Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-04-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Fair VIII open tnls year, TUESDAY
August eth and continue four days
Mr.. Charles B. Mears, of Keller, ha
accepted position with the l.. E
Mumford Banking Co., Cape Charles
Mr.. w. H. Tull, executor, Green
backville, offers for sale at private
contract, valuable real estate. See
advertisement.
Candidates, who wish to forward
their notices to the Clerks office, can
get printed form of same at oul
office for the sum of ten cents.
Sealed bids are wanted for a loan
OF $1,000 90 to county of Accomac
II you have that amount and want a
good investment, see notice elsewhere
In our columns.
Messrs. Harry A. Mock and Dorsey
Mears, OF Grangeville, left Monday
for Baltimore, to take course of
studies in Bryant & STATIONS Bust
ness College in that city.
The Republicans of Northampton,
meet at Eastville today, "for the
purpose of nominating or endorsing
a candidate" to represent them in
the Constitutional Convention.
Especial attention ia invited to ad-
vertisements in this issue of Rogers
& Bro, Finney, Va, and E. F. Gull
lette, Temperanceville. They have
bargains to offer you in many lines.
The Judge of the County Court of
Accomac authorizes us to say, that
applications for liquor license will be
heard by him on the first and second
days of the April term of the County
Court.
The Margaret academy was leased
to Prof. G. W. Mason. of the Mason
and Tyler Institute, at meeting OF a
committee of the Academy this week.
The present incumbent was not an
applicant.
The valuable tract of land situated
on Folly Creek in Custis Neck, known
as the John F. Coleburn farm, Twill
be sold at public auction on Satur-
day, May 4th. See advertisement
for full particulars.
The Loyal Temperance Legion of
Onancock will give an entertainment
in the NJ E. Church, South, Tuesday
evening, April 2S. Mrs. Wells the
noted W. G. T. U. lecturer will make
an address. Everyone invited, ad-
mittance free.
The Postal Telegraph Gable Co.,
as will be noted elsewhere in our
columns, has completed its connect
ions with all important places in the
United States and Canada, and an
nounces a reduction in the rates, of
fifteen cents, to all points.
Invitations have been issued, an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Mary |
Elizabeth Smith, of Washington, d.
c., to Spencer Revel Nelson, of this
county, on Wednesday, April oath,
high noon, at Trinity Episcopal
Church, Washington, d. G..
A meeting of the directors of the
Eastern Shore Agricultural Associa-
ton. by order Of the President, will
be held at the Fair Grounds, near
Keller, on Thursday, 20 inst. l p. m.
1t 10 important that all of the d.
rectors be in attendance on the day.
Rev. d. s. Kidd, of New Jersey, has
accepted call to Drummondtown
Baptist Church and will occupy the
pulpit of that church on Sunday,
April 21st. He will also preach in
afternoon of that day in schoolhouse
on road from louisville to Wacha-
preague.
The suit of B. s. Jones, of POGO
moke, Md, vs the N. Y. P. &. N. r.
R., for damages by flooding his land.
which was on trial for eight days in
Wicomico Court, resulted in a YER
dict for the plaintiff for $1.325.-The
Railroad Company have taken an
appeal.-Light.
An amusing entertainment enti-
tied 1.-THE Old Maids Association"
will be given by the Epworth League
In lecture room of the Southern
Methodist Church, Onancock, Fri
day, April 27th, s p. IN. Admission,
25 cents. Refreshments sold after the
program. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
s. James burlington, attorney for
the heirs of Julius @. Heath, deceas-
ed, iu this issue of the paper adver-
tises for sale at public auction, at
GAINESVILLE, on Saturday, May 18th,
two tracts of very valuable lands sit
uated in Northampton County. Read
It II you want home or to invest
profitably your money.
The American Flour Company, of
New Jersey, manufacturers of flour
out of sweet potatoes, is in correspond
ence with a gentleman OF Marionville
with the view of establishing a
twenty thousand dollar plant at
Weirwood or Nassawadox. II the
plant comes 1t will not want less than
ninety thousand barrels of sweet
potatoes this, the first year.-Light.
The treasurer, deputy treasurer
and commissioners Of revenue of the
county will be at Accomac G, Fl. the