Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-08-19
Ohm w. Edmonds. Editor and Owner.
LOCAL NEWS.

John w. Edmonds. Editor and Owner.
LOCAL NEWS.
Primary election, Saturday, Sep
TENDER 9th.
Mr.. Harry Heath. of Norfolk, is
visiting friends in Accomac.
DR.. J.. L. Harmanson, Pungoteague,
is at the Allegheny Springs.
The time of holding fair at Gull
ford has been changed from Gath to
31st.
Miss Beatrice Ward, of Baltimore,
is visiting Mrs. W. E. Lewis, Acco-
mac G. Fl.
Blackstone s. Bell, Accomac G. H.,
have for sale horse and chicken feed,
Of best quality.
The Fair at Cape Charles COM
mences next Tuesday, and will con-
tinue four days.
Rev. D. ]. Traynham, of Accomac
c. H.. is attending a camp-meeting
near Cambridge, Md.
Wayland ", infant son of Clyde
P. and Ada w. Byrd, Baltimore, died
suddenly on 12th inst.
G. o. Hutchinson has been ap
pointed postmaster at Reads Wharf,
Northampton County.
Two valuable farms are offered for
sale at private contract in this issue
by DR.: Jas. w. Short, Massey, Va.
Harmanson-W West Camp, Confeder-
ate Veterans, will meet at Cape
Charles, Thursday, August Gath.
third day of the fair.
A. Frank Byrd has just received a
car of the best Timothy hay of the
season. For sale at his house at Tess
price than car load lots in Baltimore.
Miss Rosa Dufiield and Miss Sa-
rah Parker, both of whom have been
visiting friends at Accomac G. H.,
returned on Monday last to Balti-
more.
A festival will be held at the At
lantic Baptist Church, Thursday,
August 31st, commencing at 2 o'clock.
Rev. w. w. Wood will lecture at
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Floyd Mock, of
Accomac c. H., are among the Eas-
tern Shore people at the Columbian
Exposition. They will return next
Saturday.
The fourth quarterly Conference
will be held for Accomac circuit, at
Guilford church, fourth Sunday in
August, $3.50 p ~, and Monday fol-
lowing at 1890 a. IN.
The Parksley baseball club was
defeated by the Pocomoke club, at
Pocomoke City, Friday, August 18th,
after spirited and closely contested
game. Score, 8 TOT.
A fair will be held at Broadway
Baptist Church, next Tuesday after
noon, commencing at o'clock. Rev.
a. ]. Reamy will lecture at night.
Proceeds for benefit of church.
Mr.. Julius T. Saunders. has quail
fed to practice law in the courts of
the Eastern Shore of Virginia. and
has opened as will be noted by card
in this issue, an Office at Cape Charles
for that purpose.
Over FIVE hundred and fifteen mil
lions Of dollars have been paid to
the policy holders of the Mutual Life
Insurance Co., of New York and held
in trust for payment to present
holders Of their contracts.
No one deserves the thanks of the
Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair this
year more than Mr.. sc. McGrath. He
had as usual at the fair a fine exhlb-
it of pianos, organs and sewing ma
chimes and no space in the ladies de-
partment was more attractive than
that occupied by him.
All the departments at the Cape
Charles Fair this year will be full.
Pennsylvania sends 191 exhibits and
Illinois, Maryland and other States
will have on hand many contribu-
tions of rare merit. Eighty entries
had been made in the horse depart
ment according to latest advices.
Congressman Jones and the other
members OF the Virginia delegation
have endorsed the application of
Robert B. Handy, for appointment
as consul at Bremen, Germany. The
Eastern Shore has not been given a
consular appointment since Henry
A. IYise's nomination as Minister to
Brazil.
A woods meeting will be held at
Hunting Creek NJ. P. Church, COM
mencing August Goth. Preaching
Tuesday p. IN. and 8 p. m. and
every afternoon and night through
the week, land at Grant NJ. P. Church,
near Deep Creek Mill, August 9th.
Preaching 8 p. m. every day during
the week.
A beat race will come off at Wish
arts Point, Wednesday, 2Srd inst,