Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-04-24
LOCAL &E@s.
County court next Monday.

on Thursday of last week.
Strawberry and pea. checks are now
being printed at this office. Leave
us your orders on Monday, court day.
Mrs. Byron Clark, OF Ait. Washing
ton. Nd, is home on q visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Montcalm Old
ham.
Mr.. Ben 7. Nelson, Accomac c. H.,
left for Baltimore, Tuesday, to buy
stock of new goods for firm of Nelson
& Daugherty.
DR.. W. NJ. Burwell, of Richmond,
Va, has located at Chincoteasue for
the practice of his profession, as will
be seen by card in this issue.
Mr.. F. w. Sparrow, of Harborton,
is in the city this week, buying goods,
and will open out same next week.
See advertisement in next issue.
Drummond l. Hall, Marsh Market,
will sell their stock OF goods and
other property at public auction next
Thursday. See advertisement in this
issue.
Mr.. John o. Taylor will endeavor
TO capture a purse OF $25 for walk
OF 80 miles in II hours, 9S times
around the square, in our town
to day.
McLain & Co., photographers, leave
Onancock, as will be seen by adver-
tisement in this issue, May LIST. Their
services will be at your command to
that date.
DR.. John w. Bowdoin has been APP
pointed by Governor O'Ferrall COM
missioner from the First Congress
sional district TO the Tennessee Cen
tennial at Nashville.
Two daughters and sou of Hon.
John s. Wise and nurse now occupy
the rectory at Accomac c. H. Mrs.
Wise with other members of the
family will arrive next week.
Rev. T. Fl. Lacy. evangelist for the
diocese of Southern Virginia, will
hold services in ST. James Church at
Accomac c. H., April 2Sth, Goth, and
30th, at II o'clock a. N. and O'Clock
p. IL.
Messrs. John S. Tyler, S. K. McMil-
Ian and L. F. j. Wilson announce
themselves as candidates for the office
OF Justice OF the Peace, in Lee, Pun
goteague and Atlantic districts, re-
spectively, in this issue.
Cards are out for the approaching
marriage of DR.. ". w. Kerns, of
Bloxom, Va, TO Miss Carrie c. Cliff
ton, OF Richmond, Va. The marriage
will take place in Richmond, at Leigh
Street Baptist Church, on the 9th
inst.
<. a. Benson will be at Accomac c.
H., Monday next. court day, with
full line of samples of spring and
summer suitings for custom work.
Give him call and examine his
styles and prices before buying else
where.
County court next Monday prom
ises to be an interesting day poilti-
cally. a large crowd is expected and
all in arrears to US for subscription
or otherwise will oblige US very much
if they will call at our Office and
settle their bills.
Rev. T. H. Lacy, OF Lynchburg,
will hold mission at st. Georges
Church, Pungoteague, May 1st, I'd,
3rd and 4th. Services each day at II
a. ~, and $3.50 p. IL. Holy COM
munion on Sunday at II a. N. Offer
ings for Diocesan Missions. Public
cordially invited.
The handsome dwelling of Mr.. A.
J. Lilliston, Accomac G. H.. had a
narrow escape from destruction last
Tuesday morning. Fire, originating
from a spark from the chimney, had
burned hole through the roof of
the kitchen when discovered, and in
a few minutes would have been be-
yond control.
The temperance people OF Whining
ton, Del, have engaged the services
of State Chairman w. T. Bundick
for two weeks. commencing April 2G,
to make a canvass OF New Castle
county, Del. A banquet and recep-
tion will be given in Wilmington,
next Monday night by w. G. t. U.
He has six appointments for that city.
The body of Capt. zeb. Marshall,
who was drowned while crossing the
Chesapeake bay, on March 18th, was
recovered On last Saturday. The
body had drifted to Smiths Island,
Md 1t was found by Capt. John
Evans, and by him brought to the
bereaved ones. The family had the
sad comfort of laying the remains to
rest in the family burying ground, on
Easter Sunday.
Great damage is reported from
many sections Of the county, by the
frost OF last Tuesday night, and no
one is able to make an estimate of
the loss. 1t is safe to say that the
injury to the irish potato and berry