Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-30
OCAL NEWS.

Board oil supervisors meoUe
day, February 1st.
Rev. Jno. w. Guy will preach at
Hollies Baptist Church, Sunday after
noon, 8 o'clock, S1st inst.
The thirteenth annual fair of the
Onawa Social Union, advertised in
another column, opens this year
August SOth.
Mr.. W. Il. Bundick will speak on
Temperance for Rev. W. q. Bates at
Andrews Chapel on next Sunday
afternoon, January 31st.
An advertisement of Hickman
Hoffman, Mappsburg Station, adver'
Using hay and mill feed appears in
another column. They solicit your
patronage.
Report of the condition of The
Parksley National Bank at the close
of business, January 22d, 1904, APP
pears in another column in this issue
of the paper.
Snow fell to the depth of about
inches Thursday night at Accomac Y.
q. and was greatly enjoyed by many
in the town and vicinity out in their
sleighs on Friday.
Melfa division of the Produce Ex'
change will meet Saturday, February
9Th, I'D. M, to consider fertilizer
arrangements for this season, and
invite proposals from dealers and
manufacturers.
All who wish to continue members
of the Drummondtown Book Circle,
and any others who care to join,
please leave name, choice of book,
and fee of 81 10 at the Drug store by
February the first.
meeting at Pocomoke city to day
will be addressed by Messrs. w. A.
Burton and A. ]. McMath, manager
and treasurer, respectively, of the
ELS. Produce Exchange. They will be
present upon the invitation Of the
farmers in that section who wish to
organize a division at that place.
The Sun Life Assurance Company
of Canada gave a delightful banquet
to its representatives in Eastern Vlr'
ginia, on Friday last at the Month
cello Hotel in Norfolk. The COM
pany's manager for the Eastern
Shore, Mr.. F. G. Dickey, OF Keller,
attended and responded to a toast.
A banquet will be given at Hotel
Doughty tonight by the members OF
Accomac bar and officers of the court
of Accomac, in honor of Judge Sam
uel T. Ross. In addition to the sup
per a handsome silver pitcher suit
ably inscribed, it is understood, also
will be presented as testimonial OF
their esteem for him.
Crayon portraits, we'll executed, OF
the late Judge Benjamin T. Gunter,
and of NJ. Oldham, Jr., late clerk OF
the county court of Accomac, pre-
sented by Mr.. William Walsh, Of
Mappsville, with the approval of the
County Judge and Board Of Super
visors, were hung on the walls OF the
courtroom at Accomac q. Il. thi'
week.
Attention is especially invited tt
an advertisement of W. Fl. Parker &
Co., commission merchants, New
York, to be found in another column
OF the paper this week. The head o
the firm is a native of Accomac, hal
had long experience in the commits
sion business and is worthy of tn,
liberal patronage of the people of thu
Eastern Shore.
Last Wednesday evening abou
twenty four of the young people o
our town met at the home of Mr.. an
Mrs. Samuel G. Nelson and spent
very enjoyable time. "Flinch" wa
the special feature of the evening
Rei1eshments were served and at
late hour the young people repaire
to their homes, pronouncing it one Q
the most enjoyable events of the sea
son.
The administrator of John W
johnson, deceased, will sell at publ
auction on his late premises, nea
Pastoral, on Thursday, Februar
4th, 1904, the whole of the persona
property of the decedent, consistin
of horses, cattle, hogs, corn, fOdde
carriage, carts, farming implement
household and kitchen furniture, a.
Sale to commence at 10 a. Ill. Tern
made known on day Of sale. FL
full particulars see posters.
Mr.. Joseph r. Riggs, attorney-i
fact, will sell at public auction on II
premises, Tuesday, February 3D.,
tract OF land, situated near Mears,
which Susan j. Mears died seizt
and possessed, containing 10 acr
more or less, and bounded by tt
lands of Major and Henry P. Byr
B.. F. Young and others. He will al
sell on same day the personal pro
erty of the decedent, consisting
corn, fodder, cattle, hogs, horse car
Irish and sweet potato seed, &C., 8
For full particulars see posters.
L. Floyd Mock, trustee in deed
trust from A. D. Doremus and wi
will sell at public auction on Satr
day, February goth, 1904, at 2;3O Pr
in front of Kellam's Hotel. in Be