Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-10-20
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1900
LOCAL NEWS.


9Th.
Hon. VIM. A. Jones will address the
voters of Accomac, at the Courthouse
Monday, October Goth, courtday.
Register at once, and you must ON
or before Saturday, October eth, il
you wish to cast your vote for Bryan
Stevenson and Jones.
Miss Florie Brown, daughter OF
Mrs. T. 81. Bayly Browne, returned
Monday, from a visit of several weeks
to friends in Tacoma. Washington
and San Francisco, Cal.
An advertisement of Chas. l.. Pettis
& Co., commission merchants, New
York, appears in this issue. The
firm pays cash for produce, poultry
&c. For full particulars see advertise
ment.
Mrs. Thomas Cottingham Walston
announces the marriage of hsr daugh-
ter, Miss Christina Newton Walston
30 DR.. John McKeil Henderson at
Christ Church, Eastville, Wednesday,
October 91st.
A dividend of & per cent was de-
clared by the directors of the PENN
sula Fair Association at their meet
ing at Tasley on Tuesday. The ball
ance in hand was placed to the credit
OF the reserve fund.
The trustees of VIM. M. Kellam g.
Co. Cape Charles, Va. will sell ut
public auction on Saturday, October
9th, 1900, doors, sash, blinds, terra
Gotta piping sc. Sale to begin at
one ~ O'Clock p. III.
E. T. Coleburn, of the firm Of VIM
G. Coleburn & Son, Accomac G. Fl
arrived home to-day with full line
OF new goods-which they propose to
sell cheap for cash. If you want bar
gains call on them next week.
II you need transfer and intend
TO vote for Bryan and Stevenson on
Glib of November, you must not only
get it but hand it to the registrar at
the precinct at which you are EMIT |
led to vote On or before the 9th day |
OF October.
The attention of the ladies of the
courthouse and vicinity, who need
millinery goods,i is especially invited to
the advertisement of Mrs. Mamie T.
Mason. 1t will be noted that she
is prepared to supply you with every
thing needed 10 her line.
Misses Florence and Julia Fletch-
er, for the last twelve months in
Tacoma, Washington, on a visit to
their brother, Mr.. Drummond
Fletcher, arrived at Accomac G. H.,
Wednesday, on their way to their
home at jenkins Bridge.
The poll books of Onancock precinct
were destroyed by the late fire and it
Is important, therefore, that every
voter at that place should register on
or before October 27th,if he wants his
vote counted for Bryan and Steven
son on the 9th of November.
Hon. N. B. Wescott was called to
Chicago on business early in the week
and left Wednesday for that place.
He will not return until after the
9th of this month and cannot there
fore meet his engagement to address d
the farmers at New Church on that {
day.
New advertisements OF E. F. Gull
lette, TIE mperanceville and of A. F.
Mears & Co, Mears, P. o., appear in
this issue of interest to buyers in i
their section. Russell & Justis have s
also received a large line of new I
good. Call on them and watch their
space for bargains in next issue.
The directory of the Onancock h
Telephone Co. and its connections Y
will be found in another column. ]
The list of its patrons, it will be
noted, is large one and the nun
Der will increase. Everyone who
to be up.to date in his bust =
ness, will find that they need phone
The following delegates from Acco
mac were in attendance at the six
seenth annual session of the State Y
Council, Jr.. o. u A. NJ, which met n
IN Roanoke, Monday: VIM. B. Pitts, IL
Benz. T. Gunter, Locust> d
Vile; John Mears and Harry Scar "
borough, Wachapreague; L. l. Kent,
E. Carey Crockett and E
E. Corbett, Tangier;Mr Kelly, Green.
oackville; Mr.. Stebbins, Chincoteague. fir
Hon. A. J. Montague, the present
General of Virginia and q
who will probably be the next GoYer in
,or of the State, will address the
'oters Of Accomac at the courthouse 4,
IN Monday, October 29th, courtday. ~
Dur people will need no pressing in-
'itation to be present on the occa-
ion 1t will not be his first visit to at
Accomac and having heard him si'
peak once they will want to hear th
lin again.
A Farmers Institute we are advised te
" Hon. s. Wilkins Matthews, will be &c
leld at Accomac G. H., November d
9th, to be conducted by Mr.. G. W. dc
ioiner, Commissioner of Agriculture
( Virginia. The meeting will cons