Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-05-02
AccoMAc CoURT-HoUsE, Va.
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MIR. Lee Hickman, of Baltimore, is
at Accomac c. H., on visit to his
mother.
Valuable building lots will be sold
at Franklin City, May 9th. See adj
vertisement.
Rev. VIM. P. Wright, Presiding
Elder, will preach at the Drummond-
town Methodist Church, next Sun
day night.
Mr.. James II. Fletcher. Sr., one of
the most prominent and best known
citizens of Accomac, is critically i'll,
and not expected to recover.
Mr.. S. j. Belts. of Millsville, Del,
after a stay of several weeks in the
county, passed through our town
Thursday on the way to his home.
The '.wets" of Franktown district,
northampton, are not satisfied with
the victory of the "drysn in that dis,
trict on the 9th of April, and viii
contest.
New advertisements appear in this
issue: Ames, Shield & Co, Oman
cock; Ashby & Beloat, Accomac c..
H.; W. j. Hall & Son, Belinda; A. W.
iliis+oo Onaocool-
Miss Edith Oldham of our town is
in Washington on visit TO friends.
Her brother, Robert Oldham, who
accompanied her thither, returned
home on Wednesday.
Slack drum fish Yves added to the
bin OF fare OF the citizens OF the court
house aud vicinity last Wednesday.
The first catch OF the season was
made by Captains James and Samuel
Milliner on that day.
Orders for strawberry checks now
being received at this office. We
furnish them at IS cents for $50, $1.25
for 500, $500 for 1000, good for & life
time with reasonable care. Can fur
nish common checks for $1.00 per 1000.
Send your orders if you want any.
Several Of the commission mer-
chants of Baltimore, OF late, have
been making their annual visit to
the shippers of the Eastern Shore.
Messrs. Geo. E. Winder, w. P. GUSTS
and n. J. Ward, while passing
through the county, favored our town
by their presence for short while.
The information is given. in answer
TO numerous inquiries. that the pen
atty for each offence for selling liquor
contrary to law, is by fine of not less
than 800, nor more than $500 and by
imprisonment in the county jail, in
the discretion of the Justice of the
Peace, who tries the case, OF not more
than twelve months.
Mr.. Harry White, Of the firm of
White & Co.. Baltimore, after a
sojourn OF several weeks with friends
in upper Accomac, passed through
our town, Thursday, on his way
home. He came here for recreation,
and in pursuit OF health, and his visit
was both pleasant and profitable to
him. With the staff of life" at home,
and the health giving elixir he found
here, life will be worth living now
surely to him.
Right Rev. a. III. Randolph, bishop
OF Southern Virginia, will visit the
Episcopal Churches on the Eastern
Shore the second week in May. He
Will preach at st. Georges, Pungo-
league, May 18th, D. m; Holy
Trinity, onancock, May 18th, s
o'clock, at night; Emmanuel, Jenkins
Bridge, May 18th, II a. H.; Bloxom,
May 18th, S o'clock, at night; st.
James, Drummondtown, May 18th,
II Il. III. A class will be confirmed at
all of the churches except ST. James.
Mr.. E. G.. Fox was an applicant. for
ordinary license at the present term
of court, despite the fact that Lee
district in which he is doing business,
went dry" at the election on 18th
inst, on the ground that he was en-
titled to license, because the election
was not conducted at Onancock, and
Tangier precincts as required by law.
The case came up on Wednesday,
and on motion ofthe applicant was
postponed on account Of the absence
of a material witness until the Sd day
OF May court.
Meetings were held at Parksley on
Tuesday and at Accomac G. II. on
Wednesday by those favoring the
result of the late local option cleo
tions in Accomac and Northampton
for the purpose of devising means for
detecting violations of the local
option law and Furnishing offenders
against same. To that end, we are
advised, that Law and Order Lea
ques" are to be organized in every
district in Accomac and in Frank
town district in Northampton, whose
members will be pledged to furnish
all information in their power against
those violating the law.
a fire insurance company, looking
to the Eastern Shore for patronage,
has been organized under the name
of the Mutual Benefit Insurance
Association of Eastern Shore, Vir-
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