Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-04-16
SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1898.
John W.Edmonds.G Editor and Owner.
LOCAL NEWS.

in Franktown district, Northampton,
last Saturday.
The entertainment of the members
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
at Lilliston hall, Tuesday night, net
ted them $3.50.
AT an entertainment at Woodberry
church next Tuesday night, 1.-The
District School at Blueberry Corners
will be rendered.
Rev. j. S. Bozman will preach in
the old Ebenezer church, at Modes
town, next Sunday afternoon and at
Hallwood at night.
Miss Nellie Chiffon, of Lancaster
Co.. arrived at Accomac c. H, last
Saturday, on visit to her sister, Mrs.
J. Manning Dunaway.
License was issued in Baltimore,
Monday, for the marriage of Mr..
Francis w. Battaile, of this county,
to Miss Bessie Cliff, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Lynn f. Taylor left with her
youngest boy for Baltimore, Thurs
day, for the purpose of having an
operation performed on the cbild's
eye.
The contract for buildings at Pc
uinsula Fair grounds will be submit
ted to lowest bidders. See advertise
ment in another column Of c. c. Dix,
secretary.
Mrs. Byron Clarke, after visit Of
two weeks to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. NJ. Oldham, returned to her
home at Mt. Washington, Md, on
Thursday of last week.
The wind storm of Thursday blew
Sheppard Bunting's new two story
house, 26x32 feet, at Temperanceville.
off its pillars and both chimneys off.
His wife was in building at time, but
escaped without injury.
An advertisement of Jno. W. Dun
can, jeweler, Onancock, which ap-
pears in this issue, is of interest to
you, if you need eye glasses, wedding
or birthday presents, or anything
else in the jewelry line.
Tuesday, August I'd, was agreed
upon at meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Peninsula Fair Association
as the day for the opening of the
fair on their grounds at Tasley. 1t
will continue four days.
Valuable vessel and mill property
of Charles P. Finney, deceased, will
be sold at public auction in front OF
hotel at Onancock, on Saturday, May
18th, p. m, by the executors.
description of the property and terms
appears in another column of this
paper.
a meeting of the Farmers Club OF
Parksley will be held at Kent hall
Saturday, april 10th, 2 p. In. All OF
the members are expected to be pres
ent and an invitation is extended TO
the farmers in the vicinity who are
not members of the Club, to be on
hand also and join the organization.
The valuable real estate of George
s. West, situated at Charlottesville, il
offered for sale at private contract
by l.. Floyd Mock, and If not sold
privately before April Goth, 1898, will
be sold at public auction On said day
at o'clock .. IN, at Charlottesville.
For terms &c., see posters or L. Floyd
Mock, attorney.
Circuit Court adjourned Thurs
day, after session OF ten days.
Among the contested cases heard
during the term, not heretofore re-
ported, were those of Charles w.
Marsh VS.. Fred W. Sparrow, for
SANDER, resulting in verdict of $50
for plaintiff, and of Harry L. White
VS.. n. Y, P. s. r. R. Co., continued
after all evidence had been heard
because of the absence of Mr.. P. T. h.
Ayres, one of the jurors, detained at
home by the death of his mother.
At meeting of the farmers at
MappsvilIe last Saturday, Farmers
Association was organized with 26
members and resolution introduced
to dispense with agents in shipping
their produce this year was unani-
mously adopted. At their next meet
ng,to be held at same place on Satur
day, April 23d, other measures will be
adopted in the interest Of the mem
bers. similar organization at
Mappsville last year enrolled about
100 members and it is believed that
the memb ership will be larger this
year.
An entertainment will be held at
Zion schoolhouse, Tuesday night,
April 10th, for the benefit of Zion
Baptist Church. Mr.. w. G. Tutwiler,
of Norfolk, will be present on the
occasion and give good talk on the
old time negro down South, some old
time negro songs, banjo pickings and
an old time negro sermon. 1t is some
thing entirely new and you cannot
afford to miss it. Doors open at s
o'clock. Admission adults 25 cents,
children Is cents. If weather is in.
clement you will be expected first
fair night.
Sylvanus W. Parkes and Samuel
c. Nelson, trustees, will sell at public
auction, on Saturday, May 14th, 1898,
m il, front of Thomas Gardnerls