Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-11-10
LOCAL NEWS.


a license WAS issued on the 9th
inst. says the Baltimore Sun, for the
marriage Of Hattie Maude Martin, Of
this county, to Robert ]. Fields.
New advertisements In this issue,
to which attention is especially in
vited: Belle Haven Furniture Co.;
E. F. Guillette, Tempersnceville
Oysters good, according to all the
reports regarding them from every
part of Accomac, this season, and
many shipments are being made at
remunerative prices.
Mrs. Bette A. Rue, OF this county,
was appointed delegate to the
National Convention, at the 18th an
nual convention OF the w. G. T. T..
recently held in Charlottesville.
Three dwellings are now In course
OF erection at Accomac @. H., one on
the road leading from the courthouse
to Leemont to be used as Method
ist parsonage, and two on Lilliston
avenue.
The official ballot of last Tuesday
was the largest ever voted in the
county. Several of the candidates
whose names were printed on 1t
didn't get a vote at any precinct in
the county.
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.
We are still in need of the dollars
which many owe us on account OF
subscription to the Enterprise" and
if yod don't want cross mark on
your paper you must let us hear from
you without further delay.
Lamp Girl, the noted Eastern
Shore trotter,is to be sold at auction
November 2Sth, at Madison Square
Garden, New York. She has been in
many races since she was sold from
this county and without winning any
of them got record to 300.
Mr.. L. B. Derby has opened gem
eral Insurance Office at Accomac G.
H, representing the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Co., of Mil
waukee, The CaledoDian Fire In
surance Co., of Scotland, and The
Firemen's Insurance Co., of Balti-
more.
A meeting of the Hallwood divi-
sion of the Eastern Shore Produce
Exchange will be held at Hallwood,
Saturday, November 10th, 3 p. LII. A
full attendance of the members is re-
quested, as all unfinished business Of
the division should be settled upon
that day.
Mr.. Sewell Mills, of HallwOod, was
kicked by runaway horse last
Saturday and sustained severe in
iuries in the face and head. Accord
inf to reports received by us his up
per lip was divided and skull frac>
tured by the blows and serious re-
suits feared.
Fir. A. Frank Byrd will sell at
public auction on his premises, near
Temperanceville, Oh Wednesday,
November 2Sth, all his personal prop
erty. consisting of household and |
kitchen furniture farming imPle-
ments, live stock sc. Much OF it is
very valuable. For further particu
lars see next issue Of this paper and
posters.
Many of our preachers will be alb |
sent from the county next week. The |
Annual Conference of the NJ. E.
Church, South, and Baptist General
Association will open respectively at
Norfolk on 18th and at Bristol ON
18th, and the most of the pastors OF
these denominations are expected to |
be in attendance upon the body to |
which they belong.
Rev. j. r. Griffith, pastor of Drum
mondtown Methodist Church, does
not expect to be returned by Con-
u; oh re in
week, to that church. He is willing
and not only the members, but the
people outside Of it want him to con-
tinue to serve them, bat division
recently made in his old circuit will |
prevent them from having their way I
in the matter.
John A. Bund1ck, attorney-in-fact,
was prevented by the inclement
weather of Saturday last from selling
at public auction at Mappsville,
three tracts of land situated on the
road from Nelsonia to Mappsville,
devised by Thomas Hickman to
Annie w. Bundick with remainder
TO her children in fee, as heretofore
advertised 10 this paper The sale
will take place at Mappsville on
Saturday, November 18th. For
fuller particulars see posters.
The storehouse of J. w. Rogers &
Bros, Of Only, has been recently en-
larged to meet the demands OF the
growing trade of the firm and is now
one OF the largest in the county. The
upper part Of the house has been
raised story and it's length nearly
doubled, thereby giving it capacity
for the car load lots which the firm /