Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-11-03
LOCAL NEWS.

An advertisement of W. s. Dickin-
son & Son, Pocomoke City, in this
issue merits the attention of many
of our readers. Read it.
Bills are being sent out daily to
subscribers In arrears and those who
have not paid us will please let us
hear from them, if they wish the pa
per continued to them.
The personal property, and real
estate of James Gray, deceased,
near Chesconnessix, will be sold at
public auction On the premises, by
the heirs OF the decedent on Satur
day, December 1st.
Mr.. L. b. Derby has opened a gen.
eral insurance office at Accomac c.
Fl , 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.
Rev. Mr.. Hudson, of Richmond,
Va, has been conducting a series of
revival services at Red Bank Church
with grand success, from fifty TO six.
ty persons having been converted.
Thirty-five were baptized at Red
Bank Tuesday. The meeting is still
in progress.-Light,
G. Walter Mapp, special commits
sioner, will sell by public auction
Tuesday, November 6 at Saxis Island
the real estate OF which William F.
Martin died siezed and possessed, con
tanning one-half acre, more or less.
situated on Saxes Island. For full
particulars see posters.
The sum of 1926 10 was stolen from
the desk of Mr.. K G. Payne, pro-
prietor of the hotel at New Church
Station, Thursday of last week. The
thief who took it, it is supposed, had
a key to fit the lock OF the desk in
which it was kept by him. No clue
to the perpetrator of the theft had |
been obtained or arrest had been |
made according to our latest advices. |
The survey of the oyster grounds,
which has been going on under the
direction of the Board of Fisheries,
has been suspended for the winter.
The survey of the grounds in two or
three counties has been pretty well
completed. The result of this work
when finished Wilt is insisted, be to
largely increase the revenues of the
Commonw wealth from the oyster
planting industry.
The jury, in the case of jerry Bur-
ton, tried at the term OF the court,
this week, for the theft OF large
sum of money of the Baltimore, Ches
apeake and Atlantic Railway Co.,
failed to agree. Nine Of them we're
for a verdict of three years in the
penitentiary and three OF them
wanted to fix the term of imprison
ment at two years. The case of
Stran Fosque indicted for murder
was postponed until the next term
of the court.
John A. Bundick, attorney-infact,
will sell at public auction on Satur-
day, November Sd next, at Maps
vile, three tracts of land situated on
the road from Nelsonia to Maps
Vile, each containing fraction more
than 81, 46 and acres respectively,
being the same land which was de-
vised by TIL omas Hickman to Annie
w. Bundick, with remainder to her
children in fee. All Of the land is
is we'll timbered and convenient to
churches, schools and railroad. For
full particulars see posters.
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 occa~
sion between Mr.. Midget and Miss
Little, with all the features OF
genuine wedding, in handsome Co.'S
TUNES, walters. marches, church dec
orations, wedding cake sc. 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. s. Wilkins Matthews, will be
held at Accomac G. H., November
10th, to be conducted by Mr.. g. W.
Koiner, Commissioner of Agriculture
of Virginia. The meeting will con-
vene early in the day and lectures
will be delivered both morning and |
afternoon, not only by Mr.. Koiner
but by other prominent men of the |
country, On fertilizers, how to grow
fruit and it's diseases, potatoes, hogs
and other animals and their diseases,
the dairy and how to make it profita-
BILE sc. Fuller particulars will be
given In later issues of this paper.
Last Monday was gala day in
politics at Accomac G. II. The demo
Gratis were out in large numbers to
hear the issues of the day discussed |
by Hon. VIM. A. Jones and Attor-
ney-General Montague and were not
disappointed. Both were on hand
and made eloquent speeches in the
totoraot Of domocracv IN the large |