Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-12-04
LOCAL MESsss.S 5.

Ill at his home near CaShYllle.
Judge J. w. G. Blackstone has
been quite sick at his home since
last Tuesday.
For latest styles in winter millinery,
call on Mrs. W. P. Gresham at Mes
songo, near Belinda.
Rev. E. +. Garner will preach next
Sunday, at Temperanceville at II a
~: at Pocomoke at p. N. and al
Sanford at p. u.
Mr.. John S. Parsons, of Atlantic,
has opened law Office at Accomac
G. H. and will make our town his
home in the future.
DR.. T. E. Martindale, presiding ell.
der of Salisbury district, will preach
at Crowsontown church, Sunday
night, December 18th.
On Tuesday evening, December Z,
there will be grand entertainment
and minstrel ut Marionville Hall, be-
ginning at 30 O'Clock. Admission
% cents.
The date of doll contest published
elsewhere in our columns has been
extended to January, 3rd, 1898. The
contest will close on that day and
the doll delivered January, 6, 1898.
New winter millinery in great va
riety, in styles and prices to suit all
customers just received by Mrs NJ F..
Hudson, Wachapreague You are
cordially Invited to call and inspec-
same.
y valuable truck farm, situated
near Oak Hall is oifere d for sale at
private contract by Mr.. f. H. Dry
den, real estate broker in this issue
OF the enterprise. See advertisement
for full particulars.
The ret proceeds of the drama and
silk quilt at Craddockviile last week,
70 the benefit of the IF. E. Church,
South, Of that place, was Sj9.05. Ar
thur Wise held the winning number
and got the quilt.
An oyster supper, followed by an
entertainment at night, will be given
at Atlantic NJ. P. Church Christmas
eve. Admission 10 cents. No charge
will be made to children and a treat
will also be given them.
4 change in schedule of n. Y. P. 4
n. r. R, received too late Tor this
week will appear in next issue. Ac-
cording to the new schedule the
south bound train in afternoon is due
several minutes earlier at all points
on the Eastern Shore
Especial attention is invited to ad.
vertisement of Novelty Carriage
Works, Wilmington, Del. The firm
is 10 excellent one and deal with
the firm means in our opinion car
rage worth the money you pay for
it. We commend it to the patronage
OF our people.
Messrs. 5. W. Ames & Co., Pungo
league, and Mrs. w. F. Hudson,
Wachapreague, have gotten in their
Xmas goods and are now ready to
meet the wants of customers in that
line. Especial attention is invited to
their advertisements in this issue.
The Wachapreague circuit was di-
vided by the annual Conference
which met in Danville last week.
The charge now consists of Ocean
View, Smiths Chapel and Hog Island.
g. E. b. Smith returned the 3rd year.
He will meet his congregation De-
cember 18th.
The old Maltby House, Baltimore,
which for scores of years has been
favorite hotel with most Eastern
Shoremen is again open to the public
aud extends cordial welcome to all
of its old patrons, and our people in
the future as in the past will continue
to accept the hoMelike comforts that
il offels them.
Mr.. Benjamin G. johnson, trustee.
will sell at public auction at Hall
wood on Tues day, December, 2Sth,
2 O'Clock D IL. in front Of Hotel
Broughton, real estate conveyed in q
certain deed of trust by Gilbert O..
Guillette and wife, situated near
Coz quest Chapel, in this county. For
full particulars see posters.
On V edne sday morning Mr. S. s..
Tiuule, engineer at Lillistons mill
Acconac G. h met with serious
accident. While working around
the planer he slipped and fell. Reach
ing out mechanically for support his
left hand was caught in the cogs and
his fore finger and thumb were bad
ly crushed. The attending physician
is hopeful of saving them, however,
from amputation. He is resting
easily without pain.
Mr.. Benjamin T. Nelson returned
from visit TO New York on Monday,
He spent several days there last week
in a pleasure trip and in looking up
Xmas goods for the firm of Nelson &
Daugherty. To what extent he saw
the sights of the great city, we are
not advised, but we know that he
succeeded in picking up many pref
ty things suitable as Xmas presents
nd which every body wants at this
season OF the year. Call and see the