Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-11-11
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER IL, 1899.
John W.Edmonds.E Editor and Owner,
LOCAL NEW S.

Board of Supervisors meets We'd
nesdaY, November 18th.
Slocomb s. Bro have more bargains
to offer you. See next issue.
Mrs. VIM. T. Wright and children,
of Accomac C. H., left last week for
Baltimore, to spend the winter and
spring in that city.
Sealed bids will be received by III.
Oldham Jr., clerk, az will be noticed
elsewhere in our columns, until Nov
ember 18th, for bonds of the county
of Accomac.
Lamp Girl was an easy winner in
the race at the Peninsula Fair
Grounds on Wednesday. Time a204,
1924, s2O About 500 people were in
attendance.
Mrs. P. w. Kilmon will sell at pub
lie auction on her premises, near
Keller, next W ednesday, 18th inst,
valuable personal property. See ad-
yertsement.
The annual meeting of the Eastern
Shore Agricultural Association, will
be held st the Grange Hall on Thurs
day, November 10TH, for the pur
pose of electing officers for the en-
suing year.
Geo. E. Griffith, member of the
firm OF Griffith s. Lewis, of Newport
News, was accidentally drowned at
the wharf at Cape Charles, from
steamer Old Point Comfort, last Sun
day night.
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.. L. F. Guillette, Temperance
vile, offers to cash buyers from date,
1? per cent eff on all clothing to make
room for Xmas. goods. See his offer
and other bargains he will give you
in the next issue of this paper.
Another law office is being built by
Mr.. Thos. ". Blackstone, at Acco>
mac C. H. on the site of the old har>
ness shop so long used by Mr.. Jno. L.
Fitchett. 1t will have two rooms
and be occupied by attorneys Mapp
and Sturgis, respectively.
The valuable tract of land recently
occupied by Henry Davis, colored,
situated near Wiseville, will be sold
at public auction to the highest bid
der at Wiseyille, on Saturday, No
vember 18th. 1899, at 3 o'clock p. NJ,
10y L. Floyd Mock, trustee.
Joseph R. Riggs, special commits
sioner. will sell by public auction at
Guilford, on Saturday. November
25th, p. NJ, valuable real estate
near that place, of which Solomon E.
Ewell died seized and possessed. For
full particulars see posters.
An oyster supper will be served at
Penny's hall, Harborton, Wednes-
day, November 18th, and at night an
entertainment entitled, why we
never married." and other amusing
recitations, with music, will be render
ed, for benefit of Evergreen church.
Admission 10 cents.
B. IT. Gunter and L. F. Mock,
special commisslo ners, will sell at
public auction to the highest bidder,
on Saturday, November 18th, 1899,
at $50 o'clock p. NJ, at R. j. Mason's
store, two valuable tracts of land
belonging to VIM. T. Gibbons heirs
and Catharine T. Hopes heirs. For
terms &C., see posters.
A drama, entitled IAN Engaging
Position" will be given at Lilliston's
Hall, Friday evening, November 18th,
for the benefit of st. James Episco-
pal church. A supper consisting OF
all the delicacies OF the season, oys-
tiers, terrapin, ETC., will be served by
the ladies of the church. Drama be-
gins promptly at 1880 p. Ii.
Ohio F. Mears and g. Walter
Mapp, special commissioners, will, ON
November 18th, 1899, between the
hours OF 2 and O'Clock at Pungotea-
que, Virginia, re-expose to sale the
..Tully w. Parker land" situated
near Bobtown in this county and con-
tanning 1OS acres, more or less. For
terms of sale sc, see posters.
A revival meeting, which was com
menced at Drummondrown Baptist
Church last Sunday, will continue
for several days next week. Rev. L.
8. Dunaway, ST., who is assisting the
pastor, will preach tomorrow, in the
morning and at night and conduct
special exercises for the children and
young people in the afternoon. The
attendance has been large at the
evening services this week and all
have been impressed with the able
and forcible sermons of the speaker,
who have heard him.
James H. Fletcher Jr., special com
missioner, will sell by public auction
at Keller station, on Thursday, No
yember 23rd., 3 p. M, valuable
tract of land situated near that place,