Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-10-11
SATURDAY, OCTOBER II, 1902.
LOCAL NEWS.

Festival aud supper at Wattsyille
Methodist Protestant Church, We'd
nesday afternoon and evening DC
tober 10, 1902. II the day is stormy
the next fair day.
Mr. K. D. Waddy has sold one
halfinterest in his livery business at
Accomac G. II. to Mr.. John H. Kick
man. The style OF the new firm will
be Waddy s. Hickman.
Rev. ] D. Harte, OF Zion Baptist
Church, and Rev. II. s. Kidd, OF
Drummondtown Baptist Church,
will exchange pulpits next Sunday
morning, 18th inst.
Hon. William A. Jones will address
the voters Of Northampton at Cape
VILE, Saturday, October 18th, 3 p. m.
and at Eastville, Monday, October
18th, p. IN court>day.
New advertisements in this issue of
interest to many of cur readers who
are looking for bargains, viz: j. a.
Somers, Winterville; E. F. Guillette
& Co, Henry E. Byrd & Son, Tenn
perancevllle.
Several valuable farms are offered
for sale al private contract, on easy
terms, by W. s. Holland & Co., real
estate agents, Onancock, in this issue
of the paper. See advertisement in
another column.
Mrs. Sarah Wescott Jarboe, wife of
John W. Jarboe, Baltimore, and sis
ter OF Mr. Joseph @. Wescott, OF
Pupgoteague, this county, died at
her late residence, 231 North Green
St., In that city on the Sd inst.
Hon. 6. W. Koiner, commissioner
of Agriculture, in recent letter to
Hon. John E Nottingham, says that
a Farmers Institute will be held at
Eastville in that county about the
last OF October or the first of Nov
ember.
Tie registration at Eastville closed
Friday. There were 1870 white men
enrolled and 50 negroes. The whites
showed 175 and the negroes $50 on
the old books. A few more at this
precinct may be registered later.
e. stville Herald.
Captain and Mrs. J. j.. Mister have
issued invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Gertrude Address
Mister, to Mr.. James William Sey-
mour Hoffman, at st. George Epis'
copal Church, Pungoteague, We'd
nesday, October 22d, 1902.
An all-day fair will be held at
Woodbury. NJ. E. Church, South, on
Thursday, October 18th, or if weather
prevents on next fair day. First
class dinner and supper will be
served. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to everyone to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Il. Roberts have
issued invitations to the marriage OF
their daughter, Miss Edythe P.
Roberts, to Mr.. Columbus A. Davis, of
Aecomac, Wednesday evening, Octo-
Der 22d, 1902, at their home, $50 y.
Collington Avenue, Baltimore, Md.
Powell Wescott, son of Hon. N. B.
Wetcott, returned home this week
from Randolph Macon College, un.
der the care of DIR. Jno. W. KellaD,
and is now confined to his fathers
home by sickness. He is suffering
with a slight attack of pneumonia.
A well-attended meeting OF the
Oystermen's Association Of the Sea-
side of Northampton and Accomac
counties was held at Cape Charles
Saturday night. The feature was an
address on organization and protec-
tion by State Senator George w. Lee
Cato, OF Accomac.
Circuit court has been in session at
engaged for the most of the time in
hearing the Wessells' will case. At the
time of going to press less than one
half of the witnesses had been eX-
amined and the case will probably
not be concluded this week.
Mr. John l. Fitchett,a we'll known
and respected citizen OF the county,
father OF Mrs. Henry Lee Lilliston,
Accomac G. H., was found dead in
his bed at Pungoteague Friday morn
lug. OF late he had been complain
ing Of heart trouble and his death
was doubtless due to that disease.
Mrs. VIM. E. Lewis, Accomac G..
H., has returned from New York
with a large and select line of mil
linery goods of every description and
is prepared to suit and please all OF
her customers. Her stock is now
open and ready for inspection. She
extends to all cordial invitation to
visit her millinery establishment.
The Levi D. Dix farm" and the
"Wm. Powell land" situated in Pun
gotearne Magisterial District, Acco-
mack county, Va, and the farm
known as Goshen" situated in
Northampton county, Va, are offer
ed for sale at private contract, by L.
Floyd Mock. attorney for Rudolph
A. King and wife and their children
A meeting of the Onancock divis'
ion of the Produce Exchange will b'
held in its hall at Onancock, Satur
day afternoon, October 18th, 1902
Addresses will be delivered on thu
occasion by Messrs. g. Walter MspI