Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-01-09
LOCAL NEWS.

Mrs. Lee b. Kellam Is critically Ill
at her home at Accomac @. Fl.
Mr.. William T. Wright is in Balti-
more this week with his family spend
ing the winter there.
Mrs. Geo. W. Revell, wife and chill
dren, of Baltimore, are at Accomac
G. Ii. visiting relatives and friends.
The last term of the old county
court OF Northampton will be held at
Eastville during the week commenc-
ing next Monday.
Mr.. James II. Ashby, student at the
University College of Medicine, Rich
mond, Va, spent the holidays with
friends at Accomac @. Il.
Mr.. G. Lloyd Doughty, proprietor
of Hotel Doughty, has been confined
to his room by sickness this week but
Ia on the mend at this time and will
soon be out again.
Mr.. William L. Mock sold in two
days recently six cars of "zells Truck
Grower" and "Tilghman's Fish Mix
ture". See testimonials regarding
same in another column.
Mr.. John D. Grant was in Rich
mond Wednesday, for the purpose of
securing the books to be used by him
as clerk of the circuit court for his
term of Office beginning February 1st.
The first term of Judge j. W. g..
Blackstone, under the new constitu
ton, will be held at Accomac G. e..
the 1st Monday in March next aud on
Monday in every other month there
after.
Especial attention is invited to ad
vertisement in another column Of l..
Il. Merrill, Pocomoke city, if you
need clothes and want to buy them
cheap. The firm prefers to give you
a bargain in them rather than carry
them over another season.
8. F. Parks, with the Leatherbury
Shoe Co., Clarksburg, w. Va, will
call on the merchants of the Eastern
Shore of Virginia and Maryland dur
ing January with one of the strong
est and most up-to date lines ever
shown on the shore, also full line of
rubber goods.
Edwin D. Melvin & Co, commits
sion merchants, Philadelphia, solicit
a trial shipment Of eggs and poultry
from the merchants of the Eastern
Shore. The firm is a reliable one
and will doubtless deserve the pat
ronage it seeks. See advertisement
In another column.
A meeting of Melfa division of the
Produce Exchange will be held Jan
nary 9th, 2 p. w., for the purpose of
electipg general and local directors
and agent. A full attendance of the
members is requested, as the failure
to attend to these duties on the regu-
lar election day was due to their alb
eence.
The storehouse of Mr.. Jos. s. John
son, on road from Temperanceville
to Oak Hall, together with goods in
store, were destroyed by fire on Fri
day morning, January 1st. The fire
started on inside of building and was
beyond control when discovered
about daybreak. Loss estimated at
from 800 to $1,000.
Joseph Hamilton, four years old,
was accidentally shot and killed last
week by his brother, Edward Hamil-
ton, and the latter badly injured. A
loaded gun that was carelessly left in
reach Of the children was the cause
of the sad accident. They are the
children of Mr.. Edward Hamilton
near Capeville.-Eastern Shore Her
aid.
Miss Margaret Lilliston and Master
Samuel Ross, of fredericksburg Col
lege, Misses Marcie Duncan and Bet
tie Coard, of rarmville Normal Col
lege, and Master George L. Doughty
of Richmond College, spent the holi
days In our town visiting their par
ents and other relatives and friends
returning to their respective school
this week.
A supper under the auspices anC
for the benefit of the Junior Order o
American Mechanics will be served il
their hall at Grad dockville, Wednes
day evening, January 18th. The bill
of fare in part will consist of terrapin
oysters, wild duck everything
in fact to make it the biggest suppe
of the season In addition, the bes
vocal and instrumental music ma.
be expected. A cordial invitation
extended to everyone to be in at
tendance.
Natl. L. Holland, Jr., son of Mr.. n
L. Holland, OF this place, died in Bed
ford City on Sunday, December p
after long illness of typhoid fevel
His body was brought here on tn
next day for interment and the fur
eral service was held in the old fan
lily burying ground at Poplar Hill
The deceased was only II years oil
and was off at sch DOL for his fri
time. His death was an unusually ga
one, being a young man of brigt
prospects, to be thus cut off in tn
spring of promise.-Eastern Shol
Herald.
By virtue OF a power of attorne
from Rudolph A. King and wife an