Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-27
LOCAL NEWS.

Tasley Fair, August A, 5, ca.
Keller fair opens August 25th and
continues four days.
Rev. Geo. Wesley Jones, of Nor
folk, was visitor to the home of Mr.
John d. Grant, Accomac G. a., this
week.
A festival will be held in the Hall
grove at Belle Haven on July 9th,
for the benefit OF the Presbyterian
Church.
Miss Emma Ruth Oldham left on
Monday for Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.
She will be absent from the county
for several months.
Mrs. Margaret Fox and Miss Annie
Kelley, of Tuckerton, N. j, are visit
ing their sister, Mrs. Robt. P. Cole
burn, at Accomack G. H.
Mr. Chas. T. Bland, of Norfolk,
will address the Jr. Order United
American Mechanics in the NJ E.
Church, South, Wachapreague, at 4
p. H., on the 4th of July.
John Addison, of Accomac, won
the Greek Scholarship, and Fred
Kellam, of Pungoteague, the Econ,
omics Scholarship, at Washington
and Lee University this year.
The Parksley division of the Pro-
duce Exchange will meet at Parks
ley, Saturday, June eth, 2:SO p. m,
to consider the "barrel question" A
full attendance of the members is re-
quested by the general director of
that division.
Several cases of typhoid fever are
reported at louisville and vicinity.
Miss Minnie Burton, daughter of Mr.
J. Thos Burton, i'll of late with the
disease is convalescent. Page, little
son of Mr.. A. 0. Burton, after an ill.
sick.
Mrs E. A. Parks, formerly of Ac-
comac, has opened a first class pri-
vate boarding house 10 New York
city, known as THE Virginia." &C
cessible by L or surface car TO bust
ness section of city in 20 minutes.
For full particulars see advertise
ment in another column.
Among the graduates of the Nor
NAL College of the city of New York,
who obtained an A. B. degree at
the commencement of that institu-
tion held at Carnegie Hall, on the
evening of June 18th inst, was Miss
Beatrice LeCato,a young lady whose
family is we'll known on the Eastern
Shore.
L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell at
pubic auction, on Saturday, July
18th, $3.50 p. M, at Pennyville, the
tidOt VI AdlO, hhONH 90 OuO OOOl 80
Major land, CT which James G.
Doughty died seised and possessed,
situated near Pennyville and con
tanning 10 acres, more or less. For
particulars see posters.
Mr.. George Summey,a distinguish
ed graduate of the South western
University, GAINESVILLE, Tenn, with
the degrees of A. B. and Phi. D. and
a student for year at Leipsic Uni
vers.ty, Germany, has been engaged
as principal of Drummondtown
Academy for session 19O3-1904. The
school will open about September
10th.
Err. John William Kenzie holland
and Miss Minnie Lee Ward were
married at the Baptist Church, Oman
cock, Thursday morning, 10 o'clock,
Rev. Mr.. Long, officiating. An ele
CANT reception was given to the at
tendsnts of the bride and groom and
9th T friends at the home of the
bride, near louisville, Wednesday
evening.
L. L.Oyd Mock, special c)mmission-
er, will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, on Saturday, July
18th, 1903, at o'clock p. Ia, at the
front door of Accomack Court House,
two valuable tracts of land, situated
near said Court House, the one of
which the late Charles r. Coard had
a life estate in, containing 102 acres,
more or less, and the other of which
is known az the Miss Lizzie ]. Coard
land, containing 1912 acres, of
which 43.19 acres is well timbered.
and 60 40 acres is arabic and wood
land. For terms sc. see posters or
said special commissioner.
Ia the list of distinguished gradu>
ates of the Normal School, Washing
ton, d. c., this year, appears the
name of Miss Jesse Du Bots FAINT, a
young lady greatly admired by many
relatives and friends in lower Acco-
mac. The Evening Star of that city,
in its issue of 10Th, contains the fol-
lowing notice of her: "Miss FAINT, the
class historian, made one of the most
pronounced hits OF the evening The
humorous points in the history of the
class of 1908, unlike in most produc-
tions OF this kind, Were Ineligible to
the audience as we'll as those imme-
diately concerned, bursts OF applause
greeting some especially clever sally"
AIR. William SpGdy, respected
young man living in the vicinity of