Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-16
LOCAL NEWS.

Georgetown, Del, visited friends in
town this week.
Miss M. D. Bloxom, who has been
sojourning in Brockwayville, Pa,
for several months, has returned to
her home in louisville.
The birth of a child is reported
from Northampton, on Friday of last
week, with its heart on the outside,
and is still alive and doing we'll.
Mr.. Geo. w. Revell and wife, after
visit of several days to relatives
and friends in Accomac, returned to
their home in Baltimore Friday.
The name of Miss Louise Goodwin,
of Northampton, appears in the
graduating class of Female Normal
Institute, Farm vile, of January 1st,
1904.
All ministers who have not return
ed marriage licenses for last year are
requested by the clerk of the court,
of Accomac, to return same to them
at once.
Mr.. Il. K. Martin died of heart dis
ease at Reads Wharf, Northampton
county, on the Sth inst. and was bur-
led on Sunday in the Pungoteague
cemetery.
The number of marriage licenses
issued by the clerks of the county
court of Accomac last year was 800,
which was 80 more than in any pre-
vious year.
Rev. r. Werner Bagwell, pastor of
Baptist Church at Jarratts, Va,
visited his old home this week, ac-
companied by a friend, DR.. NJ. h
Prince, Of Sussex county.
New advertisements in this issue to
which attention is invited: j. j.
Bailey g. Bro, Onley; Bell & Justis,
Onancock; w. 8. Dickinson & Son,
Pocomoke city; A. F. Mears, Mears.
The first term of Judge ]. W. G.
Blackstone, under the new constitu
ton, will be held at Accomac G.. 81.
the 1st Monday in March next and on
Monday in every other month there
after.
Mr.. r. b. Oldham has accepted the
agency of the American Surety Co.,
of New York, and you need not now
ask friend ito go on your bond"
He will do it for a reasonable COM
pensation.
Rev. NJ. F. Sanford, former pastor
of Zion Baptist Church, now of
Stuart, Va, has declined the call to
pastorate of Nomini, MenoBin and
Machodoc Baptist Churches in West
moreland county recently rendered to
him.
MIA. C.Sterling,o of Hog Island, was
IN town few days ago, and brought
with him, few copies of his history
of that Island. 1t is an entertaining
and we'll written book and should
have a place in every home in the
county.
Mrs Sarah Floyd, a resident of
Norfolk for the past eleven years,
died Monday night at the Episcopal
Church Home, Brewer and Butte
streets, in the S5th year of her sge.
She was formerly of Northampton
county, Va.-Public Ledger.
Another meeting of the promoters
of bank at Onley was held on We'd
nesday, and steps were taken for the
opening of same at as early date as
possible. Committees were appoint
ed to secure a site and to consider
the question of the bank building to
be erected.
8. F. Parks, with the Leatherbury
Shoe Co., Clarksburg, w. Va, will
call on the merchants of the Eastern
Shore of Virginia and Maryland dur
ing January with one of the strong
est and most up-to-date lines ever
shown on the shore, also full line of
rubber goods.
A meeting of the New Church divi
sion OF the Produce Exchange, will be
held on the Goth of January, 1904, at
2 p. M, for the purpose of electing
the officers for said division. A full
attendance is desired. Messrs. W.
A. Burton and A. ]. McMath will
be present and address the meeting.
The Covlngton Baptist Church
Sunday morning unanimously called
Rev. ]. W. Hundley to the pastorate.
About six months ago Mr.. Hundley,
on account of i'll health, resigned, but
during that time he has almost en-
tirely recovered, and In accord with
the wish of the church has again
taken up his work.
Messrs Hancock g. Tyndall, Oak
Hall, moved last week large house
for Mr.. Geo. W. Crockett, near Acco-
mac @. II. and will give an exhibition
of their skill in the business az house.
movers in the town as soon as the
weather improves. With their ap>
planes and experience change in
the location of buildings is an easy
job.
BY virtue of a power of attorney
from Rudolph A. King and wife and
their children, bearing date August
eth, 1902, and of record in the clerks
Office of Accomack county court, l..