Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-03-04
John .Edmonds,Editor and Owner,
LOCAL NEWS.
Board of Supervisors will meot on
March 18th.

C. s. Slocomb s. Bros. will discon-
tinue their store at Coalkiln in March
and until they do they will sell their
entire stock at cost.
Concerts and jug breakings will
come off at Leatherbury Chapel, Mon
day night. March 9Th, and at Ayers
Chapel, Wednesday night, March Sth.
Valuable horses and mules will be
sold at public auction to day, $50 p.
NJ, by Messrs. Twilley & Raughley,
Pocomoke city. See advertisement.
The Presbyterians in Onancock
will have Sunday school and preach.
ing in the NJ. e. Church, South, Sun
day afternoon. Sunday school at s
O'Clock and preaching at 4.
q memorial service, in honor of
q. Ohio. Shrieves. lately deceased,
will be held in Parksley Baptist
Church, next Sunday afternoon,
March 5th, by the Jr. 0. .. A. Me-
chanics.
The Ladies Aid Society of NJ. E.
Church. Parksley, will serve supper
of meats, oysters, &C., at Kent's Hall
for benefit of the church, Thursday,
March 9th, at 25 cents for adults and
Is cents for children.
Mr.. D. 81. Johnson, clerk of the
Metompkin School Board, authorizes
us to say, that the schools in that
district will run 81 months this SEES
sion with the privilege to the teach
ers to make up the lost time.
The cards of the following candi-
dates for the Office of Justice of the
Peace appear in this weeks issue:
Mr.. Lloyd F. j. Wilson, Atlantic dis
trict; Messrs. John D. Watts and
Thomas B. Gillespie, Metompkin
district.
Attention is invited to advertise
ment of Mrs. o. D. Henderson, Horn
town, in this issue. She is too we'll
known to the people OF that town
and vicinity for her skill in her line
of business to need any commenda-
ton at our hand.
white Tip" as will be noted by
an article elsewhere in our columns,
is the property of our countyman,
Mr.. r L. Parks. The horse is very
valuable one and speedy as he has
proven himself to be, it is believed,
can make lower mark still.
DR.. John 7. Wilkins, Jr., Chairman
of the Democratic County Com
mittee, of Northampton, has called a
mass-meeting of the democrats of
that county at Eastville, on Monday
18th, inst, court day "for the adoption
of such measures in reference to the
approaching May election as they
may deem expedient."
DR.. Dorsey W. Lewis. of Parksley,
left this week for Odessa, Delaware.
He goes there to practice his profess
sion and the people OF that town and
vicinity are to be congratulated in
securing his services. n is a young
man of fine ability aud we'll equipped
for his lifework. His friends in Acco-
mac part with him with regret.
Frank Ewell, colored, tried at the
present term of the county court for
malicious cutting with intent to
main, was convicted and sentenced
to one year in penitentiary. Daniel
Bagwell, Jr., colored, tried for break
ing into storehouse with intent to
commit larceny, also tried at present
term of county court, was acquitted.
DR.. G. W. Pettus, United States
quarantine officer at Norfolk, came
to Cape Charles on Sunday night to
confer with the railroad officials with
q view of securing their cooperation
IN placing surveillance on any sus-
pected cases of smallpox from Vir-
ginia points going into Maryland via:
the N. Y, P. & n. Railroad.-Light.
The part of the Fentress farm in
Upshur's Neck owned by Miss George
r. Quinby, is offered for sale by Z. B.
Quinby, Onancock, Va, at low price
and on easy terms. 1t has SO acres of
improved high land, and Us 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 <. Powell, substituted
trustee, in deed from Abel q. 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 or
less. For full particulars see posters
A handsome dwelling. situated at
Parksley, is for sale at private con-
tract and on easy terms. If you want
bargain in home, or as an invest
ment, at one of the most desirable
points on the Eastern Shore, apply
for particulars at this Office or to Mr..
James h. Fletcher, Jr., Accomac G.
Il. Several valuable building lots
are also offered at low figures and on
accommodating terms.