Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-08-26
AccoMAc COURTHOUSE. Va.
SATURDAY AUGUST 26, 1899.
John w. Edmonds Editor and Owner.
LOCAL NEWS.
County court next Monday.


The fair 1T the Folly is next Tues
day and not on Wednesday as adver-
tised last week.
Rev, L. w. Kirby will preach in
the NJ. f church, Onancock, Sunday
morning II o'clock, and at Leather
berry at 3 a. Ii.
The Jr 0. U. a NJ, Parksley, will
celebrate its I'd anniversary, Wednes-
day, September 18th All sister LODI
ges and the public generally are cor
daily invited to be present on the
occasion.
Miss Harriet Wilkins, Accomac G.
H, won the prize, q gold watch, given
at the Peninsula Fair, by the Mutual
Life Insurance of New York, to the
most popular young lady of the
county. She received over 600 votes.
The biggest court day of the year
is next Monday and of course you en-
pect to be present. If you are in ar
rears for subscription you will be ex-
pected to pay us and if you can't
come don't fail to send it by some
one.
The announcement is authorized
by Dr. Jno. w. Kellam. w. NJ. Ocean
Lodge, that the members are invited
and expected to be present at the
corner stone laying OF the Confede-
rate monument, at Parksley next
Thursday.
William Savage, colored. aged Is
years, son Of Lorenzo, was drowned
in mill pond near Accomac G. B.
Yesterday. lie was in bathing and
in attempting to swim across the
pond calculated beyond his strength
and went to the bottom.
A fair will be held at Bethel Bap.
list church, Wednesday, September
9th. Instructive and humorous lee
ture expected at night. A nice quilt
will be disposed of on the occasion.
Proceeds for benefit of church. Fair,
il weather is inclement, on next day.
Master L. Parramore Kellam, son of
Mr.. a. j. hellam, of louisville, was
awarded the prize, suit Of clothes,
given by the New York Clothing
House, at the Peninsula Fair, to the
boy under "A years of age, for the
best composition. His subject was;
The essential features OF all a ,ricul-
tural fair.
The camp-meeting now in progress
at TurIington Grounds will continue
nn!ii next Monday. The attendance
daily has been large, about 500 per-
SONS being present Oh Wednesday
& ii 1900 or more at night The IN
terest IN the meetin. indicates that
much good will be accomplished be-
fore il closes.
Valuable personal property, ali in
good condition, will be sold at public
auction al Courthouse style on Au
gust court day as follows: Dayton,
buggy, suit of harness, riding saddle
and bride, mahogany hat racks !
walnut bedstead and mattress, single
walnut bedstead and mattress and
two wristbands.
Invitations are out to the marriage
of Miss Bette Blanche Fletcher,
to Mr.. 7. Sunderland Evans. The
ceremony will take place at Emman-
uel church, jenkins Bridge, Wednes-
day morning, II o'clock, September
9Th and they will be at home, White
Wings, Uvalde, county, Texas. to
their friends, after Oct LIST, 1889.
The Horntowu Baptist church will
hold an all day fair aud festival
Tuesday. September 18th. Dinner
and supper will be served on the
grounds. The Mappsville band will
be in attendance. Music by choir at
night, also the silk quilt will be given
to the contestants that evening. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
The Modestown Baptist Church
will hold fair and supper Tuesday,
August goth, for the benefit of the
Church. The "Mappsville band"
will be in attendance throughout the
afternoon, rendering favorite selec-
tions. At night, Mr.. j. P. Caulfield
of the Estey Organ Company, will
give an organ recital. All are asked
to attend to make the evening pleas
ant and successful.
Mr.. Thos. w. Blackstone, banker,
Accomac G. H.. was operated on for
appendicitis Tuesday afternoon by
DR.. Frank Martin, of Baltimore, as
sisted by DR.. J. H. Ayres, Accomac
c. H., DR.. c. L. Harmanson, Oman
cock, and DR.. Denning, Baltimore.
DR.. Sydney Kellam, of Baltimore
administered ether. The symptoms
of Mr.. Blackstone continue favorable
at the time of going to press and hope
is entertained by his friends for his
recovery.
Amusicale will be given in Parksley
d. p. Church, Wednesday evening,
August 30, commencing at o'clock.
The services of first class talent have
been engaged for the occasion, and
the entertainment promises to be ex.
ceptionally fine. The program will
consist of vocal and instrumental
music in great variety, and recita-
lions of high order. Among the
participants will be the teacher III
charge of the department. of elocu>
ton at Western Maryland college.