstone. situated on Main
street, Norfolk, Va, is especially
commended to visitors from the
Eastern Shore to that city. Recent
" built and handsomely furnished,
with rooms well ventilated and ex-
cellent fare-you will find everything
there neat and attractive Dir. Muir
ry, the proprietor, is an experienced
hotel man, knows the wants of guests
and spares no pains to make them
comfortable.
Twenty-thrce Revolutionary pen
sioners are now living-of these, TWEEN
ty are widows and three are daugh-
tiers pensioned by Special Act OF
Congress. Six are widows of Virginia
soldiers; one of them living now in
Illinois: two in Tennessee and three