Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-07-04
SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1908.
LOCAL NEWS.

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Children's day will be observed at
Smiths Chapel, BradfOrds Neck,
Sunday, July 9th.
A festival will be held In the Hall
grove at Belle Haven on July 9th,
for the benefit Of the Presbyterian
Church.
Mr.. Harry b. Colsburn arrived
home Monday from a visit Of several
weeks to relatives and friends in
Baltimore.
The card OF Mr.. G. G. Dix. announc-
ing his candidacy for the office OF
sheriff of the county Of Accomac,a APP
pears this week in another column.
Mrs. G. w. Cor bin, accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Smith, and son
Charlie, left Saturday last for
Roanoke, Va, to spend the summer
in that city.
Mr.. Chas. T. Bland, OF Norfolk,
will address the Jr. Order United
American Mechanics in the NJ. E.
Church, South, Wachapreague, at 4
p. M, on the 4th of July.
A change in the advertisement OF
Miss Duncan & Co., Belle Haven, in
this issue is Of interest to you If you
are looking for bargains in millinery.
Read it and call on them.
Rev. j. II. Street, of Forest Depot,
Va, has accepted call to Broadway
and Harborton Baptist churches,
aud will locate on the field In time
to attend the Accomack Association.
Attention is again invited to the
advertisement of the big store of w.
S. Dickinson s. Son, Pocomoke city.
As it will not appear again, read it,
and call on the firm for bargains In
the lines offered you.
Mr.. William J. Ayres, wife and
children, of Baltimore, accompanied
by two of the children OF Mr.. E. F.
Ayres, arrived at Accomac G. Fl. on
Saturday for visit of several days
to relatives and friends.
Mr.. Arthur P. Kellam, promin-
ent citizen Of lower Accomac, died
Monday in the hospital In Richmond,
aged Al years. His remains arrived
at Belle Haven on Tuesday and were
inferred on Wednesday in the GENE
terry at that place.
Hon. W. T. Bundick will lecture In
Onancock n. E. Church next Sunday
morning, July 9Th, at 1890 a. m. His
subject will be, Personal RESPONSE
bility." Mr.. Bundick has the honor
of being one Of the greatest temper.
ance orators of America. All are in
vited to attend the service.
L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell at
public auction, on Saturday, July
18th, $3.50 p. M, at Pennyville, the
tract OF land, known as the George
Major land, of which James G,
Doughty died seised and possessed
situated near Pennyville and con
tanning 10 acres, more or less. Fol
particulars see posters.
Mr.. George Summey,a distinguish
ed graduate of the Southwestern
University, Clarksville, Tenn, will
the degrees of A. B. and Phi. D. ant
a student for a year at Leipsic Uni
versity, Germany, has been engaged
as principal of Drummondtewr
Academy for session 1909-1904. Thu
school will open about Septembel
10th.
During this week two parcels o
land at Accomsc G. Il. have changed
hands. The tract north OF the town
containing % acres, was sold by Mr.
Thos. w. Blackstone aud wife t.
Mr.. Samuel G. Nelson at the price o
50 500, and ten acres were bought o
Mr.. Geo. w. Crockett, south Of tn
town, by Mr.. Isaac B. Clarke for til
sum of $1,000. Mr. William B. Coz
ton also was the purchaser Of tn
house and lot of Mrs. Anna Brown
few days ago at the price Of 1880.
Mr.. William d. Sturgis, We
known citizen of Franktown, in tn
upper part of this county, died o
Sunday. He had been In i'll healt
for some time and was under treat
ment OF a specialist. He leaves
family, consisting Of wife and 81
children. At the time OF his deaf
he was about go years OF age. Th
interment of his remains took plac
on Monday afternoon at the Franz
town Methodist Churchill. 8. He
aid, June Goth.
The personal property, OF whic
Capt. William K. Lewis, died posses
cd, consisting in part of mules, ponie
20 head of cattle, hogs, bacon. cart
buggy, farming implements, hous
hold and kitchen furniture, togsth'
with growing crops, will be sold
public aucti by the administrator
Mrs. Lewis, on his late premises c
Hunting Greek, on next Friday, Jul
10th, and continued on Saturday
necessary to complete the sale. F.
full particulars see posters.
L. Lloyd Mock, special commissio
er, will sell at public auction to Il
highest bidder, on Saturday, in
18th, 1908, at 8 O'Clock p. m, at Il