Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-05-15
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intendent of public schools.
The spring and summer schedule
OF the +. C. u a. Ry. Co., appears in
this issue.
The annual regatta ofthe Accomac
Club will not come off this year, We
are advised, at the usual time, but
later in the season.
Bargains in many lines OF goods
offered through our columns in this
issue by s. W. Alnes & Co, Pungo
league. Read what they have to
say and call on them.
The town of Onancock is TO have
water works at cost OF $3.50 at an
early day. Advices from the con-
tractor as to the time of beginning
work on same is expected daily.
Mr.. Spencer F. Rogers, trustee, will
sell at public auction. at Onancock,
on Saturday, May ed, the real estate
of which Isaac Wright died seized
and possessed, as advertised in this
paper.
\ large stock o, sash, doors, blinds,
mouldings. shingles. lathes, cypress
fencing and we'll tubing, Sc, has
just been received by 5. X. Martin
& Co., Harborton, which they are
Offering at very low prices.
The clerk of the county court has
distributed by registered letter, the
poll books for the general election to
be held on Thursday, the 9th day OF
May, 1887. TO elect magisterial district
officers, and vote for or against con-
stitutional convention.
L. Floyd and John Y. Mock. trus-
tees, will sell at public auction, on
Saturday, May Goth, at Keller, p.
H., and Mappsburg station, $50 p.
m, several tracts OF land belonging
TO William E Fleming. For inform
alton as to terms, etc, see posters.
L. Floyd Mock, special commits
sioner, will sell at public auction al
Mappsville, in front of VIM. Nalsh's
store, on Thursday, May 9th, 1897,
at 3 o'clock p. H., the real estate OF
which John Il. Fisher died seized and
possessed. For terms, &C., see posters.
Mr.. L. Thos. Phillips, OF Atlantic
district, and Messrs. John D. Watts,
Thos. G. Clayton and Geo. L. Clay
ton, of Metompkin district, an
nounce themselves as candidates for
the Office of justice of the peace i'll
their respective districts through our
columns this week.
Messrs. a. J. Lilliston and Horace
p. Mock have bought the property
OF Mr.. VIM. H. Parker at Tasley
Station, and will open up a barrel
factory there in few days and make
other improvements later. a mann
moth barrel-house is already in course
o. erection by them.
Anonymous communications are
never published in this paper, and
the article from jenkins Bridge,
signed Democrat, sent US for publ
cation will never appear in this paper
until the writer gives US his name.
In this connection we have to say
also, that obituary notices are charged
for, at 5 cents per line.
air. VIM. r. Bundick, chairman OF
the Prohibition State Committee, left
last Thursday on tour of II days
through the State. He will deliver
temperance speeches every night for
the next six weeks, commencing in
Hanover county and visiting after
wards Louisa, Orange and many
other counties OF the State.
Spencer F. Rogers, special com
missioner, by virtue OF decree Of
the circuit court of Accomac, will
sell at public auction, on Saturday,
June 18th, at Pungoteague, very
valuable tract of land, situated on
the southside of Pungoteague Creek,
containing 200 acres, more or less, OF
which Egbert G.. Bayly died seized
and possessed. Full particulars will
appear in later issues OF this paper.
Mr.. VIM. Fl. Parker, republican
county chairman, has re nominated
and National Committeeman Bowden
has approved and certified for APP
pointment to the Postmaster General
the following: Frank N. Fisher, to be
postmaster at Bloomtown; Samuel G.
Abbott, at Hallwood; Wesley \.
Bloxom, at Locustvile; Artemus E.
poulson, at Mearsville; Tackle II.
Taylor, at Modestown; G. D. Phillips,
a! Only; John w. G.. Ayres, at Pungo-
league and j. s. Gaskins, Jr., at
Sanford.
Harmanson-Wes Camp Of Confed-
crate Veterans will hold 4 grand re
union and memorial entertainment
at Parksley, in the early part of Au
gust, next. Every effort will be made
to eclipse anything of the kind ever
held on the Eastern Shore. 1t will
have features entirely new and I'M
usually entertaining, and as the pro-
ceeds will be used in the erection of
the proposed monument to our Con-
federate dead it is confidently hoped,