Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-08-24
LOCAL NEWS.
County court next Monday.

Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair
opens next Tuesday.
All persons having claims against
the Peninsula Fair Association are
requested to present them at once.
DIR. F. @. Kellsm, of Richmond, is
at Hotel Doughty, the guest OF his
sister, Mrs. G. Lloyd Doughty.
Mr.. E. Il. Coleburn, formerly of
this county, now of Baltimore, is
home on a visit to his father, Mr.. W.
G. Coleburn.
Excursion trains will be run for the
accommodation of all who wish to
attend the Keller Fair, commencing
next Tuesday.
Many cases OF typhoid fever are
reported in the county and one at
Accomac G. H., Vernon, son OF Capt.
Lynn F. Taylor.
Mr.. r. J. Dryden, OF j., Pocomoke
City, we'll known to many of the citl-
zens of this county, was run over and
killed by train at Reading, Pa, on
Monday.
Capt. r. A. Bull, of n. Y. P. Il N.
R.R. Co., and Mr.. 8. B. Bull, Jr., OF
Norfolk, are spending their vacation
ct the home of their father, Mr.. s. b.
Bull, near Charlottesville.
Mr.. 8. James burlington, promis-
ing young attorney of Accomac Bar,
seriously i'll of late with typhoid
fever, is we are glad to report, now
considered out of danger.
Miss Lena Down, of Matthews
county, is visiting Miss Stella Crock
EFT, of Onancock, and Miss Cammie
Rider, of Richmond, is the guest OF
Miss Helen Burton, of louisville.
Talmage's sermon, omitted in the
three last issues of this paper, ap-
pears again this week and will be
found hereafter in our columns in
compliance with the popular de-
mand for it,
The Hallwood division of the
Eastern Shore Produce Exchange
will meet at Hallwood, Saturday,
August 31st, p. IN. All farmers,
whether members or not,are request
ed to be in attendance.
A meeting for ten days, conducted
by Rev. b. Wheatley, will be held in
woods at Crowsontown Church, COM
mencing next Sunday. Services on
each Sunday all day, and in the az
ternoon and evening during the week.
New advertisement in this issue, to
which especial attention is invited,
Blackstone Female Institute; DR.. q.
W.T.. Hall, Parksley; w. 8. Dickin-
son g. Son, Pocomoke City; A. II.
James, 1'rowers; E. F. Guillette
Temperanceyille.
The announcement is authorized
that Senator Geo. W. LeCate and
Hon. s. Wilkins Matthews will be
candidates for reelection to the
Senate and House of Delegates, re-
spectively. Their cards will appeal
in next issue of this paper.
II you did not See the representa-
tive of this paper at the Peninsul'
Fair and are in arrears for subscrip
ton, don't forget please, that N
proposes to be at the court house Oh
Monday and at the Keller Fair ever.
day next week to receive the dollar
due by you.
Rev. Jas. 0. Moss, the father o
DR.. j. H. Moss and former Presiding
Elder of Charlottesville District, VIII
deliver free lecture on the rise ant
progress of Methodism at the Meth
odist Church in Drummondtown, a
liam, next Sunday. The publ
is cordially invited.
Mr.. W Carroll Moore, distin
guished graduate of Washington an
Lee University, will open a schoo
at Accomac @. II. about the 10th
September in building soon to b
in course of erection for him. Tul
ton fees will be reasonable and goo
board In private family can be Sc
cured in the town. Fuller particular
next week.
James II. Fletcher, Jr', truste,
will sell at public auction Saturda.
August oath, p. NJ, at front door
the courthouse, valuable house an
lot of which Elijah w. Hickman
died seized and possessed, situate
at Accomack g. H., containing I
actual survey, three and forty-f'
hundreths acres. For full particula
see posters.
The Peninsula Fair at Tasley th
week big success in all respect
The exhibits in every departme
were excellent, speed trials first ella
and the attendance large every da
larger on I'd day than ever know
before in the history of the associ
ton on same day in any year, al
Thursday was record breaker, &
number being estimated at 1000
more. The good order which preva
ed throughout the fair was especia
ly notice lie. Fuller particula
later.
The latest report of the U. 3. Co
missioner of Education drops frC
division A" one of the fourte