Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1895-08-03
AccoMAc COURTHOUSE, Va.
LOCAL NEWS.

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gins on Sunday, August 18th.
The annual meeting of the County
School Board will be held next Mon
day.
Rev. J.T. Bosnian and family, of
Norfolk, are visiting friends in Acco-
mac.
The campmeeting at Parksley,
opens August 18th, and will continue
ten days.
The next meeting of the Board of
SUPERVISORS will be at the Aims
House, next Monday.
The annual pony pennings take
place August 18th, on Chincoteague.
August 18th on Assateague.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences Tuesday, August
9Th, and continues four days.
The fair at Red Bank Church, no.
tice of which appeared last week, has
been postponed TO last of August.
Mr.. j. Henry Young, of Pocomoke
City, is the nominee of the Demo
cratic party of Worcester Co., for
sheriff, this year.
Slocomb Bros. have now for sale
the white wine and hop vinegar,
which they guarantee to keep pick
les, at 80 cents per gallon
Your attention IS especially invited
Il. l., 10. p \,
Bros, in summer dress goods and
shoes, advertised in this issue.
Miss Rosa Duffeld, is the guest OF
the Misses Gusts, and Miss Emma
p. Stevenson of her brother, Mr.. ).
J. Stevenson, at Accomac G. E.
Rev. j. r Sturgis will speak at the
Baptist Fair, the 9th of August, on
Historic facts OF the old South that
the Young should know and cherish.
The Episcopalians will hold a con-
cert next Wednesday evening, at 5
o'clock, at the rectory. Admission
% cents for adults, Is cents for child
rem.
The Chesconnessix Cornet Band
offers its services to the public
through our columns. 1t is an eX-
cellent one and always gives satisfac-
ton.
Mrs. Rachel Chesser died near
Bethel Church, on the 22d of July, in
the ninety first year OF her age. She
had been consistent member OF the
church over fifty years.
If 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
bingham & Co, Opancock, Va.
There will be no preaching at On
lev and louisville churches until
further notice, the members having
given the preacher vacation, but
the Sunday Schools will continue as
heretofore.
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Laws. widow OF
Core Laws, formerly of Modestown,
this county, died at the summer
residence of her daughter, Mrs. l..
Restein, at Wildwood Beach, New
Jersey, recently, aged "A years.
The Rosebud society of Oak Grove
Church will give an entertainment at
Turlington's camp-ground, on Satur
day the 10th of August, beginning at
3 p. III. Refreshments will be served
The public cordially invited.
Full stock of new scarlet clover seed
at A. H. g. Mears' at lowest prices
A car load of nice white corn to be
delivered Tuesday and Wednesday
next, August 9th and 18th, at Keller
station, at $3.50 per barrel. Send IN
Your orders at once.
Chairman R. i. Ailworth makes the
announcement that there will be
lnass-meeting of the Democrats of
Northampton county. at Eastville, on
August 18th court day to decide on a
plan for nominating the Delegate to
the Legislature.n
The managers of the Baptist fair
TO be held in enclosures of f. S. Agri-
cultural Fair Grounds, next Tuesday,
will charge an admission fee for car
riages, OF 10 cents, and will feed and
care for horses at a reasonable price.
No other admission fee will be
charged.
George Savage, colored, the only
centenar:an perhaps of the county,
died at his home in Gusts Neck, near
Accomac C. H, last week. His age,
according to his calculation, was 104
wears, but it can be proven beyond all
doubt that he was 101 years old at
the time Of his death.
The game of base ball at Fair
grounds next Tuesday between Pun
colleague and Wachapreague mines
promises to be an exceptionally fine
one. They are so evenly matched
THAT mistake or two on the part
of the players of one nine means vic
tory for the other
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 years
old are eligible TO 3 and year old
classes, and colts under years old
are eligible to year old class.
Mr.. Tully a. Joynes advises us,
that the fare from Eastern Shore of
Virginia to Baltimore. via Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway
Co, has been reduced as follows:
Round trip, $500; straight ticket,
S2.5O-2d class, round trip, $500;
straight ticket, $2.00-Minister's
ticket half of regular straight fare. "
A fair will be held at Hunting
Greek NJ. P. Church, Wednesday,
August eth, or first fair day if that is
Indictment. Supper, ice cream and
confectioneries will be served. Ches
connessix Cornet Band has been en-
gagged for the occasion. You are in
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