Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-03-05
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Another grocery store has been
opened in town by Mr.. Hickman OF
Delaware.
MIR. Everett Dnnaway, of Jeffer
son county, West Va, is at Accomac
G.. Hon visit to his brother, Pastor
J. NJ. Dunaway.
Governor Tyler has vetoed the bill
of Delegate Matthews, of Accomac,
authorizing certain parties to erect g.
wharf in I.owell's bay.
The Governor approved the bill
to prohibit hogs running at large
upon the streets or roads within Ger
tain prescribed limits at Accomac
courthouse.
At meeting of the directors of the
Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair As
sociation last week the dates fixed
for holding the fair were from August
% to 26 inclusive.
Mr.. William S. Holland, of Horn
town, was elected dictator of the
Grand Lodge of the Knights of Honor
at meeting of that Lodge held in
Staunton, Va, last Tuesday.
Rev. F. J. Brooke, D. D.. has filled
the pulpit of the Mackenzie Presby
terrain church every night this week
and will continue the exercises
tomorrow. preaching in the morning
and at night.
John T. Mock, trustee, will sell at
public auction at Harborton, on
Saturday, March 18th, 1898, at 3
o'clock p. NJ, the valuable house and
lot of F. w. Sparrow, situate at Har-
borton For terms see posters.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will be held in the Methodist
Church in Drummondtown, on next
Sunday afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock. A
full attendance of members and
friends is requested.
Hon w. A. Jones has offered bill
in the House of Representatives ask
ing for an appropriation of $4,000
for public building for Cape
Charles, to be used for the custom
house and postofice. The appropri-
alton will, 1t is stated. be made.
The Board of Supervisors, at its
late meeting by vote of to l, dis
approved the expenditure necessary
TO open the public road, by either re
port of viewers, filed in petition OF
Frank Fletcher and others for
public road near Jenkins Bridge.
Gov. Tunnel, of Delaware, passed
through this-city yesterday for Nor
folk. to act as best man at the mar
riage of Rev. Chas. 1. Single, chap
lain of the Delaware legislature, TO
Miss Marion Stuart Bland, of Berk-
ley, Va, yesterday evening.-The
Light, Sd.
Mr.. A. W. Lil!istou, Onancock, sells
carriages Of all styles and prices as
will be seen by his advertisement III
this paper of today and at the lowest
margin OF profit. As will be noted
also, he is prepared to give first class
service in the other branch of his
his business.
L. Floyd Mock, special commits
sioner will sell at public auction at
Mappsville on Saturday, March. 26,
about p M, the lands belonging to
the heirs OF John H Fisher, deceased,
situated near Mappsville, known as
the Kelly land" For further
particulars see posters.
Mr.. George Crockett continues
critically ill at his home near Acco-
mac c. H. Early in the week there
was an Improvement in his condition
and some hope for his recovery, but
in the last day or SO his condition
has been made critical again by an
attack of typhoid fever.
An advertisement of Mr.. Frank
Jones, merchant tailor, Onancock.
apl ears in this issue Of the paper.
Through US he solicits the patronage
of the people of Accomac and Nor
champion, and should get liberal
share of it. he is good tailor and
his prices Will be satisfactory.
The February term of our court
was presided over by Judge Kendall,
of Northampton. Judge Samuel T.
Ross, who was elected by the General
Assembly last Saturday to succeed
Judge Blackstone did not receive his
commission from the Governor in
time to hold court at this term.
Josiah's Courtship, drama in four
acts, will be given at the new Baptist
Church at Parksley, Wednesday eve
/. ming, March 9th, or if weather is IN
favorable the next fair night. Exer-
cises will begin at eight o'clock.
Proceeds for the benefit of the Bap
list Church. Oyster and terrapin
supper at close of drama.
An election will be held in the
county of Northampton on the first
Tuesday in August. 1893, by the
voters of said county qualified to
vote for the members of the General
Assembly upon the question of
whether or not the courthouse,
clerks office, jail and all other build
ipgs pertaining to the court of said
s,>.,ll Ia nho mood from, Il OF r