Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-09-30


today.
Henry G. White, Jr. has been sue
ceed as agent at Tasley Station. by
Mr.. Colonna.
Mr.. w. B. Fitzhugh, editor of the
Pioneer, was, according to the latest
advices, dangerously i'll at his home
at Cape Charles.
Grand opening on next Wednes-
day, the 4th of October, at Ames,
Shield s. Co.'S. They extend cor
dial invitation to all. See card else
where.
Our farmers are offered so cents per
barrel for 'sweet potato culls", de-
livered at railroad station by White.
Warner & Co.. Philadelphia. Read
their advertisement in this issue.
Read carefully the advertisement
of Belle Haven Furniture Co., in this
issue and then call at once. They
con furnish you with anything you
want in thei, line at lowest rates.
Mr.. VIM. J. Robertson, formerly
of this county, brother of DR.. E. W.
Robertson. is nominee on the Dem
ocratic ticket for city council, at the
election to be held in Baltimore in
November.
Tickets good to return on either
boat until October 10th, will be sold
by the Eastern Shore Steamboat Co.,
from October end to October 18th, at
IS for round trip, from all landings
in Virginia.
a. ]. McMatch, S. R. Belote, Onley;
DR. Edward Mason, Savageville; Mrs.
DR.. J. W. Kellam and Miss Bette
Floyd, louisville; Miss Flora East,
Onancock, and Samuel Rayfield and
wife, Mappsville, left last Monday, for
the Worlds Fair.
Especial attention is invited to adj
vertisement of B. ". Mears & Son in
this issue. They have gotten in a
large line of goods, bought for cash
and bought cheap, and request you
to call and inspect the same, if you
wish bargains.
The well known PAGER Mirandes,
the trotting mare Lady Brown and
several other Eastern Shore horses
were carried to the Pimlico track
this week by Messrs. z. F. Noting
ham and Fred Waddy. Mirandes is
entered in the els trotting and pac-
ing race.
Seven colored men were before
Magistrate Strang last Saturday,
charged with disturbing religious
worship by their disorderly conduct
at Onley colored church. Two of the
prisoners were discharged and the
other FIVE held to await the action
of the grand jury.
Mr.. VIM. J. s. Clarke, a prominent
citizen of Pocomoke City, we'll known
in this county, died at his home last
Saturday after an illness of several
weeks. In the days when he had
wealth he was the most prominent
business man of his town and did
much to promote its interests. he
was II years old.
The last of the series of baseball |
games between the Belle Haven and
Parksley clubs, was played at Parks
ley On Friday of last week, and re-
suited in an easy victory for the
Parksley team Score IA to 4. The
Parksley club has been matched
with other clubs eight times this sea-
son and been beaten once only.
The key to the door Of the Circuit
Court Clerks office at Accomac G. H.
is missing, and it is presumed that
the same was inadvertently taken
away by some person who used said
Office last Monday, court day. Any
person having same will please
return it to the clerks Office at once.
The key has the figures ''92" omit.
A fair and festival will be given at
the Drummondtown Baptist Church,
on Tuesday next. In addition to
the usual refreshments, an oyster
supper will be served-and at night
Rev. J. NJ. Dunaway will lecture in
she church. Everything possible
will be done to make the occasion an
exceptionally interesting one. All
are cordially invited to attend.
United States Deputy Marshal
Eastwood, of this city arrived here
this morning with R. P. Handy,
colored, Of Atlantic, Accomac county,
Va, who is charged with taking an
excessive fee in pension case. The
prisoner was lodged in the Norfolk
jail, and will have hearing before
United States Commissioner Ackiss
here next Saturday.-Nor folk
Ledger, eth.
A thunder storm, which though of
brief duration, was terrific in its vio-
fence, occurred in the vicinity Of Ac-
comac G. H., on Saturday night last.
A tree in front Of Judge Gillet' Office
was struck by lightning, and Mr.. e.
W. Coard, who was near by at the
time, was thrown, with his horse, yio-
lently to the ground. The shock was
not severe enough, however. to cause
him actual injury.
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