Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-08-12

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Peninsula Fair advertisement as-
ley, Va, Oh editorial page. Read it.
An advertisement OF |. II. Merrill,
Pocomoke City, in this issue is Of in
terest to you if you want bargains in
clothes Read il.
An advertisement of interest 70
farmers appears in this issue, in refs
erence to Orchilla guano, sold by
Conquest & Tull.
The bank at Accomac G. H., has
opened and is ready for business. 1t
will deserve and receive the liberal
patronage OF the public.
Rev. George c. Bundick, formerly
OF this county, now of South Carolina,
will preach at Bethel and Mappsville
Baptist churches next Sunday.
Mr. Jno. w. Hutchinson, commits
sion merchant, OF New York, spent
the week in the county, visiting
friends and in the interest OF his
business.
George Smith, colored, OF Cristield,
arrested on the fair grounds Tuesday,
for selling liquors, after an examina-
ton by Justice Mears, was sent on to
the grandjury.
The sweet potato growers of Acco-
mac are invited to be present with
their exhibits OF them at the Cape
Charles Fair next Tuesday and com
pete for the premiums.
Several valuable horses, carriages
and other articles OF value will be
sold at public auction, by Mr.. R. j.
Parker on bis premises at Onancock,
p. III to-day. See advertisement.
Rev. r. 5. Dunaway, Jr., returns
from visit to his relatives in
Loudoun county to-day and will oc
cupy his pulpits at Drummondtown
and Harborton, to morrow, at the
usual hours.
The race card OF the Chesapeake
Agricultural Fair, as will be noted in
this paper, has many attractive fea-
lures, and the speed contests this
year promise to be especially in
teresting.
Mr.. VIM. S. Ashby and DIR. L, J.
burlington, of Baltimore, and Mr.
Win. H. Parker, OF New York, former
citizens Of the county spent the week
~ The Fair grounds and visiting rela
tives and friends
Lee 3. KellaIn and James E. An
derton. oyster inspectors, settled with
the Board Of Supervisors Oh the 18th
last. the couIvy taxes collected by
by tbe.u or planted oysters AID shells
for-tle Year 1898.
Corner stone OF Confederate monu
ment will he i&id with masonic cere-
monies at Parksley, August 31st.
Grand Master Duke and other officers
OF Grand Lodge will be present. Well
known orators will deliver addresses
on the occasion.
L. Floyd Mock, special commits
sioner, offers for sale at private con-
tract, that valuable farm, known as
the John R. Read farm situated on
Andua Creek near the village of
PungoteAgue See advertisement for
particulars in this issue of the paper
Several valuable lots,tw improved
by dwellings, known as the "Grcton
PROPERTY situated in the village of
Pungoteague, will be sold at public
auction on the premises on Saturday,
August 18th, 3p H., by j. w. Edmonds,
substituted trustee. For particulars
see posters.
A very pretty wedding was solemn
iz-d at the Baptist parsonage on
Wednesday evening last. The con-
tracing parties were MIR. John H.
Parker, OF Harborton, Va, and Miss
Nettie Tawes, OF Crisfeld. Rev. Il.
H. Sheriff performed the ceremony.
-Crisdeld Times.
Thos. B. Quinby. trustee, will sell
at public auction at Onley, on Satur-
day, August 18th, 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.
The Board of Supervisors, at it's
meeting Oh Monday, employed
George r. Mock, of Assawaman, to
superintend the building of the
courthouse and to be in daily attend
ance until its completion. BE will be
assisted by an architect of Norfolk,
who will be present once week un>
til his services are no longer needed.
Rev Abel Joynss, one of the
worthiest and most respected colored
men OF Accomac, died at his home
near Accomac G. Il last Monday.
He had the confidence and esteem
not only of his own race but OF every
one in this community. The church,
of which he was pastor, he had served
for score of years or more and his
influence was always for good with
his race.
Some six years ago the Mutual Life
Insurance Co. ipaugurated very
exciting contest at Cape Charles Fair
between the most popular gentlemen.
which was carried off by resident
of Northampton. We shall be very
glad to see enough interest shown in