Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-05
LOCAL NEWS.

Board OF supervisors meet Wed
nesdsy, March 10th.
Capt. Robert s. Milliner, of Locust
willie, was taken to Williamsburg yes
terday, to be treated for nervous
trouble.
The Norfolk Presbytery will con-
vene in Naomi Mackenzie Presbyte-
rian Church, at Onancock, on April
10th at p. m.
The first term of the circuit court
of the County OF Accomac, under the
new Constitution, will begin at Acco-
mac @. "a. next Monday.
An advertisement of s. B. Downes
s. Co., well known commission mer-
chants of New York, appears in an
other column in this issue.
H. E. McCleary will be at t. H.
Nelson's stables, Accomac G. H., 10th,
18th and 18th of March, with car
load of horses. See posters.
The hulk of the fishing schooner,
Beatrice, which was wrecked last
October, has been located off Chinco-
league light in about nine and half
fathoms of water.
Mr.. E. w. Polk, of Pocomoke City,
will be at Accomac G. H., next Mon
day, court day, with full line of
Spring and Summer samples. He
wants you to call to see him at the
hotel.
A meeting Of the Onley division of
the Produce Exchange will be held
at Onley, Saturday afternoon, March
5th, $50 O'Clock. The general direct
or requests the attendance of all of
the members.
If in arrears for subscription to
Enterprise you will be expected to
pay us while in attendance at court
next week, and thereby save us the
trouble and expense of sending bill
to you for same.
Mrs. Addie Milliner, wife OF Mr..
Geo. W. Milliner, of near Accomac G.
H., was taken to hospital in Norfolk
for treatment last week and the ad
vices are that she has improved since
her arrival there.
An advertisement of Mr.. 7. b.
Mason, Bloxom, in this issue is of in
terest to you if you need horse. He,
as will be noted, has a large stock
from which you can make q selection
and at prices to suit all customers.
Seven patents were granted to Vir-
ginians by the Government last
week, and of that number, Mr.. Je-
rome J. Landlord, of Accomac @. H.,
has two to his credit, one for plumb
level, and the other for lock for
cell doors.
Tasley station and freight car
loaded with merchandise, worth sew
eral hundred dollars, were destroyed
by fire about 1890 o'clock during
Friday night of last week. The fire
started in the freight room of the
station and Its origin is unknown.
With the opening of Spring every
farmer needs supplies of some kind
and a reading Of the advertisement
of Mr.. J. W. Barnes, Bloxom Station,
in another column will convince you
that he is prepared to furnish you
with what you want. Read it and
call upon him.
According to recentreport of Audi
tor Marye, the value of lands, includ-
ing buildings in Accomac, owned by
the white people is $4,000, 451, by the
colored people $130,416; and that the
value of same in Northampton owned
by the white people is 1864 1881, by
the colored people, $125,093.
You need a new hat, everybody
does at this season of the year, and a
glance at an advertisement of l. H.
Merrill, Pocomoke City, in this issue
will not leave you long in doubt that
he can supply you, with one in both
style and price to please you. When
you call to buy hat ask also, to be
shown his Spring clothing.
Mrs. Kate E. Savage has returned
to Belle Haven and authorizes the
announcement that after having
spent several years In successful dress
making in the city of Baltimore, feels
more competent than everto execute
all the latest styles in the art of man
tua making and will appreciate a
call from any of her old friends and
patrons as we'll as new ones, who
need her services in that line of bus
mess"
Joseph r Riggs, administrator of
William Somers, OF John, deceased,
will sell at public auction Oh the late
premises of the decedent, near Biloxi
ON station, next Thursday, March
10th, all of his personal property con-
sisting of horses, cattle, hogs, large
quantity of meat, boats, 1856 fathoms
of new seine, corn, fodder, carts,
farming implements, household and
kitchen furniture, sc. Sale to COM
mence at 10 a. In. and continue from
day to day until all is disposed Of
For full particulars see posters.
Sixty-five and 80 100 acres (65 IS A..
by recent survey, of valuable land
belonging to Mr.. Almer p Savage.