Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-08-06
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Accomac Baptist Association meet:
with Zion Baptist Church, Wednes
day, August 18th.
The Eastern Shore Agriculture
Fair commences Tuesday, August %
and continues four days.
Rev. w. c. Walden will lecture al
Guiford on the 10th of August al
night, on the subject Grit,
Mr.. Geo. w Revell and family, and
Mrs. Kate Nelson, of Baltimore, are
visiting relatives at Accomac G. H.
The net receipts of the fair held at
Grange Fair grounds by the Baptist
of Harborton last week, were one
hundred dollars.
Joachim harmon, co!orel, convict
from this county, seat to peniten-
tary in March 1891, died in hospital
on State farm July Goth.
Mr. James H. Fletcher, Jr., and
family are at Lexington, on visit to
relatives and friends, Mr.. Fletcher
will return home in about ten days
Rev. 7. S Dunaway, the new pas
tor of Drummondtown and Harbor
ton Baptist churches, will preach at
Drummondtown Baptist Church Sun,
day morning.
Rev. S. L. Grimsley, who left Chin
colleague for Richmond a few days
ago, writes Us that he is open to a
call. He is an excellent preacher and
deserves a good one.
Mr.. A. H 6 Mears, Wachapreague,
has bought 1GS bicycles in the last so
days. See advertisement in this issue
for his prices on same, also for special
values in clothing, dress goods sc.
Hon. S S Wilkins, of Northamp-
ton, has been appointed by Governor
Tyler as delegate TO the National
Poison Association which meets in
Indianapolis from September -, to
TO-
The announcement is authorized
by Mr. + L. Powell, treasurer, that
he will be at Turlington Camp
ground every Afternoon, except Satur
day, for the accommodation of those
who wish to pay their taxes.
The Wintertou Co., commission
merchants, New York, whose adver-
tisemenc appears in this issue is COM
mended to our shippers. The firm is
q good one and has money deposited
i'll county, as vii! be noted, to meet
all checks.
L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell to
the highest bidder, on Saturday.
August 18th, 1898, at $50 o'clock p.
N, at louisville, the farm known
as the David P. Mears Land" con-
tains 50 acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of ". Fisher Mears and wife,
Richard ". Ames and others.
The store of Jew at Guilford, was
broken open last week, and robbed
of about hundred dollars worth Of
clothing. William Riggs, colored, one
OF the parties suspected of the theft
was sent to Jail last Saturday. An
other colored man, implicated in the
theft, has left for PARTS unknown.
The regular quarterly observance
of the sacrament of the Lords supper
will be held in the Presbyterian
Church, Sunday morning. Prepara-
tory services on Saturday afternoon
preceding at 80, followed by meet
ing of the session. A full attendance
of the members of the church is re-
ouested at these services, and all are
cordially invited
The Camp-meeting at burlington
grounds opened on yesterday with
the usual number of tentholders,
about fifty, and with all necessary
preparations for conducting sue
cessful meeting, The ministers on the
Eastern Shore will be assisted by
ministers from Norfolk and other
places. The singing will be led by
gentleman from Norfolk.
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 a reasonable price by
T. B. Quinby, attorney, Onancock,
Va. 1t is fire water situation, %
acres of good high land, much i'm
proved, and % acres Of woodsland
and has an exceptionally fine water
front and eel grass shore.
An advertisement, of Blackstone
Female Institute, a favorite institu-
ton of learning On Eastern Shore,
and which for years has had more
liberal patrouago at the hands of our
people than any institution eff the
Shore. appears in this issue. The
merits OF the school are two we'll es-
ta1ished to need auy commentator
from us.
The Eastern Shore was represented
in the Congressional Convention,
which met at Urbana, on Tuesday,
to renominate Hon. VIM. A. Jones
by the following delegates: S w
Matthews, Ben T. Gunter, Dir. J w,
Bowdoin, L. c. Mears, S. w. Ames-
VIM. S. Holland, Jno. S. NAPLES
Henry Martin, Henry Wise, }. W.
Barnes, jeff D. Jacobs, S. B. Bull
II. a. Brockenbrough, Il. Ailworth
Bullitt FitzuGb, J. 7. Daniel, r. H
Brenneman. Dr. j. 3. Williams and
Philip Mapp. They were taken to
J1rj,ana on steamer of Cant A ]