Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-09
LOCAL NEWS s.
Election day Tuesday, November,

mae G. H.. Wednesday, October 18th.
Valuable mill property offered for
for sale at private contract in this is
sue by Messrs, Jas. H, and Henry P.
Mason.
Dr. WIN. N. Sturgis. Parksley, will
be absent from his office, Monday,
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday.
October 18th, 18th, 18th and 14th.
A dressmaking establishment has
been opened at Wiseville by Mrs.
Thos. Gardner and Miss Winnie
Chandler. See adj in another column.
Rogers & Bro, Finney, Va, have
received there fall stock of general
merchandise including furniture
oak suits, buffets, tables, chairs &C.,
and are offering same at very low
prices.
An advertisement of Mr.. B. L.
Payne, BloxoIn, in this issue, merits
YOUR attention H. is an enterprising
young man, wants your trade and
PROF oseS to make it to your interest
TO deal with him.
Miss Minnie Scarborough Dix, who
has been under private instruction
in Baltimore City, and attending the
Beritz school of languages, will open
select school for boys and girls at
Parksley, October 18th. Terms mod
crate.
There will be public auction of
horses. cattle and farming nipple
mepts, at the late residence of Will
liam F. Fleming deceased, near
Hawks Nest, on Thursday, October,
2lst, 1897. Sale to commence at TO-
O'Clock, q. Ill.
Telephone communication has been
established between the Life Saving
Stations of the district and the Office
of superintendent B. S. Rich, on
Folly Creek. The work was done by
lineman, Mr. w. Easily Smith, some
ten days ago
Harry T. White, trustee, will sell at
public auction at Bloxom, on Satur-
day, October, 9th, 1897, at ? o'clock
D. m, the land of Geo. H. Rev, and
at the same time and place L. Floyd
Mock, trustee, will sell the land of
Andrew J. Rev and wife. For terms
&C., see posters.
In the races at Snow Hill, last
week. Little Billy, owned by Mr..
Samuel C. Nelson, Accomac c. H
was an easy winner in the 3 minute
class. He won three straight heats
time 2:40. He could have lowered
that record If it had been necessary
by 10 seconds or more.
All persons who have not hereto
fore qualified themselves as voters,
and who want to exercise the right
of suffrage in November, must regis
ter by Saturday, October 23rd. The
election day this year is several days
earlier in November than usual, viz:
on Tuesday, November, End.
Judge Guuter authorizes it to be
stated that he cannot hold the regu
lar October term of the circuit court
for Accomac county, and that all
Jurors and witnesses summoned to
attend said term need not attend.
The Judge will hold q special term
as soon as he Can arrange for the
same.
The new n. Y. P. g. n. R. R barge
No 5, built at Elizabethport. n. j.,
arrived at our port on Friday last,
from Norfolk, with 30 cars on board;
she is surely a monster-and it is
wonderful sight to see whole train
OF loaded cars ran on to one boat, to
be carried across Sc miles of water
The Light, 18th.
Especial attention is invited to ad
vertise1nent of Pate s. Mason, Parks
lev, in this issue. They have jutt
opened out a superb stock of goods
in their handsome brick store and
can, it may safely be said, meet all
the wants of their customers in all
the lines of goods which they carry,
and propose to sell them at bottom
prices.
The tables are spread and you are
invited to the feast. Messrs. Ames,
Shield s. Co., have large spread of
clothing to show and will fill the
wants of the trade. They purchased
ali assortment OF styles, qualities aud
prices. You will find that their pri-
ces are as low as the same quality are
sold for in the best city stores, for
they buy of the same makers and
pay har,l cash On the spot.
Evangelist, DR.. j. S. Wharton, has
been engaged TO conduct q series of
meetings for the Harborton Baptist
Church st Harborton, beginning tile
second Lords day III October, the
tenth day. DR.. Wharton is we'll
known on this shore and needs no
introduction to an Accomack au-
dience. Dr. Fred w. Cltybrook of
Lancaster, says DR.. j. S. Wharton is
the safest evangelist he knows.
John Cropoer, coiored, was brought
to Jail Wednesday by Mr.. w. B.
Duncan, special constable, to answer
the charge OF stealing a COW, the
property of Mr.. w. E Farlow. His