Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-06-26

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Supervisors, justices Of the peace,
constables and overSeerS OF the poor
qualify next Monday, June court
day.
Miss Ruth Oldham daughter of Mr..
ii. Oldham, Jr., is ut Mt. Washing
ton, Md, on visit to herSister, Mrs.
Byron Clark
Mrs. Dr.. j. H. Ayres and son are in
Petersburg, Va, on visit of several
weeks to her father, Rev. H. L. Der
by and family.
County Court next Monday and
You or your neighbor will attend. Il
You can't come, send the amount due
Us OF subscri ton.
Air. E. L. Crockett has been ap.
pointed postmaster ut Tansier
Island and Miss L. C. Hall ut Tenn
peranceville.
Messcs. Ernest F., and William j.
Ayres and Mr.. Lee Hickman, OF
Baltimore, are visiting their parents
at Accomac c. H., this week.
Children's day exercises ut Drum
mondtown Methodist church last
Sunday night was Il big success.
Everybody present enjoyed them.
The first ripe peaches of the season
We're brought in town by AR. james
L. Scott this week. They were grown
on his premises near the court house.
Rev. George W. Jones, former pas
TOR of Drummondtown Methodist
Church, will take charge soon OF the
churches in the circuit in Virginia,
of which Rev Mr.. Mitchell, lately
deceased, was pastor.
Mr. Ii. c. Click Was in New York
lat week 10 purchase stock OF new
goods and now has them open for the
inspection of customers, to whom Il
cordial invitation is extended by him
10 call and get bargains.
Sewall H. Baily, trustee, will sell
ut public auction, on to-day, June
%, at p. m, on the premises, house
aud To-; "known as the Lewis Shrieves
lot" situated on the road from Blox
ON station to Mappsville.
Master Beverly f. Browne, OF this
county, son of the late Hon. T. H.
Bayly Browne. has passed the exam
iration for admission TO the United
States Military Academy at West
Point OF the 3G3 who applied only
thirty eight passed.
After an illness Of nearly eight
months, the most OF which time he
has been confined to his bed, Capt.
&. G. Savage remains in about the
same condition, with no permanent
relief from his long and tedious siege
OF sickness Headlight.
Mr.. r. b. Cooke, general agent of
the \. Y, P. & \. r. r., announces
that tickets will be sold between all
stations on his road, on account of
Fourth OF July, at one fare for the
round trip; children . TO p years,
half fare. Tickets on sale July LIST,
2d, Sd and 18th, good to return until
the 10th
E. Fl Benson will be at Acco mac
c. H Monday next with full lin e
OF samples OF suitings and trouser
ings-all of the latest designs for the
present season. Give him call and
examine his styles and prices. He
also requests all indebted to him on
book accounts or otherwise, to please
settle with him that day.
Mr.. John w. Firchett will occupy
the Parker house, Accomac, G. H, in
Il few days for the purpose of engag-
ing in the sewing machine business.
See advertisement in this issue.
Mr.. Z. Y. Tull, representing the
we'll known w. q Hunt Tobacco Co.,
of Dauville, Va, will make trip
through the county next week with
an elegant line Of samples of tobacco
and proposes TO offer bargains to the
trade in many brands of his goods.
Rev. W. c. Walden will preach at
the Drunmondtown NJ. E. Church,
South, on Monday night, June 81,
ard will hold the Third Quarterly
conference for this circuit at Aris'
Chapel on Tuesday at a. H., and
preach at Il q. IL.
:. committee appointed from each,
the Wachapreasue and Keller circuit,
and Pungoteague circuit, met in con-
ference last week and the Pungo-
tsague circuit disposed Of their inter
est in the burlington Tabernacle
property to the Wachapreague and
Keller circuit The new owners will
hold ten days meeting there, be-
ginning the 9th of August.
The valuable real estate of DIR.
John w NJ. Hopkins, consisting Of
;};333} 10 acres is offered for sale at
private contract The same will be
sold as II whole, or in parcels to suit
the purchaser and on reasonable
terms. 'Ghis land is beautifully 10
Gated on Nandua Greek, within TWO
miles of Rarborton, 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-
conlac G. r., Va.
The real estate OF the late Perry y.
Leatherbury, deceased, was sold by
Mr.. L. j. Winder,as executor and spe-
cial commissioner, on last Saturday,
ut Qnancock. The sales in the aggre.
gate amounted to &S,75G.00. The