Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-07-22
LOCAL NEWS.

N. r. R. appears in this issue.
The clearance sale of Ames, Mills
Co. appears in this issue. Read it.
Children's day service at Drum
mondtown NJ. E. Church, South, next
Sunday night.
An excursion will be run from Folly
Wharf to Metompkin Beach every
Thursday by Capt. w. H. Lang. See
advertisement.
DIR. w. w. Kerns will sell valuable |
oyster ground &c. by public auction
at Bloxom Station, next Saturday,
July 22d, p. m.
Messrs. l. T. Johnson, Barton X.
Lilliston, Charles Ayres and Phil
Milliner spent several days last week |
at Atlantic city, n. j.
Miss Mary Lang entertained party |
of her young friends at her home at
Accomac c. H. on Wednesday even
ing, her eleventh birthday.
Mrs. VIM. J. Robertson, and Mr.. |
Gordon Beecher, wife and son, of
Baltimore, are at Willow Bank, guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. T. Gunter.
A change in the advertisement OF
w. S. Dickinson & Son appears in
this issue of especial interest to the
ladies and children. Read it.
A fair will be held at Shiloh Bap-
fist Church on Friday, August 4th, or
if inclement weather prevents at that
time on first fair day thereafter.
Thos. w. Blackstone, trustee, will
sell at public auction on Saturday,
July 29th, 8 p. M, at Gargatha, the
valuable real estate of E. w. Barnes,
situated at that place. For terms see
posters.
Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbons, highly
respected lady, wife of Mr.. A. J. Glib
bons, died at her home near Wood
berry last Sunday night, aged about
40 wears. Her husband and three chill
dren survive her.
Edward Joynes, colored, sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary at
the July term of the circuit court,
was taken to that institution Monday
morning by Mr.. c. Dombrick, mes
senger, formerly of this county.
Warner Ames, trustee, will sell at
public auction on Saturday, August
5th, 3. p. M, in front of the hotel IN
Onancock, a certain house and lot
situated in that town, of which John
~ H. Sayers died seized and possessed.
Rev. Jno. X. Goode, accompa MED
by his wife, left to-day for a two
weeks vacation and will not fill his
appointments at Hollies on the 23rd
Baker Memorial on the 30th, nor at
Drummondtown on either of these
Sunday.
Judge VIM. Hodges Mann, of Notta
way, will address the people in thu
interest of his candidacy for Cover
nor at Onancock, Friday night, Jul!
2sth; Pungoteague, Saturday, Jul.
29th, $3.50 p. M; Parksley, Saturday
July 29th, s p. m.
A boat race between the skipjacks
Oregon and Sea Girl, both owned b.
Capt. w. H. Lang, will take place a
Metompkin Inlet on Saturday, Jul
22d, II O'Clock The race is merel
for the fun there is in it for Cap
Lang and his friends.
A notice has been posted at AccC
mac over the signature of the sherl
to the effect, that any person hear
swearing or in any way using profan
language in public on the streets
the town in any manner will be pro
ecuted as the law directs"
Mr. Werner Gardner, recently pr
NOTED to a clerkship in the passeng
and freight department of the B. Q.
A. Ry. Co., Baltimore, accompanle
by his wife and two children, is
Accomac G. H. visiting his parent
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gardner.
Lee B. Kellam, sheriff, by virtue
an execution in his hands, will ST
at public auction the entire stock
merchandise of Mears Bros, at Mutt'
Hunk. The sale will begin next Tue
day, July 25th, 10 a. M, and contln
from day to day until the stock is sc
out.
The air brakes refusing to wo
caused wreck on the N. Y, P. &
r. R. on Monday afternoon last L
wreck occurred about two miles fro
Pocomoke City. Fourfreight carsp il
up on each other, two of them bel
completely demolished. The cars W.
empty, however, and no one was hu
The storehouse at Modestown kno
for wears as one of the best busin
places in the county is offered forr
and stock of goods therein for sa
See advertisement in another colu
and call on Mr.. B. T. Hope,if youW
to secure bargain in goods and
rent a stOrehouse located in one OF
misrepresentation ofthe cour
Mr.. Thos. H. Johnson, of near
comac c. H., not only leads as
first shipper of sweet potatoes
season from Accomac but occul
the first place, perhaps, as the gro
of fine watermelons. No melon CT
boye heen finer at anv season tia