Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-06-03
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The Board of Supervisors meet on
the 14th day Of June next.
The Baptist church at Accomac G;
f. is to be re-painted and otherwise
improved.
The final exercises of Onancock
Academy will occur on the evening
of Monday, June 18th.
The candidacy OF DR.. Chas. Smith,
OF Franktown, as floater delegate
from Accomac and Northampton, is
announced.
Our merchants and farmers visiting
Baltimore, this spring and summer
will fnd the Maltby house, a desir-
able stopping place.
The commencement exercises OF
the Eastern Shore Academy, Oman
cock. will occur on the evenings OF
June 18th and 18th.
Ames, Shield & Co.'S specialties for
next week are ready made clothing
and hats. They are loaded down
and must soil. Go to see them.
Charles r. Lewis, OF Hog Island,
formerly of this county, has pur-
chased from Park Agnew, of Alexan-
,;rin. the steamer Lady of the Lake. y
At the municipal election held at
Onancock last week Thomas w.
Taylor was elected mayor, and w.
d Lewis. z. T.. Miles, S. X. Powell,
L. w. Groton and It. S. Hopkins
councilmcn.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
ldiss Lucy &. Nottingham, of East
vile. and Mr.. NJ. Forney Reese, for
lnerly OF Baltimore but now Of Norh-
anpton, at Christ Church, Eastville.
On Wednesday, June 18th.
DR.. J. l.. Bond, who for several
Years past has been taking special
course in medicine at hospitals in
London and Vienna, has returned
home and is now the guest Of his
brother, MIR. w S. B. Bond. of this
county.
Mrs. Elizabeth Downing, widow
OF Frank A. Downing. deceased. died
al her home near Keller, last Sun
day. :.gc,: about 90 years. She was a
very estil,aDle lady and will be sad
IL missed by Il large circle OF friends
and relatives.
That drum fish reported in our
last issue, it seems, was light
weight lIr. II. G. Kellam, Locust
vile, caught one weighing seventy
pounds last week, and Mr.. E. P.
Byrd. PASTORAL, caught one this
week OF eighty pounds. Next
L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell at
public auction on Saturday, Bird day
of June, at 3o'clock, p. M, on the
premises. the valuable tract of land
of which David p. Mcars, died seized
and possessed, located in about 2
miles of louisville, and p miles OF
: Mclfa station. For terms seeposters.
A bundle of scarlet clover, grown
by Mr.. Hugh J. Phillips, Salisbury,
Md, can be seen at this office. He
states it is very prolific, even in
poor land, the earliest grass grown
and that there never was any better
for stock" 1t looks as il it might
fill a long felt want to many of our
farmers
MIR. John II. Hopkins, deputy
treasurer OF Acconae. will visit ASA
league Island OH the day of the
shcep-penning, for the accommoda-
ton of those in arrears for taxes. he
requests and expects every one IN
that section, who has not paid up,
to be on hand with the cash required
OH that day.
An Indian axe, plowed up on prem
ises OF Mr.. John Birmingham, OF
this county. about forty years ago
and which has been in his possession
since that time. was exhibited at
this Office during the week and will
hnv4,a place in the collection of In
dian relics which Mr.. F. P. Brent
will forward to the Chicago EXPOSE
1ion.
People I've meta most humor
Gus address by Prof. Hawks, will
take place in the lecture room of the
M. f. Church, South, Onancock, or
June tile 9th, at s o'clock p. III
Those who wish TO throw aside care
and be amused awhile cannot afford
TO miss this rare opportunity. II
connection Herewith there will be 6
Rose Tea by lantern light on the
church lawn.
Thomas w. Russell, special com
missioner and attorney-in-fact, viii
sell at public auction to the highes
bidder, on Saturday, 18th day OF June
at /. 80 O'Clock, in Onancock, the req
estate of which Arthur NJ. Rodger
died seized and possessed, situated il
Onancock and consisting of one flint
house and lot, ten valuable
building lots and one small farm
Consult posters, or call upon or write
TO the special commissioner for par
t'culars.
Mr.. Thomas W. Blackstone gave
a farewell supper to the members o