Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-29


Mr.. r W Somers has been appoint
ed postmaster at BloXom, vice w l.
Bloxom, resigned, and George 7
Stockley, at Keller, vice Fl. E. Mears'
removed.
Special price list of choice straw
berry plants, shade and ornaments
trees. grown by a. J. MaMath. nur
serylnan, Only, recently published
and now being circulated. can b.
had by asking for same.
If in arrears for subscription to
ENTERPRISE, don't come to cour'
Monday without putting dollar IL
your pocket to pay the bill and don't
wait to be reminded after you ger
here that we need and want it.
The stock of winter millinery OF
Miss l. a. Neville, Onancock, will be
offered for sale by her at public auc-
ton on Saturday, February 5th, and
if weather is inclement on that day,
on first fair Saturday, thereafter.
Board Of Supervisors meets first
Monday in February to receive re
ports OF road machine managers for
ouarter ending December, S1st' 1897
and to make their respective reports
as to the condition OF the public roads
aud bridges.
Valuable vessel property and oys'
ter beds of John 8. Mears, deceased.
are offered for sale in this issue by T..
T. Powell, agent. The oyster beds
will be sold at public auction Thurs
day, February Sd. See advertisement
for full particulars.
Mr.. Thomas H. Nelson has just re.
turned from the city with choice
lot of horses and mules, which can
be seen at his stables at Accomac
C. H, on next Monday, court day.
He saws, he will make it to your
interest to see him before purchasing
elsewhere.
a dead whale measuring sixty feet
in length washed ashore at Old
Plantation inlet, about four miles
south of Co pc Charles, last week. Its
thought by the captain who brought
the information that the whale had
been dead for several days and dleo
from natural causes.
Valuable personal property OF G..
S. Smith, Jenkins Bridge, is adver-
tised for sale, at public auction, III
this issue, by W. L. Mock, trustee.
The sale will begin Wednesday,
February 18th, and continue from
day to day until the whole OF SAID
property is disposed OF. See adver-
tise1nent.
The New York, Philadelphia, anc
Norfolk Railroad Company is having
another large steamer built TO run be-
tween Norfolk and Cape Charles
The new, boat is expected to max.
the run from Norfolk to Cape
Charles, a distance of thirty six mile
in two hours, including the stop al
Old Point.
The New Church c. E. Society
will observe Christian Endeavor da,
at Berea NJ. P. Church Sunday eve
ming, January Goth, at 7:S0. The pro
gramme is interesting, consisting OF
choice readings and music .instrumen
tai and vocal. The Offering to be
applied to missions. The public cor
daily invited to attend.
A valuable farm situated in Nassa
wadox Creek, in Occahonnock Neck,
belonging to William T. Bowen Ii
advertised for sale on Saturday,
February 5th, by Ohio F. Mears'
trustee. 1t contains about 1GO acres,
beautifully located and has valuable
oyster shore. See advertisement eno
write to trustee for full particulars.
An advertiseme of w. s. DickiD-
son & Son, of Pocomoke city is OF
interest to you. The firm believes
that its patrons needs goods in theil
line all the year around and are pre-
pared to offer them as great bargain,
aud goods that they need as much
in January and February as in Other
months. Read what they have to
say.
A meeting of the Woman's Mission,
airy Society was held at the Drum
mondtown Methodist Church on last
Sunday. Interesting addresses WERE
made on the occasion by Mrs. Bette
A. Rue and Mrs. Sudie James Oh the
objects of the society and the gooc
work it was doing. An organization
was effected on t. at day with eight
mem bers.
A colored man, America Holland,
was murdered by his stepson, Sum
mertield Dennis, a boy about eighteen
years old, last Monday at Pocomoke
City. The old man was shot by him
in the neck while he was "dozing
before the Preside" and death was
instantaneous. The boy had been
recently chastised by the old man
and that is the only motive assigned
for the brutal deed.
Extracts from an article. in regard
to the Nickerson Fertilizer anc
Chemical Works. which appeared il
the Easton Gazette, of 22d inst, will
be found III this paper today. Some