Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-02
LOCAL NEWS.

Thursday, January 9TH.
Mrs. J. Manning Dunaway and
children are at Accomac @. H., visit
ing friends.
Miss Blake Gusts left Wednesday
for Baltimore, to be absent from the
county for month or more.
Mrs. Lee B. Kellam and Mrs. N. P,
Kilmon, both quite sick for several
days of late, are better at this time.
Mr.. Henry Lee Lilliston accident
ally fell this week and fractured a
bone In his ankle. He is out but on
crutches.
Mrs. Henry Lang, mother of Capt.
W. Il. Lang and Mr.. N. j. Lang, is
reported as seriously i'll at her home
near Accomac @. ii.
Rev. James Long, pastor Of Oman
cock, Baptist Church, has rendered
his resignation, and will accept call
to Bowling Green, Va.
A movement is on foot, we are re-
liably informed, to establish Nation
al Bank, at Onley, Va. The site in
fact, has already been secured.
Mr.. John r. Ayres, wife and SOD,
accompanied by Mrs. Susan Ames, OF
Cape Charles, have been visiting rel
atives and friends at Accomac @. H.
the past week.
Mr.. W. T. Bundick speaks for the
Y. NJ. G. A. in Norfolk, next Sunday
afternoon, and at night for Rev. A. G.
Bergman, in the Queen Street NJ
E. Church, South, in Norfolk.
The ladies of the P E. Church,
Bloxom, will give an oyster supper
on old Xmas day beginning at four
o'clock. Ice cream and cake will also
be served. Public cordially invited.
W. 8. Dickinson s. Son, Pocomoke
City, and A. H. 6. Mears, Wacha-
preague, extend to you the greetings
OF the New Year and an invitation to
call on them for bargains See their
advertisements.
Rev. NJ. F. Sanford, former pastor
OF Zion Baptist Church, now of South
west Virginia, has been called to the
pastorate OF Menokin, Nomini and
Machodoc Baptist churches,in West
moreland county.
Rev. John A. Hughes, of Norfolk,
will preach in the Presbyterian
Church In Belle Haven, Sunday
morning, January 3rd., land in Wach-
preague Presbyterian Church at
night of same date.
Mrs. Jas. W. Kelley and Mrs. Mar
garet Fox, of Tuckerton, N. j., and
Mrs. b. T. Hopkins, of Wilmington,
N. c., spent the Christmas holidays
with the family Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. P.
Coleburn, at Accomac q. ID.
Edward Taylor and Charles Saw
age, both colored, were put in Jail
this week, to wait the action of the
grand jury, the former for house
breaking and stealing fifty dollars,
the latter for removing corn that had
been attached.
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 Melfa division of the
Produce Exchange will be held jan
uary 9th, p. M, for the purpose OF
electing general and local directors
and agent. A full attendance of the
members is requested, as the failure
to attend to these duties on the regu-
lar election day was due to their alb
sence.
Miss Annie Katharine Rhodes, the
popular teacher of Keller High
School, after an absence of several
days at Gainesville, Va, has return
ed to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Kilmon, to the delight, we are res
quested to say, not only Of the mem
bers of that family but of all mel
many friends in that community.
A supper under the auspices and
for the benefit of the Junior Order Of
American Mechanics will be served in
their hall at Grad dockville, Wednes'
day evening, January 18th. The bill
of fare in part will consist of terrapin
oysters, wild duck, celery everything
In fact to make it the biggest supper
of the season. In addition, the best
vocal and instrumental music may
be expected. A cordial invitation il
extended to everyone to be in at.
tendance.
The sum of $10,O35 was realized fol
the real estate OF the late William B
Wilkins, at Accomac G. H., sold al
public auction by Stewart K. Powell
special commissioner, for division
among the heirs, on last Tuesday
The purchasers were: Edward ID
Waddy, main place, S1.13 acres a
$4,000; Luther Hurst. pine thicket, Il
acres, 81, 010; Alfred j. Lilliston, 25.3
and 20 20 acres wood or swamp land
at 100 and S1,110 respectively; Ed
win Il. Powell, building lot, 2S
acres, at $Sl5.00.