Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-03-14
John W. Edmonds. Editor and Owner.
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LOCAL NEWS.

Wednesday, March 25th.
The public schools of Lee district
complete six months session on
Marth eth and close up on that day
Rev. B. c. Clark authorizes the
announcement, that none OF his ap
pointments will be filled by him next
Sunday.
A valuable farm is advertised for
sale in this issue at private contract
by E. W. Cuff, of Costen. Somerset
county, Md.
Services will be held in the school
house AT New Church, on to morrow,
March 18th, II Il. IN, by Rev. H. 5.
zimmerman.
Edward Leatherbury, who has been
adiudged lunatic, was surrendered
last Monday by his sureties and sent
10 Eastville Jail.
Mr.. j. Wesley Coleburn left Acco-
mac G. H., last Thursday, for South
Dakota, which he proposes to make
his future home.
Carl Russell was sent to jail last
Monday, upon the charge of break
ing into the hen house of Mr.. Fred
Hill, Only, and stealing three of his
chickens
The Poverty Soclable at the
Drummondtown Baptist parsonage,
Tuesday evening, was a success
socially and financially. The net
proceeds were $500.
Another fire at Snow Hill, last week,
destroyed property worth about $50, |
coo 1t was only by good work that
the entire business part of the town
was saved from destruction.
The old homestead of the lave VIM.
Il Marshall, at New Church, was
purchased at private sale on Monday,
by Mr.. John F. Nelson, Jr merchant
of that place, at the price of 81, 800.
The citizens OF Accomac C. H., and
vicinity will be entertained at a
Silver Tea to be given by Mrs. E. T.
hoeniG, next Thursday evening, I
o'clock, for the benefit of the Drum
hometown Methodist Church.
The Board of Supervisors, at its
last meeting, rejected all bids for
mules and have since made arrange
ments to tuy directly from the West. .
Messrs. Jos. S. Bull and j. Thomas
Burton, with the authority OF the
Board, LETT last Tuesday for that pur-
pose.
Col John R. Waddy, formerly OF
Northampton, now OF Norfolk, was
elected chairman for the Republican
party of that city on last Wednesday.
Boss Lamb wanted him for the posi-
ton and he was unanimously en-
dorsed by the meeting held for that
purpose.
Messrs. Coleburn & Son, Accomac
G. H, made satisfactory settlement
with their creditors on last Saturday,
and have resumed business at their
old stand The firm, always popular,
has the best wishes of the citizens OF
this community for success in bust
ness in the future.
The following delegates to the
Grand Lodge of a. o. U. W., which
meets il Baltimore, Oh next Tuesday,
have been selected by the subordin-
ate lodges on the Eastern Shore:
Samuel 7. Ross, Geo. I. Benson, Jno.
T. Young, T. T. Taylor, &. L. Hop
kins, j F. Newman,
The merits of our countyman, Mr..
VIM. r. Bundick, as a temperance
orator, are being so we'll recognized,
that he is fast winning State repu-
tation in that line. His services are
being frequently asked for in many
sections Of the State. He LETT on
Tuesday to fill appointments to speak
by request in Norfolk and Matthews
county.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Prof. H Rhodes Hundley and Miss
Mabel Lewis at Upland Church, Up
land, Pa, on Thursday, March Goth
inst. The prospective groom, for
merly of this county, is now a pro-
fessor in a college in Pennsylvania
and the bride-elect is a charming
young lady OF that State. Congratu-
lations and best wishes are tenderod
them by us, for the numerous friends
of Prof. Hundley, in Accomac.
The Rechabites OF the Eastern
Shore have engaged Il space in our
columns for the publication of the
aims and objects of their order, Tent
directory and current news in con-
nection with the same. 1t will be
noted, that they are temperance
workers, and they not only have al
ready gathered hundreds into their
fold, but propose to enlarge their
sphere OF usefulness by organizing
Tents of the Order in every section
of the Eastern Shore.
In the list of property of the
American Fish Guano Co., which
will be sold at public auction, at
Harborton, on Friday 27th inst, are
several tons of Sweet Potato Fertili-
zers. 1t will be sold by the ton with
the privilege to the purchaser of TAX