Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-09-09
John W. Edmonds. Editor and Owner
LOCAL NEWS.
Primary election today.


Board of Supervisors meet at Acco-
mac G. H., Wednesday, Goth inst.
Mrs. Indie c. Hallowell, of Rich
mond, Va, is visiting friends at Ac-
conac G. H.
Mr.. Barton Wise. of Baltimore, has
been the guest of DR.. ] ]. Wise dur
ing the week.
Rev. Byron Clarke, of Accomac c.
H., and Rev. Mr.. Lindsay, of East
vile, exchanged pulpits on Sunday
last.
A picnic will be given at the Folly
on Tuesday next, for the benefit of
the NJ. E. Church, South, Sunday
school,
Rev. George Bundick is filling the
pulpit of the Drummondtown Bap-
list Church, during the absence of
the pastor.
Deputy Sheriff Nelson carried JAS.
White of F., to the State peni
tertiary Monday, to serve two
years sentence for malicious cutting.
DR.. J. w. Bowdoin, county chair
man, through US, requests the judges
of election, to send returns to him
on postal cards and to retain the
books and tickets in their possession.
The colored peoples Fair of I'm
proyementn is advertised in this
issue. 1t will be held, as will be
noted, for four days and liberal pre-
miums are offered to winners in each
days races.
Mrs. James H. Fletcher and chill
dren, Accomac c. H., absent from
the county for several weeks past on
n visit to friends at Lexington and
other points in Virginia, returned
home on Thursday.
Hon. Charles T. O'Ferrall, the next
Governor of Virginia, will speak at
Eastville next Monday, court day,
at Onancock, Tuesday night, 18th
inst. and at Chincoteague, Wednes-
day night, 18th inst.
Interesting revivals are in prog
ress at Johnsontown NJ. E. Church,
South. Nor Hampton, under the di-
rection of Rev. W. R. Crowder, and
near Grant Memorial NJ. P. Church,
Accomac, conducted by Rev. j. E. T.
Ewell.
The reputation of the Maltby
House, Baltimore, for first class ac-
Communications and low rates is fully
sustained under the present manage
ment. This fact with it's central To-
cation should recommend it to all
travellers.
NJ. Oldham, Jr., Edward T. Ed
monds, B. T. Gunter, Jr., Robert
Oldham. Maurice Lane, Miss Eta
Wise and Miss Halle Higgins, OF Ac-
comac C. H., left during the week
for the Worlds Fair. They will be
absent about ten days.
Especial attention is invited to
advertisement of valuable real estate
and wharf property at Reads Wharf,
Northampton, offered for sale
through our columns this week by
DR.. Charles Smith, attorney-in-fact
for Mrs. Bette E. Read.
Tickets for the primary election
have been forwarded to judges of
election at different precincts as .di
rected by County Chairman. Any
Democrat is authorized to open them
and use them on election day, if not
called for by party to whom directed,
before that day.
Accomac will be we'll represented
the ensuing session at the State Fee
male Normal School by the following
young ladies, who left this week for
Farmville: Misses Sally Holland,
BERTHE Parsons. Mary Parsons, Alpha
Doughty, Lena Trower, Mamie Hy-
slop, Matte Edmonds, Lille Elmore.
Corner stone of NJ. E. Church,
South, Cape Charles, will be laid,
Wednesday, 18th inst, by Masonic
lof1roe of +ba Eocforp Shove of VIZ,
ginia. Rev. G. H. Ray will will de-
liver an address on the occasion and
lecture at night on the subject,
"Matrimony" Admission to lecture
25 cents.
Mr.. j. Fl. Feddeman, of VIM. Deich-
es s. Co., will call on our merchants
next week with a fine line of tobacco,
cigars, etc. and Mr.. Geo. W. Rolph,
of d. B. Taylor s. Co., is making a
tour of the county at present in the
interest of his firm. They desire and
deserve orders for their goods and
should have them if you need any
thing in the lines they carry.
Mr.. Samuel j. White, a wor-
thy and estimable gentleman, and
one who commanded the respect of
the entire community, died at his
home near Zion on Monday last, of
complication of diseases after lin
gering illness, aged CD years His
wife's death occurred about week
prior to his. Mr.. White leaves only
one son, Mr.. Samuel B. White, of
Jenkins Bridge.
The Board of the Chesapeake and
it's Tributaries met in Richmond last