Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-02-24
LOCAL NEWS.
County court next Monday.

a supply OF fresh and reliable garden
seeds, and tube rose buds.
A special grand jury has been sum-
moned for first day of February term
of county court. next Monday.
The Colored Fair Associat ton will
hold their I'd annual fair at Tasley,
August 21st, 22d, 23d, and cath.
Mr.. ]. P. Widgen and bride, of
Eastville. made short visit to her
sister, Mrs. Jno 8. Parsons, OF our
town, this week.
Valuable farm Of Capt. Charles s.
Morgan, near Cheriton, is for sale at
private contract. See advertisement
in another column.
Hon John s. Wise will lecture at
Parsons Opera House. Cape Charles,
to night. for the benefit Of Holmes
Presbyterian church.
A. j. McMath, Onley, Va, has for
sale 30 barrels of select Early Puri-
tan, Early Rose aud Burpees extra
early Irish potato seed.
E w. Polk, merchant tailor, will
be at Accomac G. H.. next Monday,
with line of samples and TO take or
ders for custom made suits.
A petition signed by 800 citizens Of
Chincoteague Island has been sent
to Hon. s. Wilkins Matthews, pray
Mr.. A n. &. Mears. Wachapreague,
continues to offer bargains in many
ines of goods, as will be seen by ref
erence to his advertisement in this is
sue of the paper.
Ell. Benson will visit Accomac q
H. Monday next, court day, with a
full line of samples of spring goods,
comprising all the latest designs for
the coming season.
The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Peninsula Fair Asso-
citation will be held at Tasley, next
Tuesday, February eth, 2 p. ~, fer
the purpose of electing officers and
transacting other business.
Mr.. George H. Ellis, as will be noted
by adve rtisement in this issue is
again in the livery business, at Frank
lin city and Greenbackville, and
is prepared to serve the public salts
factorily in his lice OF business.
The price Of paper continues to in
crease and to meet the burden it i'm
poses upon us, subscribers in arrears
for subscription must pay up. If at
court next Monday bring the dollar
you owe us, if not please forward it
in some way.
Mr.. F. II. Dryden. real estate
agent, offers for sale at private con
tract in this issue of the paper a
valuable farm, situated near POGO
iuoke City. The low price at which
il is offered cannot fail to attract the
attention of those wanting home or
having money for investment.
Mr.. Robert H. Oldham succeeds his
father as clerk of Accomac county
court. He was appointed by Judge
Ross on Tuesday and qualified on
that day. Mr.. John D. Grant has
been selected as deputy clerk and
qualified on Wednesday. The clerk
has also engaged Mr.. John Fl. Wise
to get up some unfinished work for
him and he will probably be engaged
permanently by him if his services
are needed.
The Steamer "Pennsylvania," Of
the N. Y. P. g. N. Railroad, made a
trial trip on the Delaware river one
day last week and developed speed
of 224 miles an hour with new ma
chinery. 1t is very probable that she
will do much better than this after
everything is in good working order.
The Pennsylvania" it is thought,
will be ready for her run between
Norfolk and Cape Charles about
March 1st.-Light.
Petitions have been sent to Hon. s.
W. Matth ews asking for change oil
time of taking up oysters. They want
to commence October LIST, instead of
September LIST, and to continue to
catch them through May. Time can
not be changed, by virtue of an agree
ment with Maryland, without the
consent of that State, and no change
Mr. Matthews writes US need be ex-
pected, because the consent OF Mary
land cannot be obtained.
A committee of three, viz: Messrs.
b. T. Gunter, Jr., Thos. h. QuiDby
and Stewart K. Powell, appointed by
Judge Ross to examine the books and
papers of the clerks Office, as the law
requires, when a clerk dies or retires
from office. performed that duty on
Monday and reported the affairs of
the Office in excellent conditions in
all respects. No other report was ex
pected. No clerk in Virginia was
better posted as to the duties of the
Office, than NJ. Oldham, Jr., or dis
charged them better
The factory of Albro ]. Morse, at
Harborton. will be sold by public
auction at that place for the benefit
of Isaac n. Veasey. by Ohio L. Park
err, substituted trustee, Thursday,
March LIST, 1:S0 p. IN. The lease of
the land on which factory is located