Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-06-17
The trustees of Margaret Academy
meet again at Keller station, to-day.

ed postmaster at Charlottesville, this
county.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences Tuesday, August
Sth. and continues four days.
Rev.. NJ. Dunaway preached his
first sermon in Drummondtown, on
Sunday morning last. His auditors
were much pleased with his dis
course
DIR. John H. Ayres has returned to
Accomac G. H from Baltimore and
New York, where he has been taking
a postgraduate course at we'll known
hospitals
Children's day will be observed st
Zion Baptist Church, 10 II. m, to-
morrow. A cordial invitation is en-
tended the public to witness the in-
taresting exercises.
Dorsey W. Lewis and his sister,
Miss Ethel t. Lewis, son and daugh-
ter of Mr. Stanley J. Lewis, Parksley.
are graduates of Western maryland
College, this session.
Miss Alpha Doughty, daughter of
Mr.. Il. Lloyd Doughty, Of Accolnac
G. H., has returned from Albelnarle
Femalc Institute, where she has been
a pupil during the past session.
Miss Lucy g. Nottingham, the at
tractive daughter of Mr.. Robinson
Nottingham, was married juno 7th,
at Christ Church in that town, to
Mr. NJ FinnaY Reese, of Northamp
ton.
The advertisement OF the Belle
Haven Furniture Co., in this issue,
merits the attention Of our readers.
Call at once aud examine the many
pretty, novel and useful articles
ready for your inspection.
The Mappsville Cornet Band has
been engaged and will be on hand
next Tuesday. to discourse sweet
music at tho festival to be held at
Pnrl1slcy, on that day, under the
auspices Of the ~ p Church.
State Senator Blackstone visited
Richmond, last week, for the pur
pose OF interceding, it is said, with
the Governor in behalf of Drier. the
condemned murderer. His efforts in
that direction were OF no avail.
All members OF Chesapeake Lodge
OF Masons are requested to attend
the stated communication to be held
in Onancock, Friday evening, June
23r;. when the annual election of Of
ticcrs will take place and other i'm
portant business will be transacted |
The McMath storehouse, Onley
station, sold at public auction last
Wednesday, by A. J. McMath and S.
Il. Belote, special commissioners. was
bought by Mr.. Frank Walter at 81 ,00c.
Three other lots brought $1G0, SO
and $3.50 respectively. A. J. McMath,
executor of Geo. w. McMath, de-
ceased, on account of the low prices,
declined to allow the sale to proceed
farther.
Thomas W. Russell, special coni- |
missioner and attorney-in fact, will
sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, on Saturday. 18th day on June,
at 1.30 o'clock, in Onuncock, the real
estate of which Arthur NJ. Rodgers
died seized and possessed, situated in
Onancock and consisting Of one fine
house and lot, ten valuable
building lots and one small farm.
Consult posters, or call upon or write
to the special commissioner for par
ticulars
Thomas Nelson, ex-inayor of Cape
Charles was tried at Eastville last
Tuesday for the misrepresentation OF
funds belonging to the n. Y. P. y. Il.
r. He was recently tried for the enl-
bezzlement of certain funds of the
Episcopal Church at Cape Charles,
found guilty and given a Two years
sentence His counsel proposed a
compromise by which lie would only
have two years to serve altogether.
The compromise was agreed to.
The case OF the United States In
ter-State Commerce Commission VS..
New York, Philadelphia 4 Norfolk
Railroad for overcharges was heard
before the United States court at
Norfolk, on Friday and Saturday of
last week. The Government was
represented by the United States
district attorney, Hon. John Goode,
and john Nicely, while the defend
ants We're represented by Richard
Wake and Thomas H. Wilcox, and
after argument the case was submit
ted to the court for future decision.
B. Y. Gunter, Jr. county surveyor
for Accomac county, rendered his
resignation to Judge Gillet on the
14th inst, and the same was accepted
to take effect Immediately. The
Board OF Supervisors have to recon-
lnond to the Court suitable person
to ill the vacancy and it will meet
for tllat purpose on next court day.
Any citizen of Accomac who desires
the position is requested by the
Board to send written application