Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-08-31
LOCAL NEWS.

TENDER 18th.
Miss Annie Winder will reopen
her school at Harborton September
23rd.
Mrs. W. W. Woodward, of Hamp-
ton, is at Onancock, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Samuel T. NAPLES.
The store OF Click & Co., Oman
cock, will be closed on account OF
holiday, Saturday, September 18th.
Mr.. Charles b. Lilliston, formerly
of this county, now of North Caro-
lima, is visiting friends at Accomac
G. H.
With three extra columns of local
matter in this issue still much is
crowded out for lack of space, some
OF which will appear next week.
Watch orr next issue for the an
nouncement of Raughley & Twilley's
sale of Car load of mule colts from
4 to months old, to take place at
Pocomoke city.
The Broadway Baptist Sunday
School will hold lawn party on the
lawn Of Mir. G. A. Rev on Pungo-
league Creek, Saturday afternoon,
September 7th. Public cordially
invited.
The Hallwood division of the
Eastern Shore Produce Exchange
will meet at Hallwood. Saturday,
August 31st, 8 p. u. All farmers,
whether members or nOt,are request
ed to be in attendance.
MIR. Geo. M. Hope died at his home,
ct Modestown, Wednesday, aged "a
Years He was buried from Modestown
Baptist Church, of which he was
prominent member, on Thursday.
Two sons, Benjamin and Laws Hope
survive him.
The usual privileges of 1.-THE
Chesapeake Agricultural Fair Asso-
citation" will be sold at public auc'
ton, Oh their grounds, Saturday,
September 7th, at five o'clock, on
the arrival of the south bound train,
at Cape Charles.
Advertisements in this issue to
which especial attention is invited
E. w. Russell, Leemont, new store;
j. b. Caulfield s. Co., Baltimore,
musical instruments; Kellam Cancer
Hospital, Richmond, Va; j. B. Hop
kins, valuable farm for sale.
Miss Catherine Betty, daughter Of
Rev. Lewis Betty, of the Virginia
Methodist Conference, and niece OF
Judge Edmund Waddill, of the
United States District Court, is
spending the week with Miss Fairy
Mapp, daughter of DR.. John E.
Mapp.
DIR. West, whose ancestors left this
county about 70 years ago, was
visitor to our Office on Thursday
He was on his way from the Buffalo
Exposition to his home in Florida,
and for a few days will be at the
home of his relative, Mrs. Tully W.
Parker, near Onancock.
Mrs. DR.. Jno. E. Mapp, Miss zilla
Mapp, Master Brooks Mapp and Mr..
l.. James Hyslop returned Monday
from a weeks trip to the Buffalo E1-
position, Misses Lola, Ethel and
Maggie Wescott, of lower Accomac
and Miss Ethel Johnson, of North
amptoD, are in attendance upon the
exposition this week.
The farmers of Davis Wharf anC
vicinity believe in the Produce Elk
change and are showing it by max
ing most OF their shipments through
it. They hope soon to show to the
few who do not patronize it the errol
OF their way and to get them in the
organization also. Three-fourths o.
more of all the shipments at tha
point now are made through the Elk
change.
The next session of the Margare
Academy opens September 18th
This school offers thorough courses
under competent and experienced
instructors, in the usual English
branches, foreign languages, scienc
and music. Also business cours
under the direction of specialist
See advertisement elsewhere in thi
paper.
On Saturday, September Sth, tn
L. T. L. of Wachapreague will hol'
an entertainment on the lawn at tn
home Of Mr.. A. s. Kellam. Program
will consist of recitations, music, am
a Tea Tray Drill by eighteen girls
after which ice cream and cake wi
be served at the usual price. Pre-
ceeds for the benefit of the ne'
church.
The Eastern Shore Agriculture
Fair was well attended, the exhibit
unsurpassed, the racing closely cor
tested, the weather all that could b
asked. The management is thorough
ly satisfied with results. The Fa
seems t, have taken on new leas
of life, and backed as it is by the IL
fiuence and interests of the people {
lower Accomac, we predict for
many more successful exhibits.
George W. Satchel, resident
the vicinity of Exmore, met horr