Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-12-19
John W.Edmonds.E Editor and Owner
LOCAL NENe S.
Diamonds at Duncau's.

merly of this county, died in Baltl-
more last Monday, aged 60 years.
Two barrels of fine oysters were
recently shipped from Cape Charles
to Canton, Ohio, for President elect
Mckinley.
Mr.. A. w. Lilliston will sell at pub
lie auction at Onancock, Saturday,
December Goth, his entire stock of
vehicles. See advertisement.
Hon. S. 5. Wilkins has announced
himself candidate for re-appoint-
ment to the Office of superintendent
of schools for Northampton county.
Mr.. w. It. Bundick, of Onancock,
has sold his store at Onancock and
will in the future devote his time to
temperance work in Virginia and
elsewhere.
If YOU are in need of bran, mid
dlings, corn aud oats, you will find
them at D. H. Johnson & Sons,
Parksley, Va, at SIS cents per hun
dred pounds.
A report comes from Tangier Island
that Capt. James H. Costin, com,
mander of the State oyster police
steamer Accomac, has recently dis
charged all his crew except the Off
GERS.
The next issue of the ENTERPRISES
will be published on Thursday, and
all parties. who desire to use our col
umns next week, must furnish the
matter not later than Wednesday
afternoon
Christmas toys for children and
many other articles suitable as
presents for both old aud young, to-
gether with fine line OF candies.
now open at Blackstone & Bell, Ac-
comac G. H., Va.
New advertisements in this issue
as follows: Slocomb Bros, Onancock;
Nelson s. Daugherty, Accomac e. H.;
A. H. G. Mears aud W. II. Tull,
Wachapreague You want Xmas
goods-read them.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of Miss Laura M.Walsh, daugb-
ter of Mr.. William Walsh, to Mr..
Charles F. Bloxom, at Mappsville
Baptist Church, Wednesday evening
December 23rd, at a quarter to eight
o'clock.
Rev. W. G. Walden, the new pre-
siding elder, has rented the commo-
dious house of Mr.. Henry Iason, at
Bloxom, and will make that place
the present seat of the district par
sonage. He expects his family on the
21st instant.
Rev. John A. Barker, former
pastor of Drummopdtown Baptist
Church, who recently rendered his
resignation of Baptist Church in
Petersburg, has been called to the
pastorate of a Baptist Church at
Ashland, Va.
The Rev. Byron Clark, for the
past three years pastor of the Oman
cock and Mackenzie Presbyterian
Churches, preached his farewell SER
mon last Sunday, and left this week
for Mt. Washington, Nd, WHARF, he
has accepted call.
The sweet potato crop on the
Eastern Shore this year has been the
largest ever known. Nearly a mil
lion barrels have been shipped OIL
the peninsula by rail and hundreds
of thousands Of barrels by steam
boats and other sailing crafts.
Mr.. w. Bullitt Fitzhugh, editor OF
the Cape Charles Pioneer, has an
nounced himself as candidate fol
the House of Delegates from the
county of Northampton, and ex
presses himself as greatly encouraged
with his prospects of success.
The times are surely out Of joint
in Accomac. At this season of the veal
in the past from five to ten marriag
licenses were issued daily from oul
clerks office. This year Mr. NJ. Old
ham, Jr. informs us, that the number
issued is about three week.
MIR. q. Wilmer Dennis, formerly Of
Northampton county, and Miss Alice
Virginia Haughwont, of Crittenden
Va, will be married at Ebenezer III
E. Church, South, Crittenden, Wed
nesday evening, December 23d. Card:
a~e out announcing the marriage.
Rev. A. J. Fristoe, former pastor o.
Zion Baptist Church, this county
now at Petersburg, Va, has received
an invitation to hold a series of meet
ings near Los Angeles, California
Efforts are being made to secure hin
for evangelistic work in that State.
Capt. 6. G. Savage, whose illness
dates back to the latter part of Octo-
Der, has not improved since our las
issue. DIR. Lee, of Norfolk, came ovel
last Sunday night and held consul
tation with DR.. G P. Moore, the at
tending physician, the result of which