Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-17
LOCAL NEWS.

Rev. ii. II. Street will preach al
Hollies Baptist Church, next Sun
day, tomorrow, p. IN.
The next meeting Of the Board OF
Supervisors will be held at Accomac
G. H., Wednesday, November 18th.
Misses Lizzie and Sallie Parramore,
left for Baltimore on Thursday for a
visit of about ten days to that city.
The public school at New Church
has been closed on account of an
epidemic of scarlet fever in that Sec
ton.
The stockholders of the Peninsula
Fair Association receive this year z
cent. interest on the stock held by
them.
Easter Savage. respected colored
woman, and one of the oldest in the
county, died Monday at her home,
near Accomac G. Il.
The announcement is made, by re-
quest, that Rev. L. r. Wright, of
Richmond, will preach at the Drum
hometown Baptist Church on Sun
day morning.
Rev. Walter Rhodes will preach
his farewell sermon at Chincoteague
Church, Sunday morning, October
25th. Horntown and Atlantic Com.
munities are cordially invited to be
present.
John Darby, colored, was drowned
in Hunting Creek on Friday of last
week. The boat filled with water and
was capsized in which he was at
tempting to reach the wharf from
schooner at anchor in the creek.
The body of Mr.. John Dukes,
drowned last week in Folly Greek,
was found near Henry's Point on
Tuesday, and inferred in Edge Hill
Cemetery on Wednesday, after burial
Rev. +. N. Hartness.
Rev. Paul Whitehead, D. D., will
preach in the Southern Methodist
Church at Onancock, next Sunday
at 1880 p. IN. The 4th quarterly con-
ference for Onancock and Andrew
Chapel will be held at Onancock,
Monday, at o'clock a. III.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ. Stevenson ar
rived home from their wedding jour-
ney on Thursday and were given
reception, with ifty-two other guests
present to welcome them, at the home
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
b. Stevenson, Thursday evening.
A big church fair will be held at
Thomas Chapel, Wednesday evening
next. Supper will be served and oys-
tiers, cake, cream and confectionaries
will be on hand in abundance. The
brethren Twill lay them selves out"
to insure to the attendants pleas
ant evening.
Rev. r. s. Monds, of Westmoreland |
county, pastor of Pope's Creek, Nom
mi and Menokin Baptist churches in
that county, has resigned and ac-
copied a call from Bethel and Hall
wood Baptist churches, in Accomac
county. He will leave the Northern
Neck in December.
In the future advertisers must send
in copy not later than Wednesday, if |
they wish their advertisements to APP
pear that week. The delay in getting |
the paper out on time, often due to
that carse, compels US to make the !
request. Local news, when it is pos
sible, also should be sent in,not later |
than 10 o'clock on Thursday.
William Bundick, colored, was shot |
in the arm, while on the way to his |
home from church, near Accomac G.
H., on Tuesday night. The person
who shot him was one of a gang of
several of his companions on the
opposite side of the road from him,
who seems to have fired into the
crowd for the fun it gave him.
New advertisements in this issue |
of special interest to our readers;
Ames, Shield & Co., Onancock; Henry |
E. Byrd & Son, Temperanceville; j.
M. Echols Co., Lynchburg; White &
Mears, Onley; J. W. 6. Ayres & Co.,
Pungoteague; Downing Bros. Maps
burg; Miss Duncan & Co., Belle
Haven; Thos. W. Twyford, Accomac
@. II.
Mr.. John w. Kelly, Jr., of New
Church, and Miss Mabel Yingling,
daughter OF Rev. j. M. Yingling, of
Laurel, Del, were married at the
brides home on Thursday. They |
arrived by afternoon train at Acco-
mac Q. a., where reception was !
given them at the home of Mr.. and |
Mrs. Thomas W. Twyford. A party |
of twenty of their friends were press
emit to welcome them and partake of
the wedding supper.
John s. Parsons. trustee, will sell
at public auction, on Saturday, the
7th day of November, at $50 o'clock,
D. NJ, part of what was originally
known as the Jack Ward farm, near
Exmore, Va, in three parcels, 10
front of A. j. Smiths hotel, Exmore
station. Plat showing division of
said land into three parcels, marked
farm (a), farm (b) and farm (c), can be