Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-03-25

The display of fine horses at oul
court next Monday promises to bt
the best for years.
The crew of the schooner Jno. Nj
Price. of which mention is made else
where, arrived at Chincotcaguc las1
Wednesday.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rayfield, q very es
Unable lady, wife of Major Raytied
died ut Bloxom station, last Monday
aged about u years.
Captain William R. Bunting and
Mrs. Polly g. Bull were married neal
Accomac C. Fl. last Sunday, Rev. d
j. Traynham officiating.
The name of Mr.. Abel II. Ashby
GAINESVILLE, is reported as on file in
the Treasury Department for collec
tor of customs at Cape Charles.
Messrs Hill Chandler, L. L. koenig
and 7. H. B. Savage are in Balti
timore this week, in attendance as
delegates, to the Grand Lodge of a,
0. U. w.
f. X. Benson will be at Drum
mondtown, Monday next, court day,
with II full and entire new line OF
samples of Spring suitings. Give
him q call.
Especial attention is invited to adj
vertiscments of a. Fl. G.. Mears,
Wachapreague, and B. w. Mears &
Son, Keller, in this issue. Both firms
are composed of enterprising mcr-
chants and have bargains to offer
you.
Mr.. w. L. Doughty was at Acco-
mac c. H., this week, in the in
terest of his firm. He handles the
grip as gracefully as evera and never
opens it without receiving the or
ders, to which he is so justly entitled.
He has Il fast hold on all of our mer-
chants.
Mr.. Geo. C. Marshall special agent
OF 1.-THE Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York, and DR.. ID. f.
Wilkins, medical examiner, are now
at Accomac G. H. in the interest of
said company. We have shown our
faith in it by making application for
a policy.
a verdict of not guilty was returned
in the case of the Commonwealth VS..
Thos. Nelson, tried at Eastville, last
week, charginghim with forging name
of F Il. Disharoon to payroll re-.
ceipt of the n. Y. p. & n. r. r. for
about $40. Other cases against him
are being tried this week, but the
result not ascertained ut the time OF
going to press.
a meeting of those interested in
the proposed potato Kitchen to be
opened at the Worlds Fair, for the
purpose of advancing the interests of
our staple crop and placing its merits
before the world, will be held at Ac-
comac c. H., next Monday, court day,
1 p. III. Let every one interested in
the matter be promptly on hand ut
the time designated.
A meeting of the members of Hol-
lies Baptist Church Will be held at
that church, to-day, at 10 q.
III. Business of great impor
lance demands their attention and
all members feeling any inter
est in the church" are requested to
be in attendance. The announce
ment is made at the request of the
committee appointed to call the
meeting.
a special dispatch to the altilnore
Sun says, THAT the steamer Govern
or McLane, of the Maryland State
fishery force, arrived at Crisfeld last
Monday, and that the object of her
being there is to put a tower on Wat
kin's Point to serve as Il range to the
oysterInen in Pocomt Ike Sound in
locating the boundary line between
Maryland and Virginia. The tower
will be forty feet high.
A dog of Harry Coleburn, this town,
died during the week and was thrown
out as Il prey for the buzzards. Soon
after it was taken away, a setter Of
his brother, was missing and when
found had dug a grave for his COM
panion and tenderly was covering it
with dirt taken from the grave he had
prepared. The devil of this Office
and other responsible parties were
present at the last sad obsequies of
the dead dog,and will vouch for tie
accuracy ofthe story.
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Il" tho Growers and shippers orBsrries
We take this method of informing
you, that at meeting of the recciv-
ers and dealers in berries, held Feb
ruary 14th, in the rooms Of the Phila-
delphia Produce Exchange, the fol
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