Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-06-01
LOCAL NEWS.


nesday, June 18th.
Judge ]. w. G. Blackstone is still
confined to his home. He is suffer-
ing from eczema.
There will be no service at st.
James Church, Drummondtown, on
Sunday night, June Cd.
Real estate is advertised for sale
at private contract, by Mr.. John s.
Cutler, In another column of this
paper:
DIR. J. M. Pitcher, of Petersburg, is
in Accomac, visiting friends and at
tending the Baptist Sunday School
Convention in session at Harborton
to-day.
The Metompkin Beach Hotel will
be sold at public auction at Aeco-
mac G. a. by Mr.. t. H. Nelson. truss
tee, Saturday, June 15th,3 p. IN. See
advertisement.
Bargains for all, in new up-to-date
goods,ar offered by W. s. Dickinson
& Son, Pocomoke city, in this issue
of the paper. Read advertisement
and call on them.
A full list of the selling agents of
Baltimore for the Eastern Shore Pro-
duce Exchange appears in this issue,
to which the attention of the farmers
is especially invited.
Childrens' day will be observed at
M. E. Church, South, Drummond-
town Sunday night, June I'd, and at
Baptist Church il same town, San
day night, June 9th.
The afternoon train of n. Y. P. Il
N. X. r, by a change in schedule, in
effect May Goth, arrives at the differ
emit sta ions 10 minutes earlier than
il did under old schedule.
A concert and pantomime will be
given at Amiss Chapel, Thursday,
June 6, p. IN. Ice cream and straw
berries will be for sale. Admission
Is cents, children 10 cents.
The ninth annual session of the
Baptist Sunday School Convention
of the Accomac Association will be
held with the Harborton Baptist
Church, Saturday and Sunday, June
LIST and End, 1901.
The firm OF Mock & Mock, Grad
dockville, will be dissolved by mutual
consent August LIST, and until that
date will offer their entire stock at
and below cost. See advertisement
elsewhere in our columns.
A meeting of the Eastern Shore
Produce Exchange to be held at
Temperanceville,S Saturday, June Sth,
will be addressed by Hon. N. b.
Wescott. A full attendance of the
farmers of that vicinity is requested.
The music class of Mrs. Maude
Mills White, Onancock, made fine
progress during the past session, all
having made an average over co. The
prize for the most satisfactory work
was given to Miss Hattie Gillespie,
Miss Mile Click, a close contestant.
Mrs. White will continue to teach at
her home the coming session.
We are authorized to publish that
the Pocomoke Packet Company has
contracted with Mr.. <. James Tull,
of this city, to construct boat to
run between Pocomoke City and
Sykes Island. The boat will be of
sufficient capacity to carry 100 pas
sengers besides freight. The first
trip will be made about July 1st.-
Ledger-Enterprise.
The valuable real estate, of which
John E. Harmon died seized and
possessed, located at Fair Oaks, will
be sold at public auction at that
place, on Saturday, Sth day of June,
by Lafayette and Frederic Harmon,
agents for the heirs, as appears else
where in our columns. This is a
valuable farm because of its location
and for many other reasons.
James H. Fletcher Jr., attorney-in
fact, will sell at public auction on Sat
urday June LIST, 1901, p. m. at R. L.
Parks store, that certain tract or
parcel of LAND of which Alfred Fin
ney, ST., died seized and possessed,
situated on the seaside in Metomp-
kin district, containing SO acres more
or less, bounded by the lands of JOS
eph and Thomas Moore and others.
For full particulars see posters.
A correspondent of the Richmond
Times from Eastville says: There is
considerable talk of q trolley line be-
ing run throughout the Eastern
Shore peninsula. The matter has
been brought to the attention of
capitalists and some Investigations
have been made, 1t is proposed to
have a line from Norfolk to Cape
Henry, ferry from there to Cape
Charles and a line on up the PENN
sula.
The closing exercises of the Pungo-
league Academy for the session Of
1SOO-1901 will be held Tuesday night,
"wednesday if Tuesday is inclement,)
June 4th, 1901 at 8 o'clock sharp.
Friends aud patrons of the school are
cordially invited to. attend. The
baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. F. M. Edwards at
II o'clock q. NJ, Sunday, June, 2nd, in
the M. E. Church, South, Pungo~