Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-23
LOG AL NEWS.
County court, next Monday.

ell, October eSth and Goth, afternoon
OF both days.
Mrs. S. E. Dunton has been ap-
pointed postmistress, at Birdsnest,
Northampton county.
Mr.. Thomas Ailworth. of Baltimore.
Nd, was at Accomac c. H., Saturday,
on visit TO his mother.
Rev w. c. Walden will preach at
Woodberry Church on tomorrow
Sunday afternoon, at o'clock.
Major j. Hoge Tyler and Hon.
James n. Stubs will be at the court
house next Monday. Come out to
hear them.
Judge Gunter's health has improv-
ed sufficiently to enable him to start
out on the fall tour of his circuit. He
held court at Eastville this week.
Hon. j. Hoge Tyler, the next Gov
ernor of Virginia will speak at Ac-
comac c. H., next county court day,
October 25th, and at Cape Charles at
night OF that day.
The Maltby House, Baltimore, is
again open to the public. 1t will be
good news to many an Eastern Shore
man, who for years never thought OF
stopping anywhere else.
Mr.. Stanley j. Lewis, Parksley, has
returned from the city with large
and we'll selected stock of goods.
Call on him and watch for his adver-
tisement in next issue of this paper.
at the races to come off at Snow
Hill, Thursday, 2Sth inst, Nellie G.
and Frank owned by Mr. Douglas
Wilkins and Little Billy, owned by
Mr.. Sam Nelson, have been entered.
Mr.. G. Welly Coard, OF our town,
has been awarded the contract to
build the large storehouse. dwelling
&c, soon to be in course of erection
for Hopkins s. Bro, at Tasley Sta
ton.
Revival services recently conducted
by Rev. ]. R. Griffith, of NJ. E.
Church, South, resulted in IS profess
sions OF faith-I7 at Pungoteague,
81 at Harborton and II at Craddock-
Vile.
Rogers & Bro, Finney, Va, have
received their fall stock of general
merchandise, including furniture
oak suits, Bullets, tables, chairs, &C.,
and are Offering same at very low
prices.
Rev. ". NJ. Mitchell, will preach to
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, Sunday morning II a. N.
oath, at Parksley NJ. P. Church. Old
time jubilee service at night, s
o'clock.
Next Monday, court-day, and you
will of course be on hand to hear the
address OF the next Governor OF Vir.
ginia, Hon. J. Roge Tyler-and if in
arrears for subscription to ENTER
PRISE you will be expected to pay us.
We need the money due US, want it
and must have it.
Mr.. F. H. Dryden, real estate brok-
er, has ESQ farms for sale. A cut Of
one is published in this issue and its
location, improvements, &C., seem to
Indicate that it is offered at very
low price. II that does not suit you
he can, if you want to buy farm, In
some of the many others he offers for
sale and at reasonable prices.
Mr. 4. j. McMath, of this county,
was one of the special committee ap-
pointed by the State Board of Agri
culture, at its meeting in Richmond,
last week, to formulate the facts as
certained by the experiments made
in the State in sugar beet culture and
present them to the people. An
article from the pen of Mr.. McMath
on the subject, too late for this week,
will appear in the next issue of this
paper.
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
midday train from Cape Charles on
Saturday, October Both, 1897, six val
liable farm lands of Capt. William R.
Lewis, also personal securities con
sisting Of Virginia State bonds,
promissory notes and stock Of the
First National Bank of Onancock.
For full particulars see advertisement
in this paper.
Henderson, Powell s. Co.. is the
name of new business firm, s. E.
Cor. Charles and Lombard streets.
Baltimore, and Mr.. 7. j. Powell,
formerly of this county is one OF the
members of the same. They are
dealers in paper, matches and a va
riety of other articles useful in every
household and also are manufact-
urers' agents The members of the
firm want the patronage of Eastern
Shore and propose tc1 merit it by
the reasonable prices at which their
stock is offered.
Another meeting of the proposed
fair association was held at Accomac
G. II last Monday and the names Of
more subscribers to the stock receiv-
ed. Mr. W. r. Wright was appointed
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