Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-01-05
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A happy New Year to you.

ACCOMttC W II
DIR John G. Hoffman, dentist, har
located At Keller for the practice o.
his profession.
DR.. Scarburgh having finished his
work as Supervisor of the Census
again offers his professional services
to the public.
Rev. w. G. Bates will preach al
Oak Grove and Garrison's next Sun
day on the wonderful century" All
are invited to be present.
DR.. H. d. Lilliston, dentist, will be
at louisville every Tuesday and at
Parksley every Wednesday for the
practice Of his profession
Rev 4. s Duuaway has resigned
as pastor of DrummondtOwn Baptist
Church He has accepted call to
MartinsLurg, West Virginia, and will
leave for his ne " charge after the eth
inst.
Mr.. Travis, owner of the North
ampton Hotel property, informs us
that he has leased the hotel to Mr.
Peter Ayres, of PungOreague, who
will take charge about the first of
April.-Light.
New advertisements in this issue
to which attention is especially in
vited. Real estate by n. b. Wescott;
mules and mares by Raughley and
Twilley; Essoiiue by "A G. Byrues;
merchandise by Russell u Justs,
Leemont.
A meeting of the Parksley division
of the Eastern Shore Produce Elk
change will be held at Parksley on
the Goth inst. The election of officers
of that division and other important
matters require the attention of the
members OIL that day.
John r Rev, special commission.
er, will sell at public auction on Sat
urday, January 10Th, , p. III. 1901, at
Rue, all that tract or parcel of land
known as the ''Hettie Baker Land, y
of which Isaac Baker died seised and
possessed, containing 80 acres more
or less. For particulars see posters.
Ralph Rich, the son of Capt. n. B.
Rich of Assateague Island, who
stands first as candidate in order
of appointment to cadetship at West
Point from this district, has been for
the past two years student at Mar
garet Academy and last session won
the special prize for excellence in the
classics
Edward T. Coleburn will sell at
public auction at Accomac G. H.,
next Wednesday, commencing at 10
a. m, valuable personal property in
part as follows: horses, carriages,
good dayton, wagons, double and
single harness, stoves, lap blankets,
horse blankets, furniture and mat
trasses
The finest porker of the season was
killed by Mr.. John f Parks, of Pas
toria, a few days before Christmas
1t weighed 1884, pounds. One slaugh-
tered by Mr. w. L. Bundick, near
Accomac G. H. weighed Cos pounds
and pig months old of Mr. A. L.
Bunting, Bloxom, tipped the beam
at 1913 pounds.
Mr.. J. d. Jacob will be at Belle
Haven Methodist and Presbyterian
Churches, on Sunday at 1870 a. III.
and Ills a. H., respectively, and to-
gether with Mr.. g. Walter Mapp at
Charlottesville Church 30 p. III. to
make talks to the Sunday Schools
Delegates will be elected at each APP
pointment to the Sunday School AS
ISOLATION.
The following has been forwarded
to us for publication: The election
held at Chincoteague December Goth,
to decide whether we should have
town limits or not, was carried against
limits in any shape. The votes in favor
of it were 106 and against it 1874 and
only the people residing in the limits
and property holders had any say in
the election.
1t will be very gratifying to the
many friends Of Capt. John b Wheal
ton, formerly of this county, now of
North Carolina, to know that he is
prosperug in his adopted home The
town in which he lives has his name
and on the first of this month he
formed company, with $50, 900 CAPT
tai, known as the Wheaton Trans
portation and Lumber Co.
q. Douglas Wi lkins will sell at
public auction to the highest bidder,
on the premises of the Onancock
Livery Stables, on Saturday, Janu-
airy 9TH, 1901, o'clock, p IN, the en-
tire outfit of his livery stable, con-
sisting in part of buggies, l surray,
l dayton. dayton wagon, harness,
whips, blankets, robes, riding saddle,
/ sleigh and bells, carriage poles, II |
horses one speedy and gentle, and |
many things usually found in a livery !
stable. Terms made known on day |
of sale.
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