Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-10-27
LOCAL NEWS.
County court next Monday.

The estate of the late William III.
Powell, says the Baltimore Sun, il
valued at 100000.
Mr.. Geo. w. Hyslop will offer for
sale, at public auction today, i p m.
stock of merchandise. See advertise
ment.
Hon. S. Wilkins Matthews is sick
at his home and was therefore unable
to meet some engagements made by
him for this week.
Register at once, and you must ON
or before Saturday, October eth, If
you wish to cast your vote for Bryan,
Stevenson and Jones.
Mr.. John Darbie, formerly of this
county, now of Baltimore, is visiting
friends at Accomac G. H, this week
after an absence OF Is years.
Mr.. E. H. Benson will be at Acco>
mac G. H., next Monday, with full
line of samples OF fall and winter
suitings, and overcoatings. See him.
A special grand jury will meet next
Tuesday to inquire into charges
against Stran Fosque, for murder,
and John Holden for criminal as
sault.
F. H. Dryden, real estate agent, has
sold to Charles A. Schleur, of New
York. farm of George b. White, Bal
timore, situated on Chincoteague
bay, this county
Mr.. and Mrs. A. q. James are in the
northern cities this week purchasing
their fall line of millinery goods, dry
goods and notions. Opening days,
November ID and Sd. Public invited
to call on them.
II. Il. Nelson and w. T.. Wright
have Just returned home with drove
of fine horses and mules which can be
seen at their stables at Accomac g.
II. and which they propose to sell at
small profit.
The trustees of WIN. NJ. Kellam 4
Co., Cape Charles, Va. will sell at
public auction on Saturday, October
27th, 1900. doors, sash, blinds, terra
Gotta piping sc. Sale to begin at
one (1) o'clock p. III.
If you need transfer and Intend
to vote for Bryan and Stevenson on
9th OF November, you must not only
get it but hand it to the registrar at
the precinct at which you are entit-
led to vote on or before the 9th day
of October.
Advertisements in this issue to
which attention is especially invited:
G. G.. Coulbourn, contractor and
builder: ". q. Adams, breeder of fine
bird dogs: notice to creditors OF
Gottschalk g. Co.: Russell j. Justis,
merchandise.
Revival services will begin at the
Drummondtown Baptist Church
Sunday morning. The pastor will be
assisted by Rev. DR.. A. E. Owen, OF
Norfolk, who will preach Monday
night and every night thereafter for
a week or more.
Mr.. L. b. Derby has opened a gem
eral insurance Office at Accomac q
II l., representing the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Mil
waukee, The Caledonian Fire In
surance Co., of Scotland, and The
Firemen's Insurance Co , of Balti-
more.
Bills have been sent to many of our
subscribers this week and all others
in arrears will get them later who do
not pay us next Monday, court day.
Bring it with you or send it by your
neighbor. We need the money to
meet the advance which the Trusts
have made on paper.
An unique entertainment will be
given at Lilliston Hall, Accomac @.
H., by the ladies of Drummondtown
Baptist Church, Friday afternoon
and evening, November 9th. A we'd
ding will come off there on that occaN
sion between Mr.. Midget and Miss
Little, with all the features OF a
genuine wedding, in handsome cos
TUNES, walters, marches, church dec
orations, wedding cake &c. The only
participants will be little children.
The invitations will be out soon.
Fuller particulars later. Proceeds
for Sabbath School.
A Farmers Institute we are advised
by Hon. 8. Wilkins Matthews, will be
held at Accomac G. H., November
10th, to be conduct by Mr.. G. W.
Koiner, Commissioner of Agriculture
Virginia. The meeting will con-
early in the day and lectures
q delivered both morning and
loon, not only by Mr.. Koiner
other prominent men of the
Try, on fertilizers, how to grow
and its diseases, potatoes, hogs
other animals and their diseases,
dairy and how to make it profta-
Sc. Fuller particulars will be
90 In later issues Of this paper.
Many of the people Of the Eastern
ore of Virginia, estimated at a
,ousand or more, were at Salisbury,
Wednesday, to hear Hon. VIM. j.
ryan speak and returned better