Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-10-07
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
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Mr.. R Il. Pennewell, near here, re
ceived slight stroke of paralysis OF
Monday.
The Margaret Academy has enroll
ed ninety five pupils and there are
more to follow.
Mrs. Maud Mills White will give
music lessons at the home OF bel
father, Mr.. w. S. Mills, Onancock.
The contractor has begun the cree
ton of the addition to the building
of the First National Bank of Oman
cock.
Mr. S. R. Nelson returned from
New York on Monday where he wit
messed the Dewey parade. His de
scription of the parade is very enter
tanning.
Since the sudden visit of Jack-frost
our people have been very busy pre-
pairing for fires. Our stove dealer
with extra force employed. cannot
meet the demand upon him for orders
in his line. The tender garden crops
are cut down and the flowers have
been placed in the windows-theil
winter home.
The dwelling which is being erect
ed by Capt. Sam'l. T. NAPLES. on Kerr
street, is Of handsome design and
will be an ornament ard attraction
to that section of the town. There
are other fine, large building lots in
that section which can be purchased
at reasonable figures by parties who
wish to move here.
Some time since a contract was
made by our council with firm in
Baltimore for a plant for an addition
al supply of water to the water works
and was to have been furnished be-
fore this time but was delayed on &C.
count of the foreman having been
afflicted with paralysis. 1t is said
that arrangements have been made
to begin the work soon.
Mr.. Francis Upshur Jones, of Girls.
field, Md son of MIR. Frank Jones, OF
this town, and his bride, formerly
Miss Donnie Agnes Riggin, also OF
Crisfeld, returned by steamer Tan
gier on Friday of last week, from
their bridal TIP to Niagara Falls. We
were pleased to meet the very cour-
teous gentleman and his lovely bride,
and here extend further best wishes.
Information has been received from
DR.. Sidney S. Kellam, of Baltimore
that Mr.. Edward Landing, who went
to the hospital last week for treat
ment for structure of the swallow,
which occurred while eating grapes
two weeks since, is improving. DR.
Tiffany, in charge of the hospital,
omplimented our DR.. E. W. Robert
son as to his correct and clear dag
nosis of the case of Mr.. Landing.
Some of our citizens are urging the
necessity of family steam laundry
and are DESTROYS that one shall be
Established. 1t is quite difficult to
secure washwomen who will give
satisfactory service. 1t is estimated
that steam laundry for the purpose
of serving families as to the entire
list of clothing and other articles and
under the management OF competent
women would be paying enterprise.
Who will start it?
Oysters are very scarce in our mar
ket. 1t is to be deplored that we, in
the land of oysters, surrounded by
waters that produce them abundant
", must have them only as luxury
few brought for sale and at prices
that only the rich can afford. 1t is
time that some one of enterprise
should make provision for sufficient
supply in this community. There
are miles of good shore on our creek
for laying down stock and plenty Of
cheap space at our dock for an oyster
business. 1t is worthy of note that
there is not an oyster business at all
on our wharves when there are
thousands of people in the town and
vicinity to be supplied. When we
notice the fact that twenty years ago
towns on the water front of Virginia
ofless importance in population than
this place had two or more small
shocking houses for the local supply,
we see more wildly that we are be-
hind in that regard.
Jenkins' Bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Frances Houston
of Stockton, Md, were guests at Lo,