Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-07-22
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The next court is the grand jury
term.
Miss Stella Nelson, Of Baltimore, is
visiting at Mr.. B. 7. Nelson's, Acco-
mac C. Fl.
Miss Lottie Knode, of Washing
ton. is visiting Miss Edith Oldham,
of Accomac G, H.
A new post Office has been cstab-
lished at Cattail, this county, with
Station F. Byrd, postmaster.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences Tuesday, August
9Th. and continues four DAYS.
Mrs. Birdie Hogan, of Natchez,
Miss, is at Mappsville, on visit of
several months to her mother, Mrs.
Mary E. BAYFIELD,.
Quarterly conference will be held
at Amiss Chapel NJ. E. Church. South,
Saturday, July Goth, II Il. III. Preach
ing on Sunday $3.50 p. IN.
Drs. John w. Bowdoin, John W.
Kellam and G. Fred Floyd have been
commissioned examining surgeons
for the pension bureau at Tasley."
The Virginia Press Association, re-
Gently in session at Charlottesville,
Va, will meet on Cobbs Island next
YEAR on the second Tuesday in July.
The clerk of the Court has exam
med during this week the tax books
for 1893 made out by James w.
Broughton, commissioner of revenue
for the upper parish.
Read the advertisement of K. G.
Gordy & Co. in this issue, aud call
upon them at once at Accomac G. H.,
if YOU want your picture taken artis-
tically and at low prices.
a bateau race will be one of the at
fractions OF o party to be held at
Guilford steamboat wharf, on Tues
day, August 1st. Ice cream, confec
tioneries, &C., will be served on the
occasion.
Gunners on Cobbs Island are hav-
ing fine sport shooting grayback
s1ipe. Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., of
New York, bagged eighty one morn
ing last week, and 40 more the same
afternoon.
The Keller Sunday school will hold
festival at Keller, Friday, July 2Sth,
commencing at p H., followed by a
supper and lecture at night. The pub
lie is cordially invited to be in at
tendance.
Rev. Byron Clark, pastor OF the
Presbyterian church, is expected to
return from North Carolina, where
lie has been enjoying short vaca-
ton, in time to fill his appointments
next Sunday.
There will be no pacing race at the
Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair on
the 4th day. The same appears on
the race cards by mistake. The pac-
ing race, and the only one during the
Fair, comes off on the End day.
Clayton Kellam, colored, was before
Magistrate Strang on Saturday,
charged with feloniouslY assaulting
W.T.. Wimbrough. May Both. He was
committed to jail to await the action
OF the grand jury, in default Of $50
bail.
l.. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell at
public auction on Saturday, July
2and, 400 p. H., at dappsburg Sta
ton, valuable real estate Of which
Leroy S. Edmonds died seized and
possessed. See posters for full par
ticulars.
The annual meeting OF the Board
OF Supervisors as fixed by law is the
4th Monday in July. This year it
occurs on the 24th day of the month
and therefore not on court-day, as
heretofore, this month having five
Mondays in it.
The ladies of Johnsontown NJ. E.
Church, South, will hold an all day
fair in their beautiful grove, near
.johnsontown, on Tuesday, July 25th.
Dinner and supper will be served.
The entertainment will continue un-
til late in the evening.
Thomas W. Russell, special COM
missioner, will sell at public auction,
at j. C. Justice & Co.'S store, on
Hunting Creek, on Saturday, July
22nd, 1898, at O'Clock, that certain
house and lot of which Sydney P.
Russell died seized and possessed.
The members of Conquest NJ. P.
Church have secured the services of
Mappsville band and will on We'd
nesday. August 10th, hold festival
ut the old site. Proceeds will be ap-
piled to help rebuild their church de-
stroyed by fire November 21st, 1892.
Supper will be served on the occasion.
Should the 10th be inclement festival
will come off next fair day.
Bids for opening an inland water
way between Chincoteague bay and
Delaware bay were opened by U. S.
Engineer Smith, in Wilmington, last
Tuesday, and by him forwarded to