Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-07-02
Iohn ". Edmonds Editor and Owner
L0GAL AE@s.

District Conference of NJ. E. Church,
South, meets in Onancock, July 10Th.
The Chesapeake Agricultural Fair
will commence August 10th, and con-
tinue four days.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences Tuesday, August %,
and continues four days.
William, son of Mr.. George Milliner,
died last night at his home near
Accomac c. H., aged 10 month.
Hallwood Camp>meeting will begin
Friday, July asnd. The privileges
will be sold Saturday, July, end.
Special attention is invited to ,ad-
vertisements in this issue, OF Ran
dolph-Macou Academy, j. 0. Taylor
and Wishart's Point Transportation
Co.
The directors of The First National
Bank of Onancock, have declared a
dividend of three per cent, clear of
taxes, on its capital stock, for the six
months ending June 30th.
Board of Supervisors meets on
Wednesday, July 18TH which meet
ing the road machine managers will
make their quarterly reports and the
road surveyors will make their an
nual reports.
Peninsul q Fair Association will be
gin their first annual fair at Tasley,
August 20, and continue four days.
The management expect to give the
greatest and grandest exhibition ever
seen on this Peninsula.
Philip W. Tankard, F'ranktown,
passed the Board OF Dental EXam:n-
ers. recently in session in the city Of
Richmond. Out of thlrty-one appli
cants, he was one of the nineteen
who reached the required average
and was granted q certificate.
The A. j. Ward farm between
Belle Haven and Wardtown, one and
IL half miles from EXmore station. is
offered for sale by 7. 4. Quinby, at
torney, Opancock. either as whole
or in parcels to SUIT purchasers.
Write to him for prices and further
particulars.
All the privileges of the Chesa-
peake Agricultural Fair will be sold
at public auction, at the Fair
Grounds, July the 1st inst, after the
arrival of the down evening train.
AS the Fair bids fair to be a great
success this year, especial attention
is called to the advantages these
privileges offer from financial point
OF view.
Gen. George j. Hundley, of Amelia
County, Va, will be at Accomac c..
H., on Tuesday, July Goth, the day Of
the Confederate reunion, and deliver
an address. DR.. Frank Fletcher,
Commander of Harmauson- West
Camp, in letter to US advising US of
the fact, says that one of the best
addresses ever read by him, delivered
on such occasions, was made by Gen
eral Hundley.
DR.. William T. Chitwood and Miss
Mary E. White were married We'd
resday, June goth, at the brides
home at Parksley. Rev. F. N. San
ford, of the Baptist Church, officiat-
ing. The groom is promising young
physician, of Franklin County, Va,
the bride is the popular and attrac-
tive daughter Of MIR. John 7. White,
of Parksley. They left on the after
noon train for their home in Franklin
County.
The lecture of DR.. armstrong
Hopkins, on the subject of Love,
courtship and marriage, from a
woman's point OF view," which was
announced for last Tuesday evening,
and the Tuesday evening previous,
was on both occasions postponed on
account of inclement weather. The
lecture will be given at the III. E.
Church, South, Drummondtown,
next Tuesday night. Admission sand
10 cents.
On Tuesday the dwelling of MI.
James H. Shield, GUSTS Neck, was
struck by lightning. The bolt entered
the upper chamber knocking his son
out of bed. and passing below stunned
and paralyzed his wife on one side,
and knocked senseless MIR. Shield
who was eating supper at the time in
the porch. Mrs. Shield had not re-
covered from the shock when last
heard from. The house was badly
wrecked.
Ernest Snead, colored. tried at the
present term of court for the murder
of George Waters, colored, was con-
victed of murder in the second de-
gree, on last Wednesday. On Thurs
day Judge Ross, overruled the motion
for new trial, on the ground
that the verdict was not ac-
cording to the law and evidence and
sentenced him to seven years in the
.penitentiary, the term fixed by the
jury. On motion, stay of execution
of 80 days was allowed for his attor-
neys to apply for writ of error to Cir
cult Court.
Metompkin Beach Hotel, reftted,
is now open for the season. Guests
will be made comfortable and will
have good things to catfish, crabs,
ord birds an6 other