Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-11
. ..s.., LOCAL NEWS.

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at Accomac G. H., is confined to his
home by sickness this week.
Mr.. James E. Scott, one of the old
est citizens of the county, is sick at
his home, near Accomac @. II.
Mr.. G. L. Doughty, proprietor of
Hotel Doughty, quite sick for sew
eral days past, is much better at this
time.
John Gusts, the eight year old son
OF Mr.. Leonard G. Mears, merchant
at Keller, is seriously i'll with pneu'
monia.
Miss Maria Kellam for several
weeks at the home of Mr.. A. J. Liilis-
ton, Accomac G. b , left Friday for
her home in New York.
Miss Lizzie ParramoIe returned
Tuesday to her home a. Accomac e.
Il. from a visit of several weeks to
her sister, Mrs. Mabie, East Orange,
N. j.
A change in the advertisement of
Mr.. A. q. 6. Mears, Wachapreague,
appears in this issue. He offers bar
gains to bis customers in many lines.
Read it If you want to save money.
Several cases Of meningitis are re-
ported among the horses in the
county. A valuable horse of MIR.
Thomas Lilliston, Lear Accomac @.
T., died with that disease this week.
Mr.. Geo. W. Tull, commission mer
chant Of New York, after spending
several days at Accomac g. II. with
his sister, Mrs. l.. Floyd Mock, left
Monday on trip of several weeks in
the South.
An unknown barkentine is repor-
ted ashore near Wachapreague Life
Saving Station and that the crew of
the station made an unsuccessful at
tempt to board the vessel on Thurs
day il self bailing life boat.
Mr.. William L. Mock contracted
with Pilchard & Furpess, Pocomoke
City, this week, to erect bank
building for him at Temperanceville,
and work on same will begin as soon
as the weather permits.
Mr.. Douglas Milliner, while on his
way to his home at Accomac g. II.
on last Saturday, was thrown from
his sleigh and somewhat disfigured,
though not seriously injured, by sew
eral ugly scars on his face.
The contract to carry the mail
between Accomac q. h. and Locust
Vile from July 1st next, for the term
of four years, has been awarded by
the U. 8. Government to Mr.. Little
ton Shield for the annual sum of
$275.0O.
Fifty acres of the"Chsrles r. Coard
land" including the old settlement,
near Accomac @. H., sold at public
auction by L. Floyd Mock, attorney
for Jno. W. Coard and wife, on last
Saturday, was bought by Mrs. Annie
E. Bond for the sum of 81 600
Ben T. Gunter, special commits
sioner, will sell at public auction on
Saturday, March 4th, 1;30 p. No., in
front of Nelson s. Johnson's store.
the church lot and building situated
at New Church, the property of the
NJ. E. Church. For particulars see
posters.
The sale of the property of Mr..
Gordon B. Jones, Newark, Md, has
been again postponed on account of
the continued bad weather. A mes
sage received from him by phone on
Thursday was to the effec, that the
sale will take place next Wednesday,
February 10Th.
John D. Grant, Jr., trustee, will
sell at public auction in front of the
court house door on Saturday. March
4th, 3 p. IN, tract of land, belong
ing 10 James r. Berry, containing
four acres more Or less, known as the
Bull land, situated on road leading
from Accomac q. H. to Greenbush
Station. For further particulars see
posters.
Joseph R. Riggs, agent, will sell
at public auction at his store at
Guilford, on Saturday, February
25th, all that tract or parcel OF land
on which Jesse Taylor and Susan,
his wife, reside, containing So acres,
more or less, situated near Parksley,
IL same Is not sold at private contract
before said date. For full pa rticu
lars see posters.
Stewart K. Powell and James e..
Fletcher, Jr., special commissioners,
In suit of Thomas Russell of G's.
admr., judg. cred, who sues &c, VS..
James r. Parks and wife, will sell at
public auction on Saturday, Febru-
airy 18th, 8 p. NJ, in front of hotel at
Parksley, certain lot or parcel of
land situated in that town. For par
ticulars see posters.
February has only twenty-eight
days this year but whole lot of bad
weather has been crowded into 1t so
far and there is more to come before
the last day is reached, If the
weather prophets, including the
ground hog, are worthy of belief. Nc
one will say, however, old he may be-