Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-06-02
LOCAL NEWS S.

Chicken thieves have been busy at
Accomac G. H. during the week.
Judge B. II. Gunter has been hold
ing court at Newport News during
the week.
Slocomb Bros. are closing out their
mating at cost If you want a roll
call at once.
Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair
opens this year on 9Th of August
continuing four days.
Children's Day services will be
held at Woodbury. NJ. E. Church.
South. Sunday afternoon.
Rev w. F. Hayes will preach and
administer the Lord Supper at Lo'
custville on Sunday night.
The Eastern Shore District Confer
ence will be held this year at Frank
town, July 18th, 18th and 18th
The onancock and Parksley Clubs
will play match game of baseball
at Onancock, Friday, June Sth.
The annual election of officers OF
Chesapeake Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ,
will be held Friday, June 10Th. All
members are expected to be present.
Mr.. James H. Parramore, one OF
the Oldest and best known residents
of Accomac c. H., is critically Ill
from injuries sustained by fall this
week.
Mary Drummond, colored, was
committed to jail by Magistrate
Strang last Saturday. She was vio-
lentlv insane at the time OF her COM
mitment.
The Good Templar lodge of Acco
mac c. H, will meet on Monday
night next. Business of Importance
is to be transacted and full atten-
dance is desired.
Thomas w. Russell, special COM
missioner, Will sell at public auction
today, valuable real estate in Oman
cock, of which Arthur NJ. Rodgers
died seized and possessed.
Mr.. F. H. Dryden, real estate
agent, Pocomoke City. has sold the
Melvin farm, near that town, con-
tanning 100 acres, to Mr.. J. R. Lum-
ley, for the sum of $500.
Prof. S. T. Ford, the popular elo-
cutionist, will give an entertainment
in Parksley NJ. P. Church, Wednes-
day night, 9th inst. Admission,
adults 25 cents, children Is cents.
Capt. Hudgins, of the oyster police
boat Chesapeake, according to dis
patch to Baltimore Sun, was in New
York this week, ito purchase an ad-
dition to the oyster fleet of Virginia.
The farm belonging to the heirs OF
Jas. n. Ward, deceased, near Locust
mount, is for sale at private con-
tract. For full particulars apply to
Jno. T. F. Hope Pocomoke City, or
Stewart K. Powell, Onancock.
Rev. VIM. Chinn, formerly pastor
of Mackenzie PRESBYTERIAN Church,
owing to extreme i'll health, has been
compelled TO temporarily abandon
his ministerial work. He is receiving
treatment at private sanitarium.
B. T. Gunter, Jr., special commits
sioner, will sell at public auction in
Pungoteague, Saturday, June 10Th,
at o'clock, in front of the hotel, the
Methodist parsonage, situated in
Pungoteague. See posters for terms
ofsale.
A large line of summer millinery
has just been received by Mrs. Lewis
& Pate, Parksley, They were select
ed with great care by Mrs. Lewis in
the city last week, were bought
cheap and will be sold at very low
figure. All are expected to call who
want bargains.
The corner. stone of the new NJ. E..
Church, South, Cape Charles, will be
laid on 4th of July. Prominent speak
ers will deliver addresses on the occa-
sion, and the exercises will conclude
with grand display of fireworks at
night. A feast prepared by the La
dies Aid Society will furnish comfort
to the inner man.
The game between the Onancock
and Crisfield base ball clubs at Oman
cock, on Tuesday afternoon, resulted
in virtual walk over for the former
club. The Cristield team gave la
mentally poor exhibition of ball
playing, while the Onancock boys
played with decided snap and ginger.
Score, Onancock So; Crisfeld 10.
4 white man, who came to the
lower part of the county from Balti-
more, about ten days ago, was sent
to the almshouse from farm near
Onley, last Saturday, for medical
treatment, and the following day his
illness was pronounced small pox.
He was moved to the pest house as
soon as the character of his disease
was discovered and every precaution
has been takento prevent the spread
ofthe disease. There are no cases of
smallpox at Onancock, and thereport,
that the man who has the disease
was sent from that place is entirely