Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-09-22
LOCAL NEWS.
] County court next Monday.


Oyster season on eastern side OF
Accomac and Northampton opens
October LIST.
Hon. WIN. A. Jones will address the
voters of Accomac, at the Courthouse
Monday, October Goth, courtday.
Pungoteague district School Board
will meet at Painter, Friday Septem
Der 2Sth p. IN, to contract with
teachers.
Cornerstone laying of Metompkin
Baptist Church postponed on &C,
count Of inclement weather to Satur-
day, Goth inst, ~ o'clock.
Mrs Catharine Chandler, widow of
John H. Chandler, deceased, died at
her home, near Cashville, Wednes
day, aged about 90 years.
Mr.. N. b. Wescott offers for sale at
private contract very desirable
home on Occahonnock Creek See
advertisement in this issue.
Mr.. John o. Taylor, of Accomac G.
H., has been awarded contract "for
roofing block of houses in Laurel,
Del, and left for that place Tuesday.
New goods just received by E. F.
Guillette, Temperanceville. Some
of his prices given in this issue. He
proposes to give you low prices on all
goods if you will call on him.
Judge J. F. West, of Sussex county
was at the Courthouse on Wednes.
day, for the purpose of taking depo>
sitions in divorce suit, to be heard
at the next term of our circuit court.
The time for the dedication of
Wattsville Nj. P. Church has been
changed from October 7th to October
14th. The dedicatory sermon will be
preached by Rev Dr. Little, of Balti.
more.
DR.. VIM. r. Finney, of Baltimore,
while visiting relatives at his old |
home in Accomac last week, WAS rob
bed by servant who has been in his
employ for last Is years, of gold filling |
and dentists instruments of the value |
of $4,000.
VIM. II. Ward, of Crisfield, has been
sentenced to one year in st. Mary's
Industrial School by U. s. Court for
opening letter and stealing so cents
therefrom. The letter was addressed
to Miss Margaret Stewart, of Acco-
mac county.
You want bargains end Mr.. J. W.
Barnes, Bloxom, proposes to give
them to you in the new fall and
winter goods just received and now
open for your inspection. Read his
advertisement in this paper and then
call on him.
E. H. Benson will be at Accomac
c. H., Monday next, court day, with
a full line of samples of fall and
winter suitings, trowserings and
overcoatlngs, comprising all of the
newest and nobbiest designs for the
coming season.
A revival meeting at Bethel NJ E.
Church, South, Northampton, con-
Quoted by Rev. A. A. Whitmore had
resulted according to latest report re.
ceived by us in eighty three profess
sions of faith and forty-eight access
sions to that church.
Hon. L. Irving Handy, of Delaware,
and Hon. Eugene Withers, of Virgin
ia, will speak at Accomac G. H. next
Monday, court day. Many people
from every section of the Eastern
Shore ought to be out to hear the
distinguished speakers discuss the
issues of the day.
A farm, located in thrifty neigh
borhood, well adapted to trucks, at
a low price and Oh easy terms is ad-
vertised by Mr.. w. L Mock in an s
other column of this paper. If you {
want Il cheap home or good invest
ment seq him soon as it will, if not
sold, be rented out on few days.
Mr.. Henry SilverthorD, who was l
born in Accomac in 1910, died at his
home in Lynchburg on the l4th inst, '
aged 90 years. AS young man he {
learned the trade Of silversmith in ,
Baltimore, but has lived in Lynch
burg since 1887. Besides his wife he
is survived by two sons-Henry L {
and William G. Silverthorn
G.. Walter Mapp, trustee, will sell
at Harborton, Va, on Saturday, Cpd
of September beginning at Up IN.
certain personal property belonging '
to the estate of the Old Dominion
Fishing Company, bankrupt. said
property consisting in part of Office b
furniture, store supplies, fish fac C
tory materials &c. See posters. I
A fair a.; festival will be held by .
Parksley n P. Church, Wednesday
and Thurs lay afternoons and even-
ings, S.n'ember Goth and 9th. A
spleudid PIPER will be served and
ice crea ~, cake and confectiOnaries Y
will be for sale. On the second day
at o'clock handsome quilt will be
disposed Of. Tickets for the quilt can
be obtained at DIR. Ewells drug store ID
for ten cents each.
The storm of last week caught the
tug Portsmouth, which had in tow