Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-09-23
LOCAL NEWS.

A change in the schedule of the N.
Y. P. s.. N. R. R. appears in this issue
of the paper.
Messrs. E. P. Byrd and N. J. Allen,
Pastoral, left for the Worlds Fair,
last Wednesday.
Capt. VIM. E. Hudgins, comman-
der of steamer Chesapeake, of Vir-
ginia oyster navy, was at Accomac
G. n. last Thursday.
Misses Eta Wise and Mariana
Higgins and NJ. Oldham, Jr., Edward
T. Edmonds, B. T. Gunter, Jr., Rob-
ert Oldham and Maurice Lane have
returned from Chicago.
The colored Fair Of Improve
lnent, (which has been in progress
near Deep Creek during the week,
drew large attendance on each OF
the four days it continued.
Mr.. William c. Hall, we'll known
merchant of Accomac c. f., who has
been critically i'll for some time past,
was thought to be in extremis at the
time we went to press.
The announcement appears in our
exchanges, that j. Haskins Hobson,
populist orator, will address the
citizens of Accomac, at Accomac g.
H., next Monday, court day.
The gasoline boat VIM. A. Winant
is now making regular trips between
Pocomoke City and several points on
the Eastern Shore Of Virginia and is
doing, it is stated, paying business.
The books of Mr.. E. T. Powell,
treasurer, and his deputy, Mr.. John
H. Hopkins, will be opened at Acco-
mac C. II. next Monday, court day,
for the collection of taxes for year
1898.
A revival meeting is in progress at
the NJ. E. Church, South, Onley Sta
ton, conducted by Rev. D. J. Trayn-
ham. pastor. with twenty conversions
up to date and undated interest in
the meeting.
The New York, Philadelphia &
Norfolk Railroad Company has COM
menced the work of repairing the
cable between Cape Charles and
Cape Henry, recently purchased by
the company.
E. H. Benson will be at Accomac
c. H. Monday next, court day, with
a full and entire new line Of samples
of fall and winter suitings, etc, COM
prising all the latest novelties for the
coming season.
The State oyster gunboat Chesa-
peake, with her new commander,
Captain VIM. E. Hudgins, at the
wheel, left Norfolk, last Saturday, at
8 O'Clock, for q cruise Of the oyster
grounds of the State.
Mr.. Frank Jones, merchant tailor,
Pocomoke city, Md, will be at Acco-
mac C. H., next Monday, court day,
with q nice line of Fall and Winter
samples for suits and requests call
upon him at the Doughty Hotel.
DR.. J. E. Mapp, superintendent of
public schools, authorizes us to say,
THAT there are two vacancies for col
ored state students at the Virginia
Normal and Collegiate Institute,
Petersburg, Va, which will be filled
by him on application of suitable
colored persons
If you are in arrears for subscrip-
ton to ENTERPRISE, we want the
dollar next Monday, court day. After
that date, all who do not pay that
are indebted to us will find cross
mark on their paper. Save us the
trouble and yourselves the annoy
ance of such reminder.
A jolly party of six, consisting of
&. Walter Mapp and sisters, Misses
Madeline and Ada. Keller, Misses
Florence and Marion Johnson. of
Horntown, and Mr.. Harry Mears, of
Keller. left for The Worlds Fair, on
Thursday. to return via Niagara
Falls about the first of October.
Read the list of new advertise
ments in this issue. Bargains are Of
fcred you in many lines of goods.
They are as follows: c. S. Slocomb s.
Bros, J. H. Riley, Ames, Shield s.
Co., Onancock; A. Il. G. Mears,
Wachapreague; E. T Parks & Co.,
Parksley; F. H. Dryden, Pocomoke
City.
We are requested by Rev. J. w.
Nicholson to say, that the distur-
bance of public worship at Guilford
Church last Sunday night has been
placed in the hands of the Common
wealth's Attorney and will be investi-
gated by the grand jury, and pushed
to the full extent of the law. Also,
That the disturbing parties are known
and witnesses to prove the charge.
Schooner Geo. T. Garrison, belong
ing to Charles E. Lewis and brothers,
was captured by Capt. William E..
Hudgins, commander of steamer
Chesapeake, of Virginia oyster navy,
on last Tuesday in Coan river, and
by him taken to Messongo on We'd
nesday. She was taken on informa-
ton furnished by Capt. John Gas