Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-20
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Thanksgiving day is a legal public
school holiday in Accomac.
The stores in Onancpck will be
closed on Thanksgiving day.
Large lot of capes and coats have
JUST arrived at Amas, Shield 4 Cos.
Mrs Dir. p. \. Fitzhngh, of North,
ampton, who was partially paraiyzed
several weeks ago, is reported to be
much improved.
Hon. \. j. W. LeCato, OF New York,
will lecture at Smiths Chapel, Up
shurs Neck, next Sunday afternoon,
at 3 O'clock. Suhject-Book of Job.
1t being the Sabbath the lecture is
OF course free The public is cordial
II invited.
All members of the Mutual Live
Stock Insurance Association are
requested to be present at Maps
Willie on November p, also on Decem
Der /, as business of Importance will
be brought before the meeting at
that time
Mr. Ben 7. Gunter, Jr., commits
siorer on the part OF Virginia, on the
Pocomoke boundary line, left Thurs
day for Baltimore, where he expects
TO have conference with Hon. ThoS
S. Hod>on, commissioner represent
ing Maryland.
Rev. Y. e. Martindale. D. D., has
been appointed Presiding Elder of
Salisbury district in place of DR.. w.
E. Every, who resigned on account
of nervouS prostration. The appoint
ment was made by Bishop John P.
Newman Dr.. Martiudale is said TO
be a polished speaker.
The drama, Laura the Panper,'
most popular play will be attractive
~ rendered at the Charlottesville hall
Thanksgiving evening, for the bene-
fit OF the NJ E. Church, South. Doors
open st $50 p. III. a handsome quilt
TO be disposed OF. Public cordially
invited. II weatheris inclement you
are expected next fair evening.
Many fine porkers will be slaugh
tered this December in Accomac, as
usual, but Mr.. G. Lloyd Doughty
will be in the lead Oh heavy weights
He has two, which it is estimated,
will weigh when dressed about 1000
and 700 pounds respectively His
biggest porker is expected to beat all
previous records in the county.
The missionary society of Zion
Baptist Church will have Thanks
giving meeting Thursday, 25th. Rev.
Walter Rhodes will preach, mecting
to begin at O'Clock. The society is
preparing a box OF clothing for from
tier missionary and would like for
each member of the society and
church and whosoever will to bring
an Offering.
Capt Willard Thompson and Mr.
Tully A. Joynes. of the Baltimore,
Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway
Company, were in Accomac last week
and while here paid visit to Marsh
Wharf, Sykes Island ard other
points. The company will soon erect
an extensive pier at Sykes for the
convenience of the growing oyster
trace of that community.
Shipments OF sweet potatoes con-
tinue heavy from the line of the n.
Y P. & n. R. r.. and although the
shipments last year were considered
unprecedented yet up to the close of
October the shipments OF sweets for
this year had exceeded last by nearly
$4,000 barrels, and it is fair to assume,
that there is from $4,000 to $4,000 bar
rels YET to go. Shipments lass year
up to November 1st, $4,000, same
period this year SOL 900 barrels
Cape Charles Light.
FISH, IL great variety and abund
alice, have been caught By the citi
zoas along the seaside near Locust
vile, this week. In the catch were
trouts. 1nuliets, spot, cod and blue
fish. Twenty bushels of spots were
caught at one haul and fifteen bush
els Ut another. but many of them
were 50 small that they were turned
Gu again aIoss OF The other fish
caught by 5he;n though we of the
be>t quality. One cod fish in the
number weighed IA: pounds aud
many of the trouts weighed from .
TO s pounds.
Bishop Randolph, during his recent
visit to this county, arranged toh.ve
services held regularly hereafter at
st. james Church, Accomac C. H.,
aud ST Georges Church, Pungo-
league, which have been closed for
the past ten months. Rev. Mr. Sim
lnermun, rector of .tcco.Dac parish. is
to hold services in the former, and
Rev Carey Gamble, OF Onancock, in
the latter. The services at ST. James
will be held on the first Sunday in
every mouth at II a. m, beginning
next Sunday, and on the third Sun
day at 1870 D. IN.
Mr. Leroy Oldham, successful
dialect reader, will give an enter
tanluent at Lillistcn Hall, Accomac
c. H, on Thanksgiving night,
November 18th, beginning at eight
o'clock, for the benefit CT the Pres
byferiau church Programme