Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-02-15
2~ocAL NEWS.

Mr.. Elliott Heath, Jr., of Norfolk,
is in Accomac, on a visit to family of
Judge b. T. Gunter.
Blackstone & Bell have Just, re-
ceived a fresh supply of Landreth's
grass and garden seeds.
The next meeting of the Board of
Supervisors will be held at Accomac
C. H., Wednesday, March 4th-
Services in the schoolhouse at New
Church, Sunday, February 10th,
II a. m, by Rev. H. S. Sim norman.
Mr.. James a. Winder was elected
road manager for PunSoteague dis
trict at the last meeting of the Board
OF Supervisors.
Rev. Vim. P. Wright will preach
and hold quarterly conference at
Andrew Chapel, February 22d and
a3rd, Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. Eslie 7. Coard, formerly of this
county, now of Baltimore, is home
on visit to relatives and friends
ut Accomac c. Fl and vicinity.
Mr.. Thomas W. Hargis, an old
citizen CT upper Accomac, well known
on the Eastern Shore, died in POGO
moke City on Wednesday of last
week.
Samples of the bigst Jersey
sweet potato seed for sale by ". /.
Ezey. Exmore, can be seen ut drug
store or this Office. They are in size
and color all that could be desired.
Mr.. S. J. Revel, OF Atlantic, is now
a knight OF the road, and made
tonr of the county this week in the
Interest of Oberdorfer & Co, confec
TONERS and grocers, Norfolk. The
firm is q good one and everybody
endorses Mr.. Revel lie will have
the liberal patronage of orr mer
chants.
Thos. w. Russell. special commits
Sioner. Will sci. at public auction on
Saturday. February Goth, about $50
p. ~, at Wachapreague, two parcels
of lands of Smith Y. Martin, one
situated in Wachapreague, known as
the Drug Store Lot" and another,
known as the Johnson Lot, on the
road leading from the head of Brad
ford's Neck TO T. T. Stockley's store
Rev. +. c. Atkins, former pastor of
NJ. E. Church, Onancock, now of the
Berlin Circuit. Nd has had over
ninety accessions TO his church OF
late, the result Of q revival meeting
recently conducted y him. During
the meeting over q hundred have
made profession of faith. His mem
bers have shown their appreciation
OF his success by raising his salary
several hundred dollars.
George Phillips. colored, alias
Murphy, on his way home last
Saturday night, was shot in the head
and knocked down senseless for
several minutes. The place where
the shooting occurred was near Acco
mac c. H, early in the night and by
one of three men whom lie met, un
known to him. 1t is thought that
some one merely intended to brighten
him by shooting over his head. The
ball could not be extracted but is not
likely to injury him.
At a late meeting of the stock
holders Of the Eastern Shore Agri-
cultural Association, the following
directors were elected: DR.. John W.
Kellam, William 7. Mason, William
3. Pitts. Leonard c. Mears and Geo.
II. Coleburn. AT meeting of the
directors last week, the officers Sc
lected for the present year were DR..
John W. Kellam, president; Wm. t.
Msars, vice president; Leonard c..
Mears, treasurer, and a. NJ. Noting
ham, secretary.
Jonn f. Mapp, trustee, will sell at
public auction at Keller on Saturday,
February Goth, a valuable lot st said
station, Of which Edward Kilmop.
died seized and possessed, containing
Que eight of an acre, more or less.
The lot is improved by A large car
penter shop, easily changed into
business house for any purpose, and
blacksmith shop, and as business
site, all tl&t could be desired perhaps
the best. at station in one OF the
thriftiest sections of the Eastern
Shore.
John Watson, colored, took drink
of cider with Edward Leatherbury,
merchant at Kendall Grove crossing,
Northampton, at hisstore, last week,
and died the following morning, Sth
inst. Au inquest was held over him
and the verdict rendered that death
resulted from cider given to him by
Leatherbury. The stomach and
heart Of the dead man has been sent
to Richmond for examination by the
State chemist. Leatherbury was ar
rested Oh Monday and admitted to
bail by bond in penalty of $3.50 for
his appearance before next grand
jury.
A bill ito regulate the size of bar
rels used for the ship ment of truck
has been introduced in the House OF