Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-09-21
LOCAL NEWS.

Inc cape OuaTics Agriculture %
Fair opens October sth and continues
four days.
Henry Lee Lilliston qualified as
deputy sheriff, before Judge Ross on
last Wednesday.
Mr.. ]. P. Wescott has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Nassawado1,
Northampton, vice G. E. Phillips,
resigned.
The race program of the Cape
Charles Fair, to be held October :,
9, 10, II, appears In another column
OF this paper, this week.
Mr.. E. w. Russell, Leemont, has
many bargains In new goods to offer
old and new customers. Read his
advertisement in this issue.
Duncan, the jeweler, 0nancock,
has a few things to say to his eusto-
mers in this issue of interest and
profit to them. Read what he has
to say and call on him.
A watermelon, grown by Mr.. A.
She;xline, on his truck farm near
Parksley, this year, weighed seventy
pounds He sent it as a present to
his sister ia New Jersey last week.
The colored people will hold their
third annual fair at Tasley, Septem-
Der 25 aud 90. Indictment weather
prevented them from holding it
in August IS heretofore advertised.
The new school at Accomac @. II.
opened Wednesday at Liliston Hall,
where it will be continued until the
building, 10 be known as Drum
mondtown Academy" is completed.
A fair will be held at Thomas
Church, Wednesday September 25th,
to which a cordial invitation is ex-
tended TO everyone. Supper. ice
cream and confsctioneries will be for
sole
The real estate or which Severn
Vim. Gaskins died seized will be sold
ct public auction, on Saturday,
October 18th, 1901, at $50 O'Clock p.
H., at Savageville. For terms &c,
see posters.
The Melfa division of the Produce
Exchange will meet in the barrel
house at Melfa Station, Saturday,
September 2Sth, 4 p. IN. 1t isl
important that all members be In
attendance.
Mrs. w. Z. Lewis returns from the
city with a large and select line OF
fall and winter millinery goods
to-day, which will be open for
the inspection OF old AID new custo-
mers at her establishment, at Acco-
mac O. H., early next week.
On Thursday the day of the burial
of the late President, the bank and
post Office, from 10 a. N. to 4 p. m, at
Acoomac G. II. were closed out OF
respect to his memory. The US. flag
also floated at half mast during the
day over the courthouse building.
DIR. j. w. Bowdoin, county chair
man, authorizes the announcement,
that Hon. A. j. Montague, the
Democratic. nominee for Governor,
will address the voters OF Accomac
and Northampton, at Accomac @. H.,
court-day, Monday, September 3Oth.
Dr.. William Il. Coard, retired
physician, highly esteemed as a man
and citizen, died Sunday morning at
his home, near Accomac @. H., aged
63 years. Funeral services were held
over his remains at Amiss Chapel, OF
which he was leading member, on
Monday. Interment in family bury
ing ground at his home.
The personal property of Dr. VIM.
Il. Ccard, deceased, consisting OF
household and kitchen furniture,
horse, cartla, hogs, carts, carriage,
potato bed frames, farming implies
ments, fodder. &C., &c, will be sold
by his administrators on Wednesday
October End, 1901, at his late resi-
dence near Accomack O. H. Sale to
commence at 10 O'Clock a. M.
The official figures show that S75,-
0l6 barrels OF Irish potatoes were sent
by rail from Northampton this sea-
son, and 1S5,0S4 barrels from Acco.
mac. OF the number about 100000
barrels we're shipped from Cape
Charles. Accomac will even up
things later with her sister county
when the figures are given as to the
shipment OF sweet potatoes from the
Shore.
IL 10 need OF clothes, Ashby with
Likes. Berwanger & Co Baltimore.
as will be noted ia another column, is
ready to wait on you when you visit
that city or to fill your orders at
home. Their many patrons on
Eastern Shore will commend both to
the favor OF those who have not
heretofore dealt with them Old
customers of the firm need not to be
advised to buy Of them.
The valuable farm OF Mrs. Mary
A. West, situated near Keller, con-
tanning fifty eight and S0-100 acres
$3.50 A. by recent survey, and
formerly part of the land belonging
to Gen. NJ. w. West, will be sold to
xha L.ixhaa& biddar in front of tha