Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-12-05
LOCAL lvs SIS.

Board of Supervisors meets We'd
nesday, December 10th.
Mr.. A. H. g. Mears, Wachapreague,
advertises lower prices in goods at his
store in this issue.
Ice cream advertised in this issue
by Mr.. w. s. Richardson, Marion
Station, Md. Give him your orders
for it for your Xmas entertainments
Rev E. L. Peerman, the new pastor
of the Drummondtown NJ. E.Church,
South, will preach his Introductory
sermon to morrow morning and at
Amiss Chapel in the afternoon.
Christmas toys for children and
many other articles suitable as
presents for both old aud young, to-
gether with a fine line of candies.
now open at Blackstone & Bell, Ac-
comac G. H., Va.
Especial attention is invited to ad
vertsements in this issue of Jno. w.
Duncan, J. Adelstein and Mrs. S. F.
Hudson. You want Xmas presents
and they have them and at prices to
suit you.
The condition of Captain g. G.
Savage, editor of the Headlight, is
reported as no letter in the last
issue of his paper. A change for the
better soon is hoped for by many
friends in Accomac.
A communication from Dr. John
E. Mapp, superintendent of schools,
in reply to Mr.. Parsons, on Thanks
giving as holiday, received too late
for publication in this week, will APP
pear in our next issue.
Joseph Bocaly, who some months
ago robbed Captain Costin, of the
Virginia Oyster Navy, of consider
able sum OF money, was tried for the
offence last Thursday, convicted and
sentenced to one year in the peni-
Tertiary.
Mr.. Goodwin G. ,Joynes, principal
OF the Unancock public high school,
is 4 candidate for the position of
superintendent of public schools Of
Accomac DR.. John E. Mapp, the
present incumbent, is a candidate
also for re election.
The surveying corps of the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk rail
road have completed their work to
Port Norfolk, where 1000 feet of Wa
ter front is to be improved, and the
building of the wharves, warehouses
and tracks will be begun at once.
Accomac was visited by the first
snow of the season last Monday and
the day of the month, according to
the local weather prophets, indicated
that the number of SHOWS this win
ter would be thirty. There was an
other snow fall on Wednesday of
several inches.
Cobb's Island, which was reported
as nearly washed away during
storm of some weeks ago, is again,
according to later reports, slowly
making out 'seaward," and it is not
improbable that the island will in
the course of few years, be more
substantial than ever before.
The officials, of the Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway
Co., authorize the following: by
reason of the continued low prices
that potatoes are bringing, the rate
OF Is cents per barrel put in force
July 1st, 1896, for four months to
October 31st, 1896, will be extended
to December 31st, 1885,
Thos. W. Russell, special Commits
sioner, by virtue of a decree in the
suit of the VIM J. Hooper Co., judg-
ment creditors, who sues VS.. John P.
Pruitt and wife and others, will sell
at public auction, on Monday, Deem
Der 9TH, at 5 o'clock p. IN, at the
Store of John A Chambers, on Tan
gier Island, two certain houses or
lots, situated on said Island. See
posters.
Mr.. John >. Taylor leaves on Mon
day to fill contract with the Govern
ment at Smiths Island for guttering
and spouting at station at that
place, and will be absent from his
place of business at Accomac G. H.,
for about week. He has similar
contracts to fill at three other
stations in the district after the
holidays.
Holly is being shipped from some
sections in Accomac at this time, but
as usual the farmers who have it to
sell get left There is a demand
for it in larger cities this year at
good prices, but the price paid for it
here is so Insignificant as to indicate
that it is not worth much. In
Wicomico county, Md, carloads Of it
are being shipped daily.
John H. Wise, trustee, in deed
from Thorogood B. Mason and wife
for the benefit of John E. Wise and
James A. Hall, commissioners ap-