Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-18
ACooMAO COURT HOUSE. va.
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. John H. Hickman has been APP
pointed postmaster at Pastoral.
Fair of Onawa Social Union begins
this year August 26, as appears in
another column.
Mr.. ]. H. Scott, of near Cashville,
will kill his big hog next Tuesday.
1t is expected to tip the beam some
where between the 900 and 1000
mark.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Miss A. Louise Davis to
Mr. " lillian Mock Copes, January
22d, 1902, at half past one o'clock at
Craddock Church.
Mr.. w. T. Bundick will deliver his
address on 1.-The Foe of Our Civiliza-
ton" at a union service in the NJ. E.
Church, South, Onancock, on Sun
day night January Goth.
Rev. Charles l. Stengle, formerly
of this county, has purchased con-
trolling interest in the Free Lance
and in the issue of 18th inst, an
nounced that he had assumed the
management of that paper.
New advertisements in this issue to
which especial attention is invited:
]. w. Barnes, A. w. Short, Bloxom;
DR.. Halls Pharmacy, Parksley; A.
n. g. Mears, Wachapreague; Nc
Lain & Co.. Onancock; Baltimore
Sun
A meeting of the stockholders of
the Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair
Association will be held at the Fair
grounds, near Keller, Thursday next,
January 2Srd, 2 p. IN. Every stock
holder is requested to be present at
hour named.
The name of Mr.. ]. T. Wilkins, of
BIidgetown, appears in the list of
successful applicants, who took the
Supreme Court examination Friday
of last week for admission to the bar.
Twelve Of the thirty-three young
men passed.
The personal property of Thomas
G Pitts, deceased, will be sold at
public auction on the late premises
of the decedent. on Onancock Greek,
by Spencer F. Rogers, administrator,
on Thursday. January SOth. See ad-
vertisement in another column and
posters.
On next Wednesday the big hog of
Mr.. William j. Coxton will be slaugh-
tered at his home on Folly Greek.
The net weight of the porker is esti-
mated at from 900 to 1000 pounds
and may exceed the latter mark.
With one exception it is believed to
be the largest hog ever raised on the
Eastern Shore.
On next Sunday the Cedar Grove
Baptist Church (Hopewell Baptist
Mission) will be organized and 6edi-
Gated. The organization will be
effected at II o'clock a. IN. The dedi-
catory sermon will be preached in
the afternoon by Rev. William E.
Hatcher, D. D., LII. D., of Richmond,
Va-Light 10Th.
A supper, including oysters and
the other delicacies of the season,
will be served under the auspices of
the members of the Harborton Bap-
tist Church, in Ross storehouse at
Harborton on Saturday, January
25th, D. H., for the benefit of the
church. Public cordially invited to
be in attendance on the day.
The Leatherbury Shoe Company,
af Clarksburg, 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 solicits your patronage
and advises you not to purchase
shoes until you see his line,
Last Friday night, soon after the
steamer Old Poiut, of the N. Y. P. Il
N. Railroad, left Norfolk on her way
t. Portsmouth, she ran Ito the
auxiliAry schooner willis" and cut
her bow off aud caused her to sink.
The schooner was loaded with
shinsle,, portip Of which were
lost. IL was DIRK aud 10 one knows
exactly how the accident happened.
Light 10th.
Z. A. Ames, agent for the heirs OF
Jno. F. Coleburn, deceased, will sell
at public auction, in front of hotel
at Onancock, on Saturday, February
LIST, 2 D. IN, four valuable lots, situa-
ted in that town, and as said agent
will also sell at public auction on
Saturday, February Sth, 2 p. m, on
the premises valuable farms situa.
ted near louisville known as the
"Ashby farms" Each of said tracts is
we'll adapted to the growth of trucks
has abundant resources upon it and
is admirably located, being con-
venient to K. r. shipping points,
churches and schools. For full par
ticulars see posters.
L. Floyd Mock, special commits
sioner, will sell at public auction OF
Saturday, January 18th, 1902, p
~, in front of Hotel Doughty, Acco
mac G. H., the two very valuable
farms into which the tract belonging
to the late DR.. VIM. H. Coard hal
ham divided ono tract the tsmQiI