Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-03-20
A ,coMAc CoURr-HoUsE, VA.
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1897.
J N w. EdmonGs Editor and Owner.
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Circuit court for Accomac COM
mences Tuesday, April 9th.
Board of Supervisors in session
last Wednesday, and adjourned tc
April 14th-
Ask your druggist for the kim
dergarten novelty, the house that
Jack built
The sale of the house and lot OF
James Harmon, on Chincoteague, has
been further postponed to Saturday
March 9th, 10 q. III.
Pungoteague district has three can,
didates for constable. The announce
ment of Mr.. Jim Bob Bull appears in
our columns this week.
The young ladies of Guilford
Church will give an Easter enter
uainmen for the benefit of the par
souase on April 10Th, at night.
Mr.. George &. Ailworth has rented
the Chesapeake Hotel, Cape Charles,
and will open same for patronage.
April 1st, says the Headlight.
Mr.. Claude Hickman, druggist OF
Bal imore, Md. son of Capt. Elijah W.
Hickman, was home this week on Il
visit 10 his parents and other relatives
and friends
Announcements appear in this issue
of Mr.. John Il. Rev and Mr.. Bullitt
Fitz Hugh. Mr.. Rev is candidate
for the Senate and Editor Fitz.Rugh
for House OF Delegates.
Thos. S. Bayley will show at Ac-
conac c. H., March Goth. court day,
a kitselman wire fence machine and
fence. All interested are invited TO
inspect its merit.
Mr.. y. j. LilliSton has consented,
at the request of many friends, to be
a candidate for the Office OF Super
visor for Lee district. The announce
ment is made in this issue.
Mr. E. r. Koenig, represented
Fidelity Lodge, Mr.. l.. J. Hyslop,
Beacon Lodge, and Mr.. J. 7. Walk
ley, Belle Haven Lodge, at the Grand
Lodge of A. o. U. W., held in Balti-
more this week.
The friends of Mr.. James G. Mock
will run him as candidate for
supervisor in Lee district, if he will
permit the use OF his name for that
office, in the event Mr. S. F. Rogers
persists il declining reelection.
AT present there are only sixteen
people on Cobb's Island eight Of
whom compose the crew of the Life
Saving Station. The church has long
since been swept away by the waves.
with the exception of a few boards,
which were torn off for fuel.
Rev. j. H. Henderlite preached at
the Mackenzie Presbyterian Church,
Accomac G. H., last sunday. The
sermon was a very fine one, and
everyone who heard it was pleased
with it. All say he is fluent, grace
f;ll and fOrcible speaker.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage, on April 18th, in Berea
Church, at New Church, Accomac
county, of Mr.. Leslie c. Townsend,
an employee of \. Y, P. & \. R. R..
Co., at Cape Charles. and Miss Cordie,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
Davis
Mr.. Spencer F. Rogers, who has
served as chairman of the Board Of
Supervisors for three terms, declines
to be candidate for re election. He
has been a capable and efficient
member of the Board and the people
of Lee district generally are urging
him TO change his mind and serve
them again.
Capt. g. G. Savage, commander of
the steamship "Chattahoochee, who
has been laid up with rheumatism III
Philadelphia for several months, is
visiting his parents here, Captain
and Mrs. q. &. Savage. His health
is so much improved that he expects
to be able to take command OF his
vessel next Saturday.-Cape Charles
Headlight.
The time for the free-for all pace
and trot mile heats, best three in five
at the Fair Grounds has been changed
to Wednesday, May Goth. The change
is made because Thursday, May 9th,
the day first named, is election day.
Entries are invited through an adj
vertisement in our columns to -day,
to a trotting race, minute class, to
come off June 10th inst
The annual meeting of the board
of directors Of the New Yark, Phila-
delphia and Norfolk Railroad Com
pany was held at Cape Charles last
Tuesday. The following officers were
re elected by acclamation: A. J. Cas-.
sett, president; William A. Patton,
vice president, and j. 6. Cassett,
treasurer. The annual report showed
a slight increase in earnings over the
previous year.