Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-12-01
LOCAL NEWS.

Island light, says the Baltimore Sun,
has rendered bis resignation.
Rev. j. r. Griffith, late pastor Of
Drummondtown Methodist Church.
will leave for his new charge next
week.
Mrs. Thos. S. Evans, of Exile, Wal>
do county, Texas, is visiting relatives
and friends at her old home at Jen-
kins Bridge, this county.
MIR. and Mrs. James 6. Floyd, of
Wardtown, will move to Accomac Q.
H. at the beginning of the New Year
and make it their future home.
Mr.. Frank Wilkins, keeper of
Tangier light, after spending several
days with relatives at Accomac @. H.,
returned to his home on Thursday.
Watch our next issue for the an.
nouncement of the sale of car load
of horses and mules to be made in
Pocomoke City by Raughley & Twil>
ley.
Misses Blake and Alice Gusts, have
rented their dwelling at Accomac q.
H to Mr.. g Walter Mapp, and in
few weeks will make Baltimore their
home.
Lamp Girl, record 200, was sold at
public auction at Madison Square
Garden, N. Y. this week. The price
paid by the purchasers of the Eastern
Shore trotter was $4,000.
Rev. j. 81. Moss, the new pastor of
the Drummondtown Circuit, will
preach at the Drummondtown Meth
odist church OH Sunday morning and
at Amiss chapel in the afternoon OF
that day.
Mr.. James II. Fletcher. Jr., accom-
panied by his daughter and Miss
Florie Browne, left Wednesday to
spend Thanksgiving day at West
Point, N. Y. They are expected
home to day.
Mr. Geo. N. Trower, louisville,
will slaughter his big hog, the largest
perhaps on the Eastern Shore this
season, on Wednesday 18th inst. The
guesses on the weight of the nam
moth porker are from 800 to $50.
Thieves entered the cook room OF
Mr.. Augustus Phillips, near Melfar
through a window, We dnesday night
and carried away crockery, knives and
other articles, including several pies,
of the value of ten dollars or more.
meeting Of the Ex-Confederate
Pension Board will be held at Parks
lev next Wednesday Immediately
after the arrived of the noon train.
All interested are requested to take
notice, by the secretary of the Board
Read with both eyes and holiday
curiosity and enterprise the great
holiday buying advertisement Of
Ames, Shield e. Co. The late season
and big stock on their floors makes
much cheapness and quick selling
great object from now till Christmas
Xmas goods in almost endless varle
ty can be seen at places of business
of Lloyd. Blaine s. Co., Pocomoke
d. H. johnson & Son, Parksley
Slocomb Bros, Onancock; E. F Gull
lette, Temperanceville, and Ames
Shield & Co., Onancock. Read thei
advertisements in this issue and cal
on them.
Joseph r. Riggs and L. Floy(
Mock, special commissioners, will sci
at public auction to the highest bid
der, Oh Saturday December 22nd
1900, at Q o'clock p. In. at Guilford
the real estate of which John s
Ewell died seised and possessed, cor
sisting of one tract and one lot, Q
land, respectively. For terms &c
see posters.
John D. Parsons, trustee, will Sc
at public auction on Saturday, DE
cember 18th, 1900, at 3 o'clock p In
in front of the store of Conquest
Tuli, at Oak Hall, Va, a certain trac
of land, situated on the road froI
Oak Hall to Pittsville, containing Il
acres more or less,-it being the Ian
of which Mary Ann Guillette diet
seized and possessed. There is cor
siderable timber and an abundanc
of woods resources on said said trat
of land. For full particulars see poi
tiers.
1t is generally understood th'
owing to the great dissatisfaction
the oyster law passed at the last Sc
sion OF the legislature, opening tt
seaside for nearly two months long
than formerly, that the same will
repealed at tie special session. M
Matthews and DIR. LeCato present'
this law at the earnest solicitation
a large percentage of the oystermt
of Accomack, who, it is understoo
see the bad features OF the law, al
are now anxious for it's repeal.
Light.
L. Floyd Mock. attorney for MI
Mary A. West and Miss Tabitha
Bayly, offers for sale by private co
tract, that valuable farm known
Poplar Grove" containing 200 acr
more or less. This farm is beautiful