Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-11-02
John w. Edmonds. Editor and Owner.
LOCAL NEWS.
Election, Tuesday, November 5th.

A meeting of the Eastern Shore
Game Association will be held at
Eastville, Monday, 18th inst, court
day.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Lee Eta Hurst to Mr.. William
Bates Vessels, at Grant Memorial NJ.
P. Church, near Onancock, on Wed
nesday, 9Th inst, : p. IN.
Every Democrat in Accomac who
wishes to do his full duty will go to
the polls next Tuesday, and cast his
vote for S. w. Matthews, DR.. Charles
Smith and Baker P. Lee.
If you want the best bicycle on the
market for the money get the K. N.
SIX. Special for s50-made by Cres-
cent Works For sale by Kelly, Not
tingham s. Co.. Opancock. Va.
Mr.. II. E. Selby was prevented from
calling on our merchants this week,
according to advance postal cards,
owing to sickness in his family, but
hopes to be able to make the trip in
very few days.
The Prohibition nominees to be
voted for next Tuesday, are: For Ac.
comac-C. O. Disbrow; for Accomac
and Northampton-Samuel j. Lam,
den; for Accomac and Elizabeth City
Edward j. Winder.
The colored people of Accomac will,
we are credibly advised, cast their
votes for Mr.. n J. w. LeCato next
Tuesday. Scores of them registered,
it is stated, for that purpose at the
instance of Mr.. LeCato.
The halloween entertainment,
which was to have come off in Town
Hall, at Onancock, on Thursday
night last, was postponed on account
of the inclement weather until Friday
evening, November 18th.
Mr.. L. Jas. Hyslop and wife, of near
Keller station. left Tuesday for the
Atlanta Exposition and, after stay
of several days at Atlanta, will go to
Texas on visit of several weeks
to Mr.. Edward Stockley, brother of
Mrs. Hyslop.
The .Accomac Baptist Association
minutes printed at this office. are
ready for distribution, and will be
placed in the hands of the clerks of
the churches during next week. Any
member visiting the town during the
week is requested to call for same.
The undivided one half interest of
Alonzo w. Heath in farm situated in
Occahonnock Neck, containing 1870
acres, more or less, will be sold at
public auction, at Wardtown, on
Tuesday, November 18th, 10 o'clock
a. IN. For further particulars see
posters.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Miss Annie Margaretta Byrd
of Salisbury, to Mr. Ohio Lee Par
ker, cashier of Onancock National
Bank, the ceremony to take place In
st. Peters Church, Salisbury, at
high noon, on Thursday, November
18th. next.
The commissioners appointed by
the court to examine the oyster rocks
in Pungoteague creek omitted, it was
claimed, in the survey of Lieut.. Bay
lor, have reported that 245 acres were
omitted and the same have been sur
veyed and plated by D. F. White.
county surveyor.
The marriage of DR.. John H. Ayres
and Miss Mary Derby is announced
for next Wednesday, 9th inst, at st
James Episcopal Church-and the
third in our town for three successive
Wednesdays. Let the good work go
on The record is good one and
should not be broken.
The Republicans in Northampton
have endorsed Mr.. n. j. w. LeCato
as their candidate and Democrats
of the Eastern Shore who wish to do
their duty will go to the polls next
Tuesday and cast their votes against
him and for DR.. Charles Smith.
DR.. Lewis j. Harmanson, dentist,
Onancock, has associated with him
in the practice of his profession DR..
VIM. NJ. Sturgis, as will be seen by
their card which appears in this issue.
DR.. Harmanson had, and the new
firm will doubtless continue to re-
ceive, the liberal patronage of the
public.
The "Old Defenders" bachelor
organization at Accomac G. H., os
tensibly of those who never marry,
but really for the promotion of mar
rage, were entertained to a magnifi-
cent feast at the Hotel Doughty, on
Tuesday night. 1t was at the ex-
pense of Mr.. John A. Bundick, who
was married on the next day, and a S
punishment for becoming bene'
dict.
Thos. w. Russell, special commits
sioner, will sell at public auction, at
at Onley, on Saturday, November I'd,
1895, at 1870 o'clock, the lot piece OF
parcel of land of which Juliet Powell
died seized and possessed; and at