Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-04-29
LOCAL NEWS.
Primary election, Northampton
Saturday, April Goth.

The next fair of the Eastern Shore
Agricultural Fair Association will be
held August 90. 80. "a and 25.
The Peninsula Fair Association will
rent out their privileges on their
grounds ut Tasley, May Esd, p. III.
Col. VIM. P. GUSTS, OF Baltimore,
was at the Courthouse during the
week and cordially welcomed to his
old home by his many friends.
Mr. VIM. A. Burton, of louisville,
left this week to accept position of
several months with Duryea's Sons,
commission merchants, New York.
A public missionary meeting, con-
Quoted by Mrs. VIM. j. Rue, will be
held at Drummondtown NJ. E
Church, South, Sunday morning, IL
o'clock.
Mr.. Thomas B Quinby, OF Oman
cock, has rented the dwelling of
Judge Blackstone, on Main ST., Acco
mac G. H and will move into it in a
few days.
Mrs Emiline Bradford was strick-
ed down with paralysis at the home
of her son, Mr. VIM. L. Bradford,
near Accomac G. H., few days ago
and is not expected to recover
DR.. F. G. Kellam, general manager
of the Kellam Cancer, Medical and
Surgical Hospital, Of Hinton, West
Va, was at Accomac G. H, this
week, the guest of his sister, Mrs. G.
Lloyd Doughty.
Rev. A. D. Melvin, President of
Maryland Annual Conference, will
preach at Grant Memorial, Wednes-
day, May Sd, s p. IN; Leemont, Thurs
day, May 4th, s p. ~. and at Parks
ley, May 9TH, S p. m.
The treasurer, E. 7. Powell, and
commissioner of Revenue, w. D. Tun-
nell, will call on the merchants of
lower Accomac, from Wednesday to
Saturday of next week for the pur-
pose Of issuing licenses.
If you want to buy cheap farm,
you should write at once to Mr.. F. H.
Dryden, Pocomoke City, Md, for his
latest real estate journal. In it you
will find many farms for sale, at as
tonishingly low prices, also map of
peninsula &C., &c.
The Board of Supervisors, at their
next meeting to be held at Acccmac
c. H., on Wednesday, May 10th, will
recommend to the Judge of the coun
ty court the persons to be appointed
Superintendent of the Poor and
County Surveyor of Accomac county
for term beginning July LIST, 1899.
Mr.. w. T. Evans, barber, of Oman
cock, will occupy his new place OF
business at the corner of North and
King streets on next Monday, where
he will be elegantly fitted for the
comfort of his patrons. He states
that he is prepared to do first class
work and will please all who give him
patronage.
Mrs. Dr. Tiffany, of Baltimore, was
in Accomac last week and the guest
while here of her cousin, Miss Sadie
P. Bayly, Accomac G. H. She leaves
for Europe in few days but pro
poses on her return to have her old
home, Mt. GUSTS, fitted up for her
occupancy during several weeks OF
each year.
A new commission house, under
the style of NJ L. Davis & Co., solicits
the patronage OF the shippers of the
Eastern Shore. The head of the firm
is "a native and to the manner born, !"
son of Mr.. John S. Davis, of Davis
Wharf, and no other recommends
ton is needed The firm will have
the confidence of our people and res
ceive liberal share of its patronage
John J. Blackstone, trustee, i'll deed
. from Henry T.. Whites heirs and at
their request, will sell at public auc-
ton, (if got sold at private sale be
forr) at Newstown,o ON Saturday, May
2Osh. 1899, 3 p. NJ, tract of land and
water grist mill, containing 50 acres,
more or less. of which Henry T.
White died seized and possessed. For
full particulars see advertisement in
this issue.
Advertisements of especial interest
to many of our readers appear in this
issue as follows: w: II. Winder,
Onancock; a. H. q. Mears, Wacha>
preague; Kellam Cancer, Medical and
Surgical Hospital. West Va; Notice
to Creditors; Smith, Holden " James,
Woolley s. Hughes, Duryea's Sons,
Winterton & Co., commission mer-
chants, N. Y; w. P. Custis & Co.,
commission merchant, Baltimore.
N. B. Wescott, trustee, in deeds
from John W. Joynes and wife, will
sell at public auction, in front of
Taylor Brothers store Pung oteague,
on Saturday, April Goth, 1899, 3p. NJ.
certain lot situated on Back Street
in said village, containing one half
acre, more or less, and the estate for
life of Mrs Ellen P. Joynes in that
portion of the Read farm in Hacks
Neck, devised to her by the last will
and testament of Edward D. Joynes,
deceased. For full particulars see
posters.
All persons who intend to be cans
didates for county or district Offices
at the next May election are required
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