Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-12-25
I'm w. Edmonds. Editor and Owner
LOCAL NEWS.
Xmas day, 1897.


Toys and games, ali sorts and
prices, at G. S. Slocomb s. Bros.
Onancock.
Rev. j. r. Griffith will preach al
Only in the morning, at Locustville
in the afternoon, and at Amiss
Chapel at night, next Sunday.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature by Hon. s. Wilkins Mat
thews to prevent the killing of musk
rats during certain months Of the
year.
Mr.. j. w. Goodman, optician, will
be at Doughty's hotel, Accomac, G,
H., next Monday, court day. All
persons needing glasses are requested
to call on him on that day.
The ENTERPRISE according to the
usual custom will not be published
during the Xmas holidays aud no
paper need therefore be expected by
our subscribers next week.
Mr.. 8. U. LeCato, will be absent
from his place of business at Maps
burg tor the next three or four weeks.
He is in New York and expect to re
main there for that period of time.
The Senate of Virginia has con
frmed the appointment OF DR.. John
E. Mapp, as superintendent of public
schools of Accomac, and OF Hon. S
S. Wilkins to like position in North
ampton.
A meeting of the Eastern Shore
Game Association will be held at Ac
coInac c. H., next Monday.court day,
for the purpose OF electing officers
etc The attendance of the members
is requested.
Senator LeCato has introduced a
re olution in the body of which he is
a member, directing the Common
wealths attorney of this county to
institute proceedings to protect the
rights of the Commonwealth in the
matter of certain riparian shores OF
Fox Island in this county.
E. H. Benson will be at Accom- ac,
C. H., Monday next, with his usual
line OF samples of winter suitings.
aud overcoatings, which he will of
fer at greatly reduced prices to
close out this seasons stock. All per
sons indebted TO him on book ac-
count or otherwise are kindly asked
to settle with him that day.
A report circulated here and pub.
listed in many papers of the State
that Capt. Geo. r. Trader, formerly
of this county, was murdered several
nights ago in the Machodoc river, on
the Western Shore is, we are glad to
believe Incorrect. A gentleman OF
this county says he has seen him
since the report was put into clrcula
lation.
Come to court next Monday and
bring US the dollar you owe Us on
subscription as Il Xmas present Or
expect dun soon afterwards. An
other coppositor will be added to
our force another year and improve
meats are contemplated in the paper
which require cash. Pay US and we
will spend a part of it in giving you
a better paper.
Among those, who will return to
Accomac for the Christmas holidays
are Misses Margaret and Henrietta
Battaile, of Hollins and Burkeville,
respectively. They will be at Blen-
helm. the home of their father Mr.
Henry Battaile, from Christmas eve
until the New Year, and look for
ward with pleasure to seeing home
faces and OH friends again.
The Cineograph entertainments at
Lilliston's Hall on Monday and Tues
day nights were all that were claimed
for them. No ore asked for the re
turn of the admission fee which was
promised to all who were not salts.
fled and no one had the right to dc
so. The pleasure it gave to those
present for an hour or more each
evening was we! worth the money.
The Last Loaf a drama in-twc
acts, will be given at Lilliston's Hall
Accomac C. H., next Wednesday
night. The striug band of Pocomoke
City will furnish the music for the
occasion. The drama was rendered
at Parksley last Tuesday evening
and there was but one opinion of it'
merit. Everybody was delighted
and Il rich treat is in store 10 those
who attend next Wednesday night,
The administrator OF Benjamin T
Parker, deceased, will sell at public
auction Oh Thursday, Dece1n Der 30th
the household and kitchen furniture
and livery. horses, carriages, wagons
&c.. of said decedent. He will rem
out also to the highest bidde- same
day, the Grand Central Hotel" fol
a term of three years, beginning
January, l, 1898. For further par
ticulars apply to James H. Fletcher
Jr.
Many fne rorkers have beer
slaughtered in the county this week
Mr.. George Holland, OF near Acco
mac c. Il, heads the list with ont
weighing IT'S pounds, and Mr.. George
G;ll.er,;a Of ManoSvillo ,yaS q f.lOS,