Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-09-10
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
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Miss Lottie Tyler, of Philadelphia,
is visiting friends in town.
Sewer pipe is being laid In some of
the important drains of our streets.
Miss Charlotte Nottingham, of East
vile, is the guest of Mrs. r. L. Hop
kins.
Mr.. Charles r. Mills, of Baltimore
is visiting the home of his father, Mr..
w. S. Mills.
Private pipes are being laid from
the water main to business houses
and dwellings.
Master Robert Crowder, having
spent the summer in Lynchburg, re-
turned home last week.
Mr.. j. C. w. Leatherbury. with
Ames. Shields & Co., has gone to the
Northern cities for vacation.
Mr.. Geo. H. Powell, bank clerk has
returned from his vacation which he
spent in New York city and resorts
in the vicinity.
Miss Margaret Groton left this week
for Boston. Mass, where she will en-
ter the Boston Conservatory of Music
for q. special course.
Messrs. Harmanson Killmon and
Upshur Q. Sturgis returned Thurs
day morning, after visit of several
days to Philadelphia.
Mr.. F. P. Brent. of Richmond, Sec
rotary of the State Board of Educa-
ton, is in town. He will move his
family to Richmond next week.
Captain B. F. Crockett, schooner
Alice and Anna, has gone for cargo
of sash, doors and other building ma.
terial for the NJ. Z. Church, South.
The directors of the First National
Bank of Onancock held a regular
meeting on Tuesday, No matters of
interest to the public were trans
acted.
MIR. John s. NAPLES took the
schooner Alice and Anna last week
and brought his family home from
Middlesex county, where they had
spent month with relatives.
On the 1st instant Mr.. Geo. G.. Wise
and Miss Maggie Scott, daughter OF
Mr.. Thomas Scott, all of Cashville,
were married at the parsonage of the
NJ E. Church, South, by Rev. w. R.
Crowder.
Mr.. Thomas Fletcher and family, of
Jenkins Bridge, will remove their
residence to this town, and will take
the dwelling occupied at present by
the family of Mr.. F. P. Brent. They
will come here for the purpose Of edu-
eating their children.
A lawn party for the benefit of the
NJ. Z. Church, South, was held Tues
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Elicia Hopkins. The lawn was pref
tily lighted by a large number of
Chinese lanterns. a number of the
Onancock string band rendered
sweet music during the time, which
added greatly to the enjoyment of
the occasion. The affair was a sue
cess.
Miss Laura Hickman, of Roanoke,
Va, has been engaged as principal
of the music department of the Mar
garet Academy. She is graduate Of
Buena Vista College and of the New
York Conservatory Of Music, and is
an accomplished and experienced
teacher Miss Josephine Phaup, of
Norfolk, has been engaged for the
primary department. She is young
lady of fine attainment and especially
adapted for the work
The Margaret Academy building is
being renovated and improved. A
furnace is being placed in the cellar
for the heating of the rooms, and pipe
is being laid from the water main,
and the building will be supplied
with hot and cold water Altogether
the improvements are great, and will
give pleasure and comfort to the &C.
cupants. Rev. Mr. Robinson, head
master, is untiring in his efforts in
every line to have fine school here
Masters w. Rankin Goode and
Harry J.. Price, guests of Mr.. A. W.
Lilliston, left on Monday for their
homes. These boys are travelling
over the country for the purpose of
collecting money, mostly from the
school children, with which to build
battleship in place of the maine
They have succeeded already in col
lecting large sums of money. Their
visit here was due to an acquaintance
made with Mr.. Lilliston while Cd a
business trip last fall.
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