Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-09-15
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Rev. Byron Clark will preach in
the Presbyterian Church, at Wacha-
prague, next Sunday evening ut
7:45 o'clock.
Mr. Henry Battaile and wife, OF
Blenheim, near Pungoteague, re-
turned home from an extended North
ern tour, last Wednesday.
Mr.. Oscar f. Ravfeld and Miss
Emma r. Abbott were married at
Mappsville, Sunday, September 9th,
Rev. J. l.. King officiating.
The sum OF $3.50 was raised at the
dedication of Broadwater Methodist
Church, near EXmore, last Sunday,
in part payment OF debt on church.
y All of the young men put in Jail
last week, charged with being in the
party that shot Thomas Bowden, have
been bailed out except two-Burn
and Fresh.
The sale of ponies advertised by
Mr.. E. T. Powell in our last issue.
willnot come oil rs announced, but
has been postponed 10 an indefinite
period.
Miss Eta Wise will take a limited
number of pupils for instruction in
vocal music AT her home at Accomac
c. II. She teaches the Marchesi
methods.
The Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, Harborton, will be dedicated
on Sunday, September 23rd. Dinner
will not be served on the day rs here
tofore announced.
Mr.. T. c. Kellam returns from Bal
timore, next Monday, and teachers
of Lee district who wish to see him,
are requested TO call upon him at his
Office on that day or later in the week.
The dwelling of Emma Lilliston,
colored, near Accomac C. H., was
burned Thursday night of last week.
The accident was due to a lamp ex-
plosion during her absence at church.
Christian Hanson and VIM. J. Bur-
ton have been appointed commission
ers for this county to designate nat
ural oyster rocks &C., in place of
Solomon I. Johnson and George y.
Murphy, resigned.
Mr.. Herbert Lilliston, son of Mr.. A.
J. Lilliston, Accomac C. H., left for
University of Virginia last Thursday.
He will.enter the academical depart
ment this year, but later will take
the course in medicine at that insti-
tuition.
The Baptist Church at Harborton
is nearing completion, and will be
dedicated October 1th, as announced |
in our last. There will be all day
services. Dinner will be served on
the ground. A program of dedicatory
services will appear next week.
Rev. Thos. C. Needham, the well
known evangelist, of Philadelphia,
is assisting Rev. J. NJ. Dunaway in a
meeting of great power at Holies.-
Next Sunday at that church there
will be all day services-service for
children at 10 Il. H.. preaching at II
a. ~, and at and 5 p. III.
Mrs ]. c. Hiden, daughter of Mr.
Henry Battaile, left last Tuesday for
Morehead City, \. c., TO join her
husband, Rev. J. c. Hiden, who has
resigned his charge on account of a
throat trouble Mr. Hidden will enter
the Richmond Medical College next
Wednesday, and take the NJ. D.
course.
The NJ f. Church, South, Drum
mondtown, having been thoroughly |
repaired, painted and furnished, will
be re opened, next Sunday, Septem-
her 10Th. Rev &. H. Ray, d. D., of
Richmond, Va, will preach at II a.
IN, and 100 p. III. The usual services
will not be held at Amiss Chapel in
the afternoon.
Mr.. r. L. Ailworth was reelected
county chairman at Democratic
mass meeting held at Eastville, last
Monday Messrs. J. b. Bell, S. S.
Wilkins, j. r. Nottingham, H. L.
Upshur, w. S. Wilkins, H. I. Not
tingha1n, J. r. Read, John Willis, L.
j. Fitchett, J. 7. Daniel, G.. q. Saw
age and Dr.. Charles Smith were
elected members of the county com
mittee.
The Eastern Shore Herald was sold
at public auction, at Eastville, last
Monday, TO Messrs. g. b. Borum and
II. b. Robertson for the sum of 1852,
and will pass into their hands on Oc-
tober 1st. The Herald will be pub
lished after that date by the pur-
chasers, and will have as rival for
public favor, it is stated, a new paper
to be started by Messrs. Lindsay and
Holloway the present publishers
Mr.. Louis j. Ross and son William,
Drummondtown, had a lively en-
counter with a mad dog and narrow
escape from serious injury last week
They were savagely attacked by the
brute, large Spaniel, while out in
the field with no weapons of defense,
except punches of fodder. They
succeeded in beating him off and the