Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-10-22
John W.Edmonds. Editor and Owner,
LOCAL ssENasy s.

Election day, Tuesday, November
Sth.
School will be opened in the new
public school building at Parksley,
next Monday.
Hon. W. A. Jones will address the
voters of Accomac at Drummondtown
next court day and at other points
in the county during that week.
Rev. J H. Renderlite, absent from
the county of late, has returned home
and will fill the pulpit of the Drums
mondtown Presbyterian Church Sun
day IL orning.
An aermotor is among the latest
improvements at Hotel Doughty. 1t
is in few feet OF the house and was
put up for the purpose of supplying
the rooms with water.
Captain John Il. Hopkins, deputy
treasurer, has been quite sick at his
home on Hunting Creek, this week,
too sick TO meet his appointments
for the collection of taxes.
MIR. L. Cohen, Onancock, in this
issue, invites your attention to bar
gains he has TO offer You, RS will be
seen by reference to his ADVERTISE
ment elsewhere in cur columns.
An invitation is extended to you
by w. S. Dickinson & Son, Poco-
moke City, in this issue TO call on
them for bargains. Your attention
is invited to their advertisement.
Ladies', misses and children'S jack
cts and caps from $1.00 to $500. If
you want the styles coupled with
quality and low prices don't fail to
see them, at Pate s Mason'S, Parks
ley, Va.
B. w. Mears & Son, Keller, will
keep on hand full supply of s. F.
johnson s. Co.'S. books and will fill
all orders promptly, at wholesale
prices, of the merchants OF the
Eastern Shore.
Mr.. B. T. Nelson is just from the
city with a large line of new goods,
which he bought to sell, not to keep,
and will make it interesting TO you il
you will call on him. He will give
you some prices in our next issue.
Tasley of late has been keeping
pace with the other stations in im-
provements. At this time a large
boarding house or hotel is being built
by Hopkins s. Bro. and handsome
dwelling by Mr. Ira Hopkins. Other
dwellings will go up there next spring
The auction sale Of bicycles OF A.
b. G. Mears, advertised for 10Th inst,
was postponed until to-day. The bi
cycle race also expected at Wacha-
preague on last Saturday, comes of
to- day. Premiums of So instead of
Sc as heretofore advertised will be
given.
The very valuable lands,of which
George r. West died seized and pos
sessed, will be sold at public auction,
by James H. Fletcher, special com
missioner, in front of courthouse, on
Saturday, November 9TH, 3 p. III. 4
full description CT same appears il
this issue.
Mr.. John D. Wimbrough, of Balti-
more, was among the visitors to our
town this week. He is still citizen
of the county and it is pretty good
sign when you see him around that
election day is near at hand and that
he is ready to cast his vote as demo-
crat if it is needed.
WIN. P. Wise, of this county, ship
ped on Thursday last to Lowell Bros.
& Baily. of Boston, Mass, one barrel
of sweet potatoes, consisting only OF
30 potatoes to the barrel, and the
average weight of the potatoes was
from five pounds to five pounds and
TWO ounces.-Light.
Messrs. w. B. Wilson and r. D. L.
Fletcher are the successors of Capt.
O. A. Browne, in the management Of
the Hollywood farm Cape Charles,
and other valuable properties of the
heirs of w. L. Scott. Either is
worthy successor and no mistake is
made in selecting both of them.
The cleared land on Back street in
Onancock, about sixteen acres, with
two good tenant houses and twenty
one. of Snead Woodland near Oman
c,ck, both lately belonging to Upshur
B. Quinbv, now deceased, is offered
for sale by T. B. Quinby, attorney.
1t is very desirable property and
should sell we'll.
Mr.. R. A. Robinson, headmaster OF
the Margaret Academy, advises us.
that the music department of the
Academy has its complement of pu-
pills and that no more can be received
in that department during the pres
ent term, until February LIST. atleast.
There are some vacancies still in the
other departments.
James E. Tull, trustee, will sell at
public auction on Saturday, October
goth, p. NJ, at Hallwood, tract Of
AIero5 Tro dor OF