Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-05-30
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Board of Supervisors meet We'd
nesday, June Sd.
Regatta at Wachapreague, under
the auspices of Accomac Cub, Tues
day, June 2d.
The Republican district convention
will be held this year, it is stated, at
Cape Charles, July esd
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences this year August
25th, and continues four days
Mr.. NJ. Glennan, editor of the Nor
folk Virginian, made short visit to
Accomac G. H., last Wednesday.
An advertisement of Captain A. J.
Morse, OF Harborton, in this issue, is
of interest to you if you have oil
barrels for sale. Read it.
The vote on the "fence question:"
in Eastville and Franktown districts,
Northampton, on Thursday, 21st
was largely in favor of fence.
In match game of baseball at
Gargatha last Saturday, between
Gargatha and Mappsville mines, the
score was IS TO II in favor of the
former
Rev A. S. Beane, of Greenbackville.
was elected great Junior sycamore,
ut the Great Council Red Men of Vir
ginia, in session in the city of Lynch
burg, last week.
In the election at Onapcock on
Thursday, Mr.. Thos. W. Taylor was
reelected mayor by majority of 46.
The vote was in favor of loan, by a
majority of IS.
Rev. a. J. Reamy and j. Manning
Dunaway VIII exchange pulpits to-
morrow afternoon, the former preach
ing at Harborton at o'clock and the
latter at Broadway at / o'clock.
Thomas w. Russell, trustee, will
sell at public auction, on Wednesday.
June 10th, in front of Atlantic Hotel,
ChincoteaSue, house and lot of Jas.
r. Hudson and wife. Sale to begin
at p. M. See posters.
Thos w. Russell, administrator, C.
I. a, q. b. H.. will sell at public auc-
tion, on the premises, Saturday, June
9th, 1895, ut $3.50 p. H., the VIM.
Ct. Thornton farm, situated at As
savannah, in this county.
Mr.. Vim. H. Parker, of New York,
was in Accomac this week, looking
after his interests in the commission
business and divers and other sundry
matters. He deserves success what
ever the object of his visit.
The barrel factory of w. NJ. Needles
at Franklin City, was not destroyed
during the late fire and has been run
ming ever since. The proprietor is
able to supply the farmers with truck
barrels in any quantity, and wants
their orders.
Mr.. J. Il. Hopkins, deputy treas
urer, will be at Chincoteague on the
day previous to sheep penning, and
remain there until June 4th, for the
accommodation CT those in arrears of
taxes. He expects all delirquents to
settle at that time.
John Nicely, trustee, will sell at
public auction, on Saturday, June
Goth, . p. H., at Keller Station, the
valuable real estate Of which Ben
nit Fentress died seized and pos
sessed, situated in Upshur's Neck,
and containing 1S5 acres. For full
particulars see posters.
The effort to declare the election
held at Onancoch during the local
option contest, as null and void be
cause of illegal influences" ex
erted there on that day, was
passed upon by Judge Gillet at
this term of court and decided by
him as not proven. The result of the
local option election therefore in Lee
district was sustained by the court.
When you want the best of any
thing in the tobacco line or in fine
cigars order from F. A. Davis and
Co, the leading tobacco jobbers of
Baltimore, Nd. or wait for their
salesman, Frank W. Byrd, one of the
oldest knights Of the road. Frank
always tries to please and be of bene
lit to his customers.
AN advertisement of NJ. Marshall
s. Co., commission merchants, New
York, appears in this issue, and our
farmers in making shipments to that
market should be liberal in their
patronage Of that firm. The young
men composing are active, reliable,
well posted in the commission bust
ness and have facilities which will
enable them to send the best of re-
turns.
Mr.. R. Werner Bagwell, of this
county, is graduate of Newton
Theological Seminary, Newton Cen
ire, Mass, this session. In class of
twenty-three who will receive diplo
mas at the commencement next week
his name appears in the list of five
selected to deliver addresses on the
occasion. His success is very graft
flying to his friends, and especially to
those of the Drummondtown Baptist