Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-06-01
John W. Edmonds. Editor and Owner
LCCAl. NEWS.

nesday, June 18TH.
Work upon the new station build
ing at Onley was begun last Monday.
The premiums to be awarded to
winners at Accomac Club Regatta
are published in this issue.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences this year August
eth. and will continue four days.
The summer schedule of Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway
Co, will be found in another column.
Mr.. VIM. II. Bundick will deliver a
temperance lecture IN the NJ. E.
Church, Onancock, next Sunday
evening.
All officers elected on 23d of May
will qualify at June term of county
court. Their terms of Office com
menee July 18th.
Messrs. David and Edgar Taylor of
Richmond and Baltimore, respective
ly, We're among the visitors to the
county last week.
The Aid Society of the NJ. E.
Church, South, will give an enter
tainment and lawn party July 4th.
III the town hall and grounds of
Onancock.
Ii you want the best bicycle on the
market for the money get the X. n.
& X. Special for $50-made by Ores
cent Works For sale by Kelly, Not
tingham Co, Onancock, Va.
The Accomac Tin and Stove Works
have resumed business, want your
patronage and propose TO make it TO
your interest to deal with them, as
will be noted by advertisement in
this issue.
The total real estate assessment in
the lower parish of Accomac. in 1890
was 81, 957, S92.77; the assessment this
year of real estate in said parish foots
up So, 1915, 617.14, showing an increase
of 1927, 72437.
The annual election of officers for
Ocean Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, No.
11G. Wachapreague, Va, will take
place on Wednesday evening next.
June 9th. All members are request
ed to be present at o'clock.
Osburn Richardson, colored, who is
charged as the principal in a cutting
fray some weeks ago, in which An
drew Revel, colored, narrowly es
capped with his life, was brought to
Jail last Monday, by Constable Yves
colt.
A match game of baseball will be
played at Modestown on Tuesday,
June 18th, between Modestown and
Gargatha teams, beginning at , p. III.
a premium will also be awarded on
same day to the fastest trotting horse
on track just opened there.
Thomas Drummond, colored, tried
at present term of court, for felo-
niously entering the dwelling house
of John E. Small, near Leemont, with
intent to commit larceny, was con-
victed of the offence and sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary.
Geo TAYLOR, colored, was shot in
side on Wednesday, at the store OF
colored man, near Wiseville, by
Thos. Holden, colored. Holden was
arrested and carried before Justice
w. T. Parks, who sent him to jail to
await the action of the grand jury.
The following gentlemen have been
selected to act as judges for the Ac
comac Club Regatta: Capt. Sam Mil
liner, Accomac C. H., j. Martin
Birch, Chincoteague, Capt. VIM.
Somers, ST., Bloxom, Zorro Willis, Elk
more, L. L. Nottingham, Chesapeake.
Next Friday evening, June 18th, the
Masons of Chesapeake Lodge, at
Onancock, will hold their annual
election of officers. Other business of
unusual interest will be transacted
and it is hoped that every member
OF the lodge will be present on this
occasion.
Polk Lang, agent of Mrs. Mollie
Stevens, will sell at public auction,
for cash, on Monday, June Sd, at
Accomac Club House, Sloop Mollie,
> years old, carry ing $50 bushels of
oysters, breech loading hammerless
gun, duck stools, &c.-the property
of John Stevens, deceased.
The attention of our readers is in
vited especially invited to the adver-
tisement of the Maryland Agricul-
tural Co., in this issue. The firm car
ries agricultural implements, vehi
cles, fertilizers, seeds and farm sup
plies, deserves your patronage, and
will doubtless get a liberal share of
it,
Mr.. R. Werner Bagwell, who has
just returned from the Newton
Centre Theological Institute, Mass.
has been elected as assistant to Rev.
J. NJ. Dunaway at Hollies and Har-
borton He viii preach his first
sermon at Hollies next Sunday at II
IL. M. He will be located at Har-
horton.