Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-09-11
John W.Edmonds. Editor and Owner.
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Confederate reunion at Parksley,
next Thursday, September 10th.
Mrs. E. F. C. Garrett is visiting
friends at Ridgefeld, Conn.
The Board of Supervisors will meet
at the Almshouse on Friday, 18th
inst
Miss Minnie Lucas, of Brooklyn,
n. Y, is visiting Miss Minnie Steven
son at Accomac c. H.
Miss Henrietta S. Battaile, of Blen
helm, left last Monday for Hollins
Institute where she will teach Ger
man and mathematics.
Hon. Geo. D. Wise, of Richmond,
was at Accomac c. H. this week, the
guest of Hon. Johns Wise and other
relatives OF the town.
Hon. T. Y. Wescott, absent from
the county for several months in
Washington. returned to his home
near Keller this week.
We invite attention to the offer of
clover seed in another column. East
ern Shore grown clover seed are SUI
perior to Western seed.
Capt. ]. Myers White, of the Mer-
rift Wrecking Co. Norfolk, Va, was
home on visit to his father, Mr..
Henry c. White, this week
Chas. 5. Liiliston, formerly of Ac
comac C. H now a prosl erous truck
er. of North Carolina, was home on a
y sit to old friends last week.
The vote in the primary at Marsh
Market, omitted by mistake in our
last issue, was for LeCato, 81; Mat
thews, 40; Rev, 5; Drummond, 4.
Master Edwin Nelson, of Accomac
c. H, has accepted position in the
store of Mr.. a. J. Morse at Harborton,
and entered upon Lis duties last
Monday.
The bonds and accounts, of Amer.
lean Fish Guano Co, will be sold to
the highest bidder by B. T. Gunter
Jr. trustee, September 18th. See
advertisement.
The sale of the Cobb's Island
Hotel furniture took place last week
and realized $3.50 So the old and
popular summer resort is now a
thing of the past.
State Chairman w. S. Bundick, of
the Prohibition Party of Virginia
will speak next Monday at Louisa G.
H, and later at Staunton and in
Orange, Allegheny and Craig coun-
ties.
Harvey 4. brewer and Miss Flor
ence Phillips, both of Saxis, were
married st the parsonage at Oak
Hall, August 9th. Rev. ]. Carson
Watson, OF the NJ. E. Church, South
officiating.
Rev. Jno. w. Guy was ordained to
the full work of the Baptist ministry
at Red Bank Church last Sunday.
The sermon was preached by Rev. j..
w. Reams, and the charge was de-
livered by Rev. P. H. Purnell.
The editor of the Cape Charles
Light requests US to state: That a
communication sent to that paper
by the executive committee of Har-
manson West Camp in regard to the
reunion at Parksley was received too
late for publication.
The furniture of the Belle Haven
hotel, not disposed of at the sale on
August 14th, will be sold on Satur-
day, September 18th, sale to begin at
10 a. N. On the same day the hotel
will be let to the highest bidder for
the balance of the year.
Mr. L A Winder, formerly OF Mas
sawadox. now of Elizabeth City n. c.,
received while ct his old home on
business, last Tuesday, a telegram
from his home in North Carolina to
the effect that his son Clarence was
drowned there on that day.
/. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell at
public auction at Eastville, on Mon
day, September 18th, 1897 court day.
at o'clock. p. m, all that valuable
tract of land known as East Holly
Brook, containing 1921 acres, more or
less For terms, &C., see posters or
address trustee at Accomac G. H.
Va.
The following is published by re-
ques': a number of gentlemen will
meet at Accomac C. H. Thursday,
18th, at O'clock. p. M, for the pur-
pose of organizing Fair Association;
the same to be located at some suit
able poiut on the n. 7. P. & N. R. R.
All interested in this movement are
Invited to be present.
Attractive speakers both in morn
ing aud afternoon; parade of veter-
ans; fine brass band; sumptuous din
ner: ice cream and all kind of confec.
tioneries; lady's bicycle, gentleman
bicycle, top buggy to be disposed by
drawing for same; baby show, the
prettiest baby to receive handsome
present in solid sterling silver, will
be among the attractions at the re-
uuion at Parksley on next Thursday,