Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-08-25
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1900.
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. Leroy Oldham, of Baltimore
was at Accomac G. Ii. this week |
visiting friends.
The next meeting of the Board OF
Supervisors will be held at the Aims
House, September 18th.
The Board to appoint teachers for
Metompkin district will meet AZ
Farkslev, next Thursday, August 81. |
The Hallwood division OF the
Eastern Shore Produce Exchange
will meet at Hallwood, Saturday,
August 25th.
Mr.. T. Il. Quinby will address the
Nassawadox organization OF + ;, va.
Produce Exchange on Saturday even
ing, 25th, at o'clock.
Especial attention is invited to lad
verti,ements in this issue of K. +
Guillette, Temperanceville, and ).
Adelstein. OnaDcock.
The board of health Of Northampton
county has passed an order directing
that all horses dying shall be buried,
under penalty of $40 10.
DIR. John Il. wilkins Jr., at a meet
ing of the Democratic County Com
mistee. at Esstville last Saturday,
WAS re- elected county chairman by
exclamation.
Several new dwellings will be built
OH Iilliston avenue, Accomac G. H.,
this fall. Work OH one for Mr.. John
u. Grant, Jr by the contractor, Mr..
Wfllv Coard, will begin next week.
Rev. T. S. Dunawsy, Jr , pastor OF
Drummondtown Baptist Church, ac'
companied by his wife, left Monday
for their old homes in Maryland and
Virginia They will return about
2Sd of September.
DR.. A Gordon Finpey. a former cit
izen or the county, row prominent
dentist of Wilkesbarre, Pa, with wife
and daughter, are at Burton Villa,
the seaside summer resort of Mr..
John H. James, near LOcustville.
Miss Harriet Wilkins will be glad
70 teach a few children at Wood
bourne. the home of Miss Eta Wise,
beginning September 10, 1900. Rea>
sonable terms on application. She
will also teach instrumental music.
Numerous bills are being sent from
this office to cur patrons and all VINO
owe us will receive them later These
bills must be paid TO meet expenses
incurred in Improvements at our
tffice. Don't wait to receive bill
save us that trouble and expense.
Ell. Benson will be at AccoDac G.
H. Monday next, court day, with
tull line of samples of made-to-order
suitipes comprising all of the new
est designs for the coming fall and
winter seasons. All indebted to him
are also kindly requested" by him
TO set tie on that day.
MID. ]. Titlow, of Onancock, will
offer at public auction on Saturday
September Sth, at p. IN, in front Of
the premises the property known as
"rhe Fair" consisting of store,
double dwelling and land attached,
also store fixtures, such as tables,
slow cases, counters, sc.
resilient of Northampton county,
saws the Richmond correspondent OF
the Baltimore Sun, has written to
Register of the Land Office Richard
sop. filing a survey and petition for
the grant of 1, 422t acres of land at
the northern end of Hog Island. The
land is said to be valuable.
August term, the big court day Of
the year next Monday, and as usua
every neighborhood, of course, vii
be we'll represented. II present and
in arrears for subscription to Enter
prize you will be expected to pay up
If Won cannot be in attendance
either send by your neighbor o.
through the mails, and you must i
YOU want the "Enterprise" continued
to you.
Red Bank Baptist Church will dedi
cate its new house of worship, Tues
dav. August 2Sth, 1900. The dedi
catory sermon will be preached at l
IN. by Rev. VIM. E. Hatcher, D D.
of Richmond, Va. The afternoon
service will consist of short reminis
eences by former pastors and discus
sion of some subjects OF interest rela
tive to church work. Members ant
friends of the church will serve din
ner to visitors on the grounds.
Mrs. Wm. b. Stevenson and thre
children, of Accomac, @. H., had
narrow escape from serious inJur
last Saturday. The horse, whic
she was driving. frightened by
COW, lodged and threw her from tn
buggy, ard then ran away with tn
children in the vehicle. The hors
was caught after one Of the whee
was broken down about 200 yarC
from s,sr;ipg point and the childre
escaped unhurt. Mrs. Stevenson Wa
badly bruised aud has been contine
to her bed this week.
The saw mill and all its appurteI
ances, near Charlottesville, which b.
onged formerly to Frederick I
Bradford,i if not disposed of at priva'