Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-10-28
LOCAL NEWS.


The Board of Supervisors meets at
Accomac G. H., November 18th.
Misses Blake and Alice Custis. OF
Accomac G. H., have been visiting
in Baltimore, during the past week.
Rev. E. S. Tuttle and wife, of Pc
comoke City, visited Rev. J. NJ. Dun
away, Accomac G. H., during the
week.
A rain and wind storm, of unusual
violence, swept over this section on
Sunday last, doing considerable
damage.
The body of Fisher Bool
who was drowned off Hog Island
some time ago. was washed ashore
on the beach this week.
Master Robert II. Oldham, son Of
M. Oldham, Jr., has been permanent
ly engaged MS deputy clerk of circuit
and county courts of Accomac.
Major Baker P. Lee, who will rep
resent Accomac and Elizabeth City
counties in the next Legislature, will
speak at Accomac c. Fl. next Monday.
The Democratic County Commit
tee is requested by DIR. John w.
Bowdoin, county chairman, to meet
ut Accomac c. H., October Both,
next court day.
The lands OF h eirs of Zadoc Mock,
deceased, advertised in this paper by
Mr. Jos. R. Riggs, agent, has been
sold by him to Capt. Wm. Sommers
for $4,000, cash.
The announcement is made in Vir-
ginil Sun that VIM. H. Gravely,
Third Party candidate for Attorney
General, will speak at Accomac G.
H., next Monday.
Mrs. D. J. Traynham, and chill
dren, of Accomac G. H., left Wednes
day for Halifax County, where they
will remain until after the meeting
of the Virginia Conference.
Don't forget that dollar you owe
us if you attend court Monday-if
you don't come. send it. We need
them, all OF them, and hope you will
not neglect to pay us if in arrears.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Corbin, of Bay
View, have been visiting at Accomac
G. H., during the week. 1t is said
that Mr.. Corbin is thinking of invest
ing in Drummondtown real estate.
Rev. j. Manning Dunaway will at
tend the Sunday School Convention
tomorrow and will not, therefore, be
able to fill his appointments on that
day. He will preach at Accomac c.
H. Sunday night.
Valuable real estate, of which
James N. Ward, died seized and pos
sessed, is advertised in this issue, for
sale at public auction, on Wednes-
day, November 18th, by John T. F.
Hope, special commissioner.
Frank Jones, merchant tailor, Po-
comoke City, Nd. will be at Oman
cock and Accomac G. H., next Mon
day, court day, with full line OF
samples OF winter clothing. Call on
him at hotels of both places.
E. Fl. Benson will be at Accomac
C. f., Monday next, with full line
of samples of fall and winter suit
ings, overcoatings, trowserings, &C.,
comprising all the novelties for the
coming season. Call at Doughty's
hotel and examine his line and prices.
John T. White, special commits
sioner, will on Saturday, Nov. 18th,
1898, at o'clock p. NJ, on the prem
Uses, sell valuable real estate of
which Jas. Lewis, (of VIM. K.D died
seized and possessed. For terms and
particulars see printed posters.
A revival meeting has been in
progress at the NJ. E. Church, South,
Accomac G. H., during the week.
Rev. Mr.. Crowder, of Northampton,
and Rev. A. c. Bergman, of Oman
cock, have been assisting the pastor.
The meeting has so far resulted in
no conversions.
The Governor of Virginia has par
doned Samuel Lewis, sentenced at
the March term 1901 of the county
court of Accomac, to five years in the
penitentiary, for murder in the second
degree. The pardon was granted on
account Of the precarious condition
of the prisoners health, as attested
by the prison physician.
Election, Tuesday, November 7th.
If you want to vote on that day, you
must register if you have not already
done so, before sunset today, (Satur-
day. II registered and you need q
transfer attend to it at once and pre-
sent the same to the registrar at pre-
cinct at which You are entitled to
vote, by the time designated.
The County Electoral Board has
designated the following judges of
election to meet at the clerks Office
on Thursday after election day, to
canvass the vote and declare the re-
suit, viz: James NJ. Burch, Hiram
Birmingham, Charles c. Dix, Spencer
r Nelson and Edward S. Wise.