Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-01-28
J,hn W. Edmonds.Editor and Owner
LOCAL NEWS .


Monday, February 9th.
Mr.. William 3. Bull has been COM
missioned postmaster at Capeville,
. Northampton county.
A big shoe sale will open at Ames,
Shield s. Co., next Tuesday, January
S1st, to continue ten days.
Messrs. james S. Clogg and Charles
o. MELVIN. of Pocomoke City, made a
business visit to the county seat on
Monday.
The nomination of Mr.. William H.
Parker, as postmaster at Onancock,
was confirmed by the United States
Senate last Monday.
Mr.. Thos s. Hopkins, Tasley, sick
of late with grip complicated with
pneumonia, is improving daily, and
will soon be in his usual health.
The appropriation in the river and
harbor bill for Cape Charles City har
Dor will be 100000, if the bill is pass
ed as it will be reported to Congress
next Monday.
White Foot Ham, 2,S74. will be sold
at public auction at Accomac G. f {,
Monday. January S0th, 1899, court
day, between one and two O'Clock,
without reserve bid.
Several valuable horses and mules
will be sold at public auction at
Twilley's livery stable, Pocomoke
city, Saturday afternoon, January
2Sth inst, 1870 O'Clock. See adver-
tisement.
Chicken pox is among the ailments
Of the children at the Courthouse
and vicinity at present The most of
those in the town, afflicted of late
with the grip, have recovered or are
convalescent.
Mr.. James B. Bell has announced
himself as a candidate for Commits
sioner of Revenue of Northampton.
BE will have as an opponent, Mr..
Zorro Willis, of Exmore, the present
incumbent of that Office.
A score or more of candidates for
the various Offices in the several dis
tricts in the cou' y are reported.
The names of those, who are not run
ming for their health or for the fun
that there is in it, will appear in later
issues of the ENTERPRISE.
DR.. Charles Smith, it is stated, is
willing to succeed himself as mem
Der of the House of Delegates fol
Accomac and Northampton, but will
not be permitted to make the race
alone. DR.. Brockenbrough is promi-
nently mentioned as probable aspir-
ant for the Office.
New advertisements of interest to
our readers appear in this issue as
follows: w. G. Coleburn & Son, dis
solution potice; W. S. Dickinson &
Son, dry goods, &c.; g. S. Reid & Co.,
strawberry plants; NJ. H. Douglas &
Co., bicycles; E. T. Parks & Co,
building material, sc.
Capt. Wesley S. Phillips, of late
critically i'll at his home. near Melfa'
is now very much improved and is
thought to be out of danger. his
wife, who has been confined to her
room for several weeks, still continues
seriously i'll and improvement in her
condition is not expected.
Mr. Thos. a. Nelson extends you
an invitation to call on him next
Monday, court day, if you want
first-class horse at low figure. He
has just received at his stables sew
eral fine road and farm horses, which
he bought to sell and is willing to
dispose of at q small margin of profit
E. 81. Benson will be at Accomac
c. H., Monday next, court day, with
his usual line of samples for custom
made suits &C., which he will offer
at reduced prices to close this seasons
stock. Those indebted to him on
book accounts or otherwise are re-
quested by him to settle on that day
The announcement 10 authorized
that Mr.. Edward S. Wise, the present
supervisor of Pungoteague district,
will be q candidate for reelection.
The Supervisors in the other districts
like Barkis, may be willing" but to
date we are not sufficiently advised
to give any authentic information Of
their wishes in this respect.
Revival services will begin at the
M. E. Church, South, Drummond-
town, next Sunday morning, II
o'clock, 29th inst, aid continue for
ten days. The pastor will be assisted
by Rev. L. P. Bransford, of Danville,
a forcible and eloquent preacher and
successful revivalist. The members
of the different denominations are
invited to assist in the meeting.
Sixteen acres of cleared land on
Kerr street. in Onancock, and twenty
one acres of woods laid about half a
mile from Onancock. is offered fox
sale as q whole by T. B. Quinby. The
cleared land b as q long frontage on
Kerr and Jackson streets, and is i'm
proved with two good tenant houses
The woodland is high and well
A..ohorad Terms will he made to sui II