Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-08-24
LOCAL NEWS.

Primary Election today, Saturday
August oath.
Mr.. R. Y. Ames, OF Onancock, is at
Bethlehem, New Hampshire, Tor his
health.
Mrs. VIM. J. Robertson and daugh-
ter. of Baltimore, are visiting friends
at Accomac G. Il.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences Tuesday, August
27th. and continues four days.
Have YOU an exhibit ready for the
Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair
which commences August 9th?
Rev. Frank Boston, D. D., a former
pastor on the Shore, will preach al
Harborton, next Sunday, at 3:3O PIN.
Mr.. S. E. Egerton, of Baltimore,
we'll known on the Eastern Shore OF
Va, committed suicide at a hotel in
Baltimore last Saturday.
The secretary of the Eastern Shore
Agricultural Fair advises us, that the
speed program will be larger this
wear than ever before in the history |
of the association.
If you want the best bicycle on the
market for the money get the *. N.
& X. Special for $5O-made by Ores |
cent Works. For sale by Kelly, Not /
tingham & Co., Onancock, Va.
Our Fair, the Fair of the people of
the Eastern Shore, commences near
Keller, next Tuesday-and the first
dav will have as many interesting
features as any day during the Fair. /
The ladies OF Parksley and
Leement will give concert In
terspersed with recitations, by
elocutionist from Baltimore, at
Parksley, ". P. Church, August 50th
s. p. III.
Balloon ascensions with four or
more parachuts drops will be among
the attractions of the Eastern Shore
Agricultural Fair this year. This
will be one of the attractions OF the
first day.
The freight on carriages and horses
has been reduced by the Baltimore.
Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Co, !
to all their wharveS on the Eastern
Shore, from 81 to So, and the company
now furnishes also barrels at all their
wharves at - cents each.
5. c. McGrath, of Onancock, will
exhibit at the Eastern Shore Agri- |
cultural Fair. Those expecting to
purchase piano or organ, in Justice |!
to themselves, should see his display. |
Pianos ranging from $40 up, and
organs new from $35 up.
Everyone in arrears to rs either on
subscription, job work or advertise
ment is expected to pay up either on
next Monday or during Eastern
Shore Agricultural Fair. We need
it and must have it. The notice is
intended for everyone who owes us. !
Rev. W. P. Wright is visiting his
aged mother in Campbell Co. His
Quarterly Conference appointments
will be filled to day and to morrow
by Rev. j. r. Sturgis. Rev. j. w.
Elliott will preach to morrow at
Wachapreague and Upshers Neck.
\ special train will run from Kel
Ter. South. on the I'd and Sd day OF
the Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair.
Excursion rates will be given by the
y. Y. P. & n. r. r. Co., at every
point along the line. Schedule OF
rates given this week.
The members OF Atlantic NJ. P.
church will have two days entertain
ment, August Goth and 3lst. Dinner
and supper, ice cream and confec-
tioneries will be served. On Sunday,
September 1st, the church will be
dedicated Services morning, after
noon and night.
Z. T. Powell, treasurer, will be at
Onancock, next Saturday, Court
house on Monday and at Fair
Grounds, every day during the
Eastern Shore Agri cultural Fair, to
collect 1894 taxes He wants to close
up last years books before opening |
books for present year and proposes
10 do il.
The following is authorized by the
president of the Eastern Shore Agri-
cultural Fair Association: THAT |
horses making records at Cape |
Charles will not be barred at our
Fair"-''also that colts under 3 years
old are eligible TO 3 and year old !
classes, and colts under 4 years old |
are eligible to year old class.
A grand moonlight excursion will
be gwen on steamer Eastern Shore |
10 Old Point. for the benefit of the /
new Baptist Church. at Wardtown,
on Thursday, September 9TH y day I
was first named for the excursion il |
August during the Eastern Shore !
Agricultural Fair, but the time has
been changed so as not TO conflict |
with it.
AT the Democratic convention held |
at Cape Charles on Thursday, DR..
Charles Smith and Major Baker P.
Lee were nominated by reclamation |
as TIE floater candidates, respective
lv.for House of Delegates for counties
of Accomac and Northampton and |
counties of Accomac and Elizabeth !
City The names Of no other candi- |
dates were presented to the meeting. |
The entire delegation from North
ampton were for DIR Smith and four
teen of the fifteen delegates from
Elizabeth City county were for Major
Lee.
The fair at Cape Charles was not
we'll attended except on Thursday |
aud therefore not big success finan-
Gladly. The ladies department was a
full one and contained many superb |
articles, the handiwork of our ladies. |
The poultry on exhibition was espec
ially fine. The speed programme
was large one and races very fast.
An old canteen which Mr.. Thos. H.
Dixon, an old johnny Reb,' wore
during the war attracted considera-
liz o++on+inn Good Or6ar roreyaila6 |