Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-12-09
John w. Edmonds. Editor and Owner.
LOCAL rsE:ess4rs
The second snow fall of the season
occurred on Tuesday morning.

elect of the House OF Delegates, left
for Richmond, by Monday morning
train.
Mr.. Bagwell Bull and family, Ac-
comac c. A., moved to their new
home near Brighton, Northampton,
last week.
Hon. John Nicely, of Norfolk, says
an exchange, while walking along
plank.walk, tripped and fell, receiv-
ing very painful injuries.
A. ]. McMath was recommended
by Temperanceville Lodge, A. F. &
A. NJ, for District Deputy and not
A. Frank Byrd, as heretofore report
ed.
A telegram received at the time OF
goiag to press, was as follows; All
orders will be promptly filed by the
firm of j. B. Thomas & Co., Balti-
more.
Mrs. Jane Bayley died last Tues
day, after short illness, at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law, Mr. Levin
II. Kelly, near Accomac c. H., aged
76 years.
Mr.. L. Jas. Gunter, of this county,
was renominated as doorkeeper Of
the Senate, in caucus of the Demo
cratic members of that body, last
Tuesday night.
Messrs. S. R. Nelson & Son, Oman
Geek, offer for sale at cost their en-
tire stock of goods, consisting of dry
goods, notions, shoes, gents furnish
ing goods sc.
The sloop "Andrew johnson" Will
be sold in front of Matthews Hotel,
Chincoteague Island, on Saturday,
the 16h inst, at 10 o'clock a. m, in
stead of on the 9th instant.
w. ]. Hall s. Son. Messongo, have
just received a large line of Xmas
goods of every description. See their
advertisement in our next issue and
n he meantime call on them.
In the report of the Lighthouse
Board made to Congress last Mon
day, the sum of $4,000 for Hog IS
land appears in the estimate submit
ted for special appropriations.
Mr.. Wilbur S. Mock, Hallwood,
arrived home yesterday from the
city with drove of horses, suitable
for the road and farm. He has bar
gains to offer to those who call early.
The Board of Supervisors meets
next Wednesday, December 18th.
The attendance of each member is
desired as there will be business be-
fore the Board pertaining to each
magisterial district.
The sloop Prohibition from Frank
lin City, went ashore on Metompkin
beach, last Monday night. She was
receiving the attention of the Life
Saving force according to the latest
advices, and will be gotten off with
out damage.
Rev. J. R. Sturgis will preach at
Evergreen Church, on Sunday, the
10th inst, at II a. M, and at Pungo-
league Church, on Sunday, the 18th
inst, at II a. m, and at Craddock-
vile, on the nth, in the afternoon.
a protracted meeting will begin at
the Drummondtown Presbyterian
Church on Sunday next. The pastor
will be assisted by Mr.. Weston R.
Gales, 1.-The Y. n. c. A. Evangelist,
who will preach morning and night
of the day mentioned and each night
during the following week.
Rev. A. B. Dunaway, of Church
land, who has been assisting his
brother in revival services at the
Drummondtown Baptist Church, re-
turned home on Saturday last. The
meeting, which has just closed, was
a most successful one and resulted in
about thirty-fve conversions.
DR.. Peter F. Scott, of Franktown,
and Miss Ella Raleigh, of Baltimore,
were married Wednesday, 9Th inst,
at the residence of her brother, Wal
ter A. Raleigh, 62S North Avenue,
Baltimore, Md. Charles G. Bell &C
companied him and acted as best
man.
Mr.. John D. Johnson, Parksley,
has just returned from the city with
a drove of ten horses, all good stock
and we'll suited to farm and road and
two of them especially fine and very
speedy as trotters. He wishes to sell
them and offers them for sale on the
most reasonable terms.
Upshur B. Quinby, trustee, will
sell at public auction, on Saturday,
December 30th, 1893, at o'clock p.
M, in front of the premises, in Oman
cock, Va, that valuable two story
house and lot, with outbuildings, OF
which Lewis J. Rodgers died seized
and possessed. For further particu-
lars see posters OF apply to the trus-
tee.
A special invitation to call on them
is extended to purchasers Of Xmas
goods through our columns in this
issue, by the following firms: John
w. Duncan, Onancock; E. B. Swan
gers Co., louisville; Lloyd q Blaine,