Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-03
LOCAL NEWS.

In an advertisement In another
column oysters are offered for sale
by Mr.. William Ellinger, of Fox Is
land. Read it if it is of interest to
you.
Rev. NJ. w. Bloxom. of Upland,
Pa, will preach at Onancock Bap-
tist Church Sunday morning, 4th
inst. and at Savageville in afternoon
Of that day.
An advertisement of A. H. q
Mears, Wachapreague, and Riley's
Millinery, Onarcock, is Of interest to
many Of our readers. They offer you
bargains in many lines.
Mrs. Jas. W. Kelly, and grandson,
Roger Fox, Of Tuckerton, N. j., and
Mrs. B. Il. Hopkins, of Norfolk, Va,
were guests of Mrs. Robt. P. Cole
burn, at Accomac G. H., this week.
Mr.. R. R. Phelps, principal OF Drum
mondtown Academy, for last two
weeks at his home in North Carolina,
will return Monday night next and
ret open school on Tuesday morning.
An important and interesting
meeting will be held at Modestown
Baptist church, next Sunday morn
ing. Members of church and con
gregation are requested to be pres
ent.
Mr.. T. II. Nelson, Accomac @. H.,
has for sale "ten blocky horses and
four blocky mules" and wishes you
to call and examine them if you need
either at prices which will be salts
factory t. you.
The Alerder farm. containing 122
acres, more or less, situated near
Parksley and sold at public auction
in that town last Saturday, was
bought by Mr.. George b. Finney at
the price OF S., 90.
The weather being fair, d. ",
there will be services at the Method
ist church in Drummondtown, Sun
day evening, at 7:S0 o'clock, when
the pastor will begin series OF spec
ial sermons on the Lords prayer.
Mr.. Geo. B. Finney will sell at pub
lie auction at Robert l.. Parks store
on Saturday, January oath, 2:3C p. m.
valuable tract of land known as the
"Finney farm" For particulars BEE
advertisement in this issue and pos
tiers
Mr.. Geo. W. Revell and family
spent the holidays with relatives and
friends at Accomac Q. h. Lieut.. Bev
erly Brown, Of the q s. Army, made
a short visit to his mother, Mrs
Anna Brown, and his sister, in oul
town during Xmas.
Mr.. James E. Davis, OF Horntown
has located at Onley, for the pur'
pose of conducting the blacksmith
business in all its branches. Horse
shoeing is a speciality with him, buI
he is prepared to do all kinds of worE
In a way that will be satisfactory tt
all his patrons and at moderate
prices.
Mr.. VIM. T. Mears was assaulted
by Sam'l Hall, colored, with an axe
in his saloon, near Modestown, Oh
Thursday of last week and severel.
injured by him. The blows he re
ceived would have killed him II tn
axe had not been very dull one
Hall so far has eluded arrest AM
probably has left the county.
Mr.. s. F. Parks continues to repre-
sent the Leatherbury Shoe Co. AM
will! call on all OF the merchants o
the Eastern Shore OF Virginia an
Maryland at an early day with on
Of the strongest lines Of samples eve
exhibited to them. He appreciate
their patronage il the past and wi
make it their interest to hold thei
orders for him.
zen T. Gunter, substituted truste
in deed from William r. Gusts an
Eliza s., his wife, at the request {
all parties concerned, will sell 9
public auction, in front of WilliaI
c. Vests Hotel, in Onancock, o
Saturday, January Gath, 1908, pa
pm, four tracts OF lands mentione
in said deed. For full particular
see posters.
Messrs. Geo. W. Richards & Bro
will sell by public auction at WARD
town, Northampton county, O
Tuesday, January 18th, 1908, p. N
valuable saw mill, machinery, eigl
mules, so barrels Of corn, about 100
OC0 feet of standing timber, mi
house, SC, &c. Terms liberal. F.
full particulars call on either men
Der Of the firm or see posters.
Parksley Council, No. ia, Jr.
U. A. NJ, will hold q public uniC
meeting in Parksley Baptist Churc
January Sth, p. IN. and a priva
meeting in hall at 8 p. m. Sta
Council Secretary Thos b. lvey "
be present and address each meetin
All councils on Eastern Shore are /
vited to be present to hear Broth
Ivey. All Jr's. should avail thel
selves OF the opportunity to he
him.
The storehouse and stock OF goo
of Burton, Parker Il Co., OnancoC