Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-11-10
LOCAL NEWS.
The Board of Supervisors meets
Wednesday, November 14th.

w III. 81. hOOeTlsOl, AOlAHSiAS VI
this county, was reelected member
of the City Council of Baltimore, at
the election last Tuesday.
Rev. j. L. King. of Mappsville, will
preach in the Onancock Baptist
Church, November 1lth, at 1850
o'clock p. III. Baptism after sermon.
Slocomb Bros, Onancock, are
going out of the clothing business
and say they will sell them cheaper
than they can be bought anywhere
on the Peninsula.
Mr.. James H. Tindle, living near
Oak Hall, was kicked on the head by
n horse last Sunday and badly in
jured. His skull was fractured by
the blow and serious results are feared.
Prof. S. 7. Ford, of New York
City, will give humorous and clio.
quent readings in Parksley NJ. p
Church, Wednesday and Thursday
nights, next, at 7:30 o'clock. Admis
sion 25 cents.
Mr.. Lain & Co., photographers, are
now at Gordy' old stand, Onancoc&,
with special cut prices for y November,
as visit to their studio will convince
you. The patronage of the public
is respectfully solicited.
Geo. f. West, tried at this term OF
the court on two indictments for
malicious shooting at a camp meeting
at Savageville, last September, was
convicted on each and sentenced 10
five years in the penitentary.
The reputation of the Maltby
House, Baltimore, for tirst-class ac-
commodations and low rates is fully
sustained under the present manage
ment. This fact with its central To-
cation should recommend it to all
travellers.
Mr.. o. w. Byrd, representing the
we'll known firm of DIV. Laws & Co.,
Baltimore, will visit our merchants
next week to take their orders for
Xmas confectioneries. You want
first class goods for the occasion and
he can supply you at reasonable
prices.
The valuable farm of Geo. T.
Bunting and his mother will be sold
at public auction, to the highest
bidder, on Saturday, November cath,
1894 at $50 o'clock p. ~, in front Of
the Hotel Kellam at Wachapreague
by John T. Mock, trustee. For terms
sc, see posters.
DR.. VIM. A. Thorn, Jr., died in
Norfolk, on Thursday night of last
week, of pneumonia, aged ~ years.
He held for three successive terms
the position of quarantine officer of
that port. He was native OF North
ampton, his father being DR.. VIM. a.
Thorn, until of late citizen of that
county.
DR.. John E. Manp has been called
to the bedside of his son, Walter
Mapp, professor in Academy at Dan
vile, Kentucky. He has been sick
for the last two weeks with typhoid
fever, but favorable indications for
his recovery" were reported to US in
letter from DR.. Mapp on last We'd
nesday.
Mr.. julius c. Outen while rabbit
hunting near the Maryland line with
Mr.. Taylor on last Wednesday ac-
cidentally shot him IN both legs. Dr..
E. E. Kellam. Horntown, had picked
out seventeen shots according to our
latest report and was still looking for
more of them. Mr.. Taylor was not
seriously injured.
we have made arrangements by
which we can furnish the ENTER
PRISE and the twice-a-week New
York World all for only one dollar
and sixty-five cents year. Here is
the opportunity to get your own
local paper and The New York World
twice every week at extraordinarily
low rates.
Thomas W. Russell, special com
missioner, will sell at public auction.
on the premises. Saturday, the 10th
day of November, 1894 at 1870 0 clock
the farm of which PAMELA a. Mason
died seized and possessed, known as
the Topping Place." situated neal
Drummondtown, and containing by
estimation fifty acres.
Jas. H. Fletcher, Jr., administrator
of Thomas Mcconnell, deceased, vii
sell at public auction, at his late resi-
dence at Pungoteague, Wednesday
18th day of November, the persona
property of the decedent, consisting
in part of three horses, double wagon
carts, farming implements, corn, fod
der, sc. Terms made known on day
of sale.
John Vessels, of Messongo, thi.
county, fell overheard from slooE
Poulson, in Potomac river on Wed
nesday of last week and was drowned
The remains were brought home and
inferred at Bethel Church on the fol-
lowing Friday, He was a popular
and estimable citizen, and his death
has cast gloom over the community
in which he lived. His wife and two
children survive him.