Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-05-06

Line trustees oil NiaFNGleV AcitiSiiiS
will meet III Keller. on Saturday,
May 9th, at - o'clock.
Call at the ENTERPRISE office and
leave your orders for strawberry
checks. Will furnish them to YOU ct
low prices.
The cond quarterly conference
of the NJ. e. Church, South, Acco.
mac Circuit, will be held ut Onley,
on Sunday. May 18th.
Rev. Byron Clark, of Princeton
College, was extended Il forma! call
by the Drummondtown Presbyterian
church, on Sunday last.
Prof. Mcsely. of Brunswick county,
Virginia. is az Acco,nac G. H. for
the purpose of organizing classes in
vocal music, in this and adjoining
towns.
Rev. !. II. Dnnaway, of Norfolk
County. has accepted Il call to the
Drummonltown and Hollies Baptist
Churches an will I'LL the pulpitS of
same the SecoaG Sunday in June.
\ rain storm. that surpassed in
violence any that have visited this
section in recent wears. swept over
Accomac Saturday afternoon, and in
some places caused serious damage
to growing crops and property.
At meeting of the Democratic
County Committee. at Eastville. on
last Saturday, T S.Spady. the present
incumbent, was declared the nomi
nee OF the party for clerk of the
count. and circuis coarts of that
county.
Nr. Geo. Z. Boggs, Of the firm of
Rogers & Boggs. Fair Oaks, Va, has
iust returned from the city with :;
new and Seleet stock of dry goods,
notions. hats. shoes. exc. and kindly
asks the public to price tiie;r goods
before purchasing elsewhere.
Mr. Fl. Clay PAWS, one OF tie pro
prietors OF the Laurel Marble
Works" made y business vour OF the
Peninsula. last week. Eis trip was
81 successful one. Tha FIRM fills its
orders sati flctorily and q growing
patronage is the result.
Mr.. William Lyttleton Eyre The
only son of Mr.. Severn Eyre, of
Northampton. died in Baltimore last
Sunday night. in the tweaty-second
wear of his age. He was an excellent
young man and generally esteemed.
The remains were inferred at Eyre
Hall, nlast Monday.
A special meeting of the East Han
over Presbyterv will be held at
Cape Charles City, on May 10th for
the purpose of considering plans for
the establishment of tile Presby
terrain academy The Rev. W. c.
Lindsay is 20 be installed as pastor
of the Cape Charles church.
Rev. J. Z. Allender, of Fallston.
Md. who married Il Miss Coard. OF
this county, and is well known here,
has withdrawn from the Baltimore
Conference and will join the Vir-
ginia Conference OF a. E. Church,
South. He will take charge of the
Falmouth Circuit, Stafford county,
in the near future.
Ralph Bingham, the boy orator
and elocutionist, will give one Of his
popular entertainments in the court
house building, in this town, OH
on Tuesday night, the 10th instant.
The entertainment is to be given un
der the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society OF the NJ E. Church, South.
Tickets for sale at the drug store
adults % cents. children under 10
years OF age - cents, reserved seats
80 cents.
Mr.. O. ]. Lucas, formerly of this
county, now Of Pocomoke City, Md,
has in his possession book entitled,
''The Bible Explained" published
in London in 1742. On fly leaf
of same is: ''DIarie E. Robertson
Presented to her by her mother,
Mary Robertson, 1S11.'' The book
was found by him in store-house in
Modestown. formerly occupied by
Rev. William Laws, and he is will
ing to give the same to any descen-
dant OF the above named person.
The Crisfeld aud Island Steam
boat Company of Somerset County
has beea incorporated with q cash
capital of $2.5G0 Tie following
officers were elected TO serve year:
President, Job 4. Evans. OF Smiths
Island; vice president. John a. Cham
bers, of IanGier Island: general NAM
aser and treasurer. Benjamin F.
Marsh, OF Ewell. The individuals
WHO purchased The steamer June,
have turned over the vessel to the
corporation. The steamer June will
be put in commission in about ten
days, and will make daily trips, plying
between Crisfeld, Smiths Island and
Tangier Island Va. Suitable piers
will be erected at the island terminals
Immediately.
No one visiting Pocomoke City six
months ago would have ever believ-
ed it could possibly recover from the
late fire so rapidly. Upon the spot
laid waste by the dread destroyer
have sprung up, as if by magic,
some of the finest brick stores on the