Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-05-09
John w. Edmonds. Editor and Owner.
LOCAL NEWS.

Board of Supervisors meet We'd
nesday, May 18th.
The Republican District Conven-
tion will be held this year, it is stated,
at Cape Charles.
Capt. o. a. Browne has purchased,
it is reported, the Handy farm at
Nassawadox for $500.
Mr.. w. E. Lewis has changed his
place of business at Accomac Z. H.,
from bar-room to a grocery store.
John F. Powell will sell the sloop
Volunteer at public auction at Chin
colleague next Wednesday. See adj
vertisement.
The Acts of our last Legislature
have been received at our clerks
Office and are ready for distribution
among those entitled to same.
Mr.. d. H. Johnson, Leemont, re
turns from the city to day. with
full line OF spring and summer goods.
See advertisement in next issue.
There will be communion service
and preaching at Parksley N. P.
Church, next Sunday night, May 10,
by Rev. Avery Donovan, of Leemont
church.
Thomas w. Russell, trustee, will
sell at public auction, on Thursday,
May 21st, in front of Atlantic Hotel,
Chincoteague, house and lot of Jas.
r. Hudson and wife See posters.
A mass meeting of the Democrats
of Northampton, will be held at East
vile, next Monday, for the purpose
of electing delegates to the Staunton
Conventio; which meets June 4th.
The inspectors of oysters are re-
quested TO settle with the 15oard of
Supervisors 1t their meeting on 18th
inst, for county taxes collected for
1895 by them, Oh planted oysters and
shells.
Mr.. J. C. Wescott, of Pungoteague,
made the first shipment of strawber
ries to Philadelphia, this season, says
a correspondent. 1t was consigned
to J. NJ. Williams & Co., and sold for
% cents per quart.
All persons with isolated property
are requested to investigate the work
ings of the Mutual Benefit Fire In
surance Co., OF Eastern Shore of Va.
G. H. Hussey and W. G. Long are
now canvassing the county in the in
terest of said company.
The spring and summer sche dule of
of the Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Atlantic Railway Co., will take effect
next Monday, May 18th. A new
steamer is added to the line on that
day giving US daily communication
with Baltimore. See change in next
issue.
A meeting OF the Metompkin school
board will be held on Saturday, May
10Th, 2 p. m, at Bloxom Station. All
persons having claims against the
district, are requested to present
them for approval. No claims here
after will be paid until approved at a
meeting of the board.
Mr.. E. w. Barnes is now knight
of the road and wants the favors of
our merchants and proposes to secure
them by offering them the "staff of
ifen in quality so inviting that ladies
of the Eastern Shore will not let them
refuse to keep it in stock if they once
try it, lie represents the Norfolk
Milling Go.
When you want the best of any
thing in the tobacco line or in fine
cigars order from T. A. Davis and
Co, the leading tobacco jobbers OF
Baltimore, Md, or wait for their
salesman, Frank W. Byrd, one Of the
Oldest knights of the road. Frank
always tries to please and be Of bene-
fit to his customers.
A rental and real estate agency has
been established at Elizabet City,
N c., by Messrs. L. L. Winder & Co.,
as will be noted elsewhere in this
paper. The gentleman com posing it
are former citizens of Northampton,
we'll known to our people and need
no commendation. Write to them if
interested, for further information.
Right Rev. A. NJ. 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, p. M; Holy
Trinity, Onancock, May 18th, s
O'Clock, at night Emmanuel, Jenkins
Bridge, May 18th, II a. m; Bloxom,
May 18th, o'clock, at night; st.
James, Drummopdtown, May 18th,
II a. IN. A class will be confirmed at
all of the churches except st. James.
New advertisements in this issue to
which the attention of our readers is
especially invited: Dickinson & Son,
Pocomoke City, Clicks, Onancock,
A. H. G. Mears, Wachapreague, mer-
chandise; Mrs. W.P. Gresham, Belin-
da, millinery; w. M. Needles, Frank
lin City, barrels; Mrs. L. NJ. Nelson,