Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-28
LOCAL NEWS.

week In the city OF NOrlOlk'
Miss Nellie Parks, of Pastoral, has
opened a private school at that place
with 80 scholars III attendance.
DR.. H. Dix Lilliston, critically Ill
of late with pneumonia, is now re-
ported, out of danger, by his physi-
clan.
Mr.. Levin T. Nelson, member OF
the Metompkin Life Saving crew, of
duty for the last two weeks at his
home at Accemac G. H., on account
OF sickness, is improving but still I'M
fit to resume his work at the station.
Messrs. A. Raughley and s. j. Twill
ley will sell at public auction on
Saturday, February 4th, 1:SO p. NJ, at
Pocomoke City a car load of choice
horses and mules, from 4 to 6 years
old, all broken and ready for use. See
advertisement in this issue.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather the Rev. J. r. Taylor will
not hold services on Sunday, Janu
airy Goth, 1905, in the Episcopal
churches at Jenkins Bridge and
g. Bloxom, but there will be services
morning and evening at st. James
Church, Drummondtown.
Capt. Walter W. Vessels, of this
county, was convicted in the United
States District Court in Baltimore
on Friday of last week of i'll treating
members of the crew of his oyster
vessel, the Mary Champion, and was
sentenced by Judge Morris to one
year 10 the Baltimore city Jail.
Mr.. William Ellinger, OF Fox Is
land, because of advancing years and
the reminder of his physician, that
the sooner he quits, the longer he
will last" has determined to sell his
oyster properly whenever a favorable
opportunity presents itself. The
above is the purport of a letter re
Gently received from him.
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 90 acres,
more or less, situated near parksley,
If same is not sold at private contract
before said date. For full pa rticu-
lars see posters.
The sale of the personal property
and real estate of Mr.. Gordon b.
Jones, advertised by him to take
place on his premises at Newark, Md,
on last Wednesday, has been post
poned Oh account of the inclement
weather on that day to next Wed
nesday. February LIST. A telegram to
that effect was received from Mr..
Jones on Thursday.
Stewart K. Powell and James H.
Fletcher, Jr., special commissioners,
in suit of Thomas Russell of G's.
admr., judg. cred, who sues SC, VS.
James r. Parks and wife, will sell at
public auction on Saturday, Febru-
airy 18th, p. H., in front of hotel at
Parksley, certain lot or parcel of
land situated in that town. For par
ticulars see posters.
The High School teachers with the
assistance of town talent will play
the popular drama, "At Martiu's
Country store,' at Red Mems Hall,
Chincotesgue, Friday evening, Feb. 3,
1905, for the benefit of High School.
A Conover piano and automatic
player will be furnished by the
Gable Co., represented by Mr.. L. G.
Turner at the Atlantic. Every one is
cordially invited to attend Al
mission 80, % and 10 cents.
Especial attention is invited to ad
vertisement in this issue of A. @.
Matthews, special agent of the Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co., New York.
If you have those who need your
protection, you cannot, OF course,
afford to be without insurance and
should take but policy always in a
company that is able to meet all of
its obligations promptly. This you
can confidently expect of the COM
pany represented by Mr.. Matthews.
See him at once.
The address OF Messrs. Levin
Mason, W. b, Stevenson, Wells r.
Rev, William Milliner, Levin j. Mel
son, Thomas Addison and G. Welly
Coard, citizens of Accomac Q. Fl. and
Vicinity, until further notice will be
Cbincoteague, Va. They left here
on Tuesday last on gasolene boat of
Capt. Coard On route to Newark,
Md, but didn't get there. Their
boat is frozen up'' in channel at
Chincoteague and the time for their
return depends upon the change of
weather.
Mr.. Z. Sydney Furcron and Mrs.
Lula Weatherford were married in
Manchester last week. The marriage
is reported, "as the elimination of
love affair which began in 1865, when
Furcron returned wounded from the
battle of the Crater, near Petersburg.
He met Mrs. Weatherford, then Miss
Spears, and they fell in love, but
drifted apart and each married some
one else. The mate of each died, and
and when they met again the love was
revived - Mr. Furcron was for many