Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-07-13
LOCAL NEWS.

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Fair will open this year, Tuesday,
August 9th and continue four days.
Rev. II. s. Kidd, the pastor, VIII
preach at Drummondtown Baptist
Church next Sunday night, So'clocK.
District Conference, N. f. Church,
South, will be held this year at Oak
Grove Church, July 3Oth and olss
and August Let.
An advertisement of DR.. j. b. Tay-
Ior, Onancock, Of interest 20 morse
owners, appears elsewhere iu our
columns. Read 1t.
Mr.. James C. Nelson, of New York,
returned home this week, to spenu
the summer with friends and reia>
tives at Accomsc @. ID.
Charlottesville division OF the
Produce Exchage will meet the hrst
and third Wednesday in each month
until otherwise ordered.
The Eastern Shore Va. Produce
Exchange sold 10000 barrels OF pota-
toes Tuesday and kept prices ad>
s vancing during the day.
The ladies OF Assawaman Churcn
will hold a festival afternoon and
evening of July 10th. Lecture at
night by Prof 6. 6 Joynes.
A rattlesnake, 6 feet long, with IA
rattles and a button, was killed In
Choppers swamp near Hallwood' on
4th of July by Mr.. John s. Cutler.
Robinson Reese, two year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Reese, was ac-
cidentally drowned in creek al
"Duckington," near Eastville, last
Sunday afternoon.
In the case OF the oyster planter;
AGAINST the clammers, tried by JUS
tice Taylor at Greenbackville las
Saturday, nominal fine was i'm
posed on the clammers.
The ladies of the Belle Havel
Presbyterian Church will hold
lawn party on Thursday, July 25th
Supper will be served from . unit
7:3O. Concert at 500 p. N.
The missionary and parsonag
societles of Oak Grove Church VII
hold a festival at the Fair Grounds
near Keller, on Saturday, July IL
beginning at 3 p. IN. Every one
cordially invited.
The third select excursion to OIL
Point and Norfolk is advertised b
the N. Y. P. g. N. r. r. on 18th inst
Tickets, good to return, sold at a
statiops in Accomac for 1926. Trai
leaves Tasley 8:13 a. N.
Mr.. Benjamin T. Gunter and Mii
Annie E. Fisher were married 6
Willow Bank near Accomac 9. d l
the presence of q few relatives, D
their pastor, Rev. ID. s. Kidd, o
Thursday, 18th inst
DIR. Griffin W. Holland and Mi
Grace Addison Wilkins, daughter
Mr.C. F. wilkins, we're marie
Tuesday morning at Christ Churc
Eastville. Rev. William n. Mead
the rector, officiating.
w. J. Mllliner, secretary, authoriz
the following: The members OF L
custyille Council, No. 10, Jr. o.
A. M. are requested to be present
the hall on July 22d, 7:30 p. m,
business of Importance will be trar
acted.
When in Baltimore, If in need
clothes. call upon Mr.. E. 7. Colebui
Mt New York Clothing House. He
native of this county and will ia
pleasure in waiting on you and
that you get what you want at re
sonable prices.
The Peninsula Fair Association
Tasley, Va, will give bridal pr
ent of 1926. 90 in gold to any respe
able white couple, who will have I
marriage ceremony performed in
grand stand the second day OF
Fair. Names kept secret. Write
8. Hopkins, Tasley, Va.
A letter received from Mr.. Hans
the noted horse trainer, states
will bring his string of fast horses
the Peninsula Fair grounds
Tasley the first of August. Mr.. ID
son is training for the Foxhall ST
farm lear Norfolk and has probs
the largest racing stable in the ST.
The exercises on the 4th at Wac
preague were interesting and II
up to public expectation. Adore
were made on the occasion by h
W.. Twilley, Arthur VIM, W
Bates, y. 6. G. Heath and 3. ia
burlington, match game OF
ball was played between Wac
preague and Belle Haven mines,
exercises concluding with an in
esting parade by the Jr. o. u. A.
The net proceeds of the dinner [
per and refreshments amounted
$113, to lie applied to the buildin
Metl odist Church at that plac
The privileges at the PENN
Fair grounds this year, sold at
lie auction on I'd inst, were bid