Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-06-15
NEIC nE0Eli00D NOTES.
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Truckers are busy shipping round
potatoes.
X. J. Bunting and daughter are
visiting friends in Philadelphia.
J. W. Runting & Son opened their
fish factory last week and are doing
a thriving business.
NJ. w. Dale, E. P. Timmons' book
keeper in Philadelphia, is at home
visiting his father, j. B. Dale.
Mrs. S. NJ. Lewis, Mrs, Z. V. ivy
ford and daughter, Mrs. Robert Wat
son are visiting friends in Philadel-
phia.
Union Baptist Church will have
their annual festival and treat for
the children on the 4th of July. Ali
are invited to attend.
Mrs. Sallie NJ. Lewis received $4,000
from the order of the Golden Chain
promptly in 60 days after the death
of her son E. X. Lewis.
Schooner Eleuora arrived here this
week with cargo of ice for Wheaton
& Co.; Schooner j. j. Cannon with
cargo of bricks for w. n. Conant.
Pilot John johnson, wife and
daughter, Miss Cinthia, are visiting
relatives and friends here this week.
He has his boat on the railway for
repairs.
Childrens Day services last Sunday
at the NJ. E. Church, Beulah Baptist
and the church up the Island. They
were creditable alike to the children
and their friends.
The oyster season is over and our
people are overhauling their boats
and getting ready for fishing. Others
are testing the speed of their batteaux
and skiffs by boat races.
]. H. Hopkins, deputy county
treasurer, spent a few days with us
last week. He reports collections
never so good. Out of $4,000 worth
of taxes due, he collected over $4,000.
Our merchants after signing a con-
tract to close their stores at s p. m,
only complied one night. Our gal
liant clerks and their best girls were
sadly disappointed. They had plan
ned delightful evenings on the water
by the moonlight.
Rev. S. U. Grimsley was heavily
pounded by the members of his
church and other friends last week,
and stood it bravely. From early
twilight till II o'clock they poured in
upon him everything needed to sup
ply his larder-eggs, sugar, coffee, &c.
He desires to thanks his friends for
their liberality.
Arrivals at Atlantic hotel this week:
VIM. Keppler, j. T. Mullikem, H. c.
Sayman, Baltimore; Rollie Moore,
Philadelphia: James Fleatcher, Will
mington; Alfred Sharpley, Stockton;
Wilmer Harrington, FELTON,, Del;
Augustus Parker, Samuel Kloff, Cal
vim H. Long, Pocomoke City; Mrs. j.
L. AndertoR and son, J. H. Hopkins,
Accomac.
Our people spent delightful day
at the sheep pcnning The weather
was all that could be desired. People
came from the mainland from Lo-
custville to Snow Hill. The crowd
was greater than ever before and a
great deal of money was spent.
Everybody spoke in flattering terms
of the occasion. Numbers of people
had delightful sails in our beautiful
skiffs and batteaux.
Andrew Stubbs, G2 years old, on
the morning of the 9th of June, we'll
and hearty, left the east side OF the
Island for Bunting & Sons steamer
to do some work. He took with him
on his back his little boat bed and
quilt. He fell dead from heart di-
sease one minute after reaching the
steamer. It's supposed over exertion
caused the heart attack and it was
known he had heart disease. He was
highly respected by all who knew
him.