Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23
LOCAL NEWS.


close March 1st.
Board of Supervisors meet Wed
nesday, March 18th
County court and special grand
Jury term next Monday.
Rev. W. P Hines is assisting the
pastor, at Parksley in protracted
services.
Prof. Mitchell, of Richmond Col
lege, will preach at Zion Sunday
morning, February 95th.
Peninsula Fair Association will
hold its annual stockholders meeting
at Tasley, Tuesday, February Goth,
1901.
A bill passed the Virginia legsla-
ture fixing tax of five dollars oD
musk-rat traps in the county OF Ac-
comack.
Robert P Coleburn has been ap-
pointed by the Electoral Board as
registrar for Lee Dis trict in place OF
Edward Il ColeburD, resigned.
New spring goods now opened and
ready for inspection at store of W.
s. Dickinson & Son, Pocomoke city,
Md. See advertiseme Mt this week.
VIM. P. Bell s. Co. have just re-
ceived their spring supply of garden,
grass and flower seeds, and offer TO
the public stock selected with their
usual care.
Accomac is entitled to one delegate
to the Constitutional Convention and
with Northampton and Elizabeth
City counties will assist in the cleo
ton Of two others.
DR.. w. G. Starr will preach at the
Drummondtown NJ. E. Church, South,
on the first sunday in March at II
O'Clock, at louisville at 3 p. III. and
at Onley ut 1902 m. same day.
II ia arrears for subscription to the
Enterprise you will be expected to
pay up, if at court next Monday, and
if not to send it to us, if you expect
us to con tinue to send the paper to
you.
The next fair of the colored people,
under the auspices of the Central
Agricultural Association, will be held
on their grounds at Tasley, from
Tuesday August 18th to 18th inclu-
sive.
The acreage in Irish potatoes in
northampton, it is now stated, will
be as large this as it was last year,
and some of the farmers in lower
part of the county are planting them
this week.
DIR. J. H. Moss and Mr.. L. Floyd
Mock are in Washington this week
looking after claim for damages
to the Drummondtown Methodist
Church by Federal troops during the
war between the States.
The valuable real estate, of which
George Parks, of B., died seized and
possessed, situated near Pastoral,
will be sold at public auction by the
heirs on Saturday March 9th. For
full particulars see advertisement in
this issue.
Prof. Edwin R. McDorman, B. A,
of Washington College, Nd, with
several years experience as teacher,
has been engaged to fill the place of
Mr.. Perrow at Margaret Academy,
and will enter upon the duties next
Monday.
Mr. VIM. T. Bundick, of Onancock,
left Wednesday for three months
temperance tour of the State of Ten
nessee. He will deliver addresses in
Norfolk and Portsmouth this week,
arriving at Bristol, Tenn, III time to
speak Twice next Ouu 'dy'
During the storm on Tuesday night
last car from barge No. 3, OF the n
Y.P. & n. KsilrOad was washed
overheard and lost while crossing the
Middle Ground in the Chesapeake
Bay. A number Of other cars were
considerably damaged by the heavy
seas Light.
E. Fl. Benson will be at AccOmac
Oh, Monday next, court day, with
q full line of samples of new and
nobby styles of spring and summer
suitings. &c. Give him call at the
hotel. All Indebted to him on book
account or otherwise are requested to
settle Oh that day.
A. J. Morse, of Accomac, was
granted discharge in bankruptcy
by Judge Waddill. in the United
States Court to-day. Some OF the
petitioners creditors opposed the APP
plication, but their exceptions were
overruled and the final order of dis
charge was entered by the court
Norfolk Ledger, 10th.
Ia the honor list of the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
session 19OO-1901, the name appears of
w.. Phillips, son of Mr.. Jesse Phil
lips, OF upper Accomac. He was one
OF the students of the senior class
who attained the grade of 97-10O on
the average of the studies of the term
and announced as highly distin-
guished."
Mr.. N. B. Wescott has announced