Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-10-05

county, fell Monday Night
The Board of Supervisors will meet
at Accomac C. H., Monday, October
9TH.
Ames, Shield & Co., are home with
new goods. See their advertisement
in this issue.
The net receipts of the Memorial
Entertainment at Cape Charles, last
week, were about $500.
Mrs. B. T. Gunter left on Tuesday
for visit of several weeks to friends
on the Western Shore.
The mainsail of Schooner POGO
moke, of Virginia Oyster Navy, was
blown away in storm of Sunday
night last.
The Queen Hive mill. destroyed by
fire August LIST, has been rebuilt, and
is again in operation, prepared to fill
all orders for lumber on short notice.
a report of the condition of the
First National Bank of Onancock,
at the close of business, September
2Sth, 1895, will be found ia another
column.
The doll baby, given by Gen. INV.
West at the Memorial Entertainment
and valued at $20,was voted to Eliza
beth B. Fletcher, little daughter of
Mr.. VIM. 7. Fletcher.
Henry F. Powell, trustee, will sell
at Onancock, Saturday. October 9TH,
at = p. M, in front of Walter D. Lew
is store, valuable personal property
belonging to Albert T. Evans.
The Baltimore Sun, of Monday, re-
ports an assignment made by Joseph
w. Bond, trading as Barnet Bonds
Son for the benefit of creditors. His
liabilities, it is stated, amount to
about $4,000.
Bursar, owned by H. P. James, of
Northampton, entered in $50 class, at
Gentlemen's Driving Park. near Bal
timore, with nine other horses on
Friday of last week, won in three
straight heats. Time, 2:27t. a:26i,
2:25.
At meeting of the board of direc-
tors of the Chesapeake Agricultural
Fair Association, last Monday, the
secretary's report showed shortage
of $1,000 necessary to pay off the
premiums and expenses of its last ex-
hibition-Headlight, Sd.
A dance will take place at POGO
moke City, under the auspices of
gentlemen from Maryland and vir-
GINA, on Thursday. October 10th.
All who propose to be in attendance
from Virginia, are requested to take
noon train on that day for Pocomoke
A list of amounts of direct tax due
to land owners in the lower parish, or
their heirs, is published in this issue.
Mr.. E. T. Powell, treasurer, wants to
pay it over to parties entitled to it.
Examine the list and call on him. A
list of amounts due to persons or their
heirs in upper parish will be pub
lished later.
A case, to test the constitutionality
of the dog law and for the interper-
tation OF antiquities, it is said to
contain. will be heard by the Circuit
Court to-day. The only jury case Of
the term, Kellam VS.. Hope, will be
heard next Monday. For the trial
of the latter, Judge Prentiss, of Nor
folk, has been invited.
The bureau of Mr.. George Ia n kard,
of near Capeville, was broken open
during the absence of himself and
wife from home on Thursday of last
week, and some $500 or 5000 taken
therefrom. A detective from Norfolk,
summoned by wire, recovered the
money that night and returned home
the following morning.
John E. Mapp, trustee, will sell on
Saturday 18th day of October 1895,
all the undivided interest in and to
that tract. parcel of land, situate,
lying and being near Grangeville, in
Accomack county, containing twenty
seven acres, and which was devised
to Margaret B. Willis ct ais, by the
last will and testament of Abel
Mears, decd.
Upshur B. Quinby, trustee, will on
Saturday, October 18th, next, about
23O o'clock p. m, at Harborton, Va.
make sale of that very desirable lot
of land, containing 7 IS 100 acres,
more or less, situated very near Pun
colleague creek, belonging to Edward
J. Corbin. This is fine chance for
any one engaged in vessel business of
any kind to purchase we'll located
home. For further particulars see
posters.
Especial attention is invited to ad
vertisement of Stockley g. Parsons,
New Church, in this issue. The
members of the new firm are clever and
enterprising young men Of Maryland
who have recently cast their lot with
us. They have come to stay, pro-
pose to make it to your interest to
deal with them, and through us So
licit your patronage.
Capt. John R. Thomas, of the Vir.