Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-30
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1897
J,hn VI. Edmonds,Editor and Owner
GOCAs. SsEW $ .
Election day Tuesday, November,

Messrs ]. w. Rogers Il Bros, Onley,
lhave just added to their stock, terra
Gotta piping for we'll tubes, hay, coal,
shingles sc.
Services will be held by Rev. h. l..
Simmernan, Sunday, at Horntown
10 80 a. M, Jenliiu's Bridge $50 p. N.
Bloxom $50 p. III.
Mrs. J. T. Walter will sell at public
auction on her premises near Pungo
league, on Tuesday. November 9th,
valuable personal property. See ad7
vertisement.
High tide bargains, goods slightly
damaged this storm, at store of a. a.
&. Mears. Take advantage of the
low prices and get your share OF the
bargains by calling on him at once.
The new dwelling now being built
by Contractor iona Parks for Capt.
Lynn F. Taylor, of the Life Saving
Service, at Accomac c. H., is nearing
completion and will be one of the
prettiest residences IL the town.
Capt. John S. Wise and family, so
iourners in our town for the last SIX
months left for New York this week.
They are expected to make their
home with us again for another
period of six months more next year.
Valuable personal property OF Geo.
Z. Hoag, deceased, will be sold at
public auction by Jos. S. Bull, ad
ministrator, on the late premises OF
the decedent in Scarborough's Neck,
Wednesday, November 18th. See
posters.
The next regular meeting of Pun
goteasue Grange will be held at their
hall at the Fair Grounds, oa Thurs
day, November 18th. Business of i'm
portance demands full attendance
OF the members and all are requested
to be present.
Complaints have reached us OF the
failure of subscribers at Finney,
Cashyille and other points to receive
the ENTERPRISE on time last week.
The fault was not at this office. The
papers were sent by US on Friday,
but were not taken from Tasley until
Saturday afternoon.
Rev. W. c. Walden, P. E., will hold
his adjourned Quarterly Conference
at Downiugs on Saturday, October
30th. at O'Clock. He will preach at
Downing's at II on Sunday, 3lst, and
at Rorntown that afternoon or night;
also at Pocomoke, Sunday, Novem-
Der 18th, at 3. p. IL.
The Ames and FepJress Company,
for conducting commission bust
ness, was Incorporated yesterday by
George 7. Ames, Walter e.. Fentress,
John a. Little, Harry w. kurtz aud
John H. Seward. The capital stock
is $4,000, divided into 400 shares OF
s25 each.- Baltimore Sun 26th.
Governor O'Ferrall has appointed
Benjamin T. Gunter, Jr., as commits
sioner on the part of Virginia to mark
the boundaries of Pocomoke and
Tangier Sounds. In letter to Gov
ernor OF Maryland, informing him OF
the appointment, he suggests that
the services of two engineers OF the
United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey be secured one to be selected
by each State"
The art exhibition to be held by
the Ladies' society of the Drum
mondtown Baptist Church in Lillis
ton Hall, Acconack G. H., next
Thursday, November 4th at 7.30 p.
an., will be interesting aud profta-
BILE. a first class supper will be serv-
ed at twenty-five cents. Oysters and
terrapiu will be served at small cost.
Ice cream and fruits in abundance.
Come early if you expect good seat.
Admission free.
MIR. A. P. Warrington, trustee, will
sell by public auction, at the railroad
station at Parksley, Immediately af-
ter the arrival of the north bound
,uid-.lay train from Cape Charles on
Saturday, October Goth, 1897, six val
liable farm lands of Capt. William r.
Lewis, also personal securities con-
sistiag OF Virginia State bonds,
promissory notes and stock of the
First National Bank of Onancock.
For full particulars see advertisement
in this paper.
The charges preferred by certain
persons against Capt W. E. Parks,
commander of the oyster police
schooner Tangier, for neglect of duty,
were investigated last week by Capt,
w. Z. Hudgius, commandments
of the Virginia oyster navy, and Mr..
d. C. ZoIlicofTer, clerk of the Board
of the Chesapeake and its tributaries,
acting as commissioners for the
board, and the persons who PREFER
ed the charges failing to substantiate
them Captain Parks has been exon
Grated.
The people residing on the water
courses on the seaside in the vicinity
of the Court House were damaged in
the loss of fences, by the overflow of
water on their lands and in other re-
spects about like those similarly sit
uated in other sections of the county.