Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-08
LOCAL NEWS.

Rev. r. A. Robinson will preach a.
Belle Haven, Sunday II a. m, and a
Wachapreague7 pm.
Rev. ]. R. Griffith and family left
by rail Thursday morning for hi'
new charge, near Portsmouth, Va.
DR.. 81. d. Lilliston, dentist, has
opened an Office at Psrksley and will
be In that town every Tuesday for
the practice of his profession.
Jerry Burton, colored, was convict.
ed of stealing money of B. 9. & A. r.
Co. at present term Of court and
sentenced to three years in psniten>
tiary.
Valuable personal property will be
sold at public auction by VIM. 7.
Fletcher, at his house near Jenkins
Bridge. Wednesday, December 10th.
See advertisement and posters.
A large line of Xmas goods will be
opened out by Mr.. B. T. Nelson, Ac-
comac, next week, in great variety
ard to suit the taste of everyone. See
his advertisement in next issue.
Read, always, the advertisements
of Ames, Shield & Co. The knowl-
edge of their selling offers pays the
people. They give special bargains
that are dollars in the buyers pocket.
A fair will be held at Tasley, Fri.
day, December 14th, in the interest
OF the Methodist Protestant Church
soon to be erected there. Everyone
is invited to he present and help the
worthy object.
Valuable personal property will be
sold at public auction as follows: By
w. H. Boggs, Thursday, Dec. 18th,
G.. W. Elliott, Tuesday, 18th; W. y.
Fletcher, 10th; 8. V. Hackett, 10th.
Read notices elsewhere.
The Presbyterians will have a
drama, ''Old Maids Wooing," in the
Town Hall in Onancock, December
II, 7:S0 p. N. A supper of terrapin,
oysters and ice cream will be served
during the evening. ALI invited.
Mr.. L. G. Jarvis has been appoint
ed mate on the police steamer Acco-
mack. Mr.. Jarvis has been on the
n. Y. P. & N. steamers for several
years, is a native of this county, and
his many friends are glad to hear of
his good luck.-Light.
Xmas goods advertised in this issue
by the following: VIM. II. Bloxom.
Bloxom Station; Mrs. w. F. Hudson,
Wachapreague; j. Adelstein, Oman
cock; Russell e. Justis, Leemont.
Read them and call and get the bar
gains they have to offer you.
Capt. J. T. Burton, road machine
manager, has been engaged this
week in cutting down the aspen trees
on the courthouse grounds and in
improving them in other ways. The
same will be enclosed with substan-
tial and handsome fence at an early
day.
Rev J. 81. Moss, the new pastor of
the Drummondtown Circuit, will
preach at the Methodist church,
Drummondtown, every Sunday
morning and at night on the second
and fourth Sundays. His regular app
,pointments at Amiss Chapel will be
the first and third Sundays in the
afternoon.
Joseph r. Riggs and L. Floyd
Mock, special commissioners, will sell
at public auction to the highest bids
der, on Saturday December 22nd,
1900, at 2 o'clock D. m. at Guilford,
the real estate of which John s.
Ewell died seised and possessed, con-
sisting of one tract and one lot, of
land, respectively. For terms &C.,
see posters.
Miss Nola Virginia Nelson, a little
Miss of four summers, daughter of
Mr.. Samuel g. Nelson, was given a
birthday party by her parents at her
home at Accomac @. H., Cd Wednes>
day from to 6 p. IN. 1t was a de-
lightful affair, both to her and the
little companions present to enjoy
the games and partake of the choice
refreshments prepared for the occa-
sion.
Many complaints have been made
to this Office of late, of the failure to
get the "Enterprise" on time. 1t is
due to the new mail arrangement
which went into effect recently. The
old stage coach beats it 10 prompt
delivery. 1t may improve soon,
and IL it does not we will confer with
the chief of the railway service, and
it may be, that he can furnisharemedy
for oar present defective mail service.
John D. Parsons, trustee, will sell
at public auction on Saturday, De-
cember 18th, 1900, at o'clock D. M,
in front of the store of Conquest &
Tull, at Oak Hall, Va, a certain tract
of land, situated on the road from
Oak Hall to Pittsville, containing 1873
acres more or less,-it being the land
of which Mary Ann Guillette died,
seized and possessed. There is con-
siderable timber and an abundance
of woods resources on said said tract
of land. For full particulars see pos
tiers.
T.. Elovd Mock ATTORNEY for Mrs.