Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-05-07
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1898.
John W. Edmonds Editor and Owner
10 C&E- aEWs.

.-DEAB- NaEWS.
Board of Supervisors meets next
Wednesday, 18th.
Potato sprouts are being put out
in many parts of the county this
week.
Strawberry shipments will begin
next week and the most of our grow
ers report fair crop.
Mr.. G. Walter Mapp, attorney, offers
his professional service to the public
in this issue. We commend him to
your favors.
Capt. John d. Hart. formerly of
this county, imprisoned some months
ago as Il filibusterer, will, it was an
nounced by the President on Thurs
day, be liberated soon.
A change has been made in oyster
districts Nos. 5, 6 and Z. No. eX-
tends to Muddy Greek, No. 6 to north
side OF Onancock creek and No. Z
from lower part OF Accomac to Oman
cock creek.
Mrs. Margaret Burton, widow of
the late Capt. William F. Burton,
seriously i'll at her home near Locust
vile during this week, was some>
what improved according to our
latest reports.
The Boston berry train started
yesterday The train leaves Cape
Charles at p. IN. daily except Fri
day. The shipments yesterday
amounted to about four hundred
crates.--Light, 18th.
Mr.. w. S. Richardson, the ice
cream man of Marion, Md, with in
creased facilities for supplying you
this season, through our columns
continues to solicit your patronage.
See advertisement on another page
OF tnlS paper.
Peter Boggs, coloreG, has been
commissioned as recruiting officer
by the Government and was at the
Court. House Wednesday to enlist all
the coloredpeople, suitable as soldiers,
who desire to serve Uncle Sam in his
fight with the Spaniards.
The Public Ledger reports damage
of $4,000 from washouts, by wind
and rain storm of last week, at Port
Norfolk. where the New York, Phila
delphi,, and Norfolk Railroad are
expending thousands of dollars il.
bulldog piers aud warehouses.
Valuable vessel and mill property
of Charles P. Finpey, deceased, will
be sold at public auction in front OF
hotel at Onancock, to day, May
18th, p. IN by the executors. a
description OF the property and terms
appears in another column OF this
paper.
Mr. ]. P. Wilson, commission mer-
chant, of Philadelphia, who is one OF
the best in his business in that city
and who by years of faithful service
has proven himself worthy OF The
liberal patronage he has received at
the hands of our people, was in the
county last week.
Strawberry checks are being print
ed at this Office 500 for $1.00, good for
a lifetime. We will furnish them
any day next week, but prefer for
you to let US have your orders on
next Monday or Tuesday. Several
thousands have been printed at this
office during the week.
Mr.. WILDER Parker, who came here
from Accomack county, to enlist, has
Joined Captain G. Gray Bossieux's
command. a friend Of his from the
Eastern Shore will be here in day
or two 10 enlist Captain Bossieux
needs few more able-bodied citizens
to recruit his company to the limit
Richmond Times.
The sale of the Blackstone FARM
near Drummondtown, belonging to
the heirs of the late John w. Coard,
has been postponed until Saturday,
May 21st, 1898 1t will be sold in two
parcels, of one hundred acres each,
more or less, instead of as whole, as
heretofore advertised; the sale to take
place at Gardeners store at Wiseville.
]. H Schneider & Co., commission
merchants, New York, through Us
solicit the patronage of the shippers
of the Eastern Shore. The firm Is
first class and their returns last sea-
son compared favorably with the
best. The fact that Mr.. VIM. Wig
ton represents them is sufficient proof
that the firm is in all respects re-
liable one.
Quite serious wreck occurred on
the line of the N. Y, P. & N. R. r
on Monday morning. As train NO
16 was approaching Machipongo
Station it parted and the rear enc
ran into its trout portion, derailing
four cars and blocking main track
for several hours. Clarence Parsons
a white boy from Salisbury, who was
stealing ride on the train was
caught in the wreck and suffered
fracture of the left arm besides be-
ing badly bruised up about the body
The Light.
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