Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1892-04-09

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18th.
The storehouse of Mr.. G.. G. Fox,
louisville. is offered for rent in this
issue. See advertisement for partic-
ulars
Mr. w. P. Bell returned on last
"Wednesday. from a protracted tour
OF the South for the benefit of his
health.
The Farmer and Fisherman has
been enlarged and will be a monthly
instead OF weekly publication in
the future.
Mr.. y. NJ. Nottingham, formerly of
this county, now . prominent bust
ness man of Norfolk, made q short
visit to .Accomac. this week.
Eliza E., aged years and ! months,
an interesting child of our townsman,
Mr.. Horace T. Mock, died after a
short illness. of membraneous Group,
last Tuesday.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Mr.. Charles I. Stengle and Miss Will
lie G.. Roberts, at the home of the
bride. Poplar Hill, near Savageville,
on the 18th inst.
The attention of our readers is
especially invited to advertisement OF
Mrs. Nelson in this issue. She has
opened first-class boarding house
in the city of Baltimore and solicits
your patronage.
A bill to provide for the connection
by n telephone or telegraph system
of the seven life saving stations on
the Virginia coast with a central sta
ton, was ordered reported to the
House of Representatives. Tuesday,
by the Committee having it in charge.
Rev. Henry L. Derby, rector of the
Episcopal Churches in Accomac, ar
rived in our town, with his family,
last Wednesday night. He will preach
at st. james Church, Drummond-
town, Sunday morning, and at En-
manuel Church, jenkins Bridge, i'll
the afternoon.
The advertisement of J. P Wilson,
commission merchant, Philadelphia,
appears in this issue and we very
cordially commend the firm to our
shippers as enc of the best in the
city. At some points on the Eastern
Shore the firm is we'll known and
liberaily patronized.
The Building Committee of Horn
town n. F.. Church. Sc nth, are now
ready to receive bids for repairing
their church. Specifications can be
had of Rev. r. B. Scott, Oak Hall,
Va. Committee reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. No bids re-
ceived after April 10th.
The Coalition ticket "got badly
left" in the election at Pocomolle
City, last Tuesdav-calling it the
citizens ticket did not. it seems, foo
anybody. DR.. I. T. Costen, mayor
James S. Clogc, J. Henry Young
and Major t. Hall, councilmen-al
Democrats-were elected by hand
some majorities.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has denied the application Of
defendants for a rehearing of the
case of the Delaware State Grange Of
the Patrons of Husbandry against
the New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk Railroad Company, the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company ant
others.-Balto. Sun.
A farm of $50 acres, II miles o
steamboat wharf, 6 miles from sta
ton, with dwelling of 4 rooms and
all necessary outbuildings thereon
in a good neighborhood, at the low
price of 81, $50, for which a small casl
payment only is required, is offered
for sale by the editor Of this paper
The name of owner and location o
farm will be given on application ant
fuller particulars in our next issue.
The schooner E. X. Wilson, E. "
Tupton, commander, bound from
Newbern, n. c., TO Philadelphia
with cargo of lumber, went ashore
on Cedar Island. March 31st, a. N.
during heavy north east gale. The
crew were rescued by Capt. E. t
Core and crew of the MetompkiI
Life Saving Station. The schooner
q wreck, and anchors, rigging sc.
sold at public auction last Wednes
day, for s75. Capt. Lupton, through
the ENTERPRISE, desires to return
thanks to the gallant Life Saving
crew for their timely arrival an(
valuable assistance.
Mr.. John NJ. West died of hear
failure at his home in Belle Haven
last Monday morning, in the forty
fourth year of his age. He was {
member of the firm of West, Willis
Wyatt, and highly respected in hi
business relations. AS q man he wa
generally esteemed. kind-heartc(
and generous, of a genial and ever
temperament, and with integrit!
that no one questioned, he naturally
had a large circle Of friends who re
greet his early death. The editor o
this paper knew his many good quail