Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-03-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Rev. l.. A. Mclean VIII preaen II
the Presbyterian church, this place
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
Mrr. Harriet Tull, wife Of Solomon
Tull. died at Greenbackville. las
Sunday, aged IS years
Large line Of the latest styles o
spring hats for men and boys jus
opened out at Alnes, Shield l. Cos.
Onancock, Va.
The justices OF the peace are re
quested to call at the clerks Office
and get copy Of the revised edi
ton of Mayo's Guide.
A Sunday school will be organized
ct Hollies Baptist Church, near Kel
lar, 10 a. III. tomorrow. All persons
interested in the matter requested tc
be in attendance.
The store. house and dwelling OF
Mr.. Oliver j. Lucas, Modestown re
Gently advertised by him in this pa
per, has been sold to Mr.. John E.
Shreaves at the sum of $500.
An academy, will, it is stated, soon
be erected at Parksley, and first
class school established there. Sew
eral thousand dollars, it is said, have
been subscribed for that purpose.
Accomac Phosphate, q brand OF
fertilizers popular with our truckers.
IS advertised in this issue. Read the
advertisement and confer with the
proprietors, Messrs Bunting & Sons,
at once.
The reputation OF the Maltby
House, Baltimore, for first class 40
commodations and low rates is fully
sustained under the present manage
ment. This fact with its central lo-
cation should recommend it to all
travellers.
Especial attention is invited to ad-
yertisement of Mr.. Chas. n. Rowley
in this issue. He is now the proprie-
tor of hotel at New Church, offers
you frst-class accommodations and
solicits your patronage. The excel
lent livery of L. F. Marshall is at
tached to same.
Bids for building the parsonage at
Temperanceville, will be received by
the committee, Rev. J. W. Nichol-
son and J. H. Jones, until March
18th inst. Contract will be made for
carpenters and masonry work either
separately or together at the option
of the committee.
The county court has been en-
gagged this week in the trial OF felony
and misdemeanor cases, and had not
adjourned on Friday when we went
to press. Several parties convicted
during the term will be punished by
confinement in jail. Full report given
in next issue.
Mr.. Geo. W. Rolph, representa-
tive of D. B. Taylor s. Co., will call
on our merchants next week-and
they need not be told to hold their
orders for the clever tourist Of the
popular firm which he represents.
Both have their confidence and their
patronage.
In the test OF the strength OF the
candidates for the postof1ce at Pun.
colleague, at the polls, on last Satur-
dry, Mr.. Leonard n. Ames received
the largest number Of votes. He re-
ceived SO votes and his opponents,
Messrs. s. T. Taylor and T. w,
Blackstone, 81 and 90, respectively,
Peas and Irish potatoes are being
planted generally by our farmers
this week-and in some sections OF
the county sweet potato seed are
being bedded. The acreage in pea,
will be much larger this year than us
ual and greater preparations are being
made for 'sweets' than ever before
Three citizens Of Crisheld, Robert
Wharton, white, Walter Gaskins
and Severn Nelson, colored, captured
by posse of citizens of Saxes Island
for stealing oysters in Tangier Sound
were lodged in our Jail last Saturday
They will be held here until tria
unless each is able in the meantime
to give $500 bail required Of them.
John W. H. King, eolored, wa
lodged in Jail Monday last, on thu
charge OF HOUSEKEEPING. He broke
into the store of Mr.. Elijah Crockett
Tangier Island, and was caugh
while in the act Of appropriating thu
goods therein to his own use. He i
boy Of about IA years of age ant
came from Norfolk to Tangier a few
months ago.
Senator Blackstone would make al
ideal Attorney General. AS lawyer
he is the peer of any man in th
State; as Democrat he deserves wei
OF hisparty; and as man he isworth.
Of the honors Of this important Office
The rank and file OF the Democrat
party in this section remember hi
campaign services here last fall, en-
will not object to his being mad
Attorney General.-Graham Head
light.
The committee appointed at Parkt
Law. on Wednesday. February 18th