Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-12-23

Xmas and wedding presents, rich
and expensive, also beautiful, useful
and desirable, and not expensive, at
Duncan's, Onaneock.
Mr.. Thos. w. Russell was one of
the committee appointed to wait up
on Col. O'Ferrall, to officially notify
him of his election as Governor.
A change in schedule of Eastern
Shore Steamboat Company appears
in this issue. The Maggie was taken
off the route for tie winter yester-
day.
In the future prayer meeting SER
vices will be held in the Drummond-
town Baptist Church on every Sun
day night, as we'll as on Wednesday
nights.
Fidelity Lodge, A. o. U. W.. held
its annual election of officers on Mon
day night. James g. Rowles was
elected representative to the Grand
Lodge.
Rev. W F. Hayes preached his
first sermon at Drummondtown NJ.
E. Church, South, on last Sunday
morning. He made an excellent i'm
preston.
Hon. VIM. a. Jones, our represen.
tative in Congress, is detained. it is
stated, at his home in Richmond
Co. by the serious illness of his
father.
The Good Teinplars of Guilford
Lodge will have an oyster supper at
the hall of their lodge. On Friday in
Xmas, December Goth, commencing
at 2 p. III.
Messrs. S. R. Nelson s. Son, Oman
cock, offer for sale at cost their en-
tire stock of goods, consisting of dry
goods, notions, shoes, gents furnish
ing goods sc.
E. H. Benson will be at Accomac
c. H., Monday next, court day, with
line of samples of winter snitings,
etc., which he will close out at great
~ reduced rates. Give him call.
The publication of the Pioneer,
Cape Charles, suspended by the i'll
ness of the editor, Mr.. Bullitt Fitz-
hugh, for some weeks past, will be
resumed the first week in January.
Especial attention is invited to ad-
vertlsement of Adams & Son, Chin
colleague, in this issue. They have a
large and we'll selected line of Xmas
goods and will sell them at reason
able profit.
Rev. John W. Hundley, formerly
of this county, now pastor of Baptist
Church atMartinsburg, West Virgin
la, has resigned his pastorate of that
church, to take effect ON the 18th of
January next.
The members of Wise Council,
Royal Arcanum. will assemble in
Masonic Hall, Onancock, on next
Tuesday, the Goth inst, at O'Clock
p. m, for the annual election of Off
GERS and other important business.
Mr.. Harry W. Gusts, near Oman
cock, killed Jersey hog, last Mon
day, 81 months and Is days old that
tipped the beam at no pounds.
Another poker slaughtered by Mr..
Bennett Parks. near Modestown, last
week, weighed $50 pounds.
Mr.. Robert L. Parkes, we'll
known young merchant, and Miss
Annie E. Fox, very attractive
young lady and daughter of Mr.. Jas.
G. Fox, both of Metompkin, were
married Tuesday night at the Allan
tic Hotel. Norfolk.
Read the advertisement of West
Hotel, New Church, in this issue. 1t
has courteous proprietor, who fur
nishes you with excellent accommo.
dations at fair prices. We very cor
daily commend the hotel and its
proprietor to the travelling public.
DR.. E. B. Fipney, trustee, will sell
at public auction on Saturday. Jan
uary 18th, 1894, in front of Doughty's
Hotel, Belle Haven, certain lands
conveyed in deed from Hugh G.
Mears and wife, for the benefit of E.
D. Human, assignee of VIM. B..
Mapp, situated near Belle Haven,
bounded by the lands of Don Wal
lings and others. For full particu-
lars see posters.
Mr.: Weston R. Gales closed the re-
vival services at the Presbyterian
Church, Accomac G. H., on Tuesday
night, and. returned the following
morning to.his home at Goldsboro,
n. C. There were SO conversions
during the meeting, which lasted
ten days. In three protracted
meetings held in this town since last
August there have been about 125
conversions.
The failure of the ENTERPRISE to
reach our subscribers, north of Tas-
ley on time last week, was not the
fault of this Office. Itwas due either
to the messenger which took our
mail to Tasley on last Saturday, OF
the conductor on the train, which, we