Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-19
NEIGHBoRnoOD NOTES.
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Miss Lula Wicks, OF Wachapreague
is visiting Miss Ethel Finney.
Mr.. Wilmer Parker has gone te
New York city to engage in business
Mr.. Arthur Nottingham and family
have taken rooms at the ODaucock
Hotel.
Mrs. Borum and children have gone
to Baltimore to spend a month with
relatives.
Mr.. Philip B. Tyler, of Powhatan
Co., Va, formerly of this town, is
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Judge Heath and daughter, Of
Norfolk, spent several days recently
in town at the home of Mr.. R. T.
Ames.
Miss Mary Bishop, of Snow Hill,
aud Miss Sarah Parker, of Baltimore,
are visiting the home of Mr.. Ohio L.
Parker.
Mr.. Hale, student of Jefferson
Medical University, Philadelphia,
Pa, spent several days in town re-
Gently.
Miss George Lewis has returned
for a time from the Blackstone
Female Institute on account of in
paired health.
Mr.. Jno T. Haley and family, who
had arranged to move their residence
to Norfolk, have decided to remain
on the Eastern Shore.
Hon. VIM. T. Bundick will deliver
an address at the Baptist Church
Sunday evening, s O'Clock, on the
Feast of Belshazzer."
Mr.. +. B. Moore, of Danville, Va,
has taken position in Wise's drug
store. He comes highly recommended
and as thoroughly competent.
Mr.. Burnett, late accountant for
Messrs. Kelly & Nottingham, left
with his family, on Saturday, for
Wilmington. Del, their former home
Capt. Thos. Johnson is playfully
dubbed ''our eighty-nine year old
boy He stays Oh the market and
watches the produce carts and COM
petes eagerly with the young men
for the trade. When the farmer
agrees to sell. the Captain mounts the
cart load. inspects the stock and
carries it to the wharf. He claims to
be the first buyer OF sweet potatoes
in Onancock, having begun the traffic
fifty years ago.
Last Saturday was busy day in
town A large number of people were
here throughout the day, beginning
at early morning in attendance upon
the steamer Pocomoke TO receive the
heavy freight of fertilizers and gen.
ersl merchandise which she landed.
The appearance of Main Street was
noted by persons who reside in the
more quiet villages and towns. 1t is
a fact that just in proportion to the
enterprise shown by the citizens will
the town be a center of traffic and
attraction.
Prof. Randolph. of the Alexandria
Episcopal High School, of Va, spent
last Saturday in town, the guest OF
Mr.. R. T. Ames. The purpose of his
visit was to obtain information of the
Margaret Academy, for which he may
propose an offer. He is nephew OF
Bishop Randolph and is said to be a
fine scholar and teacher. Those
whom he met were very favorably
impressed. AS this school is already
receiving the attention of distin
guished educators for re opening
next session, we may expect it to be
ests blished again upon an excellent
system ard up to the standard de-
manded by the citizens of the Shore
for the education and culture of their
children. The citizens of the COM
munity fully appreciate the Academy
and are ready to give it their sup
port.
On Sunday morning the town was
startled by the alarm of fire. Holy
Trinity Church was burning. In a
short time the volunteer fire company
and large number of citizens were
on the spot. 1t was found that the
furnace had been heated very hot
and dilapidated pipe had set fire to
the floor aud sleepers. Immediately
an opening was made in the under
pinning ard the water turned On
through the large hose, and in a
short time the fire was extinguished.
1t was fortunate indeed that the fire
was discovered as soon and that the
water works were in reach. 1t was a
narrow escape, for in few more
minutes it would have broken
through with fury and enveloped the
W hole interior of the building. 1t is
said that the building could not have
been saved without the water works
and that the efficiency of the fire de-
partment was demonstrated fully and
to the satisfaction of all. The damage
was covered by insurance.
Keller.
Mr.. Robt. H. Winder and wife are
in Baltimore this week, the former