Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-09-17


Is at Accomac c H, on visit to
relatives and friends.
Rev. Mr.. Slmmerman will preach
at st. James Episcopal Church to-
morrow, Sunday, at II o'clock.
Little Guy Won in three straight
heats, in the 2:21 class, pacing, at
Timonium, Baltimore county, Md !,
last Wednesday. The purse was $500
The next regular meeting of Pun
goteague Grange will be held at their
hall on Thursday, September 92d. All
of the members are requested to be
present.
Mr. George F. Parker will sell his
stock of goods, consisting of dry
goods, notions, Sc, II public auction,
commencing on Monday, September
goth, court day.
Or. Geo. T. Scarburgh, Accomac
G. H +, and Mr.. William H. Parker,
Onancock, attended as delegates
the republican convention which met
in Tappahannock this week.
William F. kellem, Locus tville, and
John McMath, Only, left this week
for Randolph, Macon College, Ash
land, Va, to enter the academic de-
partment OF THAI institution
Mr.. Edwin Nelson, of our town, has
accepted an engagement with the
Belle Haven Furniture Co. He will
be the manager of the dry goods
business soon TO be added to the firm
The firm OF Nelson & Daugherty was
dissolved last Wednesday by mutual
consent. Mir Nelson bought the in
terest OF his partner, and will con-
tinue in business as the successor OF
the new firm.
MIR. George e Winder. Jr., who
served his country on board the
Harvard" in the engagement off
Santiago. has returned home, and
spent several days with relatives at
Accoluac c. H., during the week,
Capt. George G. Savage, COM
mander of steamer Macon. used oflate
in transporting soldiers and ammu-
milton from United Sta ties to Cuba
aud Porto Rico is visiting his mother,
Mrs. George G. Savage, Cape Charles.
The land, OF " hich George S. West
died seized and possessed, will be sold
at public auction 10 the highest bid.
der in Craddockville, on Saturday,
September 18th, 1898, $50 p. NJ, by
John E. West, executor. For further
particulars see posters.
James H. Fletcher, Jr., trustee, will
sell, by request, at public auction,
Saturday, September 24th,3 p. ~, That
valuable house and lot belonging to
j. G. Rowles Parties wishing com
Portable home are requested to exam
inc same. For particulars see post
ers.
A new store has been opened at
Harborton by Mr.. b. P. Penny, filled
with brand new goods, and at prices
which cannot fail to attract custom
ers. Read his advertisement in this
issue and note the prices he gives
You. He will sell for cash and give
YOU benefit of same.
The County School Board adopted,
at meeting held at Accomac G. H.
last Tuesday, Johnson's Readers,
published by Is. T. Johnson & Co. of
Richmond, Va. The biographies.
adopted at 81 previous meeting of the
Board, were Frye's Geographical Sc
ries, and not as reported in last issue
of this paper.
The cleared land on Back street in
Onancock, about sixteen acres, with
two good tenant houses and twenty"
one. OF Snead Woodland near Oman
cock, both lately belonging to Upshur
3. QninbY, now deceased, is offered
for sale by 7. b Quinby, attorney.
1t is very desirable property and
should sell well.
Jno. E. Nottingham, Jr., Frank
town. and Juo. T. Wilkins, Jr., and
Tucker Wilkins, Bridgetown, matric
ulated as law students at University
OF Virginia, this week. Accomac will
be represented this session in the
academic department of that institu,
lion by James G. Nelson, AccoInac
c. H, and Warner Ames, Onancock.
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 I.
B. Quinby, attorney, Onancock, Va
II is a fine water situation, 50 acres
of good high land, much improved,
and % acres of woodsland and has an
exceptionally fine water front and
eel-grass shore.
DR.. John T. Wilkins, Jr., was elect
ed county chairman OF the democratic
party at a mass meeting of the demo
Gratis at Eastviile last Monday. He
succeeds Mr.. r. L. Ailworth, who has
been chairman of the party for the
last eight years. In the contest be-
tween them, made by their friends,
neither being present, DR.. Wilkins
won by vote of 40 to IS.
Stewart X. Powell, trustee, will
sell at public auction on Saturday,
September gath, 3 p. ~, at Pun
colleague, the Mcconnell Farm, y
a storehouse and other valuable par