Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-02-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. Algernon Nelson arrived home
from New York, on Tuesday, for a
visit of several weeks to friends at
Accomac G. H. 49,.
Gold Burr, owned by Mr.. w. @
West, of Onancock, brought $1,625
at the Fasig Upton horse sale, New
York, Friday of last week.
Persons desiring to invest their
money safely and get @ per cent an
nun, free from tax, should see w.
J Doughty, of Onancock.
VIM s. Richardson has moved his
ice cream factory from Cristield back
to Marion Station, his old address. All
tubs, letters and kilograms should be
addressed 10 Marion Station, Nd.
Mr.. Geo. F Parramore having
complied with the terms of sale,
Townsfield will not be offered at
public auction at Cape Charles TO
day, as advertised IN late issues of
this paper
Mr.. James II. Mears, Jr, for sever-
al mouths past engaged as types
writer by the attorneys at Accomac
G. H., left this week to take a course
of studies at Goldey's Business Col
lege, Wilmington
The Jr o u A. NJ, of Craddock-
vile Council No. 141, will have all
oyster supper February 18th, begin
ming at o'clock p. IN Professor
q. Ct Joyues is expected to speak.
The public is cordially invited to'at
tend.
New advertisements in this issue
TO which attention is invlted: E. F.
Guillette & Co, merchandise; Nc
Lain & Co., free photographs; Geo.
w. Turner, agent, lime; j. w. Bon
newell, undertaken; notice to Eugene
c. Payne.
K E. Miles will open feed store
next week in W. D. Lewis storehouse,
Onancock, with storage room ct On
ley and deliver at either place, hay,
bran, middlings, wheat screenings,
corn and groundfeed OF all kinds
Special price given on lots of ton
and over.
The Hopeton division of the Ex-
change will meet at Woodbury.,
Saturday, February 18th, 1902, p.
H., for the purpose of !electing |
officers and attending to other i'm
portant business. All farmers
whether members or not are request
ed to be present.
The Rev. Alfred Jones, DID, who
has been conducting services at the
Pre-byterian Church, Accomac c. |
a., this. week, will preach Sunday |
morning in that church. He leaves
in the afternoon. for Wacha-
preague where he will conduct a
protracted meeting next week.
The Leatherbury Shoe Company, |
at Clarkshurg, w. Va, will be rep
resented on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland and Virginia by s. F.
Parks, who will shortly call on the
trade with one of the best lines ever
shown. He solieits yo&r patronage
and advises. You not tOfspurchase
shoes until You see his lihes.;@ M
hir. L. James 'Hyslup, OF Keller,
this county, received a letter last
week from Mr.. Buchanan, the Direc-
tor General of the Pan a merican
Exposition, Buffalo, N. Y, advising
him that diploma of honorable |
mention" had been awarded to him |
for his exhibit OF sweet potatoes I'M
der the Red Star brand," at said
Exposition. ;t.t-
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Peninsula Fair
Association held at rasley, Tuesday,
Judge j. w. q. Blackstone was re-
eected presidents n. W. Mock, vice
president; and Thomas 5. Hopkins,
secretary and treasurer. Mr.. j. g. /
Justis was elected to fill the vacancy
on the executive committee caused
by the death of DR.. Charles l.. Har
monsOD.
MR. Isaac b. Clarke, OF near Ac-
conac y. H., while in Connecticut
last week boughta large and hand
some gasolene launch for use in the
waters on the seaside. he expects to
get great deal of pleasure out of it
himself but proposes also for a rea-
sonable compensation to make it
pay him something by taking parties
to any point from Ocean City to the
Capes of Virginia.
The Exchange shippers of Oak
Hall and Bloomtown are requested to
meet at Oak Hall station, W Wednesday,
February 10, 1902, p. m. These two
divisions have grown so large, that
1T is now dee,ned advisable to organ
ize.a separate division at each place.
w. A. Burton, business manager,a and
. Al. McMath, treasurer, will be pres
ent and deliver addresses Every
body interested 10 farming is urged
TO be present..
"A, The real estate at Onley belonging
Nsto ihe heirs of Mrs. Mary E., Savage,
deceased, mas been surveyed and
.asnbdivided into 80 building lots
which will be offered for sale at pub