Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-06-11

The Eastern Shore AGRICULTURAL
Fair commences Tuesday, August %,
and continues four days.
New advertisement of A. H. G..
Mears in this issue. He offers you
still bigger bargains in many lines OF
goods.
Capt. o. A. Browne offers for reu
in this issue several valuable farms
See notice under head OF bushes
column.
The Grand Fair of Improvement
will hold its seventh annual fair at
Deep Creek commencing September
Goth, and continuing four days.
Ayres NJ. E. Sunday school will
hold festival at Beach Grove, June
18th, afternoon, for benefit of Sunday
school. Public cordially invited.
Judge Blackstone has ordered a
special term OF the circuit court for
Accomac county TO be held June
18th. 1898. Judge John E. Mason. OF
the 10th circuit, will preside.
Thos. w. Russell, special conmis-
sioner, will sell at public auction to-
day, June 11th, $50 p. IN, at the store
of John S. Gaskins, Stafford, the real
estate of which PeleS Hussey died
seiz4d and possessed. For full par
ticulars see posters.
The first annual opening ball OF
Cherrys' one Cottage, Northampton
was given on 10th inst. Mr.. H. ID
Travis is the manager this season.
and il goes without saying, that lie
will make it rs . SIMMER resort more
attractive thaa it has ever been be-
fore.
The A. j. Ward farm, between
Belle Haven and Wardtown, one and
half miles from EXmore station, is
,frered for sale by T. B. Quinby, at
torney, Onancock, either as whole
or in parcels TO suit purchasers.
Write to him for prices and further
particulars.
Mr. J. H. Walker, oyster Inspector
Tor districr No Z, has received author
i.ative Information from the Stat
Board Of Fisheries, that each occu-
rant of era bling boats must haYe q
distinct and separate license, and
advises all crabbers 70 take due
note of same and act promptly.
Cards are out announcing the mar
liage Of Miss Laetitia Pyle TO Rev
Rev. Robert Werner Bagwell, of this
county, on Thursday evening, June
10th inst, at brides residence, Peters
burg, Va. The ENTERPRISE, with
which he was at one time associated,
extends congratulations and best
wishes.
Mr.. Jas P. Daugherty sold his
stock of good in store at Drummond-
Town this week to his brother, Ed
ward Daugherty, who will continue
ia business at the old stand and en-
large the stock He returns from
the city today with new goods not
only of same kind but many others of
varied assortment.
The valuable farm Of Jacob r.
Titlow, situated in Upshur's Neck
containing 367 acres, more or less,
and known as the Point Farm" will
he sold at public auction, to the
highest bidder, on Saturday, June
25th, 1898, at $50 o'clock p. IN, at
the store of A. G. James at the head
of Bradfords Neck. by John t
Mock. trustee For terms &C., see
posters.
Four of the crew in each station of
the Life Sava- Service, whose terms
had just expired, were placed again
on duty on Thursday night for the
summer months Whether they are
expected to fight with their life-sav
inyapparatus any Spanish fleet which
may happen this way or to keep an
eve on the Spanish spies, which are
said to infest our coast, we are not
advised.
Mr. James r Lewis had a narrow
escape from fatal injury at the
Peninsula Fair Grounds on Monday.
By some mishap one of the corner
posts fell and struck him, but
fortunately the force of the blow
partially broken by some lumber
near at hand. He was badly bruised
and it was feared seriously injured
at the time, but it is thought, is now
out of danger.
DR.. Vim. E. Brickhouse filed in the
clerks Office Oh the Attn inst. notice
of contest against Geo. H. Adair,
mayor of Belle Haven, and David
Chambers, Francis E. Kellam, Benz
1amin +. Stringer and Solomon
Byrd filed like notice on same day
against Sargent P. Ward, n. A.
Smith, L. j. Floyd and A. D. Dore-
mus as councilmen of said town.
They complain that said mayor
and coun"ilmen were not lawfully
elected in May last. The matter will
come up before Judge Ross at the
next term Of court.
Mrs. sudie Fletcher, wife of Mr..
Douglas D. Fletcher. and daughter
of Hon. Jno. w. b. Parker, died after
long illness at her home on Onau-
cock Creek, on Thursday, I'd inst.
Her death though expected for weeks
is received with no less sorrow by
her many friends in every part OF the
county. She was most estimable
lady and had and deserved the love
and respect of all VITO knew her. AS