Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-07-23

grounds ras!ey, Va, Augusta ?, 8, 4, 5,
20 cents.
The Chesapeake Agricultural Fair
will commence August 10th, and con.
time four days.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair commences Tuesday, August s5,
and continues four days.
The Board of Supervisors will meet
at Accomac G. H., next Monday,
court-day Several matters of con
siderable Importance will be heard
by the Board on that day.
District Conference, NJ. E. Church,
South, WAS in session in Onancock,
from Tuesday to Thursday of this
week. a full report of proceedings
which failed to come TO hand in time,
will appear in next issue.
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.
A lawn fete will be held at resi-
dence of Mr.. Vim. B. Pitts, July Goth,
beginning at ! o'clock p. III. for bene-
tit of Onancock Baptist Church
Music and refreshments on the
grounds All cordially invited.
Mr.. Sartorius, young man OF
Pocomoke, wants some one under 20
years of age to ruu him q foot race at
the fair near Keller. from 100 yards
to one quarter of a mile. The an
nouncement is made at his request.
The Mcconnell Farm, 10 acres and
the residence occupied by DR.. Ames,
both located at Pungoteaau e, this
county, will be sold at public auction,
Saturday, August 18th, 1898, at $50
p ~, by Joseph Ii. Hebard, Jr,,
trustee.
There will be special examiner
from the kellaln Cancer, Medical and
Surgical Hospital, of Hinton, W. Va,
ct Hotel Doughty July 25, 2G, and p,
to examine ali persons suffering with
cancer, rupture on dropsy. All ex-
aminations free.
G'he A. j. Ward farm between
Belle Haven and Wartltown, one and
q half miles from Exmore station, is
offered for sale By I. r. Quinby, at
torney, Onancock. either as a whole
or in parcels TO SUIT purchasers.
Write to him for prices and further
particulars.
There will be picnic for the
children OF Mackenzie Presbyterian
Sunday School at the Folly, on
Thursday afternoon, July 2Sth. Ice
cream and cake will be served to the
children and will be on sale for others.
The public generally are cordially
Invited to be present.
Rev. William Fisher died at his
home, near Appomattox c. H, Satur
day, 10th inst, aged 81 years. He
had been for sixty years a useful
minister of the gospel, and did faith
full work as pastor of Baptist
churches on the Eastern Shore for
score Of years or more.
Z. H. Benson will be at Accomac
c. H, Monday next, court-day, with
his usual line of samples of summer
suitipgs sc. To close out this seasons
stock will offer special Inducements
All persons owing him on back &C
counts or otherwise are kindly asked
to settle with him that day.
L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell to
the highest bidder, on Saturday,
August 18th, 1898, at $3.50 o'clock p.
~, at louisville, the farm known
as the David P. Mears Land" con-
tains 50 acres, more or less, adjoining
lands OF w Fisher Mears and wife,
Richard W. Ames and others.
On Friday evening, 7 o'clock, the
Goth of July, the ladies representing
the four churches of Pungoteague
Circuit will give free entertainment
in the parsonage yard, called Uncle
Sam's Representatives, AT which
time refreshments will be sold for the
benefit OF the parsonage. A cordial
invitation extended TO all.
Among the visitors to friends in our
town and vicinity at present are
Miss Louise Heath, of Norfolk, and
Miss Gertrude Robinson, of Baltimore,
with Miss Bessie Gunter, Miss Carrie
Biting, of Washington, with Miss
Ruth Oldham, Misses Lizzie Derby
and Emma Cole, of Petersburg, with
Mrs. DIR. J. Il. Ayres and Miss Fannie
Grimsley, of Chincoteague, with Miss
Matte Coard.
The part of the Fentress farm in
Upshur's Neck owned by the heirs of
Upshur B. Quinby, deceased, is offer
ed for sale 1T Il reasonable price by
7. B. Quinby, attorney, Onancock,
Va. 1t is fine water situation, 30
acrss of good high land, much i'm
proved, and % acres of woodsland
and has an exceptionally fine water
front and eel grass shore.
The shipments Of Irish potatoes so
far this season from the two counties
in Virginia have been $4,000 barrels,
or 1000 barrels in excess of the total
shipments for the year 1896. and
$4,000 barrels more than last year.
At fair average of 50 per barrel. at
least one million dollars will be dis