Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-21
LOCAL NEWS.
County court next Monday.

The grand jury will meet on Mon
day, the next term of the county
court.
The dates for the POcomoke fair
this year will be August 18th, 18th,
18th and 18th.
The young people of the Drum
hometown Baptist Church will give
entertainment aud supper during
Easter week.
The four lots of land at the head
of Bradford's Neck were sold this
week by the Trower Bros to Mr.. K.
T. Powell for the snm of 80 600
A meeting of the Louisville COun-
Gil Jr. o. u. A. MIS-. will be held at
their hall, next Monday night. The
attendance of the members is re
quested.
Rev. J. L. McCutcheoD, of Morgan
town, w. Va, will preach in the
Omar cock Baptist Church on Sun
day morning, February 22d, and at
Savageville ia the afternoon Of same
day.
Many of the children of the town
have been and are sick with the
measles, also some Of the older folks,
and in the number, DIR. Levin w.
Mason, and Mt Robert Matthews, Of
near Accomac z. H.
Rev. Charles Clement has resigned
as pastor of Halls Chapel, Shiloh
and Saxis Baptist Churches and will
leaye the county early in March. He
has accepted a call to church in the
Western part of the State
Rev. r. X. Lewis will preach at
Parksley NJ. P Church Sunday even
ing and at Hunting Greek in the
afternoon. The pastor, Rev. W. B.
Jude6nd,i lis away visiting his mother
in Kent County, Md who is ill.
Especial attention is invited to ad-
vertisement of Mr.. Geo. W. Coving-
top, New Church. He is a maker Of
highest grade carriages, with many
years experience, and in the opinion
OF everyone worthy of the patronage
Of the people.
An advertisement of Mr.. A. w.
Short, Bloxom, will appear in next
issue showing list of the goods
which he deals ia and can furnish
you His stock is large, in part of
agricultural implements, potato bed
glass, building material, mill feed &c.
The name of the salisbury Ice
Cream Co" has been changed to the
"F. W. Shivers Co" as will appear
by an advertisement in this issue.
Their factory is now running and is
ready to fill all orders on short notice
Satisfaction guaranteed to all custo-
meTs.
Mr.. John D. Grant announces him
self as candidate for the office OF
Clerk OF the Court of the county Of
Accomac in this issue. AS will be
noted, Messrs. r. H. Oldham anc
John Il. Wise will be his deputies j
he is elected upon terms satisfactory
to them.
Mr.. ]. W Barnes, Bloxom, has got
ten in his usual supply of Spring fer
tilizers, potato bed glass, agriculture
implements, mill feed, etc. and in
vites the patronage of the public. Fo
full particulars of the goods whici
he can furnish you see his advertise
ment and call on him.
Mrs Mamie Oldham, mother o
Mr.. Robert n. Oldham, clerk OF tn
County Court of AccOmac, CRITICAL,
i'll early in the week, is very mucl
improved at this time. Her daughter
Mrs. Byron Clark, in attendance upo
her for several days past, returned I
her home in Mt. Washington, Mo-
Wednesday.
Larry HambleD, charged with tn
murder of Robert Bundick, coloreC
was convicted at the February teri
of the county court of Northampton
Friday 18th inst, and sentenced
five wears in the penitentiary. d
counsel made motion for ne
trial, which was to have been hear
by the court on Thursday.
Stewart K. Powell, special commi
sioner, in a certain chancery cau'
between John lesley Hurst an
wife etc., plaintiffs, and Mary Hur
ct ais. defendants, will sell by publ
auction at Onancock, Saturday, Fe
ruary 2Sth, p. III by virtue Ola d
cree in said cause, five valuable trac
or parcels of lands, situated net
Chesconnessix and Onancock, tr'
ard discharged of any claim OF dove
For full particulars see posters.
The joint Committee on Tue Ones
peake and its Tributaries held a
other long session yesterday al
took further testimony on the que
ton Of making the Baylor surve
and ado armed over until o'clo
this afternoon, when more testimol
will be taken. DR.. j. W. Bowdol
president of the State Board OF Els
cries. was on the stand for lo
time 10 advocacy of renting out CT
tain of the barren rocks in the 81
yey.-Times-Dispatch 18th.
The remains of Mrs. Joseph
Tidball, whose death was report
ia the last issue Of this paper, reaC
i Aooonooo n y SunjaV mOrni