Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-05-12
SATURDAY, MAY -, 1894.
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Mrs. NJ. E. Taylor, OF Salisbury,
Md, is visiting her son, Mr.. j. O..
Taylor, Accomac. G. H.
y regatta, open TO II and 16 feet
batteauy, comes of at Wachapreague,
to day. Valuable prizes will be given
TO the winners.
Our merchants and farmers visiting
Baltimore, this spring and summer
will find the Maltby house, a desir-
able stopping place.
a great many Strawberries were
shipped from Accomac county this
week. The crop will be larger than
was anticipated.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fox, of Nor
folk, have been visiting at Mr.. Rob
ert P. Coleburn's, Accomac c. H.,
during the week.
The summer schedule of the East
ern Shore Steamboat Company went
into effect Tuesday. Three steamers
are now on the route.
The first crate of berries this sea-
son from Onlcy and the second from
the Peninsula, was shipped by Isaac
Kellam, from farm of Mr.. Thomas c.
Pitts.
Tie Cnancock and Parksley base
ball teams will play game of base
ball at Parksley, on Monday, May
1lth, at 2:3O p. III. an excellent game
promised.
Mrs. Jane Lewis, Leemont, having
Just returned from Baltimore and
Washington, with the latest designs
for dressmaking, solicits the patron
age of the public.
Mr. NJ. c. Smith has opened a bak-
cry at Acconiac c. H., and solicits
orders for bread and cakes in large
and small quantities from all points
on Eastern Shore.
Mr.. D. ". Lewis, manager, au-
thorizes the announcement, t,.at the
"Parksley base ball team is now
ready to arrange games with any and
all teams on Eastern Shore of Mary
land and VIRGINIA"
a fair and festival will be held at
Parksley, Monday, May 18th, Whit
Monday, under the auspices of mem.
bers and friends of Al. P. Church,
commencing at p. ~, and contin
uing until after night.
y fair will be held at Shiloh Bap-
fist Church, next Monday. All the
delicacies of the season will be
served. Many articles, the workman
ship of the Ladies Aid Society, will
be sold at auction on that day.
Messrs J. p Wilson. Philadelphia,
and \. Child, New York, commission
merchants, and Mr.. Jno. P. Lindsay,
editor Of Eastern Shore Herald, were
among the visitors to our town this
week who honored US by calling at
our sanctum.
The Board of Supervisors met last
Wednesday to consider the question
Of keeping in order the public roads
and bridges of the county but have
not yet formulated plan as the law
requires. They will meet again next
Tuesday to further consider the
question.
Child & Happen, New York,
through their advertisement this
week, speak to the shippers of
the Eastern Shore. They need no
commentator at our hands-their
returns have spoken too we'll for
many years for them to need any.
They have, and deserve, the liberal
patronage of our people.
The revival services which are be-
ing conducted in the Presbyterian
Church at Onancock by Evangelist
/. A. Coulter, have been attended
nightly by large crowds, the
church hardly suflicing to hold
the congregations. On Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock Mr.. Coulter will
talk, for men only, on THE Chains
That Bind Men,"
Rev j. R. Harrison, who has been
engaged in evangelistic work in Ac-
comac during the past month, re-
turned to his home at Bristol, Va,
on Tuesday last. Both DR.. Harrison
and his wife made many warm
friends during their sojourn in our
midst and their departure elected
many expressions indicative of the
affectionate regard for them by the
reople OF this community.
A dwelling Of Judge Is. L. Gunter,
near louisville, occupied by Mr..
Geo. r. Mears and family, was struck
by lightning last Tuesday night and
damaged several hundred dollars.
The wife of Mr.. Mears was knocked
down and all the other members
were severely shocked, but all escap-
ed without injury. A post against
,rl.;el. :. y-,-..-s lady visiting the
house was leaning, and from which
she had just moved, was shivered
from top to bottom.
A Christian Union was organized
Tuesday night at the Drummond-
town Southern Methodist Church.