Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-17
AocoMAc COURTHOUSE, VA.
John W. Edmonds.E Editor and Owner
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colleague for the real estate business
by Winder, Ward & Co. See adver-
tisement in this issue.
The Cape Charles Ice and Lumber
Co., will fill orders for pure Paris
Green in II pound cans received by
April 18th, 1897, at 10 cents.
The insurance companies repre-
sented by Groron & Doughty, Oman
cock, have paid for losses in Accomac
and Northampton counties in the
last three years, S25,0S5.00.
Rev. Jas. H. Henderlite will be in-
stalled as pastor of Mackenzie Presby-
terrain Church, Drunmondtown, on
Sunday, April a5th, commission
of Norfolk Presbytery officiating.
Congressman Jones has re ap-
pointed i. F. Browne, of Accomac
county, Va, with John j. McCracken,
of Fredericksburg, Va, as alternate
as cadets to West Point.-Free Lance.
Rev. T. H. Lacy, evangelist for the
diocese of Southern Virginia, will
hold services in st. James Church at
Accomac G. H., April 2Sth, Goth, and
3Oth, at II o'clock q. III. and S o'clock
p. III.
Strawberry plants were not injured
in Accomac by the frost of few
nights ago as was feared. The in
jury, if any, we are advised, was not
material and good crop of berries
is expected.
Mr.. William H. L. Twyford, son of
the late Obed P. Twyford, of near
Pungoteague, has been adjudged a
lunatic and will be sent to the asylum
at Williamsburg as soon as there is
vacancy there.
Mr.. i. H. 6. Mears, Wachapreague,
offers bargains to purchasers in many
lines of goods in this issue of the
paper. He proposes to make your
money go so far that you will forget
the hard times.
The health of Capt. G.. G.. Savage,
who had recovered sufficiently to be
out on the streets several weeks ago,
is by no means so good at this time,
and he has been confined to his bed
the past few days.-Headlight.
All the members of Fidelity Lodge,
a. o. .. W. are requested 10 meet in
their new lodge room, in the court
house, next Monday night, 10th inst.
Business of Importance to be trans
acted. D. G. NJ. w. Gillian will be
present.
Mr.. j. w. Vessels, in this issue,
announces himself a candidate for
re election to the office of supervisor
OF Metompkin district and Mr.. Joseph
L. Cooper as candidate for re election
to the Office of justice of the peace in
Lee district.
All candidates have to notify the
clerk of the county court twenty
days before election if they want
their names to appear on the ticket.
Send to the ENTERPRISE Office 10
cents in postage stamps and we will
,no;l 1-o,, q priDta1 form
The spring meeting of Norfolk
Presbytery will be convened in Pres
byterian Church at Onancock, Tues
day, April Goth, at Sp. ~, and opened
with sermon by retiring moderator.
This meeting will extend over several
days and all are cordially invited IT,
attend.
E. T. Powell, treasurer, and w. D.
Tunnel, commissioner, will make
their usual annual tour through the
lower parish next week, for the pur-
pose of issuing licenses. They will
be at Onancock, Saturday Gath, and
at Accomac G. H., April goth, 9th
and 2Sth.
Rev. T. n. Lacy, of Lynchburg,
will hold mission at ST. Georges
Church, Pungoteague, May LIST, I'd,
3rd and 4th. Services each day at II
a. NJ, and $3.50 p. IL. Holy com
munion on Sunday at II a. m. Offer
ings for Diocesan Missions. Public
cordially invited.
Mr.. John H. Hopkins, treasurer,
and ]. 7. Chandler, commissioner,
will be at New Church, April Goth, a.
H., Greenbackville and Franklin
City in afternoon of that day, Chin
colleague, April 21st and S2d, and at
Accomac G. H, court day and We'd
nesday following, for the purpose Of
issuing licenses to those desiring
them.
An advertisement of Hopkins &
Bro, Onancock, appears in this issue
of interest to many of our readers to
which their attention is especially
invited. The schooner R. J. Poulson
arrived this week from North Caro-
lima with cargo of lumber and
cypress shingles Of all grades for said
firm.
The building boom which has struck
some of our towns on the Peninsula
has not reached us yet, but some Of
our public spirited citizens are i'm
proving their dwellings with liberal
coats of paints. Those of Messrs. w.