Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-08-13
LOCAL NEWS.

town opens Monday, September 18th.
Accomac Baptist Association meets
with Chincoteague Baptist Church,
near New Church, next Wednesday.
Lieutenant L. 6. Ross, of Burling-
ton, N. c., is spending the week at
the home of Mrs. Thomas Henry
Nelson.
Mr.. Geo. w. Full, commission
merchant of New York, was In town
Monday, the guest of his sister Mrs
l.. Floyd Mock.
Mr.. George w. Johnson, Of Phila'
delphia, and Mr. Will Johnson. of
Washington, ID. g are the guest OF
Mrs. I homas H Nelson.
7 he catalogues OF Keller Fur are
in the hands of Mr.. j. Il. Turner,
Mappsburg, for distribution, If you
fail 10 get one write him.
burlington Bros Fair Oaks, have
the ex ;lusive right to sell the yclone
churn on the Eastern Shore of Va.
See ad in another column
Tie fair Of the colorcd people at
Tasley commences August 231, and
continues 4 days, as appears by ad-
vertisement in this issue.
Special attention is invited to the
great fair at Pocomoke, advertised
on first page of this paper. The
dates are August 16, II, IS and 10.
Mrs. j. Almer Smith, and son of
Exmore. returned Tuesday from
visit OF several weeks to her daugh
ter, Mrs. Nellie Smith Emmons, New
York.
Senator Thomas s. Martin was
among the visitors to the Tasley Fair
grounds Thursday and spent the
night at Accomac G. H the guest of
MIR. Thomas W. Blackstone.
A valuable farm, situated in Bells
Neck, is off red for sale at private
contract by Mrs. Belle Mears, Belle
Haven. See advertisement in ano,h-
err column for full particulars.
A new advertisement of W. S
Dickinson & Son appears in this
issue The doors OF his place of bust
ness will be wide open TO all in atten
dance at the Pocomoke Fair next
week.
New Church division, of Produce
Exchange, will meet at New Church,
Saturday, August 18TH, 2 p. M,
sharp. Full attendance requested.
Business of imports lance to be con
sidered.
Miss Margaret Groton will reopen
her music class ia Drnmmondtown
Thursday, September 10, and in
Onancock Friday, September 16,l904 D..
Musical history and ear training
taught in connection with piano les
sons.
The dat, of the Eastern Shore Ag
ricultural Fair this year are August
80, 81 and September and 2. The
list of premiums in horse department
appear,this week and full list Of all
the premiums will be published
later.
Rachel Johnson, respected color
ed woman, the oldest resident of the
county died at her home on Onancock
Creek last Wednesday. she has a
son now living, aged IS years, and
had probably passed the century
mark.
Mr. Jas. b. Fletcher Jr., and two
daughters, of Accomac g. H., Mr.. 8.
K Powell, of Onancock, and Mr.. Jas
E. Mears, of Harborton, returned
from trip to New York, Niagara
aud other points North Tuesday
morning.
The announcement is authorized
by the secretary of the PocomOke
Fair aud Agricultural Association
that, Mr.. Tank G. Kellam, consta
bic of Accomac, has been engaged to
go back and forth on the excursion
train each day of the Pocomoke Fair
for the protection of the ladies.
Geo. Fl LeCato, of Cleveland, o.,
has been on the Shore for the past
few dAyS Looking after the interest OF
his house, The Bigalow Fruit Co.
This firm occupies one of the largest
and best equipped fruit and produC g
stores Ia the country and do about
one million dollar business annually.
Hallwood division of the Produce
Exchange will meet Saturday, Au
gust eth. All new members are re-
quested to be present to pay amount
due on their shares of stock. 1t is the
last meeting in which old members
Of the division will be permitted to
buy two extra shares allowed them
by Board of Directors.
The Peninsula Fair was again a
big success this year. The exhibits
were fiue, especially in Ladies' de.
partment, races warmly contested, at
tendance large each day, Thursday
being record breaker, and because
If the excellent order and fine
weather every day. The receipts
were larger than during any previous
Year. Fuller report later.
Among the visitors to relatives al