Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-07-27
SATURDAY. July 81, 1925.
John W. Ednoals, Editor and Owner
LOCAL NE VS..

gins August 4th.
The campmeeting at Parksley,
opens August 18th, and will continue
ten days
The next meeting of the Board of
Supervisors will be at the Aims
House, on. the 9Th of August.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences Tuesday, August
eth, and continues four days.
Mr.. Charles w. Corbin, wife and
and son are at Atlantic City, n. j.,
for few weeks rest and recreation.
County court next Monday-and
that dollar you owe us for subscrip
tion will be very acceptable on that
day.
Rev. w. F. Hayes will preach on
Sunday next at Drummondtown, at
II Il. IN, and at Woodberry at $50
y. III.
The Accomac Baptist Association,
meets this year, August 18th, at
Chincoteague Church, near New
Church.
The Grand Fair of Improvement
OF the colored people, on Deep Creek,
will commence August goth, and con-
tinue days.
a special invitation is extended to
YOU TO the dress goods sale of Ames,
Shield & Co. See their advertise
ment in this issue.
Judge Beverly Hancock arrived at
Accomac &. H., on Thursday, for the
purpose of holding specia! term of
the circuit court for Judge Gunter.
Rev. J. r. Sturgis will speak at the
Baptist Fair, the 9th of August, on
Historic facts of the old South that
the young should know and cherish"
Mrs. Betsy Revell and Mrs. Geo. w.
Revell, of Baltimore, are at Accomac
G. H., on visit TO family OF Mr.. w.
C. Coleburn and other relatives and
friends.
E. H. Benson will be at Accomac
G. H., Monday next, courtday, with
Il full line of summer suitings, which
he will offer at low prices to close
this seasons stock.
The most of the money raised by
taxation for road and bridge purposes
is to he expended through the mana
gers of the road machines, and very
little OF it through the road survey
ors.
The Board of Supervisors at its
meeting on Wednesday, bought of
the Maryland Agricultural Company,
two Milburn hollow steel axle wa
CONS, Ito run with the road ma.
chimes.
The next regular meeting of Pun
colleague Grange will be held Thurs
day, August LIST, and full attend
ance of the members is requested.
Business of Importance demands their
attention.
Mr.. L. E. Mumford, who left Cape
Charles short while ago to engage
in business at Laurel, Del, has
moved back to Cape Charles, and
will, it is stated, establish banking
house there.
MIR. N. E. Selby was visitor to the
county this week, and amused him
self while here by calling on the mer
chants and taking their orders. They
all buy of him and hence the recrea-
tion Il visit always affords him.
Children's Day services will be held
at Atlantic Baptist Church, Sunday
afternoon, July 2Sth, beginning at 3
O'Clock, consisting of recitatiops, Sc
lect music, vocal and instrumental.
An address by the pastor expected.
Mr. James H. Tindle was appoint
ed manager of the road machine for
the magisterial district OF Atlantic,
by the Board of Supervisors at its
meeting on Wednesday, and at once
qualified by executing the bond re-.
quired.
An advertisement of Blackstone
Female Institute, which appears in
this issue, merits the attention OF our
readers. who have. daughters to edu
cate. The Institute is in healthy
section, the course of instruction full
and thorough and above all it is a
"Christian school,"
John H. Wise, sheriff, will sell at
public auction, at Parksley, next
Tuesday 1870 p. m, the unexpired
lease of a certain lot of land in said
town, belonging to Mrs. Emily Kelly
and leased by her to J. Lee Justice
in 1888 for the term of 90 years.
A festival will be held by Bayly's
Neck school on next Wednesday af-
ternoon, en- bay shore near Chopper
Vile Boats will be furnished free on
the occasion, and q match game OF
base ball will be among the attrac
tions. Proceeds for benefit of the
school.
There will be an "Old Peoples
day. observed by Onancock NJ. E.
Church, August 4th, conducted by
Rev. B. F. Price. A like service same
day in the afternoon at Leather
bury's Young and old invited. The
preacher announced has been q trav-
cling minister over so years.
The District Conference of the A.
NJ. E. Church. which has been in ses-
sion at Drummondtown since last
Wednesday. adjourns to-day. Seven
ty-two preachers and lay delegates
were expected from the churches in
the Conference limits and the most
of them were in attendance.
Mr.. W. B. Wilson, special commits
sioner. will sell at public auction, at
Eastville, on Monday, August 18th,
valuable real estate of which Thomas
E. Brickhouse died seized and pos
sessed, situated near Seaview, North
ampton. The home place is one of
the most desirable on the Eastern
Shore, either as an investment or for