Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-07-31
LOCAL NEWS =.
Chesapeake Agricultural Fair com
mences Tuesday, August 18th.

Accomac G. H., Monday, August I'd.
Mrs. Charles S. NAPLES, of Balti-
more, is visiting friends and relatives
at Finuey's Wharf and vicinity.
Mr.. l.. Floyd Mock was in New
York and Philadelphia several days
this week on professional business.
At the primary held in Northamp.
ton last Saturday, DR.. Charles Smith
received 572 and Mr. Fitzhugh 5S7
votes.
Mr. \. B. Rowe, of the Free
Lance" fredericksburg, was at Acco
mae G. Ii , last Monday in the inter
set of his paper.
The announcement is made by re-
quest that the pony penning on
Assateague this year will take place
Thursday, August 18th.
Mr.. Thos H. e.. Poulson, OF the
Soldiers Home, Richmond, Va, is in
Accomac on visit to his friends and
was at the Courthouse last Monday.
An advertisement of Mr. A. II. 6.
Mears in this issue merits your at
teution. He has many special bal
gains to offer you, if you will read it
ANA then call Oh him.
Regular quarterly communion SER
vice will b. held at Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning, August 1st
with preparatory service Saturday
preceding. at $3.50 p. III.
The Irish potato shipment this
Year from Northampton county was
1GO. 900 barrels, as against 2S4 $50 bar
reis last year. a decrease for 1897 of
124 $50 barres.-Cape Charles Light.
The next regular meeting of Pun
colleague Grange will be held Thurs
day, August 5th. Business of i'm
portarce demands the attention of
the IL embers and full attendance Is
requested.
The supervisors will, at meeting
of their Board to be held next Mon
day. make their semi-annual report
OF the general condition of the pub
lie reads and bridges in their respect
I'VE districts.
ar. I. d. Northam, of near Keller
Station, is ahead, so far as we are
advised, on sweets this season. He
dug last week from 10000 sprouts, IS
days old, SO barrels of choice yellow
skin sweet potatoes.
a festival will be held at Conquest
NJ P. Church, August 10th, beginning
at p m, or on next day if weather
prevents. Supper served from . to
O'Clock. Chidren's day exercises
will be held promptly at O'Clock.
The Harborton Dramatic Club has
reorganized and will place before the
public at an early date drama en-
titled 1.-The Merry Cobbler." This
play is TO benefit needy invalid in
that reighborhcod. The cast of
cl aracters will apl ear later.
Pastor j. II. Dunaway, detained in
LII caster county this week by the
sickness Of lis sen. arrives Ecn e to
day and Will fill his appointments
TO morrow at Acccmac G. Il. in the
morning and at Barborton at night.
S.15 o'clock Missionary meeting at
the latter church.
Dr.. j. C. Wiederhall, veterinary
surgeon and dentist, of Milford, Del.
will he at Accomac C. H, re1t week,
10 treat the diseases TO which horse
flesh is heir to. No charge is made
by him for consultation and exam
ination of your horse. If he needs
treatment, his prices, ne states, are
within the reach of all.
loarksley baseball team recently
organized with R. D. White, captain
f. Colona, manager, DR.. D. w. Lew.
is, secretary, is open to play any
team on the Eastern Shore of Mary
lard or Virginia, and those wishing
In arrange for match games with
them are requested to confer with
the manager.
An entertainment will be held at
Oak Hall Station, Tuesday, August
10;h, for the benefit of Atlantic and
Chincoteague churches, consisting
of & draina, Ten Nights in Bar
Room" tableaux, music, &c, com
mencing at s p. III. The usual re-
freshnents will be for sale. Admis-
sion % cents, reserved seats, 35 cents.
children. 10 cents.
Master Charles Ayres, son of our
townsman, Mr.. Vim. J. Ayres, acct
dentally slipped and fell from a cart
On one of the wheels, on last Wed
nesday breaking his arm just below
the elbow. His arm was broken
about three years ago in the same
place by throwing a base ball. 1t
was set on Thursday by DR.. Scar
borough and he is now comfortable.
A fine pair of black h rises of Mr..
Logan Henderson, Horntown, attract
ed 2 good deal of attention at Court
lou last Monday. They were up
II the standard In size. models in
symmetry and so much alike that
you could not tell them apart but for
IL mark in the ear of one of them.
AS roadsterS they also are we'll
matched and their usual speed is
about 10 miles an hour.
The n. Y. P. 81 n. R. R. Co., will
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