Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-07-24
LOCAL NEWS.

mat dollar que us on subscription
must be paid ut an early day. Let us
have them on Monday next, court
day.
Rev. c. X. P. Cogswell, of Mount
Calvary Church, Baltimore, is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Johnson,
Wachapreague.
Onancock now has Il newspaper,
with Mr.. James G.. Rowles as pro-
prietor The first number of it APP
peared last Saturday.
The concert was not given rs an
nounced in our last issue. ut court
house last Friday, but was postponed
until next Friday, 3Oth, inst.
The fourth Monday in July is the
day fixed by law for the annual meet
ing of the Board of Supervisors and
the Board therefore will meet again
next Monday.
An advertisement of Margaret
Academy, containing Il list of teach
erS for another session, appears in
this issue. Read it and give the
Academy liberal patronage.
Mr.. Vim. J. Ayrrs advertised the
theft of Il gun from his shop in our
last issue, and found the gun at his
shop DOOR the next morning, which
hal been returned during the night.
f. H. Benson will be at Accomac
C. H.. Monday next, court day, with
n full H.. Of samples OF suitings,
trou>eriugS, &c.. wn.ch he will offer
ut reduced prices TO close out this
SEASONS stock.
Capt Lynn F. Taylor, of Life Say,
iug Service, has bought the lot of the
Methodists on Lilliston Ave, in our
town, and Contractor iona Parks
will soon have handsome residence
on same in course of erection for him.
Five barrels OF sweet potatoes.
yellow skins were shipped by Mr..
Hebard L. Warren, of Pungoteague
last Tuesday, and one by Mr.. E. T
Guy, of Melfa, on same day, the only
ones of that variety, so far as we are
advised, sent to market this season
from the county.
Mr.. iona Parks again offers his
services to the public as carpenter
aud builder through our columns
this week, and we take pleasure in
recommending him as an efficient
workman to all needing his services.
He has built many handsome res
licences in the county.
Mr.. y. Z Justice, formerly of this
county, now mana ger of THE Jus
tice Company" brokers and promo
ters of Southern homes, Pittsburg.
Pa, writes us, that a party OF genlle
luen from his section will visit Acco.
mae during August, ITO inspect some
of our farms with the view Of pur-
chasing saline"
Miss Margie GUSTS, of Norfolk, left
this week for her home after Il short
visit to Miss Bette Parramore, Acco.
mac G.. H. Among the visitors to the
town this week are Miss Juliet PARA
more. of jenkins Bridge, to Mrs.
Thos w. Black stone, aud Mrs. a. b.
LeCato and children, of Norfolk, to
The family OF Capt. Lynn F. Taylor.
Hon. WIN. i. Buntlck, State Chair
man of the Prohibition party, leaves
next weak for Loudoun county and
from thence goes to many other
counties in Virginia, speaking daily
until the Prohibition Convention
meets in Lynchburg, August goth.
He will be ut calnpmeeting at Luray,
August 18th, and probably deliver
an address there.
An advertisement of the Black
stoae Female Institute, i'll this issue
IS of interest to all our readers who
ave female children or wards to be
educated The school is uuquestion-
ably very fine one ana literally
patronized by the Eastern Shore, as
it, doubtless, deserves to be. We
com,uend it to the continued favors
OF our people.
Sloop Lizzie S. Johnson, owned by
Capt. Thomas Johnson, Onancock,
was run down by "three master,''
ana sunk, while off Annapolis, on
Tuesday of last week. The crew,
Jos. j. Sparrow, George Turner and
Robert Beasley swan to, and were
taken on board of tug having steamer
in tow. The cost of repairing damage
to sloop was about $75.
The n. y. P. Il n. R. R. Co., will
sell OH Saturdays and Sundays, dur
ing July and August, special eXcur-
sion tickets to Old Point Comfort,
Ocean View and Buckroe Beach,
such tickets being to return on not
later than Sunday night. The fare
from TasleY to Old Point and
return is the regular one of $500 aud
ess from Intermediate points. These
rates will apply also to Norfolk.
The dwelling of DR.. Frank Fletcher.
jenkins Bridge, was stru k by light
ming and badly damaged last Mon
day. One chimney was knocked
down, walls shattered and two large
holes nude in the roof by the light
ming bolt. Fortunately, every lnem-
Der of his family of eight, though
every room was visited and more or
less damaged, escaped without in
-inrv One of bis children and SER