Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-06-04

Sunday in June.
Ayres NJ. E. Sunday school vii
hold festival at Beach Grove, June
14th. afternoon, for benefit of Sunday
school. Public cordially invited.
The Grand Fair of Improvement
will hold its seventh annual fair al
Deep Greek, commencing September
Goth, and continuing four days.
Mr.. r. o. Morris, who was formerly
associate principal with Mr.. F. P
Brent in the Margaret Academy, has
leased the Eastvllle Academy for
next session.
Mr.. G. Walter Mapp, attorney, is
nursing wound to his hand caused
by being thrown from his buggy,
near Keller, by an unmanageable
horse, on Saturday last.
Judge Blackstone has ordered a
special term of the circuit court for
Accomac county to be held June
18th, 1898 Judge John &. Mason, OF
the 10th circuit, will preside.
Children's day services will be held
at Wachapreague, in the NJ. E.
Church, South, Sunday, June 9Th.
at 10 o'clock. Special program will
be rendered. Public invited.
Irish potatoes, of excellent stock,
were sent to market by Mr.. J. L.
Scott, of Daily, Northampton, Oh
Wednesday, 1t was doubtless the
first shipment of the season from the
Eastern Shore.
Mr. aud Mrs. A P. Marley, OF
Muncie, Indiana, arrived at Acco"
mac G. H., on Wednesday on visit
TO her relatives in our town. They
are at present, guests of Mr.. and Mrs,
A. j. Lilliston.
The Rosebud rally at Turlipgton's
Camp ground on Monday was a big
success. Eleven Rosebud societies in
attendance and about 500 people
present. ! fine address was made by
Rev. b. 7. Marsh, of Mexico.
The Board Of Supervisors meets al
the courthouse on Wednesday,
June 18th, 1898. AT which meeting
the inspectors OF oysters will settle
with Board for taxes collected for
1897 on planted oysters and shells.
The a. j. Ward farm, between
Belle Haven and Wardtown, one and
half miles from Exmore station, is
offered for sale by II. b. Quinby, at
toruey, Onancock, either as a whole
or in parcels to suit purchasers
Write TO him for prices and further
particulars.
The case of Ernest Snead. colored,
charged with murder, called at pres.
ent term of county court. was con-
tinued on motion Of attorneys as
signed him by the court. They asked
for continuance because of lack of
time to prepare for his defense, which
was granted them.
Advertisements appear in this issue
of interest TO our readers as follows:
S. j. BloXom, shoes; W. III. Needles,
barrels; w. B. Tilghman & Co.,
shingles; Mrs FISHER &C., real estate
at private contract; notice to credi-
tors of U. B. Quinby, deceased; w. s..
Dickinson & Son, merchandise.
The Adams Express company, by
special service and on regular trains,
Cd Monday last, carried away from
the peninsula of Virginia, Maryland
and Delaware fifty cars of berries,
peas etc, and considering Monday
was Decoration Day the shipments
were unprecedented.-The Light.
The president and faculty OF
Western Mary land College have our
thanks for an invitation to be present
at the exercises of the twenty eight
commencement, June - to 10.
Misses Halle May and Indiana
Rebecca Wheaton, Of Chincoteague,
are members of the graduating class
this session.
The horse, of Mr.. Alfred j. Vessels,
one of the leading farmers in the
vicinity of the Court House, fright
ened by a photographers outfit on
last Wednesday, lodged while near
Tasley, and threw him out. He was
so severely shocked by the fall that
he did not recover from the effects OF
the same several hours thereafter.
License to sell wine, ardent spirits
&C., in Lee, Pungoteague and Me-
tompkin districts were issued to all
applicants by Judge of county court
during this week, except three. Op-
position was made to the sale OF
liquors, at Messongo Bridge, Mason
vile and Bloxom, west of railroad
because places not suitable and Judge
refused license at these places fol
that reason.
The commencement exercises o.
Blackstone Female Institute was
held on June 3rd, 4th, and 9Th, inst
The names OF the following young
ladies from Accomac appear in the
graduating class: Misses Minnie MapI
Wescott, Hattie Scarborough, Sadie
Emory Rarmon, Sadie Drummond
Rue. We make our best bow to the
sweet girl graduates for an invita-
ton to be present On the occasion.
Steamer Winnie will give an excur
sion from Wishart's Point to Chinco-
league on next Wednesday, the do!
of the sheep-penning on assateague