Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-07-18
AccoMAo CoURT-HoUsE, VA.
SATURDAY. July IS, 1896.
Iohn W. Edmonds. Editor and Owner,
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The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences this year August
25th, and continues four days.
Mrs. Mary E. Richardson is criti-
cally i'll at her home, near Accomac
H. She was paralyzed some weeks
ago.
The Baptists of Harborton will
hold their next annual fair at the
Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair,
Grounds, Wednesday, August 18th.
An advertisement of A. H. q.
Mears, in this issue, merits your at
tention. He is still Offering bargains
to customers in many lines.
A large and valuable tract of land
is offered for sale cheap, at private
contract, by Mrs. Naomi Taylor,
Wattsville, in this issue, of our paper.
The "Metompkin Beach Hotel is
now open. Capt. James Milliner and
wife are in charge, and are prepared
to receive and entertain guests every |
day till the end Of the season.
An all day fair will be held st
Andrew Chapel, Thursday, July 50th.
Dinner and supper served. Fancy
table among the attractions. Will be |
held first fair day if weather is incle-
ment on day named.
The annual picnic of Ocean View
Sunday School of Wachapreague will
be given at the burlington Camp
Grounds, July 10th. Wagons leave
the church at o'clock a. 10. Re-
turning, leave the camp grounds at 6
O'Clock p. III.
John Nicely, trustee, will sell at
public auction, on Saturday, July
18th, about 3 p. m, at Keller Station,
the valuable real estate of which
Bennett Fentress died seized and |
possessed, situated in Upshur's Neck
and containing 1S5 acres. For full
particulars see posters.
Tie hotel property at Pungotea-
que and two tracts OF lands situated
near louisville are advertised for
sale in this issue by Judge B. I.
Gunter, administrator of VIM. S.
Kellam, deceased. Said property, if
not disposed of at private contract
will be sold at public auction on the
days designated.
Steamer Lille, Captain s. E.
Matthews, will convey passengers
from Wishart's Point to Chincoteague
on the day of the pony-penning, July
2sth, leaving the Point at a. m, and
Chincoteague at p. m, for the sum
of 50 cents For the round trip. The
steamer will have in tcw barge
which will accommodate $50 persons.
Mr.. Spencer F. Rogers, trustee, will
sell at public auction, in front of the |
hotel at Pungoteague, on Saturday,
August Sth, 1896, about p. M, the
valuable farm known as Poplar
Grove of which Egbert Bayly died
seized and possessed, situated or
Pungoteague creek, adjacent TO the
thrifty village of Harborton, contain
ing about 200 acres. For full par
ticulars see posters.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the n.
Z. Church, South, will serve dinner
and supper at Cape Charles on next
Tuesday, July 21st,to which delegates
to the Democratic Convention, which |
meets on that day, and visitors to the
town are especially invited. The
dinner and supper each will cost only
90 cents and be served in the store
house recently occupied by the Berry
Grocery Co. The good fare and good
cause both will merit liberal pat
ronage.
Rev. r. W. Cridlin, principal of the
Southside Female Institute, was the
guest of Elder J. NJ. Dunaway this
week and visitor to our Office. Il
was here in the interest OF his school,
an advertisement of which appears
in this issue-and to which your at
tention is especially directed. if you
are looking for school for your
children in easy reach of you, and Of
which, ample proof can be furnished
that it is first class in all respects.
Otho F. Mears, special commits
sioner, in the suit of Mary W. Reads
trustee, VS.. Mary W. Read, ct al, will
sell at public auction, at Reads
wharf, Northampton Co., between
the hours of and 2 o'clock p. m, on
Saturday, July 18th, very valuable
lot at said wharf, on Occohannock,
and containing about one acre, i'm
proved by a comfortable and conyen-
lent dwelling built at cost OF $500
about four years ago. The location
of same is one of the most beautiful
on the Eastern Shore and especially
attractive as summer home See
posters for full particulars.
In the race last Wednesday be
ween the batteaux Thos. II. Nelson
and D. t. Wheaton, the latter won
the purse, owing to an accident to
the Nelson, in having her mast broken
when on the course from the stake
boat about a mile beyond the Killick
Shoal light to the Chincoteague
channel. The Nelson beat the Wheal-
ton, before the wind,t the stake boat
20 seconds and was holding the adj