Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-09-05
LOCaE- NEWS.

AmeS, Shield q 90. Will nave & Dig
shoe sale next week.
Ashby & Beloat will open out in
their new store Saturday, Septem-
Der 18th.
The next session of Margaret
Academy, Onancock, begins next
Wednesday, 9th inst.
Mr. a. T. Bell has been appointed
postmaster at Marionville, North
ampton county, in place of Mr.. N. P.
Bell resigned.
The receipts of the Eastern Shore
Agricultural Fair, this year were
larger than at any fair ever held by
the association.
Miss Annie Fisher will open a
school at Drummondtown, Monday
18th inst. For terms, &C., see the
editor of this paper.
a Pongee parasol was lost by Miss
Margaret West, Bobtown, on Friday
at Accomac Fair. The finder is re-
quested to return the same to her.
An advertisement of Shockley &
Parsons in this issue merits the at
tention of all in reach Of them. Read
it and you will call on them if you
want bargains.
AT meeting of the Prohibition
party at Cape Charles last Wednes
day, Rev. E. J. Winder was nomi
mated as their candidate for Congress
in the First district.
Rev. B. c.. Clark has returned
home and will fill his regular appoint
ments at Presbyterian Churches in
Drummondtown and Onancock, Sun
day morning and night.
Mr.. Jos. H. Nicholson, OF EXmore,
accepted the position of manager of
the Eastern Shore Truckers Asso-
citation, at meeting of the directors
of the association at Cape Charles
last Wednesday.
The Hagey King Heater adver-
tised in this issue by Mr.. j. R. Rich
ardson is of especial interest to you
in these days of high prices of coal.
Read the testimonials as to its worth
as a money saver.
Onancock was chosen as the place,
and Tuesday before the fourth Sun
day In April, 1897, as the time, by the
Presbytery in session in the city of
Norfolk this week, for the next meet
ing of that body.
The Prohibition party of Maryland
has engaged Mr.. VIM. 7 Bundick, OF
Onancock, to conduct series of
meetings, commencing September II
and continuing three weeks, in Cecil,
Charles and st. Mary's counties, Md.
The Cape Charles Fair was largely
attended on the second day, the num-
Der present being estimated at from
$500 to 1000. On the other two days
the attendance was small. 1t is
probable that it was not success
financially.
Mr.. w. E. Doughty is now with the
firm of Peter Rose s. Sons, Balti-
more, and both are too well known
to our merchants to need any intro
duction. The combination is good
one and means success. Give them
your orders.
A storehouse and lot situated near
Mearsville on the road from Hunting
Creek to Guilford, will be sold at
public auction, at Crowsontown, on
Saturday, September 10th, 3 p. m,
by Levin 7. and John Il. Crowson.
For particulars see posters.
Our countyman, Hon. Thos. N.
Scott, seems to have been pet Of the
Boltocratic Convention which met in
the city Of Richmond last week. He
was a member of the committee on
permanent organization, one of the
vice presidents, and was appointed
an elector at large.
Geo. w. Orem, Jr., s. Son, com
mission merchants, now have Only
as headquarters for the purchase Of
sweet potatoes, and say they are
there to stay during the season. Our
farmers are giving them a hearty
welcome, and want buyers at every
station and steamboat wharf in the
county.
Joseph Bocaly and Carroll Wey-
man, two more of the prisoners who
escaped from Jail at Accomac G. H.,
some days ago are in the custody of
the chief of police of Altoona, Pa,
and will be brought back to the
county-the former for trial and the
latter to complete his term of i'm
prisonmept in the county Jail.
Upshur B. Quinby, special com
missioner, in the suit of W. S. Carr
81 Co., Judgment creditors, and
Finney s. Co., Judgment creditors,
VS.. VIM. Warrington and wife, will
sell at public auction, on Thursday,
September 10th, about 4 p. M, at
Keller Station, the valuable house
and lot of said Warrington and wife
situated near Keller For full parti-
culars see posters.
Capt. John R. Thomas, without no.
tice and with no charges against him,
at least as far as he is advised, was
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