Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-05-04
LOCAL NEWS.

Strawberry checks, good for life
time, furnished at this office, 900 Tor
500.
The Eastern Shore Agricultural
Fair will open this year, Tuesday,
August 9th and continue four days
Rev. r. X. Lewis, pastor of Acco
mac Circuit, NJ. p. Church, will
preach in the school house at Tasley,
on Sunday afternoon, May 9Th, at 3
O'clock.
Advertisements appear in this
issue, to which especial attention Is
invited, of W. s. Dickinson Il Son,
and r. j. Lambden, Pocomoke City;
b. Il. Nelson, Accomac G. ID.
f.. II. Powell and W. ID. Tunnel
will be in Onancock, Saturday, May
4th. and will start Monday, May 9th,
on their annual trip to license the
merchants of the low er parish.
The personal property of Mrs. M.
A. Gibbons, deceased, will be sold by
public auction at AccOmac q. ID,
next Saturday, May 18th. See ad-
vertisement in another column.
Mr. W. Mock, Of Onancock, has
been appointed clerk in the first
auditors office 10 succeed Joseph
Shepherd. who is now under arrest
on the charge of embezzling State
funds.
Stran FosQue was re-sentenced by
Judge Ross on last Thursday. He
will be hanged on Friday, June 18th,
unless the Governor COMPUTES his
sentence to imprisonment for life in
penitentiary.
The valuable tract of land situated
on Folly Creek in Custis Neck known
as the John F. Coleburn farm, "wlll
be sold at public auction on Satur>
day, May 4th. See advertisement
for full particulars.
s. James burlington, attorney, Will
sell at public auction, on Saturday.
May 25th, p. w., at Keller valua
be house and lot of Mrs. Minnie w.
Boloate. situated at that place. See
advertisement for full particulars.
Entertainments consisting OF
dramas, recitations, music, &C., Will
be held in Brodwater Hall, Temper
anceville, Tuesday and Wedn' sday
nights, May 2Sth and 29th,for benefit
of NJ. E. Church, South. Program
will appear later.
A meeting of the Parksley division
of the Eastern Shore Produce Ex-
change will be held at Parksley,
Saturday, May 4th, 2 p. IN. Mr.. w.
A. Burton, the business manager,
will attend the meeting and desires
every member to be present.
Mrs. VIM. E. Lewis arrives home to
day with fine line OF millinery
goods. which will be open for inspec-
tiop. at Accomac G. H by the ladies
of the town and vicinity on next
Monday. She will have first class
trimmer to assist in her work.
Mrs. Sarah s. Joynes, widow OF
John F. r. Joynes, died Saturday
last in Baltimore city. She was about
20 wears old and a native OF Acco
mac. She had lived in Baltimore for
90 years. Three daughters and one
son survive her.-Baltimore Sun.
Senator Jeffries, of Culpeper, can
didate for Attorney-General, was at
the courthouse on Monday and made
MANY friends while here, who may be
of service to him when the conven'
ton meets in Norfolk. All were
favorably impressed, who had the
pleasure of meeting him.
s. James burlington, attorney fol
the heirs of Julius G. Heath, deceas
ed. 10 this issue of the paper adver
tises for sale at public auction, al
GAINESVILLE, on Saturday, May 18th
Two tracts of very valuable lands sit
uated in Northampton County. Reac
it if you want home or to invest
Mr.. Thos. H. Nelson, of the firm o
Nelson & Wright, arrives home to
day with another drove of fine horses
suitable for farm and road purpose
which can be seen at their stables a
Accomac G. H. They bought then
to sell and propose to offer them a
so small margin of profit, that yoI
will want to buy if in need of :
horse.
After lingering illness Miss Pats.
Lavinia Williams, daughter of MIR
John b. Williams of Shirley" die(
at Cape Charles on Monday, Apri
Goth, aged ~ years. one was con
sistent member of Eastville Baptis
Church. The interment took plac
Tuesday afternoon, at Cape Charlie
Cemetery, Rev. Mr.. Purnell officia
ting Light.
The valuable real estate,of whic
John E. Harmon died seized an
possessed, located at Fair Oaks, wi
be sold at public auction at tina
place, Oh Saturday, 9Th day Of June
by Lafayette and Frederic Harmon
agents for the heirs, rs appears els'
where In our columns. This is
valuable farm because of its locatio
and for many other reasons.