Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-08-13


day.
The Chesapeake Agricultural Fair
will commence August 10th, and con
tinue four days.
Accomac Baptist Association meets
with Zion Baptist Church, Wednes-
day, August 18th.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences Tuesday, August %,
and continues four days.
Upshur Y. Justis, promising
young man, son of Mr.. Geo. r. Justis,
was drowned, while bathing near
Justisville, last Saturday.
A meeting of Pungoteague Grange
will be held at their hall on Friday,
August 10Th, for the purpose of dis
tributing tickets among the men,
bers.
A bush meeting will be held at
Amiss Chapel, commencing on the
Goth day of August. The exercises
will be conducted by Rev. J. R.
Griffith.
|. H. Merrill offers his spring goods
in mems, boys and childrens' suits at
cost or less, from now to September
1st. Now is your chance to secure a
rare bargain.
A revival meeting will begin at
Downings Church on the third Sun
day in August. The pastor will be
assisted by Rev. \. a. Whitmore, of
Belle Haven.
Hon w. A. Jones opened his cam
paign at Matthews courthouse last
Wednesday, 1t is his intention to
visit every county in the State before
election day.
Especial attention is invited to new
advertisements in this issue: New
route to Chincoteague; Shenandoah
Normal College; Hugh j. Phillips,
bricks; 1. H. Merrill, clothing and
Ben. U. Doughty, real estate.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Blanche Bishop to
Mr.. Luther Hyslup, of Norfolk, son
of Mr.. L. ]. Hyslup, near Keller.
The marriage will take place in
Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
4 fair is to be held in Parksley
grove, on Thursday, August 18th, for
the benefit of the church. There will
be music, speeches, refreshments
articles for sale and various matters
of interest. A big time is expected.
The Mcconnell Farm, 10 acres and
the residence occupied by DR.. Ames,
both located at Pungotea6ue, this
county, will be sold atpublic auction,
Saturday, August 18th, 1898, at $3.50
p. m., by Joseph H. Hebard, Jr.,
trustee.
Rain, anxiously looked for in lower
Accomac for several weeks, came
down in copious showers last We'd
nesday night. 1t was badly needed
by the sweet potato crop and worth
thousands of dollars to growers Of
our staple product.
The ladies of Centenary NJ. E..
Church, South, will have a lunch
room in the Travis building each day
of the Cape Charles Fair 1t will be
open from I to 10 p. H., for the &C
commodation of all who wish a good
supper at a reasonable price.
Ministers of the Gospel are re-
quired by act of Congress to puta 10
cent q. S. internal revenue stamp on
their certificates to marriage license
and cancel the same with their
initials and date. The law imposes a
severe penalty for failure to do this.
Mr.. L. Floyd Mock will on Saturday,
August 9Th, 1898, at $3.50 o'clock p.
M, at Cashville, sell to the highest
bidder at public auction, the valua
BILE tract or I 6 re i of land located on
Machitank Creek in Sluthkill Neck,
now occupied by Mr.. T. R. Chandler.
Terms very liberal.
L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell to
the highest bidder, on Saturday,
August 18th, 1898, at $3.50 o'clock p.
H., at louisville, the farm known
as the David P. Mears Land con-
tains So acres, more or less, adjoining
ands of w. Fisher Mears and wife,
Richard W. Ames and others.
Mr.. Ben U. Doughty in this issue
offers for sale his hotel and other
valuable property at Exmore Station
Such an opportunity is rarely pre-
sented, as he offers, of securing a
frst-class business place and CON-
Portable homes. The property is
situated in one of the thriftiest sec,
tions of the Eastern Shore.
The part of the Fentress farm in
Upshur's Neck owned by the heirs of
Upshur B. Quinby, deceased, is offer
ed for sale at reasonable price by
II. B. Quinby, attorney, Onancoc6,
Va. 1t is a fire water situation, 90
acres of good high land, much i'm
proved, and 95 acres of woodsland
and has an exceptionally fine water
front and eelgrass shore.
The Cape Charles Fair, which be-
gins next Wednesday will be, it is be-
lieved, the best in the history of the
organization and through us a cor
dial invitation is extended by DR.. A.
peterborough, the secretary, to the