Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-10-15
LOCAL NEWS.


Onaneock on Thursday to Mr.. John
X. Sturgis for the sum Of $4,000.
Hon. Leslie c. Garnet, Democratic
elector, will speak at Accomac G. H.,
Monday, November 7th, court-dsy.
Mr.. John Parks and sister, Miss
Bessie, of Pocomoke city, are visiting
their aunt, Mis-. N. J. Lang, at Acco-
mac G. Il.
Mr.. Phil 7. Milliner, reported bet
ter last week, is now confined to his
home at Accomac q. II with typhoid
fever.
The announcement is authorized
that the pastor will not fill his ap-
pointment at Mackenzie Presbyterian
Church on Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Gardner and Miss
Nola Watkinson of Accomack @. q
left Wednesday, via Baltimore, for
the ST. Louis Exposition.
A fair and festival will be held at
Ayres' NJ. E Church, Wednesday
afternoon and evening, October 10 h.
Proceeds for the benefit Of church.
New advertisements in this issue of
interest to our readers; l. H. Merrill,
Poeomoke City; 8. W. Ames g. Co.,
Pungoteague; Ames, Mills & Co.,
Onancock.
A telegram from Mr. Harry E. Nc
Cleary is to the effect, that the sale of
horses advertised at Pocomoke city
to day will not take place because Of
bis failure to buy horses in time.
a series Of revival services will be
held at the Drummondtown Metho
dist Church, beginning Sunday, Oc-
tober 10Th. Rev. G. r James has
been engaged to do the preaching.
A barn on the premises occupied by
Mr. Louis e. Shreves, near Pastoral,
was accidentally destroyed by fire on
Friday morning of last week. Origin
of fire unknown. Loss about $500.
The household and kitchen furni-
ture of Jas P Daugherty will be
sold by him at public auction at
Acccmac G. e., Saturday, October
18th as advertised In another column.
We are authorized to say, that the
invitation is to all the Masons of the
Eastern Shore to be present at the
corner store laying at Oak Grove
Methodist Church, near Keller, next
Tuesday.
Revival services will begin at the
HoIlies Baptist Church next Mon
day night conducted by the pastor,
Rev. John K Goode. The preaching
will be done by Rev. L. E. Barton,of
Stuff Dix.
Rev. II. @. Whitehuist has resigned
as pastor of Modestown and Maps
vile Baptist Churches to accept the
postorate of churches in Northum-
berland county AID left for his new
charge this week.
Mr.. Tankard g. Kellam, constable
Of Lee District, will buy pair of
-bloodhounds to be used by him in
the pursuit of criminals. The most
of the money for that purpose was
given by pis friends.
Registrars in issuing transfers to
voters are required by law to send
duplicates to the clerk of our county
court, and the registrar receiving the
transfer is also required to send du-
plicate to the clerk of court.
Hop. w. A. Anderson, Attorney
General of Virginia, addressed the
voters of Bloxom and vicinity last
Monday night. He was at Accomac
g. b., on Tuesday, leaving by alter
noon train for Richmo nd.
Reduced rates will be given and the
opportunity offered to all who with
10 visit Norfolk at a small expense,
during the week of the horse show
which opens October 25tb, in that
city, by the N. Y. P. g. n. r. R. Co.
Eight fue, speed and road horses
L. a Ill % hn fok n
APPEARED in "En'erprise," last week
Of the third annual sale of Mr.. Harry
E Mears at Keller, next Wednesday.
See advertisement for full particulars.
Jas. 81. Fletcher, Jr. and g. Walter
Mapp, special commissioners, will
sell the eleven acre tract Of woodland
OF which Mary Ann Fox died seized
and posse ssed, situated on the "Old.
Church Road" on Saturday, October
Goth, at Q o'clock p. NJ. See posters.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. T. q. Kellam to the mar
rage of their daughter, Miss Hor
tence Kellam, to Mr.. Chauncey
Leatherbury, Wednesday evening,
October 26th, 19O4,s o'clock, at Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South, Oman
cock, Va.
A charter has been granted by the
Corporation Commission to the Ac.
comac Development Corporation,
Park ley; Henry r. Bennett, presi
dent; Geo W. Maxon, secretary; VIM.
Mex Taylor, treasurer Capital stock
$4,000. Object, the acquisition and
ownership of islands, other lands,