Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-02
LOCAL NEWS.
Board of Supervisors meets Monn
day, February 4th.

Harborton Baptist Church, next
Sunday, February Sd, 3 p. IN.
Rev. 7. s. Dunaway and wife left
Monday by steamer for their new
home in Martinsburg, W. Va.
Miss Lula Landlord, of Guilford,
is visiting at the home of Capt. S. A.
Lewis, near Accomac @. H., this week.
Send your orders to Hopkins Il
Bro, Onancock, for Orchilla guano
as it is now time to put 1t on grass
and clover.
The 4th quarterly conference of
Conquest charge meets at Atlantic
NJ. Z. Church, February 8, ? p. III.
Officials requested to take notice.
Rev. c. X McCaslin, pastor, author
ICES the following; Regular preaching
service at Tasley NJ. p. Church 3 p.
Ill; Sabbath School p. III. Public
cordially invited.
Rev. K. a. Robinson, principal of
Margaret Academy, Onancock, this
week declined an unanimous call to
the pastorate Of Lamberts Point
Presbyterian Church.
Mr. L. James Gunter, sheriff OF
Accomac, has been quite sick at
Hotel Doughty for the last ten days
and without much improvement in
his condition to this time.
A bill has passed the House of Del
egates of Virginia: To repeal an act
entitled al act to incorporate the
town of Chincoteague, Accomac coun-
ty, approved March eth, 1900.
Herbert Mock, son of Mr.. n. w.
Mock, operated on in the city of Bal
timore about two weeks ago for APP
pendicitis, is improving rapidly and
it is now believed will soon be out
danger.
The announcement is made of the
marriage of Mr.. j. Ct. Rodgers, super
intendent OF the New York, Phila-
delphia and Norfolk railway at Cape
Charles, to Miss Agnes Barney, of
jamestown. The ceremony will take
place on the 9th of February in Rich
mond.
An oyster supper will be served at
old Masonic hall. Accomac @. H.,
next Tuesday, February 9TH, from 6
to 10 O'Clock, for the benefit of the
Methodist Parsonage. Ice cream and
cake also will be for sale. If weather
is inclement you will be EXPECTED
next fair night.
A meeting of the Cashville division
of the Produce Exchange will be held
at Cashville on Friday, February
Sth. p. H., for the election of Off
GERS and TO attend to other matters
of interest to the members of the
organic alton. A full attendance is
requested.
John r. Rev, special commissioner,
will sell at public auction on Satur-
day, February 81, 2 p. IN. 1901, at
Rue, all that tract or parcel Of land
known as the "Hettie Baker Land"
OF which Isaac Baker died seised aud
possessed, containing so acres more
or less. For particulars see posters.
The ladies of Atlantic Baptist
Church will have sOclable at the
schoolhouse Friday evening, Febru-
airy Sth, beginning at 6 O'Clock
There will be oysters, ice cream and
cake for sale, aud a free entertain
ment, consisting of music, recitations
&c. If Friday is unfavOrable, you
will be expected Saturday evening
A petition in involuntary bank
ruptcy was filed in the United States
Court today by Mr.. q. Walter Mapp,
of Accomac county, counsel for K
M. Sutton & Co j. ]. Haines & Go.
and William Z. Tucker, all of BaIti
more, who ask that the bankruptcy
court take charge Of the business
affairs OF r. V. Gladding, Of Atlantic,
Va. Judge Waddill granted an in
junction in the case.-Norfolk
Ledger, January goth.
l.. Floyd Mock, attorney for Mrs.
Mary A. West and Miss Tabitha E.
Bayly, offers for sale by private con-
tract, that valuable farm known as
Poplar Grove" containing 200 acres
more or less This farm is beautifully
located on Pungoteague Creek and
has good oyster planting ground APP
purtenances to it, a large well built 2
story dwelling, with all necessary
outbuildings; is within very short
distance of the prosL erous village of
Harborton; is convenient to churches
and good schools. Terms easy and
accommodating.
Hon. s. Wilkins Matthews, of Ac-
comac, the very able chairman of
the House Committee on the Chesa-
peake aud Its Tributaries, stated
yesterday that whether general legis
lation should be gone into at the ex-
ira session or not he did not believe
the oyster question would be re-
opened, aud that nothing affecting
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the framing of the new Constitution
Mr.. Matthews said some slight
amendments to the oyster laws
entirely local in their nature might
be passed, but that otherwise the
question would not be touched. He