Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-05

strawberry checks printed at tn,
Enterprise Office" this year at 81 OF
for 500, 60 cents for ESQ Let us have
your orders next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs A. G. James. Trower
are in the NorfA fn cities this week
buying summer millinery. See ad.
vertisement on their return.
Privileges of the Peninsula Agricui-
tural Fair will be rented to the high
est bidder, on their grounds at Tas
ley, Thursday, May S1st, 2;90 p. m.
The first quarterly conference of
Conquest charge, NJ P. Church, Rev
E. s. Fooks, pastor, will convene at
Conquest Chapel, Wednesday. May
10th, 10 a. IN.
The closing exercises of Keller
school will be held Monday evening,
May 9TH. Ice cream aud cake will be
served for the benefit of the Loyal
Temperance Legion.
Mr.. II. r. Sanford. of Parkslev, SOD
of Rev N F. Sanford won the orators
medal in the joint orstorical contest
between the two literary societies of
Richmond College on the eth ultimo.
The storehouse at Accomac c. H.,
recently vacated by Mr.. J. ID. Scott.
is being fitted up for Mr. James s.
Nelson He will open up there at an
early day with a full line of grocer
les.
The names of Mr.. Benjamin G.
Johnson, of Marsh Market. this coun-
ty, and of Miss Susie A. Hall, of San
Francisco. Cal, appear in the list of
marriage licenses reported by the
Baltimore Sun of Wednesday.
The deputy treasurer, Mr.. E. T.
Powell. and Commissioner Tunnel
will visit the business people of the
county next week for the purpose of
issuing licenses to all persons requir>
ing them. They will be at Onancock
to day for similar purpose.
Fletcher & Doughty, insurance
agents, Onancock, have added an
other reliable company to their list,
as will be noted by their advertise
ment in another column of this
paper, in order better to meet the de
mand of their growing patronage.
The Board of Directors of the
Eastern Shore Agricultural Associa-
tion will rent to the highest bidder
on their grounds, near Keller, on
Tuesday, May 29th,S p. m, privilege,
as follows: Boarding tent, connection
airy stands, barber shop, horse
pounds &c.
The exterior of the bank building
of Mr.. Thos. w. Blackstone is receiv-
ing the attention of the masons and
carpenters this week and the i'm
provements already made show that
1t is not only to be a substantial
structure but up to date as well in |
other respects 1t will have the ap-
pearance of gray marble when COM
pleted.
Mr.. r. L. All worth, of Northamp- |
ton, was selected by the Norfolk |
Convention as delegate to the Demo-
cratic National Convention, Kansas
City, and d j. Wheaton, of Acco>
mac, as alternate. On the State |
Convention committees, the follow
ing were elected: Resolutions-Judge |
j. w. g. Blackstone; credentials
DR.. Charles Smith; permanent or
ganization-S. Wilkins Matthews.
In the list of graduates of the Uni.
versity of Maryland School of Medi- |
clue, announced at the annual COM
mencem eDt on Tuesday, appears the
names of James E Hyslop. He is the |
son of Mr.. George W. Hyslop, of
Grangeville, this county. At meet
ing of the Alumni Association of that !
institution on same day, DR.. L. j.
burlington. formerly of Accomac, was
elected a member of the executive |
committee.
Mr. b. T. Scott, of Birds Nest, |
made O. tour of lower Accomac this |
week in the interest of the Tower |
Surface Cultivator. AS labor saw
ing machine, he says, it beats any
thing ever used by the farmer and |
will do their work better for them.
He has worked 10000 cabbage an
hour with it and can cultivate more |
corn with one man and two horses |
with it than can be done by three |
horses and three men in any other
way.
Mr.. Thos. T. Upshur, of Nor thamp-
ton, has accepted an invitation to de
liver an address on the day of the |
dedication of our new courthouse
building and an interesting talk may
be expected from him on the occa-
sion. He has been en- gagged for years
in collecting material for history of
the Eastern Shore and no one is as
well posted as he il as to the affairs
of Accomac in the past. A speech
will also be made on the day by some
prominent Virginisn off the Shore.
The cour; house will be dedicated, |
proba1l. early in June.
A large and intere sting meeting of