Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-08-29
LOCAL NEWS.
County court next Monday.

Inc cape CHarleS rdtr COLuueuces
next Tuesday, September list.
Mrs. Chas. S. NAPLES, of Baltimore,
is the guest of Mrs. L. w. Bagwell,
Onancock.
Leonard, aged months, son of
GUSTS burlington, died at Fair Oaks
last week.
Mr.. Teackle Quinby sold his three
year old colt at the Fair grounds on
Wednesday for the sum of $500.
Send your exhibits, by express, to
J. a. Jarvis, secretary, at Cape
Charles City, not later than August
31st.
Mrs. Jane Chesser, died of heart
disease. at her home near Maps
vile, last Saturday, aged about 70
years.
Mr.. Charles B. Lilliston, now of
North Carolina, was visitor to his
old home at Accomac G. H., this
week.
The winners in the speed trials at
the fair will appear next week. 1t
was impossible to publish them in
this issue and get the paper out on
time.
Rev. Byron Clark, being still absent
on his vacation, there will be no
service at the Drummondtown Pres
byterian Church next Sunday morn
ing.
All persons in arrears for subscrip-
ton to ENTERPRISE are earnestly
requested and expected to settle with
us either on next Monday, court day,
or at the Cape Charles fair next
week.
Mrs. Mary A. Bell. an estimable
elderly lady, was found dead in bed
Wednesday morning of last week, at
the home of her son, Mr.. Moses Bell,
in Occohannock Neck. She was the
relict of Robert Bell.
Sweet potatoes were sold this week
at from 50 cents to 81 per barrel at
the stations and steamboat wharves
in the county. They ought to go
higher.still and will if the farmers will
be true to themselves and demand
what they are worth.
The announcement is made by re
quest of DR.. John w. Bowdoin,
county chairman, that Hon. n. B.
Wescott, democratic elector for the
First District will address the voters
at Accomac Z. H, Monday, August
31st, court day.
A fatal horse disease is prevalent
at Exmore and vicinity. Several
horses have died and new cases are
reported. Mr.. VIM. J. Mapp lost
\ three last week. The horses. while
disposed to eat, can't do so because
of some affection OF the throat and die
very soon after taken with the dis
ease.
Four of the prisoners who escaped
from our jail about ten days ago have
been caught and now occupy their
old quarters, viz Henry Brown,
Joseph Davis, John Candis and VIM.
Sample. Four others are still at large.
A reward for the capture Of all them
has been offered by the Governor of
Virginia.
The Legislative committee ap-
pointed at the last session to investi-
gate the grant to Mr.. William Ell
lenger to certain oyster grounds and
water privileges at Fox Island did
not meet at Cape Charles on yester-
day according to appointment, but
will one day next week during fair at
Cape Charles.
The pungy boat Silver Star an
chored in a squall near Cherrystone
light Monday about o'clock, and in
getting her anchor after the squall
the windlass broke loose from her
deck and John Brooks (white) and
John Thomas (colored) were knocked
overheard and drowned before the
crew could rescue them.-Headlight,
Goth.
The directors of 1.-The Truckers AS
ISOLATION of Eastern Shore, Va.," met
at the Accomac Fair, last Tuesday,
and selected the following officers:
DR.. Charles Smith, president; Frank
S. Smith, vice president; A. j. Nc
Math, treasurer; Lee B. Kellam, Sec
rotary; Jos. H. Nicholson, general
manager. Inspectors will be elected
in the districts meetings to day.
Upshur B. Quinby, special COM
missioner. in the suit of W. S. Carr
" Co., judgment creditors, and
Finney & Co., Judgment creditors,
VS.. WIN. A. Warrington and wife, will
sell at public auction, on Thursday,
September 10th, about p. M, at
Keller Station, the valuable house
and lot of said Warrington and wife
situated near Keller. For full parti-
culars see posters.
The Onancock School of Business
will be opened III Onancock in John
son Hall, September list. This school
is to prepare young men and women
for the actual duties of life. The
principal, Prof. Geo. w. Burke, Jr.,
is a graduate of Goldey Commercial
College of Wilmington, Del, and has
banking and teaching experience.
The assistant principal, Rev. George
w 1N;loov ;c q GRO d11at of DiclSin-