Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1894-11-17
onn W. Edmonds, Editor anu Owner
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The pay of processioners is one
dollar and fifty cents for each day
they are employed.
The county court, which ended
last Tuesday, had been in continuous
session fourteen days.
Mr.. r. H. Nichols. of Elmira, \. Y.
it is stated, has been rendered the
superintendent of the y. Y. p. x
\. +. r.
Mr.. G. s. Reid, Norfolk, advertises
Lady Thompson strawberry plants
in this issue. See advertisement for
full particulars.
Rev. VIM. Chinn, formerly pastor
of Drummondtown Presbyterian
Church, is the guest of Mrs. c. W.
Poulson, Onancock.
The lower part OF the Peninsula
from Exmore TO Cape Charles was
covered with snow about an inch
deep last Monday morning.
An oyster supper will be served at
Hunting Creek NJ. P. Church, Tues
day, November 205h, under the au-
spices of members of that church.
Rev. W. F. Hayes left for Confer
ence last Monday, and the wish al
most universal in this community is
for his return to the Drummondtown
Circuit.
Deputy.Sherih Nelson left last
Monday for the penitentiary with
Hamilton Johnson, Geo. L. West and
Elihu Marshall, convicted Ut last
term of county court
The members of Fidelity Lodge.
A. 0. U. W, are requested to be in
attendance Mt their meeting at Ac
comac, c. H., next Monday night.
Candidates are to be initiated.
DR.. John E. Mapp, now at the bed
side of his son Walter, sick with
typhoid fever, at Danville, Kentucky,
advise, us by letter ''that he has
passed the crisis of the disease
The house and lot of Sarah Drum
mond, colored, near Accomac, c. H.,
will be sold at public auction, on the
premises, on Saturday, December 1st,
1894, at .. 80 p. m, by the trustee.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Clarence Gofligon, of North
ampton, and Mr.. VIM. E. Thomas,
son OF Rev. Mr.. Thomas, former pas
tor of Drummondtown Presbyterian
Church.
Elias Hallett. colored, of North
ampton, for shooting into crowd of
colored people and wounding several
of them, some time ago, was sen
fenced to two years in penitentiary
last Monday.
Mr.. ]. 7. Walter and family, of
Croddockville, this county, have
moved to Baltimore, and opened a
boarding house there. We very
heartily commend them to the
patronage of our people.
Jno. H. Wise. Sheriff, will sell at
public auction in the premises on
Saturday, December 18th, house
and lot containing six acres more or
less near Bull Branch, of Jno. Jen
liins and Mary Susan, his wife.
The new Margaret Academy build
ing, Onancock, will soon be ready for
use. When completed the corner
stone will be laid by Chesapeake
Lodge, a. F. & A NJ, assisted by
other Masonic lodges on Eastern
Shore.
The votes cast for the amendments
to the Constitution at the election on
the 9th, were not counted at two
precincts because the judges failed
to return the poll book at one and
did not sign the poll books at
another.
An unknown white man was killed
near Hopeton Monday night by a
freight train. He is supposed to
have been tramp and while steal
ing ride between the cars, it is
thought, fell off and was killed. The
BODY was horribly mangled.
Mr.. Richie f. Ward, of Accomac
now residing in Washington, for
nerly an attache of ENTERPRISE
Office, was married TO Miss Ida Die
trich, of Pittsburg. Pa, in Sep
TENDER. He was home to cast his
vote for Hon. Vim. \. Jones on cleo
tion day.
The valuable farm of Geo. I.
Bunting and his mother will be sold
at public auction, to the highest
bidder, on Saturday, November gath,
1894 a 2:30 o'clock p. m, in front of
the Hotel Kellam at Wachapreague
by John 7. Mock and others, trustees
Terms Of sale may be found elsewhere
this paper.
Vim. NJ. burlington, administrator
of James Martin, deceased, colored,
will sell at public auction on his late
premises near Fair Oaks, on Satur-
day, November oath, at 10 o'clock
IN, oil of the personal property
of the decedent, consisting in part of
corn, fodder, oats, hogs, horse, cart,
carriage, farming implements, nice
lot of potato bed frames, etc.
Terms made known on day of sale.
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