Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-07-05
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr. Edwin b. nj elSOn, OF IHllduel-
phia, is home or visit to his par"
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Levin L. Nelson,
Accomac G. Il.
The Misses LeCato, daughters OF
Capt. A. Browne LeCato, are at
Accomac G. H., the guest of their
aunt, Mrs Lynn F. Taylor.
A fair will be held at Hallwood,
"Wednesday, July 23d, beginning at
1p. IL. Supper and refreshments
will be served. Proceeds for benefit
of Baptist Church at that place.
The trial of the case of the Com
monwealth against the election oth>
GERS of ChincOteague, in progress
since Tuesday, had not been cOncIud-
ed at the time of going to press.
MIR. Henry Beasley, of Grangeville,
leads as a grower of sweets this sea-
son. One was sent to this office
Thursday by him, which would be
accepted as a salable potato even in
August.
The entertainment of the Presby-
terians iu the old Masonic Hall, at
Accomac c. II. Thursday evening, is
reported as one of the best ever given
in tue town. The net receipts were
about $50.
Mr.. Jas d. Feddeman, of the firm
Ct Wm. Deiches & Co., Baltimore, is
on the way-to see our merchants and
proposes to make it to their interest
TO wait for him. He will offer them
his usual grades of fiue tobacco and
cigars-some of them with the tax
of.
An eagle, weighing 10 pounds and
measuring feet and 104 inches from
tip to tip OF wings, was killed by Rev.
K. y. hartness in woods near Locust
vile on Tuesday last. Mr.. Herman
Watson also killed one at same time
and place, which weighed . pounds
and measured feet and 10 inches.
Mr.. n. P. Wescott, son of Hon. n.
K. Wescott, received the degree OF
A b. at Randolph-Macon College
aud the Senior Scholarship Medal,
the highest honor OF the school, al
the session Just closed. He was also
awarded the debater's medal by the
literary society, of which he WAS
member, at same institution.
Especial attention is invited to ad'
yertisements in this issue OF the fol-
lowing commission merchants; w. u
Fentress, VIM. Heyser and Stewart
Fruit Co all OF Baltimore, and " A
Stewart & Co., New York. All o
Them are selling agents for the Elk
change and deserve the liberal sup
port of the shippers OF the Easter
Shore.
The speed program of the PENN
snla Fair Association in another col
umn is an attractive one. Larg
premiums, it will be noted, are offer
ed each day of the Fair and man
horses which will compete for ther
have already been entered. Other
still have the privilege of enterln
their horses who think they have
winner.
Mr.. Walter Scott, a young man
near Chesconnessix, while amusln
himself by jumping off and on
morning train at Tasley Monday, b
mistake placed his foot Oh the IA
and q car wheel passed over it an
crushed it so badly that it had to
amputated. The operation was pc
formed by Drs. LeatL erbury an
Robinson soon after the accident al
he is reported as doing well.
A freight train on the N. Y P.
N. r. r. line, at point betwet
Melfa and Keller Station, was wrec
ed by the breaking of an axle on la
Sunday morning. Several OF the ca
were so badly broken up as to
unfit for further use and the railroi
bed was so much damaged and o
structed by the cars, that anoth
track had to be laid to prevent dell
in the passage of other trains.
MI ~ troofo of Ia m
"Hern Cliffs, "Hungars, and "H'
monson Land" situated near Eaf
vile and Kendall Grove static
northampton county, Va, and co
tanning 1861 acres, 2173 acres and
acres, more or less, respectively,
offered for sale at private contra
For terms sc. see DIR. Burleigh
Kellam, Cape Charles, Va, or
Floyd Mock, Accomac @. H., Va.
A fair will be held at Craddot
Vile, July 10th, commencing at l
H., under the auspices of the Jr.,
u. A. Ms, of Charlottesville coun
which will raise flag on the scho
house of that village on that d
DR.. Geo. II. Ray and Superintend
of schools, &. u Joynes are expec
to speak. A drama will be rende
at night. Supper and refreshme
served. All members of the Order
Eastern Shore and public genera
invited.
The storm of last week destro
considerable property in lower Ac
mac. Among those who suite
most were Mr.. L. 7. LeCato
Upshurs Neck, and Mr.. Franz
Smith, near Mappsburg. The ca
age house of the former and vehi
were destroyed worth $500 or IL