Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-07-16

South, meets in hancock, July 10Th.
Campmeeting, at Conquest Chapel,
near Hallwood, begins Friday, July
2sd
The Chesapeake Agricultural Fair
will commence August 10th, aud con
tinue four days
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences Tuesday, August 23,
and continues four days.
The finishing touches have been
put on the grand stand at the PENN
sula Fair grounds and the stars and
stripes are now floating from its
tower.
Goods at reduced price and the
prospect of valuable prize are offered
by A. H. &. Mears in his advertise
ment this week. See ad. in another
column.
Gen. George j. Hundley, of Amelia
County, Va, will be at Accomac G.
H., on Tuesday, July Goth, the day of
the Confederate reunion, and deliver
an address.
Mr.. g. Walter ilapp is at Univer-
sity of Virginia, attending law lee
lures at that institution. He will be
absent from county until about
August 1st.
Peninsula Fair Association will be-
gin their first annual fair at Tasley.
August I'd, and continue four days
The management expect to give the
greatest and grandest exhibition ever
seen on this Peninsula.
The stamp law requires ministers of
the gospel to put a ten cent U. s..
internal revenue stamp and cancel
the same with their initials and date
on every certificate at foot of marriage
license which they sign.
Rev. T. S. Dunaway has accepted
call to Drummondtown and Rar-
borton Baptist Churches and will
preach at Drummondtown On Sun
day morning, August 18th and at
Harborton in afternoon Of that day.
The A. j. Ward farm between
Belle Haven and Wardtown, one and
a half miles from Exmore station, is
offered for sale by T. Il. Quinby, at
IL
or in parcels TO SUIT purchasers.
Write to him for prices and further
particulars.
There will be a special cancer ex-
aminer from the kellam Cancer,
Medical and Surgical Hospital of
Hinton, ". Va, at the Keliam Hotel,
Belle Haven. July % End %, to eX
anime all persons suffering with-can-
Ger, rupture or dropsy. All examina-
tons free.
L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell to
the highest bidder. on Saturday,
August 18th, 1898, at $50 o'clock p.
H., at Locustviie. the farm known
as the. David P. Mears Land" con-
tans 50 acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of w Fisher Mears and wife,
Richard w Ames and others.
The following new advertisements
in this issue are OF especial interestto
many of our readers: Nelson &
Daugherty, Ashby & Belote, Accomac
c. H.; A H G Mears, Wachaprea que;
EFT. Parks & Co., Parksley; Mar
garet Academy, Onancock; Salisbury
Shirt Co.; Gaddess Bros, Baltimore.
A meeting of the ladies interested
in the Confederate reunion, to be held
July Goth, are requested to meet at
Lilliston Hall, Accomac G. H., next
Monday, 3 p. NJ, to perfect their ar
rangements for the day. Every lady
who loves the Lost Cause and the
noble heroes who died for it should
be in attendance.
The Parks land, near Accomac G.
H., sold on Monday, by Jno. a. Bun
dick, special commissioner, was
bought by Nathaniel Lang, for the
sum of $500, and Cedar Island, sold
on Wednesday, by Jas. II. Fletcher,
Jr. and Thomas W. Russell, special
commissioners, was bought by parties
having interest in same, at 800.
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
T. B. Quinby, attorney, Onancock,
Va. It is a fine water situation, 50
acres of good high land, much i'm
proved, and % acres of woodsland
and has an exceptionally fine water
front and eel grass shore.
Metompkin Beach Hotel, retitted,
is now open for the season. Guests
will be made comfortable and will
have good things to catfish, crabs,
CLANS, oysters and birds and other
things. Fine bathing will be found
and bathing suits for ladies and gen
tleman provided. Guest will be taken
to the beach from the Folly and
from Parker Creek every day. Terms
$3.50 per day or 500 per week. For
other information or rates, apply
TO Thos. w. Russell, Accomack G. Fl
or to Mr.. Garry Johnson, Pastoria,
,,ooooar and host
Mrs. Euphamie Stevenson, widow
of the late John W. Stevenson, died
Wednesday. 9th inst, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Edward Ewell,