Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-04-18
AccoMAc COURTHOUSE, VA.
SATURDAY, April IS, 1896.
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week, opening on Tuesday.
Valuable sloop will be sold at
Franklin City, by Mr.. Jno F. Powell,
on May 18th. See advertisement.
Local Option election held in
Pungoteague, Lee and Metompkin
Magisterial districts to day, April
18th.
Special inducements offered to
purchasers of Lady Thompson straw
berry plants by w. S. Richardson.
Marion Station, Md, in this issue.
Rev. II. S. zimmerman authorizes
the announcement that there will be
no services at BloXom, jenkins Bridge
or New Church, Sunday, April 18th.
The fifth annual fair of the Onawa
Social Union will~be held this year at
their fair grounds near Mappsburg
Station. September 1st. I'd, 5rd and
4th.
Mr.. William Sartorius, jeweler, will
be at Parksley next Tuesday, Wed
nesday and Thursday for the purpose
OF repairing watches, clocks and
iewelry.
Dorsey w Lewis and Robert w.
S5urgis, of this county, were awarded
diplomas as graduates in medicines
at the University of Maryland, last
Wednesday.
The next annual meeting of the
Fair and Improvement Association
will be held on their fair grounds,
near Morris Chapel, on Deep Greek,
August IS, 10, 20 and 21
Miss NJ. E. Grant has opened a new
stock OF fashionable millinery at Lee
mont, which she will dispose of at
reasonable rates. She solicits share
of the patronage of the ladies gener-
ally.
In the local option election in
Northampton last week, the "wetsn
carried Capeville district by 1876 ma
jority, and Eastville district by 224
majority; the "drysn won in Frank
town district by 20 majority
Edwin 7. Powell, treasurer and w.
D. Tunnel, commissioner, will make
ii tour through the lower parish next
week, and be at Accomac c. H, on
court day, for the purpose of issuing
license to all Untitled to same.
Rev Avery Donovan, the new pas
tor of Accomac circuit. Methodist
Protestant Church, will preach at
Leemont, on next Sunday, the 10Th
inst, at II o'clock, a. H., and at
Grant Memorial church at p IN.
y masonic hall is to be built on
the site of the one recently destroyed
by fire at Wachapreague. The con-
tract for roofing same has been
awarded to Mr. John o. Taylor, Ac-
comack c. H., who was the lowest
bidder.
Revs. John Connolly and Edward
Mickle, Catholic priests. will open q
course OF three consecutive lectures
in the hall at Onancock, Tuesday
night, April 21st, at 7:SO o'clock.
Admission free, and there will be no
collection.
Orders for strawberry checks now
being received at this office. We
furnish them at - cents for 250, $1.25
for 500, $500 for 1000, good for life
time with reasonable care. Can fur
nish common checks for $1.0O per 1000.
Send your orders if you want any.
Read inducements offered to pur-
chasers in this weeks paper by the
following. all OF Onancock: Mrs. N.
Fl. Neville, millinery; Mrs. E. A. Mer-
riIl, millinery and dressmakin; Slo-
comb Bros, general merchandise;
Alnes, Shield & Co., general mer-
chandise.
a musical entertainment will be
given by the young people OF Davis
wharf and vicinity, april goth, in
Reads wharf church for benefit Of
Charlottesville church. Miss 4. Louise
Davis Will be the soloist of the even
Ing. Admission, adults % cts, chill
dren - cts.
Mr.. John Hopkins, Deputy Treas
urer, and John T. Chandler, Com
missiner of Revenue, will be at New
Church and Greenbaclville, April
21st, at Chincoteague, April 22d and
23rd, and at Accomac C. H., court.
day, for the purpose of issuing license
to all persons entitled to same.
Judge G. S. Kendall, of Northamr-
ton, has ordered an election in that
county on the no-fence question for
the two districts of Eastville and
Franktown, to take place on the 21st
of May. Capeville district, in the
lower part of the county, now
has no-fence law, which was passed
by the last Legislature.
The Ladies Aid Society of Saxis
NJ. E. Church, South, will give an
entertainment April 18th, for the
benefit of the church. There will be
lecture on the occasion by Rev. MIR.
Williams, music, refreshments, etc.
If that day is not fair, it will come
off on the following Monday. Admis-
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