Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-17
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. w. T. Core, Of Accomac @. H.,
returned Wednesday from visit to
Washington, D. G.
Mr.. L. Floyd Mock, wife and son,
left Thursday for short visit to the
city Of Richmond.
Mr.. John Hickman will open in q
few days feed store In the old
Parker house at Accomac 9 Fl.
Several bargains are offered by A.
II. g. Meais in advertisement, this
issue. Read them and call at once
Mr.. Geo. w Revell, who has been
visiting 10 Accomac for several weeks
past, returned to his home in Balti
more on Monday.
Dr.. L. McLane Tiffany and wife
spent the week at Mt. Gusts, their
country home, near Accomac G, H.,
returning to Baltimore to-day.
Mr.. G. Douglas Wilkins, our for
mer townsman, was at the Court
House on Thursday, in the interest
of r. Hentchel, tobacconist of Balti>
more.
DR. Geo. W. LeCato is improving
rapidly, and expects to go to Rich
mond next week and resume his
duties as member Of the Senate OF
Virginia.
Mr.. G.Walter Mspp. sick for severa
weeks past, is ut agaiQ and was at
the courthouse on Wednesday look
ing after matters pertaining to his
profession.
Mr.. John W. Carroll for many
years In the Office OF the N. Y, P. g.
N r E., as chief clerk to the super
intendsnt, has accepted position
with the s. A. L. Ry.
A bill has been introduced into the
legislature by our representative,
Mr.. Matthews: To redistrict Acco-
mae county with reference to COM
nissioners Of the revenue.
License, to practice law in Virginia,
has been granted by the Supreme
Court to Gardner r. Nottingham. OF
Esstville, and G. r. Moore, of Birds
Nest, Northampton county.
at a meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees Of Esstville Academy, on Mon
day, Professor Thomas j. Coles, of
Halifax, was elected principal Of the
school in the place Of Rev. William
N. Mead, who has resigned.
Mr.. Geo. B. Finney will sell at pub
lie auction at Robert L Parks store
on Saturday, January cath, $50 p. m.
valuable tract of land known as the
"Finney farm" For particulars see
advertisement in this issue and pos
tiers.
A large number OF the farmers of
Northampton were in attendance at
Eastvile on Monday, courtday, to
make contract for fertilizers for this
year. The usual acreage OF Irish
potatoes will be planted in that
county.
The Nassawadox and Wirewood d.
visions Of the E. 8. Produce Ex-
change will meet in joint session at
Nassawadox on Saturday afternoon,
the nth, at 2:3O o'clock, to consider
the purchasing Of guano and barrels
for the coming season.
The announcement is made by Ie-
quest, that a meeting of the citizens
of Drummondtown will be held at
the courthouse next Monday night,
2 o'clock, looking to the incorpora-
ton OF the town. All interested in
the matter, whether for or against
incorporation, are requested to beI
present.
Two colored men, Littleton Leath-
erbury and John Badger, were arrest
ed by Constables 8. j. Ames and j.
Lee Winder and lodged in Eastville
jill last week, to await the action Of
the grand jury on the charge OF rob-
bling Frank Spady, OF Bridgetown, of
large sum of money about first of
January.
The trial OF Larry Hamblin, on in
dictment for the murder of Robert
Bundick. colored, be IAN in the
county court OF Northampton on
Tuesday morning, was concluded
Thursday night and case submitted
to the jury. At the time OF going to
press on Friday, no verdict had
been agreed upon by jury.
Ben T. Gunter, substituted trustee
In deed from William z. Gusts and
Eliza g., his wife, at the request of
all parties concerned, will sell at
public auction, in front of William
c. West's Hotel, In Onancock, on
Saturday, January Gath, 1908, 2.30
p. m, four tracts of lands mentioned
in said deed. For full particulars
see posters.
Mr.. s. F. Parks continues o repre-
sent the Leatherbury Shoe Co. and
will call on all OF the merchants OF
the Eastern Shore of Virginia and
Maryland at an early day with one
OF the strongest lines of samples ever
exhibited to them. He appreciates
their patronage in the past and will
make it their interest to hold their
orders for him.
Mrs. Mary ]. Badger, highly re-
spected and esteemed lady, widow Of