Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-10-21
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1899
John W. Edmonds.E Editor and Owner.
LOCAL NEWS.
Election, Tuesday, November 18th.

A new grocery store mas Oeen open
ed at Onancock by Mr.. Thomas
Adams. See advertisement.
The corner store at Onapcock, oc-
cupied by Mr. E. E. Miles, is for rent
and possession will be given at once.
Call on him for particulars.
Revival meeting will begin at
Drummondtown Methodist church,
Sunday morning. Rev. L. S. Brans>
ford conducting the services.
Sealed bids will be received by NJ.
Oldham Jr., clerk, as will be noticed
elsewhere in our columns, until Now
ember 10th, for bonds of the county
of Accomac.
A sawlnill and attachments, located
at Charlottesville, will be sold to the
highest bidder at 1:30 p. H., at Drum
hometown, October courtday, by
Thos. w. Russell,
Work on the new courthouse is now
progressing rapidly and with four
more weeks of good weather, it is
stated, that the exterior OF the build
ing will be completed.
Frank Hoskins, colored. Of North
ampton, has given notice TO the clerk
of the county court of Accomac that
he will be a candidate for the House
of Delegates from Northampton and
Accomac counties.
Especial attention is invited to the
advertisement Of Dryden y Lambden,
Pocomoke city, in this issue. Mail
orders will receive the prompt atten-
ton of the firm if not convenient for
you to call on them.
F. w. Shivers, the we'll known ice
cream manufacturer. has moved his
plant from Peninsula junction to
Princess Anne, Md, and is better
equipped to serve his trade than ever
before. Write for prices.
Mr.. Thos. w. Blackstone has re-
covered from the operation for APP
pendicitis and has resumed work at
his bank. Mr. Blackjack, of Balti>
more, who has been attending to the
interests of the bank during his ILL
ness left on Wednesday.
Mr.. E. F. Guillette, Temperance
Vile, in this issue, offers bargains in
many lines of goods. He is a pro-
gressive merchant and it will be to
Your interest if in reach OF him to
read what he has to say to you
through our columns and to call on
him.
The bonds to be given by the
county OF Accomac, for loans asked
for, will be subject to taxation as any
other bonds are. The query was
made of us, coupled with the request
for an answer through the paper,
hence the statement submitted
above.
Our subscription list is being revis-
ed and bills are being sent to all in
arrears. If you have not received
one, you will get one later. In the
meantime, if you owe us, you could
save US considerable trouble and ex-
pense, to let us hear from you at
once.
The personal property of John j..
Hopkins, deceased, will be sold at
public auction on the late premises
of the decedent, by B. 7. Gunter,
administrator, on Thursday, Novem>
Der I'd. AS will be noted, by adver-
tisement in this issue, the quantity
to be disposed of is large and much
of it very valuable.
Oyster packers report orders plen-
tiful but stock scarce and high
Probably no great amount of bust
ness will be done until the dredging
season begins. Tongers who are sue
cessful in making catches are reaping
harvest Good stock is bringing
from GO cents to $1O0 per bushel.-
Crisheld Times.
The recital, which was to have been
given last week at the "Pungoteague
Academy" by Miss Margaret Battaile,
was necessarily postponed on account
of inclement weather. The date now
decided upon is Saturday, October
21st, at s p. m. and all the friends
and patrons OF the school are again
cordially invited to be present.
L. Floyd Nocb special commits
sioner, will sell at public auction
Saturday. November 4th, two wall
liable tracts of land, viz: "thicket and
swamp land, known as Mary's Field"
at Cashville, 10 a. m. and the John
R. Read farm" at Pungoteague, $50
D. IN. See advertisement in this issue
and fosters for full particulars.
Mrs. Esther A. Landlord, reject Of
James Landlord, died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Columbus Chase,
ner Mearsville on the 10th inst, aged
" years. She was q lady OF fine
christian character and highly es
teemed by all who knew her. Four
daughters and four sons survive her
to mourn their loss. Her remains
were inferred in cemetery at Bethel
Baptist Church.
Miss Jennie Northam, of New
Church, and Mr.. John Fisher, of
Atlantic, were united in marriage at