Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-04-22
LOCAL NEWS.

The next fair of the Eastern Shore
Agricultural Fair Association will be
held August 90. %, "a and %.
The corner stone of the new court
house at Eastville, was laid with
masonic ceremonies, last Wednesday.
Especial attention is invited to ad.
yertisements in this issue of A. H. q.
Mears, Wachapreague, Va, and OF I.
q. Merrill, Pocomoke City, Md.
Mrs. Byron Clarke and daughter,
of Mt. Washington, Md, arrived at
Accomac G. H., Wednesday,, on a
visit OF several weeks to her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. Oldham, Jr.
If in need of strawberry checks
leave your orders at our office next
Monday. One dollar will pay for 500
good for a,lifetine Can print checks
of inferior quality at less price.
A large and beautiful dwelling, now
being built by Mr. q. Welly Coard Oh
Lilliston avenue, is approaching com
pletion and another will soon be in
course of erection on same street.
Mr.. 8. L. Gunter was called to
Richmond Thursday, by telegram,
for conference with the Governor
in regard to the prisoners now held
by US for violating our oyster laws.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. a. Joynes will en-
terrain their friends at their home,
14O9 w. Fayette St., Baltimore, Cd
the 5th anniversary of their mar
rage, Tuesday evening, April 25th.
Mr.. L. James Hyslop, of Keller, will
leave next Monday, for Atlanta, Ga,
to attend as delegate the Interna-
tional Sunday School Association,
which meets in that city on the Goth
inst.
The Metompkin Beach Hotel pro-
perty, the house, lease, furniture and
bathing suits, will be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder next
court day. One half cash, and ball
ance in four months.
If you want to buy cheap farm,
you should write at once to Mr.. 2. a.
Dryden, Pocomoke City, Md. for his
latest real estate journal. La it you
will find many farms for sale, at rs
tonishingly low prices, also map of
peninsula &C., sc.
The Judge of the county court of
Accomac authorizes US to say, that
applications for liquor license will be
heard by him on next Monday and if
all are not disposed of on that day at
some other time during the term, to
be made known on that day.
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 corn-
ty court the persons to be appointed
Superintendent of the Poor and
County Surveyor of Accomac county
for term beginning July 1st, 1899.
John J. Blackstone, trustee, in deed
from Henry T. Whites heirs and at
their request, will sell at public auc-
ton, Gf not sold at private sale be-
fore) at Newstown,on Saturday, May
Goth. 1899, 8 p. NJ, tract of land and
water grist mill, containing so acres,
more or less, OF which Henry T..
White died seized and possessed. For
full particulars see advertisement in
this issue.
County court next Monday and the
usual invitation is cordially extended
to our patrons to put their dollars in
their pockets they owe US on sub
scription and otherwise before leav-
ing home and not to forget to leave
them with US before they return. We
need about one thousand of them to
meet the expense of Improvements.
we propose to make in our Office, in
the next three months.
n. B. Wescott, trustee, i'll deeds
from John W. Joynes and wife, will
sell at public auction, in front of
Taylor Brothers store Pungoteague
on Saturday. April goth, 1899, 8 p. M.
s. 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 Hack s
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
by law to give notice of the same to
the clerk of the county court at least
20 days before said election in the
manner prescribed by law. The clerk
must receive your notice, in other
words, on or before the 9TH of May if
YOU want your name on official ballot.
Proper printed blanks of such notices
can be had by sending to the editor
of this paper 10 cents in postage
stamps or cash.
The University of Virginia, of which
we are publishing an advertisement,
appeals by it's history, achievements
and its very name to the loyal sup
port Of all true Virginians. 1t COM
mends itself. moreover, by placing q
liberal education, which the times
demand more than ever before, in the
reach OF those of even very limited
means by remitting all fees in the
academic schools and making those
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