Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-04-11
LoCAL. NEWS.

their fair grounds near Mappsburg
Station, September LIST, Cd, 3rd and
4th.
The next annual meeting OF the
Fair and Improvement Association
will be held on their fair grounds,
near Morris Chapel, on Deep Creek,
August IS. 10, 20 and 81.
Mrs. Broughton & Co., have just
opened out at their place of business
at Onancock, new spring goods, as
advertised elsewhere in this paper.
The personal property of Joseph G..
Belote, deceased, will be sold at pub
lie auction, next Tuesday, by the eX
ecutor. See notice in another coll
umn.
a special election on the question
''of granting or not granting liquor
license" in magisterial districts of
Lee, Pungoteague and Metompkin,
on next Saturday, April 18th.
Especial attention is invited to the
advertisements in this issue of w. s.
Dickinson s. Son, Pocomoke City,
merchandise; l. w. Bagwell, Oman
cock, bugeye; Evans u Son, Evans
Wharf, Microbe Killer.
An entertainment was given by
Miss Lillian Nelson, Accomac 9. H.,
to her school on Tuesday. Music
and recitAtions were among the at
fractions, and an egg rolling" one
of the pleasant features.
Quinby is the name of a new post
Office which has just been established
at L. T. LeCato's store in Bradford
Neck. 1t receives and forwards mail
every Monday, Thursday and Satur-
day, connecting with Trower P. 0.
Mr.. Jno. S. Clark, we'll known
and popular citizen of lower Accomae'
died of apoplexy at bis home near
Pungoteague, on last Sunday morn
ing, aged - years. The remains were
taken to his former home, Trappe'
Md, by rail on Monday.
MIR. John Hopkins, Deputy Treas
urer, and Jno. 7. Chandler, Com
missioner of Revenue, will be at New
Church and Greenbackville, April
81. and at Chincoteague, April %,
and % for the purpose Of issuing
license to all persons entitled to same.
A union temperance meeting will
be held at the NJ. E. Church, South.
Onancock, next Sunday evening. Ad
dresses will be made on the occasion
by Revs. A. j. Reamy and L. I. HIT,
Elder J. NJ. Dunaway and VIM. I.
Bundick. The public is cordially in
vited.
Mrs. E. A. Merrill, Onancock, with
Miss Bohm and Miss Kelly, her dress
maker and milliner, have returned
from the city, where they have been
looking up the styles and novelties OF
the season, and are now ready to eX-
hibit them. She extends cordial
invitation to her friends and patrons
TO call and see them.
The Ladies Aid Society Of SaXis
NJ. E. Church, South, will give an
ent ertainment April 18th, for the
benz fit of the church. There will be
a lecture on the occasion by Rev. Mr.
Williams, music, refreshments, etc.
If that day is not fair, ii will come
off on the following Monday. Admis-
sion-adults, 10 cents; children, cts.
The election in northampton,
Thursday, on the question "of license
or no license resulted in favor OF
the ''wets" in Capeville and Eastvilie
districts, and in favor of the "drys'
in Franktown district. The majority
for license in Capeville district was
about $40, in Eastville district about
24O against license in Fran ktowu
district about 20.
L. Floyd Mock, executor of Robert
Gusts. deceased, will sell at public
auction at the Court house on Satur
day, May ed, p. m, the valuable
tract of land, situated near Tasley
Station, of which said Gusts died
seized and possessed, The tract con
tains by actual survey 60 acres OF
land of fine quality, with an
abundance of resources for improv
ing same.
The privileges of the Eastern Shore
Agricultural Fair, this year, dis
posed of last Tuesday at public
auction, were bid off by the following
parties VIM. T. Bundick, confec-
tionery No /, $3.50; A. G. Campbell,
confectione: No. 2, $50; boarding
tent, A. c. Campbell, $50; Mr.. Trip
pet, of Baltimore, merry-go round,
500; McLain s. Co., photograph, $50;
AZ C. Cambell, barber shop, $3.50.
At meeting of the congregation
of Emmanuel Church, Jenkins
Bridge, on Easter Monday, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected az
vestrymen: w. 7 Fletcher, senior
warden; w. T. D. Fletcher, junior
warden and treasurer; T. E. Fletcher,
register; S. D. Fletcher, DR.. Frank
Fletcher, Thomas Corbin, H. G.
Evans. A special collection was
taken Oh Easter Sunday for building
a rectory, amounting to little less
than $500. The vestry hope to be