Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-02-25
John W.Edmonds.E Editor and Owner
LOCAL NEWS s.

Board of Supervisors will meet on
Wednesday, March 18th.
G. S. -Slocomb & Bros. will discon-
tinue their store at Coalkiln in March
and until they do they will sell their
entire stock at cost.
An advertisement of berry plants,
grown by Mr.. Jos. S. Bunting, Bloom
town. appears in this issue to which
your attention is invited
The Fourth Quarterly Conference,
of Conquest Circuit. NJ, P. Church,
will be held at Atlantic, on Friday
morning. March Sd. at half past nine
o'clock.
There will be an all day meeting at
Hallwood NJ. E. Church, Sunday,
February Goth. Preaching morning,
afternoon and night-followed by
good music.
The sale of goods by public auction
at Penney's at Harborton. has been
postponed, on account of the unfav~
orable weather of late, as will be
noted by advertisement in this issue,
to Saturday, March 4th.
A handsome dwelling will be in
course of erection early in March on
Lilliston avenue, Drummondtown,
for the occupancy of Mr.. 6. Welly
Coard. Materials for same are now
being placed on the grounds.
Among the changes made in the
river and harbor bill by the Senate
Committee on Commerce, was the
reduction of the appropriation for
the improvement of Cape Charles
harbor from 100000 to $4,000
Several valuable horses and mules
will be sold at public auction, on
Saturday, March 4th, 1:3O o'clock p.
D., at Pocomoke city, Nd, by Messrs.
Raughley and Twilley. Can be seen
at Twilley's stables. See advertise
ment in this issue.
E. b. Benson will be at Accomac
C. H., Monday next, courtday, with
a full and complete line of samples
for spring and summer suitings, over
coatings and trousering. comprising
all of the newest and latest designs
for the coming season. Call and ex
anime his styles, quality and prices.
1t is estimated that over 400 car
loads of guano have been purchased
by the farmers of Northampton and
Accomac counties in the past two
months. Population considered, it IS
safe to state that Accomac is not in
it.' Our information is that the
farmers of this county have bought
no more than usual this season.
At a special meeting held by the
town council of Cape Charles, Tues
day night, an ordinance was passed
compelling all the residents of Cape
Charles over five years of age to be
vaccinated inside of ten days. The
colored schools were visited On We'd
nesday by physician and the town
sergeant and about forty children
vaccinated.
The Ri. Rev. A. NJ. Randolph is at
present suffering from carbuncle.
His physician advises him not to
leave home, therefore he will not be
able to fill his appointments at Pun
colleague and the Court House. He
desires to express his sincere regret
at his inability to be with US. He
will fill the appointments at the
earliest practical date.
The attention of the voters of Acco-
mac is invited to the cards of candi-
dates which appear in this issue as
follows: jeff D. Jacob, for Commits
sioner of Revenue for Lower Parish;
William Wigton and William T. Dix,
for Constable in Metompkin district;
Luther N. Boggs. for Justice of the
Peace, and A. ]. Read, for Constable,
in Pungoteagu- district.
The part of the Fentress farm in
Upshur's Neck owned by Miss George
R. Quinby, is offered for sale by t. B.
Quinby, Onancock. Va, at a low price
and on easy terms. It has 55 acres of
improved high land, and rs acres of
woods land; has an exceptionally fine
water frontage on the broadwater,
and an excellent eel-grass shore.
Write to him for price and terms.
Stewart K. Powell, substituted
trustee, In deed from Abel h. Wise,
colored, and wife, for benefit of John
Hurst, now deceased, will sell at
public auction on Saturday, March
18th, 1899, p. M, in front of Vests
hotel, Onancock, tract of land, situa-
ted near Onancock, conveyed by said
deed. containing sixty acres, more OF
less. For full particulars see posters
The singular spectacle was present
ed on the street in Drummondtown
on Thursday of two vehicles filled
with negroes en- route to the poor.
house. Emma Downing. her children
and grand children, ten in all, made
up the group. They came from Grad
dock Neck and being too lazy to work
have long been a nuisance aud 8
burden to the people of that com.