Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-10-14
LOCAL NEWS S.

The Eastern Shore Game Protec-
tive Association turned loose ia the
swamps north of Hallwood, this week,
half dozen wild turkeys.
Sealed bids will be received by NJ.
Oldham Jr., clerk. as will be noticed
elsewhere in our columns, until Nov
ember 18th, for bonds Of the county
OF Accomac.
New advertisements in this issue to
which especial attention is invited:
Mrs. E. a. Merrill millinery; L. Cohen
clothing &c.; c. S, S ocomb & Bro,
goods at cost.
The Confederate monument will be
unveiled at Parksley Friday October
Goth. See notice of the commander
and adjutant of the Camp elsewhere
10 our columns.
Mr.. George c. boutwell, and Miss
Essie Mears, daughter of Mr.. John
A. Mears, were married near Keller,
Tuesday, October 3rd, Rev. w. H
Gregory officiating.
C. S. Slocomb & Bros, Onancock,
are still selling off at cost and have
many bargains yet to offer you as
can be seen by reference to their ad-
vertisement in this issue.
Mrs. R. B. Knight died suddenly
at her home near Harborton last
Tuesday night. She WAS in her usual
health at O'Clock of that day and
died in less time than an hour.
Jas. h. Fletcher, Jr. administrator,
will rent out at public auction at
Cashville, Saturday, October 14th, l
D. III farm near that place belong
ing to the estate OF Benjamin L.
Parker deceased.
Work on the new courthouse build
ing has been resumed and will be con
tinued now, says the contractor, until
completed unless the weather pre-
vents. The sills, which caused the
delay, have arrived.
F. W. Shivers, the well 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.
A fair will be held at Guilford
church October 18th for the benefit
OF the parsonage. The ladies will
have an excellent supper, including
oysters, also plenty of cream and con-
dictionaries. Every body invited.
Invitations were received by sew
eral of the young people of our town
this week to an entertainment given
by Hon. and Mrs. John s. Wise. Fri
day night at Kiptopeke, their suns
mer home near the Point" in North
ampton county.
Saxis has an epidemic of typoid
fever. Very many are sick with the
disease and two deaths are reported
since Saturday Mrs. Sadie W. Tur>
lingron, aged 80 years, died on the
18th inst, and Mrs. Rosie Martin,aged
20 years. died on the 10th inst.
Our subscription list is being revis-
ed and bills are being sent to all IN
arrears. If you have not received
one, you will get one later. In the
meantime, if you owe us. you could
save US considerable trouble and ex-
pense, to let us hear from you at
once.
A meeting of the stockholders OF
the Peninsula Fair Association will
be neld at Tasley, October oath, 2:SO
o. m, "to decide important business
involving the future policy of the
Association and to vote on the dis
tribution of the funds now in
hand"
Mr.. John H. Hopkins, treasurer,
authorizes us to state that he will be
at Mappsville for the collection OF
taxes, October 18th, 10Th and 21st,
but not on the Goth as advertised.
He will be at the unwilling of the
Confederate monument at Parksley
on Friday, October Goth.
1t is expected that within the next
month Mr.. VIM. Verdin will COM
mence operations in extending the
present stone jetty out as far as
Cherrystone channel, and if the gov
eminent appropriation will justify 1t
he will begin the erection of another
lefty on the south side of the harbor.
Light.
The recital, which was to have been
given last week at the "Pungoteague
Academy" by Miss Margaret Battaile,
was necessarily postponed on account
of inclement weather. The date now
decided upon is Saturday, October
21st, at s p. M, and all the friends
and patrons of the school are again
cordially invited to be present.
L. Floyd Mock, special commits
sioner, will sell at public auction
Saturday. November 4th, two vail
uable tracts of land, viz: "thicket and
swamp land, known as Mary's Field''
at Cashyille, 10 a. m. and the John
r. Read farm" at Pungoteague, $50
u. M. see advertisement in this issue