Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-11
LOCAL NEWS.

mr.. w III. Oduuel AlIcb las mONON
to Accomac O. H. and entered upon
his duties as a member of the firm OF
b. s. Ashby & Co.
Especial attention is invited to adj
vertisements of E F. Guillette, Tenn
peranceville and j. Il. Tracy, Chin
colleague, In this issue of the paper.
The big hog of Jack Henderson,
Pennyville, will be slaughtered on
Wednesday, January 18th, and sold
to the highest bidder at 3 p. IN. of
that day.
Another sale of horses and mules
will be made by Rsughley s. Twilley
at Pocomoke city,to the highest bid
ders. on Saturday, January II, l:SO
D. III. See advertisement.
Revival services will begin at the
Baptist Mission Chapel on the road
from louisville to Locustmount, ON
Sunday night 10Th inst to be con-
Quoted by Rev. II. s. Kidd, assisted
by Rev. l.. b. Kirby.
A Farmers Institute will be held
at Temperanceville early in Febru-
airy. Lectures will be delivered by
Professors Atwood and Davidson, of
Virginia Polytechnical Institute, on
fertilizers aud other subjects of in
terest TO farmers.
The personal property of Thomas
G. Pitts, deceased. will be sold at
public auction on the late premises
of the decedent. on Onancoek Creek,
by Spencer F. Rogers, administrator,
on Thursday, January S0th. See ad-
vertisement in another column and
posters.
Harry, the little son Of Mr.. G.
Welly Coard, will not, it is gratify-
ing to us to be able to state, lose the
sight of his eyes as was feared he
might when the accident, due to the
explosion of powder, occurred to him
last week. His physicians now be-
leYe that the sight of neither eye
will be seriously impaired.
James w. Hundley, administrator
for James Il. Hundley, brought suit
in the Federal Court at Norfolk on
last week against the n. Y. P. Il N.
r. r. for $4,000 for damages by rea-
son OF the drowning of James 7.
Hundley in collision with barge II
of the N. Y. P. s. N. r. r. on the
night of September 10th.
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.
b. T. Gunter and L. F. Mock,
trustees, will sell at public
auction at Eastville, on Mon
day, January 18th, 1902, court day.,
at $50 o'clock p. M, eight valuable
lots situated at Eastville station, ly-
ing between the railroad and the
residence of N. l.. Holland. See post
ers and also plot in the clerks Office
at Eastville.
Prof. 8. 7. Ford will give one Of
his celebrated entertainments at
Bells Hall, on Wednesday night, the
10th. Proceeds for benefit of Metho-
dist Parsonage. Admission: adults,
IS cents; children, 10 cents; reserved
seats, IS cents. Tickets for sale at
drugstore. If you want to spend an
enjoyable evening come and hear
this celebrated entertainer. Plenty
OF fun in store for you.
The "Chincoteague Farm" on
Chincoteague Bay, near Horntown,
this county, 44O acres, belonging to
DR.. Quinby, of New York, is for sale
by Parsons & Quinby, attorneys, at
very low figure. This property was
purchased by Dr. Quinby a few years
ago and the premises put II thorough
order. New out5uildings and en-
closures were erected, aud slate
roof aud new piazza facing the Bay
put to the house and the interior
Colonial baueliing restored. 1t is
probably the handsomest residence
in the County.
e. 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 p. H., four valuable lots, situa-
ted in that town, and as said agent
will also sell at public auction on
Saturday, February Sth, 2 p. IN, at
louisville, two valuable farms situa-
ted near that village known as the
"Ashby FARMS" Each of said tracts is
well 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 on
Saturday, January 18th, 1902, 8 p.
M, 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 has
been divided, one tract the "main
r,Iaca,l containing 100 Is acres the