Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-12
LOCAL NEWS.


home by sickness this week.
Miss Mary Scarburgh,o of New York,
is at Accomac G. H., visiting her
brother, Mr.. Thos. p. Scarburgh.
Mrs. Landon B. Derby, of Wake
Forest, w. Va, is visiting her cousin,
Miss Eta Wise, at Accomac G. H.
Six, of family of eight of Mr.
Claude Kilmon, near Melfa, are sick
at this time with pneumonia.
Herring, the first fish of the season,
were offered in our town on Wednes.
day and sold readily at 36 cents per
dozen.
Mrs. Alfred Mcnamara, of Locke
port, California, is at Accomac G. H.,
on visit to her sister, Mrs. William
=. Bell.
The first term of the circuit court
for Accomac, under the new consti
tuition, Judge Blackstone presiding,
has been In session since Monday.
The personal property of Mrs
Betsy Fletcher will be sold at public
auction at her late home, near Blox
ON, Tuesday, March 18th, at II
o'clock.
Bishop Randolph has made the
following appointments: Pungotea
que 14tb, afternoon; Jenkins Bridge,
April 18th, morning; Drummondtown,
April 18th, night.
Wild geese have been seen in large
numbers on their way North, a sure
sign, in the opinion of the weather
prophets, that severe weather is over
and Spring will soon open.
According to the report of the
Auditor of the State of Virginia the
income tax paid in 1908 by the people
of Accomac and Northampton was
1904 Is and $196.11, respectively.
The Epworth League of Bloxom
Methodist Church will have lunch
party at the parsonage next Monday
night, 14th. Cream and cake will be
served. Public cordially invited.
The sum of $7,OOS.74 was paid into
State treasury by the clerk of our
County Court from February q, 1900,
to February LIST, 1904, for taxes on
deeds, &C., and for fines and costs.
A meeting of Hallwood division of
the Produce Exchange will be held
at Hallwood on Saturday, March
10th, p. IN. All of the members are
requested by the director to be pres
snt.
Attention is invited to changes in
advertisements of Dickinson & Son,
Pocomoke City, and Of A. 81. G..
Mears, Wachapreague, in this issue.
They offer bargains in many lines of
interest to you.
A meeting of the Melfa division of
of the Produce Exchange will be held
on Saturday, March 18th, p. H., for
the purpose of considering some very
important matters. All members are
requested to be present.
Several fine horses are advertised
for sale at private contract in an
other column this week by Messrs.
A. Parker and J. G. Orwell. Read
the ad if you are looking for some
thing in horse flesh especially at
tractive.
Walter VESSELS, of this county,
says the Virginian-Pilot, has been
summoned to appear before a COM
missioner in the city of Norfolk to
show cause why his vessel should not
be libeled for wages. The complain
ants in the proceedings are three
colored men.
Vim. p. Bell g. Co. have just re-
ceived from the old reliable firm, D.
Landreth Seed Co., of Philadelphia,
supply of fresh vegetable and
flower seeds, which they will be glad
to furnish their patrons at reasona-
BILE prices. Lawn grass seed for sur
face effect and shady places.
The attention of ladies is especially
invited to an advertisement of the
millinery establishment of Miss
Riley, Pocomoke City. The ladies of
the county, when in that city will,
of course, always make it their head
quarters and should make a special
trip to see her when in need of fine
millinery at attractive prices.
Tunnell's Island, situated near the
mouth of Messongo Greek, contain
ing by estimation 490 acres, arabic
and marsh land, will be sold at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder at
George w. Glenn's store, Saxis Is
land, on Tuesday, the Goth day of
March, l9O4, p. M, by DR.. Frank
Fletcher, trustee. This property has
nice dwelling upon it and is very
valuable for one desiring to engage
in the oyster industry. For full par
ticulars see posters.
Sixty-fve and 35 100 acres (65 35 A.,
by recent survey, of valuable land
belonging to Mr.. Almer P. Savage,
situated in Accomack county, near
Belle Haven and Exmore Station,
respectively, will be sold at public
auction to the highest bidder, on
Saturday, March 10th, 1904, at 4