Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-06-05
SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1897.
John w. Edmonds Editor and Owner.
LOG 81 sSElesSySS s.

Click & Company, through our
columns this week, offer more bar
gains. Your attention is especially
invited to same.
Mr.. Adam Gosman, 81 we'll known
druggist of Baltimore, for several
days past has been the guest of Mr..
Thos. w. Blackstone.
Thieves entered the smokehouse OF
the Misses Gusts, Accomec G. H., on
Friday night of last week and car
ried off all their meat.
Several of the children of Capt.
Lynn F. Taylor, of the Life Saving
Service, are sick with the measles at
their home at Aecomac c. H.
Drum fish, in large quantities and
of fine quality, are now being offered
for sale daily at Accomac Z. H., at
less than three cents per pound.
Mr.. A. w. Lilliston, Onancocl, is
prepared to furnish you with vehicles
of almost every description at lowest
prices. See his advertisement in this
issue.
Mr.. Louis n. Wheaton, of Chinco-
league, was graduate of the law
school of the University of Maryland
at the session of that institution
which has just closed.
\ hotel, to be called 1.-The Eastern
Shore Inn it is said, will be built Ut
Cape Charles at cost of $50, 1000
work on same to commence about the
first of September.
The announcement is authorized,
that the partnership heretofore ex-
listing between Drs. L. j. Harnanson
and WIN. NJ. Sturgis is this day, May
Goth, dissolved by mutual consent.
Rev. G. D. Crawley, of the NJ. E.
Church. South, for many years pastor
in charge of circuits on the Eastern
Shore, was married on Wednesday to
Miss N. F. Manson, of Brunswick
county, Va.
The next meeting of the Board OF
Supervisors will be held at the Court
House, Wednesday, June 10th. In
spectors of oysters will settle on that
day for taxes collected by them on
planted oysters and shells for year
1896.
The colored people had q big
demonstration at Savageville on last
Saturday. Their Grand Army Post
turned out to decorate the graves OF
the colored men who served III the
Union Army and have since died. y
thousand or more were present.
Forty eight drums were caught on
Hog Island bar this week with hook
and line in seven hours by Messrs. 7.
G. kellam, A. j. McMath and another
party. A catch of like number was
made by Hon. \. B. Wescott and two
other friends last week, in same
waters, in few hours.
The trial of George w. Bunting,
indicted for the murder of William t.
Thornton, commenced in the county
court of Accomac on Thursday, and
had not been given to the jury at the
time OF going to press on yesterday.
The jury was empannelled promptly
and is an excellent one.
An advertisement of Mr.. John H.
Newton & Sons, commission mer-
chants of New York, appears in this
issue. The firm is good one and
merits the liberal patronage of our
shippers. Mr.. w. H. Parker, of this
county, is connected with the firm
and can be relied upon to look after
their interests.
The case of Artemus Poulson,
charged with violating 'the local
option law" on appeal from judg-
ment OF justice Of the peace, was
heard at the term of county court
this week, but the jury failed to
agree. Eleven of the number were
for conviction. The case will be
heard again at the next term of the
court.
A large portion OF the business sec
ton of Crisfield was destroyed by fire
early Sunday morning. Four large
oyster houses, together with the
ticket office of the New York, Phila-
delphia and Norfolk Railroad was
consumed. The oyster houses were
owned by the railroad company, Will
Gibson, Tawes Brothers and Gibson
Brothers. The loss was about $10,-
900.
There will be a match race for a
purse and gate money, on Douglas
wilkins tract at Accomac c.. a., on
Saturday, June 5th, at o'clock, p.
~, between Nellie c., owned by
Douglas Wilkins, and Pocahontas
owned by Will Bond. The horses
are equally matched and a good race
will be expected. There will also be
an exhibition race between the two
best horses in town. Admission 10
cents.
The valuable real estate of DR..
John w. NJ. Hopkins, consisting OF
353.4 As acres is offered for sale at
private contract. The same will be
sold as whole, or in parcels to suit
the purchaser and on reasonable
terms. This land is beautifully 10
Gated on Nandua Creek, within two
miles of Harborton, and the site, re-
sources and quality of the lands are