Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-11-18
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IS, 1898
LOCAL NEWS.

plentiful in this section.
Rev. Byron G. Clark and Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas W. Blackstone, Acco
mac G. H.. have been in Baltimore
during the week.
Rev. D. ]. TraYnham is sojournine
with relatives in Halifax county, Va
and will not return to Accomac until
after the Conference session.
Appropriate and interesting ser
vices will be held in the Drummond
town Baptist Church on Thanksgiv'
ing day, which comes this year on
the Goth instant.
The delegates to the Baptist Asso-
citation, through the courtesy of r.
B. Cooke, who held the steamer fo1
them 80 minutes were able to reach
home Tuesday night.
The revival meeting in the Baptist
Church, Accomac G. H., begins Sun
day night. Rev. A. B. Dunaway,
who will assist the pastor, will reach
Drummondtown Monday morning.
Rev. Floyd L. Kurtz, formerly edi-
tor and publisher Of the Eastern
Shore Herald, has resigned the pas
torate of the Old Street Presbyterian
Church, Petersburg. He has not
yet chosen his next field.
The valuable house and lot of j.
w. Ward and wife, in Belle Haven,
will be sold at public auction on Mon
day, December 4th, 1893, at 10 O'Clock
a. NJ, in front of Kellam Hotel, in
Belle Haven. For terms see posters
n. W. Mock, attorney-in-fact, will
sell at public auction on December
End, at $50 p. NJ, at Bloxom. the
mill of Lambert H. Chesser, near
Mappsville, adjoining the lands Of
Henry B. Northam, Jr., and others
Services beginning at ST. Georges
Church, Pungoteague, Tuesday
night, 21st inst, 730 o'clock, will con
tinue morning and night for several
days. Rev. Mr.. Derby will be assist.
ed by Rev. Mr.. Mayo, of Newport
News.
The ladies of tie NJ. E. Church
South. Onancock, will give IN the lee
ture room of the church next Friday
night, oath inst, concert and organ
recital. Organ and organist for the
recital both come frop. Philadelphia
for the occasion.
Races will come off at Bulls track,
near Pungoteague, next Wednesday,
and Harry, owned by VIM. 7. Bun
dick, will trot a mile against time
After the races, w. E. Jacob, owned
by Walker Bros, and other horses
will be offered for sale at auction.
The sale Of W. c. Halls store goods
and fixtures began at Accomac G. H.
Wednesday morning and is still in
progress. The store-house has been
rented to James Daugherty, for $72,
the saloon to George Hickman for
1850 and the butcher shop to James
Scott for s46.
Much alarm was occasioned in
neighboring towns by the rumor, cir
culated this week, that scarlet fever
had broken out in Onancock. In,
vestigation disclosed the fact that
two mild cases of roseola existing in
the town had caused the dissemina-
ton of the report.
Mr.. w. F. busch, of Norfolk, and
Miss Mary A. Amiss were married or
Wednesday, the 18TH inst. The bride
is the attractive daughter of Rev
J. H. Amiss, formerly presiding elder
of this district. Among the wedding
presents were check for $4,000 ano
a deed for brick house in Norfolk
The storm on Wednesday night o.
last week did not result in as serious
damage to property, in this county
as generally reported. The injury
sustained by the Metompkin Life
Saving Station, while perceptible
was not serious, the underpinnine
having been slightly disturbed ane
weakened.
Mr.. George Burton, an old Acco
mackian. who is now resident O.
Norfolk county, Va, was at Accomae
c H., this week. This was his frs
visit to his native county since hi
left here for Missouri over forty year.
ago. Mr.. Burton is a brother of Mrs
Mary Ayres, of Accomac c. H., and
of the late Major John D. Burton.
Samuel T. Ross, special commits
sioner, will sell at public auction,
%. m, to-day, in front of courthouse
door, all that lot, piece or parcel O
land of which Harriet Poolman dice
seized and possessed, situated neal
the Court House, containing 81 acre.
more or less, and adjoining the lands
of VIM. J. Eichelberger and others
The annual fair and festival a
Leemont NJ. P. Church will take
place Tuesday and Wednesday, 91s
and 22nd of November. An oyster
supper with the usual refreshments
will be served during the Afternoon
and evening of those days or thu
first fair days thereafter. A LADY,
solid gold watch and diamond ring
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