Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-08-05
SATURDAY AUGUST 5, 1899.
John w. Edmonds.Gdito and Owner.
LOCAL NE@ S.

Fair will commence, Tuesday, August
Sth and continue 4 days.
Miss Helen Fitchett, of Client, Nor
folk, is at Accomac c. H, the guest
of Mrs. Charles w Corbin.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Cannon, of
Norfolk, are guests of Mrs 6. Lloyd
Doughty, Accomac c. H., this week.
An advertisement of interest TO
farmers appears in this issue, in ref>
ereucs TO Orciiilla guano, sold by
Conquest & Tull.
Mr.. A. g. James, Trower, advertis-
es great clearing sale, and as will
be noted,is offering many bargains to
all who want them.
Mrs. WIN. J. Ayres and Mrs. E. F.
Ayres, with their children, of Balti
more, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
c. Ayres, at Accomac c. H.
Mr. w. E. Bradley. of the Free
Lance, was at the courthouse Mon
day in the interest OF his paper and
welcome visitor to our office.
Rev. George G. Bundick, formerly
Of this couuty.now of South Carolina.
will preach at Drummondtown Bap-
list Church next Sunday morning.
The children of Mr.. E. r. Mock,
near Atlantic, were thrown out cart
against wire fence on Wednesday, by
runaway horse, and seriously in
jured.
Ask your agent for excursion rates
and time of special trains to the
Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair
Railroad tickets admit to the
grounds.
The admission fee to the Eastern
Shore Agricultural Fair this year, as
heretofore, is only % cents The re-
port which is being circulated to the
contrary is incorrect.
A meeting of the horSemen and
directors of the Eastern Shore Agri-
cultural Fair will be held at the Agri-
cultural Fair Grounds to day, one
O'Clock, to arrange g race card.
a meeting of the Pungoteague
Grange is called for O'Clock, Satur-
day, August 9Th, at the Fair Grounds.
Tickets viii be distributed and i'm
portant business transacted.
The storm Of Wednesday did con-
siderable damage in Deep Creek
Neck. The barn of Mr.. William NJ.
Shreaves was blown down, fences
scattered, corn and other crops in
jured.
DR.. a. Gordon Finney, native OF
of this county, after an absence of
over twenty years was at louisville,
his old home, during this week. He
is now a successful dentist, of
Wilkesbarre, Pa.
Dir. w. Il. Bundick, the temper
ance crater, will deliver an address
al the IL. Z. Church, OnancocA, Sun
day morning. II o'clock. Mr.. Merritt
Burke will assist in the exercises by
singing. Public invited.
The bank Of Mr. Thos. ". Black
stone, Accomac G. H., will be open
lar b .s;ness next Tuesday. Safe,
bo;sAs. ". h;tve been received and
tin carpenters and painters are busy,
giving ii an attractive appearance.
The Chesapeake Agricultural Fair
opeus August -, to continue 4 days
An advertisement of same, contain
lug race program with attractive
features, appears in this issue. Your
attention especially invited to same.
a singing school will be organized
at Presbyterian Church, Drummond-
town, next Tuesday night, by Rev.
E. r. Adams, teacher in vocal music
at yanderbuilt University. All in.
terested in same are requested to be
present.
L Floyd Mock, special cominis-
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, two improved
by dwellings, known as the "Groton
property" situated in the village of
Pungoteague, will be sold at public
auction on the premises on Saturday,
August 10Th, 3p.m., by j. w Edmonds,
substituted trustee. For particulars
see posters.
Thos. B. Quinby, trustee, will sell
at public auction at Onley, on Satur-
day, August 10Th, 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.
A camp meeting will be held at
Wattsville NJ. P. Church, Rev. E. s..
Fooks, pastor, September 1875 in
elusive. Those deserving to tent will
address the pastor or committee of
arrangements for particulars. Able
ministers from the Maryland Con-
ference will fill the pulpit from day
to day.
The Mallen Aerorautical Combina-
ton promises to be one of the draw
ing cards of the Eastern Shore Agri-
cultural Fair. Besides the balloon
zooaeiApe two in n,1mher tho com