Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-01
JOHN W. EDMONDS, Editor and Owner.
LOCAL NEWS.


Wednesday, April 18th.
The Major, fine bay horse, Will be
sold by the owners at Keller Station
on Saturday, April Sth, 2 p. m. See
advertisement.
Spring millinery opening of Mrs. E.
A Merrill, Onancock, Wednesday and
Thursday, April 5th and 9th. See adj
vertisement in another column.
Edgar F. Guillette, temperance
vile, qualified before the clerk of the
circuit court, on last Thursday as
Notary Public for the county of Acco-
mac.
Stock of general merchandise of j.
D. Belote & Son is offered for sale at
private contract by G. Walter Mapp,
trustee. See advertisement in another
column.
MIR. George w. Tull, commission
merchant, New York, stopped in town
Friday, on his way from business
trip of several weeks in the South to
his home in that city.
A meeting of the Onley division of
the Produce Exchange will be held on
Saturday afternoon, April 1st., 3
O'Clock. A full attendance is reques-
ted, by the general director, OF the
members.
Revival services at the Presbyterian
Church, Accomac G. H. during this
week, conducted by Rev. G. S. Ling
amfelter, of Staunton, have been well
attended and up to Thursday night
there had been five professions of
faith.
A drama will be given in the Old
Masonic Temple, Accomac G. H.,
Easter Monday, April "a, 1905. Doors
open at s O'Clock. Refreshments will
be served before and afterwards. Pro-
ceeds for the benefit of the Methodist
Church.
]. Harry Rev, trustee in deed from
Estelle B. Bozman, and John t. Boz
man, her husband, will sell at public
auction in front of hotel at Parksley
on Saturday, April Sth, 1905, 3p. M
a certain house and lot situated in the
town of Parksley. For full particu
lars see posters.
The valuable Hotel Livery Stables
and lot of G. Lloyd Doughty on which
same are located, with plenty of lane
for the same, will be sold to the high
est bidder, in front of Hotel Doughty
on Saturday, April 1st, next at
O'Clock p. m. See posters and plat a
drug store of w. P. Bell & Co.
New advertisement in this issue tt
which especial attention is invited
S. G. McGrath, Onancock; White 3
Gore, Onley; Onancock Gas Co.; A
H. G. Mears, Wachapreague; Floy(
Bros, Bridgetown; W. @. West
Onancock; Likes Berwanger & Co..
Baltimore; Allen & Cooper, Salisbury
DR.. La Fonzo, Keller.
Mr.. ]. Oswald Mears on his wa.
home from Pungoteague last Mon
day fell off and was run over by
heavy timber wagon, sustaining in
juries which, it was thought at tn
time, would be fatal. Several of hi
ribs were broken. According to tn
latest report by phone there was a
improvement in his condition.
Two young ladies of Accomac, Miss
es Winnie E. Parsons and Lena Mock
pupils of the State Female Norma
School, both of Atlantic, passed
every branch of their studies with tn
grade of excellence in the first ha
of the present session of that instltl
ton. This distinction was won onl
by four others of the 600 pupils in tn
school.
The State Corporation Commissio
has granted charter to the Parksle
Manufacturing Company, Parksle.
A. T. Matthews, president; H.
Parks, vice-president; G. Q. Ma
thews, secretary; H. A. Parks trea
urer. Capital stock, $4,000. Object
To operate a steam saw-mill, barre
box and stave factory; to buy al
sell timber, etc.
Mr.. L. James Hyslup, of near Re
Ter, one of the largest truckers on Il
Eastern Shore and prominent
church work and as a mason, lie
Tuesday for Cuba via Tampa, Florid
for the benefit of his health, impair
by injuries received in fighting fiji
which recently destroyed his pota
house, and a severe case of grip.
will return home the last of April.
The Hallwood National Bank W
open for business in the storehouse
Mr.. John w. Taylor, Hallwood, ne
Monday. Work on the new ba
building will be begun next week a
the same will be ready for occupan
in about go days. The officials of
bank are S. Wilkins Matthews, pre-
dent; James w. Broughton, VII
president; John T. Lewis, cashi
The directors are John w. Tayl
James w. Broughton, Joseph W. II
lor, Martin Hall, E. H. Conque
James A. Hall, DR.. Prank Fletch
John M. Bloxom and S. wilkins M
thews.
G. Walter Mapp, trustee of j.
Belote & Son, bankrupts, will sell
public auction at Savageville,
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