Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-08-07
LOCAL hsEW&

Chesapeake Agricultural Fair com
mences Tuesday, August 18th.
Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair
commences Tuesday, August 51st.
Service in school house ut New
Church, Sunday August, Sth, II q. III
Judge B. T. Gunter and wife, left
last Monday for Buffalo Lithia
Springs
Rev. f. L. Pearman will preach at
Woodbury. and Guilford churches to
morrow, Sth inst.
The Beach Grove meeting still con-
tinues Services will be held in the
afternoon and night of Sunday.
The Grand Fair of Improvement
will open on their grounds ut Deep
Creek, Tuesday, September 18th, and
continue four days.
Frank Davis, an excellent young
man. son of capt Ben Davis, died
last week at the home OF his father
at Davis Wharf, aged IS years.
DR.. ] C. Wiederhall, veterinary
surgeon. has located permanently in
Aecomac and those wishing his ser
vice can find him at Hotel Doughty,
3ccomac C. II.
The Methodist Presbyterian con-
cert aud festival at the Courthouse
on 3Oth inst Melted $50 1t was
W. II attended and the music highly
praised by those in attendance.
Mr.. l. Il. derrill, Pocomoke, will
offer to the farmers of Accomac,
through our columns next week,
fifteen dollars in clothes for the
largest and heaviest sweet potatoes
The premium lists of both of the
Agricultural fairs on the Eastern
Shore, in the next thirty days, appear
in this issue. Read them apd help
them along with an exhibit OF some
kind
L. & Quinby, trustee, will sell at
public auction at Onancock, on Sat
urdav. August 21st, house and lot of
Robert I. Lewis and wife, situated in
that town For full particulars see
posters
y festival will be held at Conquest
N P. Church. August 10Th, beginning
at p m.. or on next day ii weather
prevents. Supper served from ) TO :
O'Clock. Children's day exercises
will be held promptly at O'clock.
Mr.. Augustus Parker, of Pocomoke
City. and four of his servants were
poisoned by rea made in an agate
iron tea kettle last week. The cook
died last Saturday. Mr.. Parker and
the others, after being sick forseveral
days, are now out of danger.
y fair and festival will be held It
Atlantic Baptist Church, on Thurs
day, A ugust goth, or first fair day
thereafter. Dinner, supper, aud the
other usual refreshments will be
served a valuable worsted quilt
will be given away on the day. Pro
ceeds TO pay church debt.
The announcement is authorized
by DR.. Frank Fletcher that the Con
federate reunion will be held at
Parksley. Thursday, Sept ember 10Th
and that addresses will be delivered
on the occasion by Judges =. T. Gun.
ter and Baker P. Lee An official
notice. giving details, may be ex.
uected in our next issue
The secretary of the Chesapeake
= agricultural Fair, Cape Charles, ad
vises US that there will be three bal
loon ascensions and parachute drops,
exciting base ball games and many
other attractive amusements during
the fair; and that the prospects at
present seem to he for a good attend
ance and successful fair.
Another water party will be held
at Messongo Wharf, on August 25th.
next A fancy flag, to cost not less
tlan $40 90, will be given to the fast
est canoe ia a free race, open to all
caroes from 81 to a. feet. Supper
aud the usual refreshments will be
served See posters and later issues
OF this paper for particulars.
An entertainment will be held at
Oak Hall Station, Tuesday, August
10 h, for the benefit of Atlantic and
Chincoteague churches, consisting
OF drama, Ten Nights in a Bar
Room tableaux, music, sc. COM
lnencing at s p. III. The usual re-
freshments will be for sale. Admis-
sicn % cents, reserved seats, 30 cents.
children. 10 cents.
A party of eighteen of the young
people of the town, with Mrs. John
S. Wise as chaparone, enjoyed hay
ride given by Master Tim Wise, to
Onancock and return, on Thursday
night, in u wagon drawn by four
horses and TO the music of jingling
bells Refreshments were served to
The party before leaving for the drive
at the home of Mrs. Wise.
Mr.. S. R. Nelson, of Onancock.
las dug and sold, up to August 3rd,
1897. one hundred and fifty six bar
rels of sweet potatoes. and realized
for them, ret cash, five hundred and
six dollars and ninety five cents. He