Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-07-27

Notice race card OF Feninsula rdlr
Association in another column.
Election on question of "license or
no license" on Chincoteague to day
The fair of the colored people at
Tasley this year opens August lSth'
to continue four days.
Mion is the name of a new post
Office established in upper Accomac,
with A. B. Miles as postmaster.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair will open this year, Tuesday,
August 9th and continue four days.
A campmeeting to be held by the
colored people in Scott's Grove, near
DrummondtowD opens August 18TH.
Major j. B. Quinn, in charge OF
river and harbor work for Norfolk
District, reco mmends $4,000 for i'm
provements at Cape Charles.
At the annual meeting of the Su-
peryisors at Accomac c. H., last Mon
day, a new Board was organized and
Mr.. Alfred ]. Lilliston elected chair.
man.
The privileges of the Eastern Shore
Agricultural Association for this year
will be sold on the Fair Grounds, near
Keller, Friday afternoon, August "a
4o'clock.
The Governor on Wednesday re-
fused to commute the sentence OF
stran Fosque to life Imprisonment
and he will he hanged, If caught
August 9th.
Members of Pungoteague division
OF the Exchange are requested to
meet at Pungoteague on Saturday,
July 9th, at 2 o'clock. Business OF
Importance to be transacted and a
full attendance requested.
Rev. Geo. II. Ray will lecture at
the Keller Fair Grounds to-day. The
price paid for admission includes the
privilege OF hearing it, seeing the
base ball game and participating in
the other amusements of the day.
A protracted meeting will be held
at Saxis M. E. Church, South, begin
idg the second Sunday in August.
The pastor will be assisted in the
meeting by Rev. Geo. II. Ray, d. d.,
of Franktown, and Rev. W. j. Twill
ley, of Temperanceville.
Parksley division of the Produce
Exchange will hold a meeting at
Parksley, Saturday, Aug. Srd, 2 p.
In. An opportunity will be given to
those in arrears to pay balance due
on stock. New stock will be solicited.
A full attendance is requested.
A special train will leave Tasley
next Thursday, $50 a. M, for Ocean
Oity, arriving at 10 a. m. Returning
will leave Ocean City at p ID. Fare
for round trip from Tasley 81 80
Conductor will get special rates at
hotels for Passengers requesting it.
Rev. Walter Rhodes has resigned
as pastor of Chincoteague and Horn
town Baptist Churches. Efforts will
probably be made to hold Mr.
Rhodes by building parsonage at
New Church and dividing his very
large field, as it was for this purpose
that he resigned.
The Peninsula Fair Association al
Tasley, Va, will give bridal pres
ent of $500 III gold to any respect
able white couple, who will have the
marriage ceremony performed in the
grand stand the second day OF the
Fair. Names kept secret. Write I
s. Hopkins, Tasley, Va.
Judge W. G. Bennett, of West Vir
eipia, has written the Secretary o
Tasley Fair, he will enter his entire
racing stable with him this year
This is one of the best in the country
and will go through the whole
Northern circuit. Several of thu
horses will be named in our tastes
classes.
A box of Exports, with compli
ments of F. A Davis & Co., and Mr.
f. w. Byrd received at our office thi
week, is acknowledged and the ex
tent of our thanks everyone will
know who has ever smoked the ex
cellent cigar. Many regard it as tn
best one on the market to day TO
five cents and more will, who once tr
it.
New advertisements in this issu
to which especial attention is invi'
ed: Chas. F. W. Hall, druggist
Parksley; C. s. Slocomb u Bros
goods at cost, Onancock; E. f. Gui
lette, goods at auction, Temperance
Vile; Colored Peoples Fair, Tasley
Thos. T. Bobbitt, lightning rod
Cape Charles; Pungoteague Aca(
envy; University College of Medicine
Richmond, Va.
We call your attention to the &C
vertisement of the University Colleg
of Medicine, Richmond, Va, whic
NAV be found in this issue, and
the continued success of this frs
class institution. Its class OF 1901 hi
made a record OF 100 before the Med
cal Examining Boards of Mort
CaroIi,a and West Virginia, and b.
,AI. Natal and pha RIM q