Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-05-31
LOCAL NEWS.

Peninsula Fair, Tasley, Va,
August 5, 6, z, s.
Children's day will be observed at
Drummondtown Baptist Church
Sunday morning, June 1st.
In a new advertisement this week
A. 8. Matthews & Co. offer bargains
to their customers. Read it.
The commencement exercises Of
Miss Tyler's school viii be held the
evening of June the fifth, town hall,
Onancock.
DR.. L. McIane Tiffany aud wife, of
Baltimore, are at Mt. Gusts, Aceo-
mac, their country home. They ar
rived by steamer Wednesday.
Bright prospects for big fair at
Tasley this year. The managers are
alert and will secure every attraction
that will interest the patrons.
Mrs. Robt. P. Coleburn and child
rem, of Accomsc c. H., left Tuesday
for a visit of several weeks to her
relatives and friends in New Jersey.
A valuable farm is offered for sale
at private contract by Mrs. Sarah J.
Taylor in this issue of the paper.
See advertisement for full partieu
lars.
The card of Mr.. Lee b Kelam app
pears in another column this week
announcing his candidacy for the
Office of sheriff for county Of Ac:o
mac.
Mr.. D. J. Whealton,of this county,
has purchased from parties, repre-
senting the Boothby estate, property
on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. for
$4,000.
Miss Alice E. Custis, after an alb
sence OF several months, returned to
her home at Accomac G, H. last week.
Miss Jane 81. GUSTS is visiting rela.
tives at Virginia Beach.
The Missionary Society of Zion
Baptist church will hold meeting
at that chuFch, Sunday morning,
June LIST, at II o'clock. All the
ladies of the church are requested to
be present.
A strawberry festival under the
auspices of Harborton NJ. E. Church,
South, will be held in the grove at
said church, on to-day, May 31st,
commencing at p. III. A supper also
will be served consisting OF all the
delicacies of the season.
The members of Mackenzie Presby-
terrain Church are requested to meet
in congregational meeting, at the
church on Sunday, June 1st., next,
Immediately after Sunday school, to
take action in the matter of calling a
pastor, if the way be clear.
At the town election held at Belle
Haven, last week, the following of
fcers were elected: Mayor, V. J..
Stewart; Recorder, W. W. Brick
house; Councilmen, ]. Il. Young,
George G. Walker, n. A. Smith,
Fred. Byrd, and David r. Mister.
The three valuable tracts of land
"Hern Cliffs, " "Hungars," and "Har,
monson Land" situated near East
Vile and Kendall Grove station
Northampton county, Va, and con-
tanning 1861 acres, 2174 acres and 10;
acres, more or less respectively, are
offered for sale at private contract
For terms sc. see DR.. Burleigh G
Kellam. Cape Charles, Va, or L
Floyd Mock, Accomac G. H., Va.
The members of Oak Hall division
of the Produce Exchange will NEE
at Atlantic, Saturday, June 7tb, 2;3
%. In. Messrs. W. A. Burton and A
j. McMath will be present and speai
on the day. The address of the for
mer is expected to be OF especial in
terest as he will tell OF his recent triI
through the West in the interest o
the Exchange. Everyone III that sec
ton should go out and hear them.
Only, the beautiful home OF tn
late Thomas G. Pitts on OnancOc
Greek, and other valuable real estat
of the decedent, will be sold at pub
lie auction by Spencer F. Rogers
special commissioner, at Onaucoc
on Saturday, May 31st. No countr
place in Virginia is more attractiv
and its location and other advan
tages considered more valuable. Sc
advertisement and posters for tu
particulars.
President William H. Bosley, {
the Queen Anne's Railroad, said o
Thursday last that preliminary e.
aminations of the country had bee
made for the extension of that roa
to Cape Charles, Va The final su
veys and locations will not be mac
until after the harvesting of crol
through the territory to be traverse
The company secured the right to 1
crease it's capital stock from the la
session of the Legislature, but
action will be taken to make use
this privilege for the present. o
eester Advocate, 9th.
In "gossip about harness horses
the New York Sun say; Ian
Girl 200 purchased at the Clevelal
sale by the local banker, DAM
O'Dell, has been owned here befo
and is fairly we'll known to Spec
wayites. She formerly took sha