Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-07-29
SATURDAY July 30, 1899.
John W.Edmonds. Editor and Owner
LOCAL NEW S.
County court next Monday.

The Campmeeting at burlington
Grounds commences, Friday, August
18th, to continue 10 days.
Accomac Baptist Association meets
with Lower Northampton Baptist
Church, Tuesday, August 18th.
The storehouSe and dwelling at
head of Bradford's Neck is for rent
See advertisement in another column.
DR.. j. G. Hoffman, of Baltimore,
formerly of Harborton, is at the latter
place for the recuperation of his
health.
The race program of the Eastern
Shore Agricultural Fair has been
changed and premiums enlarged, as
can be seen, by same published in an
other column.
The dedicatory exercises of the new
courthouse at Eastville take place
Friday, August 4th. We acknowledge
with thanks an invitation OF COM
mittee to be present.
The official count of vote cast last
Saturday in Pungoteague Magisterial
District on the question Of "hog
law" shows 1913 votes for hog law"
and ST. votes against hog law
Miss Bette X. Johnson, of Pastoral
arrived home from the Summer Nor
NAL School, Fredericksburg, on We'd
nesday, accompanied by her cousins,
Misses Daisey and Elizabeth Bailey,
of Baltimore.
Next meeting of Board of Supervi
sors is first Monday in August next
at the Courthouse; at which meeting
the oyster inspectors who have not
vet settled with the Board are eX-
pected to do so.
The name of Dr. Geo. Il. Scarburgh
appears in the list of commissioners
of 234 supervisors of the census taken
by Director Merriam to the President
last Monday aud which will be signed
by him in a few days.
Mr.. VIM. D. Dies, oyster inspector
for district No /. Accomack county,
settled with Board of Supervisors on
the oath inst, for the county taxes
collected by him on planted oysters
and shells in his district for year 1898.
The Chesapeake Agricultural Fair
opens August -, to continue 4 days
An advertisement of same, contain
ing race program with attractive
features, appears in this issue. Your
attention especially invited to same.
E. Il. Benson will be at Accomac
c H., Monday next, court day, with
his line of samples for custom suits
and trouserings Those indebted to
him on book account or otherwise
are kindly asked to settle same that
day with him.
An old fashion fish fry will be held
at Burton's shore, on Wednesday
afternoon, August 2d, under the au
spices of louisville NJ. E. Church,
South. Boats with competent cap
tains will be furnished to take all out
sailing who want to go. Public in
vited.
L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell at
public auction, at Mearsville, Oh
Saturday, July Goth, at 1:30 O'Clock
=. NJ, the tract of land and mill pro-
perty belonging to Andrew j. Rue
and wife, situated near Bethel
church. For terms of sale &c, see
posters.
Thos. B. Quinby, trustee, will sell
at public auction at Onley, on Satur-
day, August 10Th, valuable house and
lot situated on road from Onley to
Pungoteague, described in two deeds.
one from Elijah A. j. White, wife
&C., the other from Thomas Kellam
and others. See posters.
Ben. II. Gutter, executor, will sell
at public auction, Oh the premises at
Mappsvlle on Saturday, July goth,
800 p. ~, the house and lot in said
village, of which Elizabeth E. Bow
dom, died seized and possessed, con-
tanning one acre, more or less. For
full particulars see posters.
The Twelfth Night Literary Club,
Of Onancock, will give dramatic
entertainment to the public at s
O'Clock p H., on the 3rd of August,
in the town hall The play, entitled
"Mr. Bole," which is humorous and
highly pleasing, will be given in two
acts. The cast is of seven characters
and the performance will hold about
two hours. To the public who wish
an evening, of good entertainment, it
is assured, as the members of the
club are not sparing any pains to
produce it in excellent manner.
Tickets at Wise's drug store.
The Board of Supervisors, at it's
meeting on the oath instant, accepted
proposal of the b. F. Smith Fire
Proof Construction Co., of Washing
ton, D. c., to build the new Court
house at the county seat of Acco-
mack county. for the price of ST, 900
according to the plans and specifca-
tions adopted by the Board at it's
meeting on the 9Th of July, except
on the entire outside of the building
the company is to use "the red brick
shade 3, shape standard, of the Wash
ington Hydraulic Press Brick Co. 1t
is very superior brick. Contract
for the building has been entered