Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-09-30
LOCAL NEWS.

A list of delinquent lands to be sold
by Mr.. John H. Hopkins, treasurer, at
January term of court, 1906, appears
in this issue.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Edward Walsh are
among the visitors at Eastville this
week, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thos. j. Nelson.
A special feature of the millinery
opening at Dickinson's October 4th.,
9Th and 9th, will be music furnished
by an Italian orchestra from Balti-
more.
The annual Fall opening of millin-
cry and dress goods of Mrs. E. A.
Merrill, Onancock, will be Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, October 5th,
9th and It'll.
The grocery business of Mr.. w. B.
Stevenson, Accomac c. H., was
bought this week by MIR. Geo. w.
Milliner, who will continue to run it
dU Ine OlU SldIlu.
Valuable personal property of John
W. Coard will be sold on his premises,
near Accomac G. H., on Saturday,
October 18th. See advertisement in
another column.
Mr. Edwin B. Nelson, formerly of
this county and Miss Katherine
Hutchinson Hen6e * on o: Wilmington,
Del, were married in that city, Mon
day, September, 25th inst.
An advertisement of J. P. Caulfield
& Co. is of interest to all who want
piano at bargain. The firm offers
same, to avoid expense of double
moving, &C." at a reduction from
$500 to $500.
Mr.. I'D. Waddy, of Accomac G.
H., has bought the livery business of
Mr.. E. G. Fox at Onley and will take
charge of same in few days. The
business will be run by him in con-
nection with the hotel of Mr.. Fox.
The valuable real estate of VIM. E.
Ames, situated near Keller, contain
ing so acres more or less, will be sold
to the highest bidder on Saturday,
October 7th, 1905, at O'Clock p. M,
at Keller. For terms &C. see posters.
Lee B. Kellam, sheriff, will sell at
public auction to day, September 3Oth, |
beginning at 10 a. m, by virtue of
certain executions in his hands, at the |
storehouse of T. U. Hickman, Keller,
all of the goods, wares and merchan-
disc of said Hickman.
Mrs. L. D. Lewis, Parksley, will
have her opening of fall and winter
millinery, Thursday evening, from
seven O'Clock till ten, and the follow
ing Friday, October 5th and 9Th. The
public is cordially invited to call and !
examine one of the largest displays
of trimmed hats ever seen on the
Shore.
Two valuable schooners, Josephine
Smith and Escort, well equipped for
dredging and in first class condition,
the property of the late John H.
Somers, will be sold at public auction
by DIR. Jno. w. Bowdoiu, admins /
traitor of the decedent, at Winterville
on Saturday, September 80, 2:30 P, m.
For full particulars see posters.
The protracted meeting will begin in
the Methodist Church in Drummond-
town, Sunday, October 1st. The hour
for evening service is 1880 p. m. Rev.
P. B. Henderlite, of the Presbyterian
Church, will preach on Monday, 3D., /
Rev. j. R. Taylor, of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, on Tuesday, 3rd,
and Rev. John K. Goode, of the Bap-
fist Church, on Wednesday 4th.
At a meeting of the Republican
County Committee at Accomac @. H.,
on the 9th inst, Mr.. Isaac ]. F. Rey
nolds, of ChincOteague Island, was
declared the nominee for the Legisla-
ture for Accomac county. The Com
mittee also endorsed the action of
County Committee from Elizabeth
City county by declaring Capt. B. F.
Johnson as their nominee for the
Legislature for the counties of Acco-
orI E1;oohofb (N;+xy
Warner Ames, special commits
sioner in the chancery suit of Howard
Lee James ct al, infants, by next
friend, vs.. Mary Susan James, Jr., ct
ais, will on Saturday, October 2Sth,
1905, in front of Hotel, in town of
Wachapreague, sell the valuable real
estate of which Geo. w. James and
wife, died, seized and possessed loca-
ted in Bradford's Neck. For further
particulars see posters or special com
missioner.
G. Walter Mapp, trustee, will sell
by public auction at Horntown, on
Saturday, October 14th, 1905, at 200
o'clock p. M, the farm belonging to
Mrs. Eugenia A. Parks, commonly
known as the Matthews Place." sit
uated at said Horntown, containing
21O acres, more or less, in three par
cells of about 20 acres each. Persons
desiring valuable farm property will
do well to look at this. For particu-
lars see posters, and for plat apply 20
said trustee.
The hotel property at Onley station,
occupied by Joseph J. Wescott, will
be sold at public auction on the prem
ises by the trustee. on Saturday. Oc-