Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-06-12

Only Hotel is offered for sale or
rent in this issue of the paper. See
advertisement.
a few barrels of irish potatoes sent
to market this week from this county
were sold at So rs per barrel.
Rev. Geo. W. Jones, former pastor
of Drummondtown NJ. E. Church,
South. is visiting friends at the Court
House.
Camp meeting, to be conducted by
Evangelist Schoolfeld, will be held
at burlington camp ground, from
August 9Th to 10th.
Mr.. w. \. Bloxom has been ap-
pointed and qualified as postmaster
at louisville. 1t has been recently
made money order Office.
Louis Napoleon Wheaton, of Chin
colleague, will receive the degree OF
Phi. D., at Johns Hopkins University
at the commencement on 18th inst.
DIR. VIM. NJ. Sturgis, dentist, has
located at Parksley for the practice
of his profession and can be found by
all wanting his services at the Lewis
hotel.
Commencement exercises of Miss
Tyler's school, Onancock, will take
place Tuesday evening, June 18th, at
o'clock. Public invited
Board of Supervisors meet next
Wednesday, June 10th. The eN-
penses of the last election will be
passed upon at this meeting OF the
board.
The pastor authorizes the announce
ment that there will be no preaching
at Harborton Baptist Church, next
Sunday afternoon, but that he will
preach there Sunday night, at SIS
Full diplomas were presented at
the closing exercises of Farmville
Normal School last Tuesday,to Misses
Emma LeCato and Zilla Mapp, of
Accomac, and to Misses Grace Dough-
ty and Sallie Floyd, OF Northampton.
Rev. John T. Riddick, a Baptist
minister OF North Carolina, and Miss
Dorothy G. Chase, daughter of Mr..
Teackle r. Chase. of this county,
were married at Mappsville, Wednes
day, June I'd, Rev. ]. L. King
officiating.
DR.. John E. Mapp was re appointed
superintendent of the public schools
of Accomac at the meeting of the
State Board of Education in Rich
lnond, last Saturday. Hon. S. S.
Wilkins was re appointed TO like
position in Northampton
VIM. Sartorious, Jr., Pocomoke
City, pupil of Barnard school for boys,
near New York, has been awarded
six gold medals for championship in
athletic contests of late. He won
over IS contestants representing II
schools in so miles of New York.
Nellie c., owned by Douglas Will
kins, and Jupiter Morrell, owned by
James E. Scott. will trot mile heats,
best in 5, for a purse OF 800, on
Wilkins track at Accomac G. H, to-
day, Saturday, June 18th. The
money is up and time will be called
promptly at $50 p. III.
Mr. E. s. York, of Baltimore, who
has obtained the contract for con
structing the new system of water
works for Onancock, has begun oper-
ations. DIR. E w. Robertson, a mem
Der of the town council, broke the
ground by throwing the first spade
OF dirt last Saturday. The materials
for the foundation have arrived.
George W. Bunting was tried at
the last term OF our county court on
the charge of murder and acquitted.
The jury was empanelled Thursday
the case was submitted 20 them late
Friday afternoon and about noon Or
Saturday the verdict of not guilty
was rendered The charge against
Bunting was for killing his father in
law, William II. Thornton. last fall
The announcement is authorized,
that petitions of VIM. NJ. Taylor for
appointment as special constable for
Accomac, and of j. L.. Cooper as jus
tice of the peace for Lee district, will
be heard by Judge Blackstone on the
first day of the next term of the
county court. Confer with the Judge
either by letter before that day or in
person on that day, if you are OPP
posed to their selection for these Of
fees.
The valuable real estate of Dr.
John w. NJ. Hopkins, consisting of
33345 acres is offered for sale at
private contract. The same will be
sold as whole, or in parcels to suit
the purchaser and OF reasonable
terms. This land is beautifully To-
Gated on Nandua Creek, within two
miles of Harborton, and the site, re-
sources and quality of the lands are
not surpassed by any on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia. For terms, &c.
see or address L. Floyd Mock, Ac-
comac c. H., Va.
A immense leathery sea turtle was
caught,slast week in fish pound in
Tangier sound. off the mouth OF
Chesconnessex creek. 1t was nearly
seven feet long, 3 feet inches broad
and weighed GS4 pounds. The men
who caught it had great trouble in
getting it into their boat, and it took
seven strong men to put it into q cart.
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