Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-14
JOHN W. EDMONDS. Editor and Owner.
LOCAL NEWS.

Board of Supervisors meet January
IS, 1905.
The entertainment and oyster sup
per advertised for the 18th inst. 10
the old Masonic Hall at Accomac Z
b., has been postponed.
The Matthews Place" contain
ing about 24O acres, situated at Horn
town, is for sale at private contract
See advertisement in this issue.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the Farmers and Merchants Bank OF
On'ey on Tuesday all OF the ola
officers and directors were reelected
Messrs. Glenn Figgs and FREQ
Shrieves, of Woodbury., returned
this week from a visit to relatives
and friends in Philadelphia and
Camden, n. j.
A few Florida strawberries are go
ing northward over the New YORK,
Philadelphia s. Norfolk Railroad to
the New York market, and are bring
ing from rs cents to 81 a quart.
MIR. Charles w. Bonneville and
Miss Maggie E. Nelson, botl OF VIZ
GINA, we're married st the Parker
House Wednesday afternoon, jan
nary 4, 1905, by the Rev, Il. NJ Clay
ton, of tie NJ P. Church.
MIL. ]. Nelson, of the firm OF the
Greenbush Mfg Co., with Mr.. M. l.
Satchel, their superintendent, re-
turned home Wednesday from baltl
more. New York and Philadelphia
where they had spent a week OIL
business and pleasure.
Messrs John n. Wise and Robert
n. Oldham have been appointed
agents and Ben. 7. Gunter consult
ing attorney. of the National Surety
Co. of New York, and are now ready
to serve the public of Accomac ane
Northampton counties as surety OIL
official bonds.
Another carload of fine horses aD'
mules just received by 6. F. Floyd .
Bros at their stables, near Bridge
town, is offered at low prices AM
guaranteed to be as represented
they have not what you W Int the.
can get it for you. Read their ad
yertisement in this issue.
Joseph r. Riggs, attorney In fac'
will sell at public auction at bis stor
at Guilford, on Saturday,, Februar
25th. all that tract or parcel OF Ian
ON which Jesse Taylor and Susat
his wife, reside, containing 90 acres
more or less, situated near Parksley
If same is not sold at private contraC
before said. date. For full pa rticr
lars see posters. ....-...
~. L. Floyd Focks attorney for Job
W. Coard and wife, will sell at Iul
lie auction on Saturday, FebruaI
4th, 1905, at $50 o'clock p. M,
front of Dougbtys Hotel, Accoms
Oh, Va about fifty (5O) acres
the northeA stern portion OF u
"Charles R. Coard land" includiI
the old settlement. See plat in WI
P. Bells drug store.
Valuable personal property
Andrew J. Young, on the premls
lately occupied by him belonging
Francis T. Rev situated near t.
"Alms House. consisting OF 90 bs
reIs of corn, 6 stacks of fodder,
COWS, Q calves, 90 shoats, farming Il
elements, one pony, carts, Wagon
&C., &c. will be sold to the high'
bidder on Monday, January 16th,l ~
Sale will begin at ten o'clock a. III.
Mr.. J. Il. Riley and family. who
year ago moved to this city fro
Opancock and engaged in the III
ljpery business, left last week
Woodstock, in the valley OF V
ginia. The climate at this place
not agree with Mr.. Riley's heal'
hence the removal. During tn
stay in our town they made ma
warm friends and all were sorry
mart with them.-W FORESTER Den
crat.
The fourth annual convention
Virginia Anti Saloon League will
held in Lynchburg, January II,
and 10, 1905, and all tempera
societies, churches and SUM
Schools 10 the State will have
privilege Of sending delegates to I
body. Reduced rates will be 81
over all railroads to delegates
apply for same to Secretary OF 81
League, Rev II. P. Atkins, X
mond, ".
The case of the Commonwealth
Andrew Parks and twenty. nine I
ers, on indictment "for unlawf'
tiotously and unanimously ass
bling and meeting together to
turb the public peace and to hi
and obstruct Fred E. Rued
county surveyor, in executing a
tain order of the State Board of
cries." was heard before Jul
Parker at Accomac G. Il. on Wee
day. Fourteen of the humber
acquitted of the charge and sia
were found guilty and together
one dollar and costs of prosecute
Four fine farms, highly imprt
adapted to trucks OF all kinds