Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-07-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Notice race card of Peninsula Fair
Association In another column.

Fair will open this year, Tuesday
August 9th and continue four days
Mr.. E. F. Guillette, Temperance
Vile, In order to reduce his stock is
Offering many bargains in them. See
advertisement.
District Conference, M. K. Church,
South, will be held this year at Oak
Grove Church, July S0th and S1st
and August 1st.
Mr.. @. &. Smithers. train dispatch
er for the N. Y. P. & n. r. R., re-
signed his position in that capacity
on Tuesday last.
Attorney General Montague was
prevented by sickness from filling his
appointment, to deliver an address at
Parksley on the Fourth.
Craddockville division of the
Produce Exchage will meet the first
and third Wednesday in each month
until otherwise ordered.
Several valuable farms offered for
sale or rent and pair of mules for sale
by s. wilkins Matthews in this
issue. See advertisement.
General J. c. Hill, railroad COM
missioner of the State OF Virginia,
made his annual inspection of the
Y.P. & N. R. R Wednesday.
For several days past the heat in
this as in other sections OF the coun-
try has been excessive ont to date no
deaths or prostrations due to 1t are
reported in the county.
A business meeting Of the Tasley
division of the Eastern Shore Pro-
duce Exchange will be held at Tasley
Saturday, July 9th, at 3. p. III. All
members requested to be present.
Mr.. F. ii. Dryden, real estate agent,
offers for sale at private contract,
the valuable farm, near Pungoteague,
known as the ~. W. Corbin farm"
For particulars see advertisement.
Bids will be received by Thos. s.
Hopkins, Tasley, Va, up to Satur-
day, July 9th, 70 H., for advertising
the Peninsula Fair, Tasley, Va, by
posters in the usual manner through
out Accomac and Northampton.
When 10 Baltimore, if in need of
clothes call upon Mr.. K. 7. Coleburn,
at New York Clothing House. He is
a native of this county and will take
pleasure in waiting ON you and see
that you get what you want at rea-
sonable prices.
Among the visitors at Accomac Q.
III. are Mrs. H. X. Bullock and chill
dren, of Farmville, with her father
at Hotel Doughty, Mrs. E. F. Ayres
and Mrs. VIM. J. Ayres and children,
of Baltimore, at home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry G. Ayres.
The real estate, known as the |
MARY G. Rev land" situated near
Tasley station, advertised for sale at
public auction, on Saturday, July |
goth, was sold at private contract on
w ednesday last to Mr.. Thomas B.
Quinby for the sum of $500.
Several very valuable and desira
BILE farms are offered for sale or rent
in another column by Mr.. T. NJ.
Scott. Read the advertisement and
correspond with Mr.. Scott in regard
to them if you want to buy or rent
on terms that will be satisfactory to
you.
The bug eye Lucy Thomas, of Girls
field, loaded with Irish potatoes from
Church Creek for Cape Charles,
foundered in Chesapeake bay, on
Thursday night, during a heavy
blow. She had $50 barrels of pota>
toes on board, which are total loss.
The vessel will be raised.-Light, Sd.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of Miss Grace Addison Wilkins,
to Or. Il. w. Holland, of Eastville.
The ceremony will take place in
Christ Church on Tuesday, July
9th. Miss Wilkins is the handsome
daughter OF Mr.. G. F. Wilkins, of
Wilkins Beach Hotel. Both are very
popular throughout the county
Light.
MIR. w. Il. Bundick has been en-
gagged to speak at the Harvest Home
gathering at their grove near
Newark, Delaware, August 1st. 1t is
said that from 1000 to 5000 people
attend this annual gathering of the
l. o. q. T. at that place each year.
He has also been engaged to deliver
the annual address for the Y. P. P.
L. at Belvidere, n. j., on the 9TH of
August.
Perry g. Parker, commission mer-
chants, New York, through our
columns, solicit consignments from
our farmers in this issue of the
paper. Mr.. Parker, one of the firm,
is former citizen of Accomac and
needs no introduction to our people.
With all experience of many years in
the commission business he is {
thoroughly posted in every depart
ment OF it and the firm will doubt
lees make satisfactory returns to all
who favor it with shipments.
The Belle Haven Parsonage Soci- !
ETY. is preparing for grand musicale
20 ha hold ON the avaninO of Iulp @ |