Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-19
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1900
LOCAL NEWS.
Election. Thursday, May Gath.

Vote uDscratched ballots If you are
in favor OF calling constitutional
convention.
The Tangier annual church camp
will commence August 18th and con-
tlnue ten days. Able preachers will
be in attendance.
Mr.. W. II. Gardner, Jr, of Grape,
this county, has accepted the position
OF agent aud operator on N 81 W.R. R.
In West Virginia.
DR.. H. Dix Lilliston, a graduate Of
Baltimore Dental College last week,
will soon be candidate for practice,
with Office at Accomac G. H.
Privileges of the Peninsula Agricul-
tural Fair will be rented to the high
est bidder, on their grounds at Tas-
ley, Thursday, May 31st, 2:3O pm.
The net receipts of dinner and re,
freshments on the day of the corner
stone laying of Red Bank Baptist
[ hurch last week were about 800.
Judge Kendall has appointed Drs.
g. Fred Floyd, Clarence Holland and
g. P. Moore, members of Board of
Health for county of Northampton.
A meeting of the general directors
of the Eastern Shore Produce Ex-
change will be held at Onley next
Tuesday, May 22d, at the usual hour.
Mr.. 6 Welly Coard of Accomac c.
II. has been awarded contract for
building Club House, to cost $4,000.
at the Point Farm in Upshurs Neck |
this summer.
The steamers of the N. Y. P. & n |
railroad commenced to make double |
trips on Monday, the Boston berry |
train having been inaugurated on
that date. Light.
A license was issued Tuesday, says
the Baltimore Sun, for the marriage
of Mr.. Silverius c. Hall, of Belinda,
this county, and Miss Bernice Fon-
tame, of Manakin, Md.
Oyster flats will be offered for lease
to the highest bidder. on the
premises in Upshurs Neck, by B. T.
Gunter, agent, Saturday, June 9th.
See advertisement in this issue.
New advertisements in this issue,
to which the attention of our readers
is especially invited W. s. Dickin-
son g. Son. Pocomoke city; T. s.
Ashby & Co., Accomac G. H Gold
floss Bros, Bloxom.
The lands of Henry Salisbury, sit
uated on Chesconnessex, will be sold
at public auction, at Marsh's store,
south side of Chesconnessex creek, by
trustee, on Saturday, June I'd, pm.
For terms. &c, see posters.
The new courthouse building is 6
nearly ready for de lication. The
carpenters can complete their work /
III oOOQO tWO QdJo anu VIC PAIN OF | 1
will finish in about ten days. The 1
furniture for court room and offices 8
is in the building.
At meeting of Board of Supervis-
ors, Wednesday, each district coun-
ty levy was fixed at IS cents on 800;
county school tax at 10 cents; road '
tax at 20 cents, except in Lee district
Is cents; capitation tax on each male J
inhabitant so cents (
Mr.. John L. White, assessor of
lands for upper parish, and his as
sistant, Mr.. James F. Ward, are at
work at clerks office daily in making i,
out land books. The assessor reports
that there will be considerable in
crease in value OF lands in his parish
Mr.. VIM A. Burton, business
manager of + s. Produce Exchange,
will be at Mappsville, Saturday, May C
26lh, and all agents from Parksley to
New Church are requested to meet !,
him there to receive their books and
instruction in the work expected of
them. r
The Board of Directors of the
Eastern Shore Agricultural Associa-
ton will rent to the highest bidder 8
on their grounds, near Keller, on a
Tuesday, May 29th,3 p. m, privileges t
as follows: Boarding tent, connection
airy stils, barber shop, horse c
pounds &c. h
The proprietor of the Fountain p
Hotel, Baltimore, to meet the de-
mands of his customers, has inaugu- {
rated in connection with his hotel v
dairy lunch" embracing features v
not possessed by any of the other
light lunch rooms" in that city
Call when in the city and you will :
find it is what you want.
The lands of William Mason, of NJ, n
deceased, consisting of five tracts or /,
parcels, situated near Parksley, will
be sold 10y public auction at Parksley,
Saturday, May Goth. 2 p M, by Ed
ward Russell and Thorogood
Mason, of VIM. trustees selected by Q
the heirs for the purpose of making d
sale of said lands. For terms, &C., see d
posters. ="
Ben T. Gunter, special commits a
sioner, will sell by public auction on
Saturday, May Goth, p. M, at
louisville, the valuable farm of .,
which John ]. Hopkins died seized n