Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-11-29
LOCAL NEWS.

The report of the condition Of the
Parksley National Bank at the close
Of business, November 25th, appears
in another column.
Xmas advertisements in this issue
to which attention is invited; Lloyd,
Blaine & Co., Pocomoke City; q. E.
Byrd & Son, Temperanceville.
The next annual meeting of the
stockholders OF the Eastern Shore
Produce Exchange will be held at
Accomac G. H., Wednesday, Deem
Der 10th, 1902.
Mr.. McCleary will be at Accomac
G. H. early 10 December with large
drove OF horses and mules. The
exact date Of his arrival will be given
in next issue.
The directors OF the New York,
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
have decided to give 10 per cent.
increase Of salary to all employees of
that road who receive under 5000 per
month. Ledger.
Certain valuable real estate be-
longing to Susan Hurst and to the
heirs of John Hurst, deceased, will
be sold at public auction, in Oman
cock. on Saturday, the 9th day OF
December, 1902. For terms and
further particulars see posters.
A large dwelling, Axis feet, front,
4Ox1S feet, Lack, with double porches,
and a barn 641SO feet have just been
completed by Mr.. A. G. Fl. Bloxom,
architect ADD builder, and one Of the
best in the State, for DR.. j. W. Short
on his farm near Greenbackville.
Dinner and supper will be served
bv the Methodists on the day OF the
meeting OF the stockholders at Acco-
mac G. H., December 10th, the latter
for the small sum of 25 cents.
Ice ere am and cake will also be for
sale. The proceeds will be applied
to the payment of the parsonage
debt.
Mr.. John E. Mason, an industrious
farmer and one of the worthiest
citizens OF lower Accomac, died last
Saturday of heart failure, aged 30
years. A brother, Mr.. James Il.
Mason, and a sister survive him.
His remains were inferred on Mon"
day in the family burying ground
near his old home.
John r. Rev, attorney intact, will
sell at public auction on Saturday,
December 9th, 1902, $50 p. M, at
Rue P. O., all that lot or parcel OF
land OF which Samuel Baker died
seized and possessed, containing six
teen acres more or less, situated near
the village of Woodbury., on the
road from Woodbury. to Parsley,
and bounded by the lands OF
Lawrence 3. Vessels and others
For terms &C., see posters.
The large hogs OF Mr.. Geo. L
Mapp, Keller, will be slaughtered
Tuesday, December 10th, and the
owner proposes to give everyone
chance to own one OF them, who II
will Jog to pay ten cents for the pri
yilege of guessing the weight Of
either OF them. The hog killed by
Mr.. Mapp a year or go ago weighed
1,1O3 pounds and ounces, the heav
lest ever raised in the county, ant
either of those to be slaughtered oil
10Th will, it is believed, beat that re
cord.
Mr.. Asa ]. Taylor, of BullbeggaI
in upper Accomac, shipped to marke
last week 81 quarts of Strawberries
twenty-three OF which were sold 10
one dollar per quart and the othe
four at 70 cents per quart. Anothe
shipment was made by him Oh
Thursday. Other shipments OF Nov
ember strawberries are reported ii
other sections of the States but tn
figures given above, without doubt
entities Mr.. Taylor to the first plac
as the grower of the second crop thi
year.
The bill introduced in the HouG
by Mr.. 8. Wilkins Matthews, OF AC
comac, few days ago was not in
tended to impose tax upon merry
go.rounds, but to remove tax a
ready. provided, so far as the sam
relates to Accomac. The people I
the Eastern Shore evidently want
merrv-go-round, save in the matte
OF representatives In the General A
sembly. They appear to be entirel
satisfied with Senator LeCato al
Delegate Matthews, and no county
more efficiently represented.-Ricl
mond News.