Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-09-05
LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Matte Pollett, of Norfolk, is
at Accomac @. H., the guest of the
family of Rev. r. N. Hartness.
Mrs. Simmerman's school will open
Monday, September 14th, 1soS,at Ac>
comac @. a., for the reception OF
boys and girls.
Services will be held at the Drum
mondtown Methodist Church, Sun
day morning at II O'Clock, and at
Tasley, at p. IN.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Cooper, OF
New York City, are the guests OF her
sister, Miss Sallie T. Parramore at
Accomac G. H., this week.
Miss Margaret Groton will resume
her music lessons in Drummondtown
on Thursday, September 10th, and
in Onancock on Friday, September
18th.
Cashville division of the Produce
Exchange will meet at Cashville on
Friday, September 18th, s O'Clock p
IN. All members are requested to be
present.
Miss Margaret Jarvis, of Eastville,
Is at Accomac G. H. visiting Mrs. +.
d. Waddy. A lawn party was given
10 her honor by Mrs. Waddy Friday
evening.
The list of premiums awarded by
the Eastern Shore Agricultural AS"
ISOLATION, received too late for publ
cation this week. will appear in the
next issue.
Mrs. George W. Jones and children
after a sojourn of several weeks at
the home of her father, Mr.. John d.
Grant, returned to her home in Nor
folk on Thursday.
New advertisements appear in this
issue of interest to all of our readers,
viz: W. 8. Dickinson & Son, POGO
moke City, and W. T. Winder, Oman
cock. Read them.
Thomas Jones, colored, was sent
to jail Thursday, to wait the action
of the grand jury on the charge OF
shooting colored man at the Tasley
fair of the colored people, last year.
A dialogue, entitled "The search
for Happiness, also an address will be
given at the Atlantic Baptist church,
Sunday night, September 9Th. A sill
yer collection will be taken at the
door.
Mr.. Levin Fox, aged about 70 years,
we'll known citizen of near Acco-
mac @. H., was found dead in his bed
last Sunday morning and buried on
the following day in the buryine
ground at his home.
Rev. s. K. VIM, D. D., of Peters
burg, Va, will preach in the PresDy
terrain Church at Belle Haven OF
next Sunday morning, 9th inst, a.
eleven O'Clock, also in Wachapreagu'
at eight o'clock p. M, same date.
Mr.. A. n. 6. Mears authorizes u
to say, "that all persons wishing t.
90 to the beach on his launch from
Wachap reague will please maze en-
gagements before hand as hereafte
the launch will not run on schedul
time"
Mrs. n. s. Simmerman and Mrs
Maggie Leatherbury, absent for sew
eral weeks visiting relatives an
friends at Wytheville and Mort
Carolina, respectively, returned t
their home at Accomac G. H., th1
week.
Hezekiah Major was shot by E(
ward Poulson at the colored fair, nes
Mappsburg, Friday OF last week, an
his death is hourly expected. Pou
SOD, it is stated, wanted a drink
whiskey and shot Major because
did not have it and could not giN
il to him. Both are colored.
Our enterprising townsman, ID
ThCs. W. Twyford, is having stea
engine put up at his place OF bus
ness this week, and will be prepare
in a few days to receive orders II
grinding corn, sc. He proposes al
later to add other improvement
which will be for the accommod
ton of the public.
Rev. Walter Rhodes, pastor
Chincoteague and Atlantic Bapt
Churches, has rendered his resign
ton to take effect the first Sunday
November. He will leave his church
In harmony and we'll developed, a
all the Baptists not only of his pre-
ent charge but of the Eastern She
will part with him with regret.
The Belle Haven Parsonage Soc
tyis preparing for grand musics
to be held on the evening OF Septic
Der 9Th. Supper and other refrei
ments will be served in the gro
Proceeds to be used for church
pairs. Admission for adults 20 Ger
Everyone is invited to be present
enjoy the rare treat and help
worthy cause.
Luther Carleton, oldest son of
and Mrs. Geo. 7. Hyslup, dice
their home near Keller, August ~
1908, OF memb raneous Group, age
wears, 5 months, II days. He was
70 liz h11rrinor orOI