Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-01-04
LOCAL NEWS.

A report of the condition of Parks
ley Bank, at the close of business, De-
esnber 10th, 1901, appears in another
column.
Rev. j. Scott Meredith, Paris. Ken
tucky, has accepted the call extend
ed hin by the vestry of Holy Trinity
Church, Onancoek.
The attention of oyster planters
and captains of vessels freighting
plants is called to advertisement ia
this issue Of Mr.. VIM. Ellinger of Fox
Island. Va.
Mr.. Wilbar s. Durham and Mr..
Wilbur e. CLARK and daughter Jessie,
Of New Jersey, are guests of Mr..
Isaac 3. Clark st his hems near Ac-
comac @. H.
The academy building at Accomac
Q. e. has been completed and was
occupied by Mr.. Dwight Sloane, of
West Virginia, the new principal, on
last Thursday.
Capt. J. Myers White, of Norfolk,
and Mr.. Edwin B. &elson and sister,
Miss Matte Nelson, of Philadelphia,
visited their parents at Accomac G.
b during Xmas.
Another sale of horses and mules
will be made by Raughley & Twilley
at Poeomoke city,to the highest bid
ders, on Saturday, January II, 1870
p. m. See advertisement.
Dorsey L. Downing. son of John
b. Downing, near Grangeville, a re-
cent graduate at Goldey's CONNER
cial College, Wilmington, Del, has
accepted position as book keeper
with Lit Bros, Philadelphia
New advertisements III this issue
to which especial attention is invited:
VIM. Waterfall. represented by Q. s.
NAPLES; w. s. Dickinson & Son,
Pocomoke city; q. E. Byrd & Son,
Temperanceville; Geo. T. Hall, Deep
Geek.
Mr.. J. Amber Jarvis will sell at
public auction, as will be noted in
another column. a large quantity of
personal property of great value at
his stables at Eastville, Tuesday,
January 18th, 1902 Read the adver-
tisement.
Especial attention is invited to ad-
vertisement of horses and mules in
another column by h. E. McCleary.
They can be found at stables of I
Fl. Nelson, Accomac G. b. on days
named and guaranteed to be as rep
resented.
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 and other subjects of in
terest to farmers.
The Leatherbury Shoe Company,
at 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.
The responsible position of chief
clerk and cashier of B G. s. A. r.
Co. Light St.. Baltimore, Is now filed
by Mr.. Werner Gardner, son of Mr.
Thomas Gardner, of Grape, this
county. He won the place upon his
own merits and will doubtless con-
tipue to fill it to the satisfaction of
said company as long as he wants it
The Peninsula Horticultural So
ciety will meet in Berlin, Worcester
county, January s, 8 and 10 Among
the principal subjects TO be discussed
at the meeting will be apples, pears,
plums, tomatoes, potatoes, grapes
and all kinds of small fruits. Ga the
evening of January 10 noted Balti-
more florist will talk on the "Orna-
mentation of Country Homes"
Harry, the 10 year old SOD of Mr..
g. Welly Coard, Accomac @. H. was
seriously injured by an explosion of
powder in jar to which he applied
match on New Years day He re-
ceived the full force of the discharge
on his head and face, and at the
time, it was thought, he was blind
ed in both eyes, but his condition
has improved since and it is hoped
now by his physicians, that one or
both eyes may be saved to him. The
accident is one of the most distress
ing which has occurred in the town
for years.
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 a
very low lgure. This property was
purchased by DR.. Quinby few years
ago and the premises put IN thorough
order. New outbuildings and en-
closures were erected, and a slate
roof and new piazza facing the Bay
put to the house and the interior
Colonial panelling restored. 1t is
probably the handsomest residence
IN the County.