Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-09-07
John W. Edmonds. Editor and Owner
oC al. NEWS.

a fair will be held near Franktown
next Tuesday for the benefit of par
sonage OF NJ. E. Church, South.
NIodestown second nine defeated
Mappsville first nine in a game OF
base ball last Saturday. Score 90 to
Il.
The vote of S. w. Matthews at
Parksley was 14l and not 43 as re
ported last week. The correction is
made by request.
Miss Mary r. Tyler will reopen her
school September 30th, at her home
in Onancock. For further imforma
ton inquire of Miss Nora a. Tyler.
William r. Copes, Jr., of Locust.
vile, has accepted the position OF
guard at our penitentiary and is now
at>hls post of duty at that institution.
A millinery establishment has been
opened by Mrs. VIM. Roach, at Acco-
mac G. H.. and the patronage OF the
public is solicited. See advertisement
in next issue.
If YOU want the best bicycle on the
market Tor the money get the X. n.
& X. Special for $50-made by Ores
cent Works. For sale by Kelly, Not
tingham & Co. Onancock, Va.
Mrs. Bayly Brown will open a
school in Drummondtown, Septem-
Der 18th Terms-TiS per session Of
nine months, payable one.half in
September, remainder in February.
A partial list OF the premiums
awarded at the Eastern Shore Agri-
cultural Fair appear in this issue.
The balance, for want OF space
crowded out, will be given next week.
An advertisement of S. r. Peck,
ieweler and matchmaker, Onancock,
appears in another column. He is
proficient in his business and will
furnish best references to that effect
on application.
A picnic will be held at Evergreen
Church, under the auspices of friends
and members OF NJ. E. Church, South,
on Thursday, September 10Th. Sup
per and refreshments will be served.
Public cordially invited.
Capt. Il. L. Crockett, county chair
man, authorizes the following: That
n Prohibition meeting will be held at
Onancock, next Saturday, September
18th, for the purpose OF nominating Il
candidate for the Legislature.
w. t. Bundick, Onancock, is in
attendance at the Grand Lodge of l.
0. g. T., which met at Lynchburg, on
last Tuesday. He was expected to
deliver q speech before that body, on
temperance, last Thursday night.
a lady's gold watch will be on
exhibition at the Harmanson-West
Camp entertainment to come OF at
Cape Charles September Goth, TO be
presented to the lady receiving the
greatest number OF votes, worth 20
cents, each.
The "vineless sweet potato a new
variety, can be found growing on
few farms in this vicinity. 1T is an
enormous yielder, producing tubers
from 5 to pounds, and 800 bushels
10 the acre. They are somewhat Of a
curiosity to those who never saw
them growipg.-Cristield Times.
Bundick & Son. Onancock, have
put their fine Wilmington pork
sausages on the market to-day, and
will hereafter give their special at
tention to the sale of fresh beef,
mutton, pork, &C., which they pro
pose to sell very close during the
hard times. Give them call and
save money.
& fair will be held at Wardtown,
on Thursday, September 18th, for the
benefit of the Baptist Church now
being built at that place. The cor
ner stone of the church will also be
laid on that day with Masonic cere-
monies. Dinner and supper will be
served. The public is cordially in
vited.
John w. G. Blackstone, special
commissioner in the suit Of John b.
Wise ct al, commissioner VS.. Juliet A.
Parranore ct ais. will sell at public
auction, at the courthouse, on next
Saturday, September 18th, the house
and lot in Drummondtown, occupied
by Judge Thos. c.. Parramore at the
I me OF his death.
A ten days tent meeting, com
menciug Friday, September 9th;
will be held on the Belle Haven road
one half mile below Pungoteague-
on lands of Mr.. P 7. H. Ayres, known
as the Mcconnell land The exercises
will be conducted by Rev. j. W. Lee,
the Evangelist. The tent has a
seating capacity of $500 people.
George r. Justis, trustee, will sell
at public auction, at Parsley, on
Saturday, September 2Stb, 3 o'clock
D. H., the real estate of which Mrs.
Margaret a. Wright, died seized and
possessed, near Hopeton, bounded by
The lands of Mrs. Laura L. Young
and others. For terms and other
particulars see posters.
Polk Miller, the celebrated humor-
list, is coming, and will give his lnlm'
liable dialect entertainments at Belle
Haven, next Wednesday night, Sep
TENDER 18th; at Wachapreague,
Thursday night, September 18th; at
Onancock, Friday night, September
18th, and at Accomac G. H., Saturday
night, September 18th. Don't fail to
hear him.
John Carpenter, colored, was
brought home from Baltimore, last
Monday, and lodged in our jail by
Constable Jos. Wescott. He is the
ring leader in band, which assault
ed and cut with razors and beat with
clubs one Andrew Revel, colored, SO
severely at house near Craddock-
vile, some months ago, and for which