Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-11-04
Jonn w. Edmonds Editor and Owner


Election, Tuesday, November 18th.
Board of Supervisors meets We'd
nesday, November 10Th.
Rev. T. S. Dunaway, OF Fredericks-
burg, arrived at Accomac G. II. Fri
day and will preach at Drummond-
town Baptist Church, Sunday morn
ing.
Vote for Nottingham next Tues
day. His opponent, Frank AoskinS,
colored, may be elected, if yonr APP
athy or indilh ereuce keeps you from
the polls.
Sealed bids will be received by Nj.
Oldham Jr., clerk, rs will be noticed
elsewhere in our columns, until Nov.
ember 18TH, for bonds OF the county
of Accoluac.
Forty-six sheep, belonging 20 the
Misses GUSTS, Accomac c.. H, and
seven owned by Mr.. G. Lloyd
Doughty were drowned during the
storm of Monday night.
The annual meeting of the Eastern
Shore Agriculture Association, will
be held at the Grange Hall on Thurs
day, November 18th, for the pur-
pose of electing officers for the en-
suing year.
Mr.. Sydney O. Garrison returned
home last week from months vaca
ton in Washington and Baltimore,
and took his former position in the
Herald office at Eastville. He was
much improved and his friends were
glad TO see him.
The following is published by re-
quest: Oyster inspectors must file
their report under law passed by last
Legislature, for taxes assessed on
planted oysters and shells, by 18th.
Of November, in clerks office.
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 8 o'clock p. NJ,
by L. Floyd Mock, trustee.
Joseph R. Riggs, special commits
sioner. will sell by public auction at
Guiiford, on Saturday. November
25th, 2 p. IN, valuable real estate
near that place, of which Solomon E
Ewell died seized and possessed. For
full particulars see posters.
For the latest in stationery call on
William P. Bell & Co. They keep on
hand typewriter paper of the best
quality, both letter and legal size;,
box paper, tablets and Irish linen by
the quire or ream with envelopes to
match. Your orders will always have
,s,,e most careful attention.
L. Floyd Mock, special commits
sioner, will sell at public auction
Saturday. November 4th, two wall
liable tracts of land, viz: "thicket and
swamp land, known as Mary's Field
at Cashville, 10 a. m. and the John
r. Read farm at Pungoteague, 80
y. II, see advertisement in this issue
and fosters for full particulars.
Next Tuesday is election day and
if a democrat, it is your duty to
vote for the democratic nominees, es-
pecially for MIR. Jno. 4. Nottingham,
who has as his opponent, Frank Hos
kins, colored. Don't say that Hos
kins can't be elected and stay away
from the polls. See that he is not by
doing your duty and voting against
him.
The Electoral Board of Accomac
has appointed the following judges
of election to appear at the clerks
office on Thursday, November 9th, to
open poll books and declare the result
of the election, viz. VIM. I, Wright
jeff d. Jacob, Vim. B. Pitts, Geo. w
Kilmon, and John T. White Each is
expected to be present at an early
hour of the day.
All citizens of Cape Charles, says
the Board of Health of that place.
who have not been successfully vacci
mated, must be at once. The recent
appearance OF small pox in many
parts of Virginia, especially in Ports
mouth, makes it necessary in the
opinion of the Board and justly SO
An ounce of preventive is better
than pound of cure eyerytime.
At meeting of the board of di
sectors of P. R. B., held at Salisbury
yesterday when the B. G. & A. Ry,,
was formally turned over to the P.
r. R. s. II. Provost was elected
president and Captain Willard Thorn
som vice-president and general man
ager Mr.. A. J. Benjam was elected
SUPERINTENDENT of r. r. division. No
other official changes have been an
nounced, but it is rumored that in
the line of economy, some radical
changes will be made later on.-Light
2nd.
James 81. Fletcher Jr., special COM
missioner, will sell by public auction,
at Keller station, on Thursday, No
vember 23rd., p. m, a valuable
tract of land situated near that place,
on which Levin B. Beloate resided at
the time of his death, containing Ga