Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-07
LOCAL NEWS.

VIM. P. Bell g. Co. have for sale
Virginia Almanacs, 1905.
Trader g. German offer goods at
cost for cash or produce. See adver
tisement in another column.
Mrs James H. Fletcher, quite sick
of late is, we are glad to report, now
very much improved and will soon
be in her usual health again.
There will be an entertainment and
oyster supper at Accomac y. IL.
Wednesday night, January 18th.
Look for particulars next week.
Three valuable farms are offered
for sale at private contract by Mr.
John 8. Tyler in this issue OF the
paper. See advertisement in another
column.
New advertisements in this issue to |
which especial attention is invited:
Al .G. Mears, Wachapreague; L.
Cluster, Onancocs; W. s. Dickinson
& Son, Pocomoke City
Mr.. John Fl. Adams, of Accomac
G. a, has resigned his position as
surfman of Metompkin Life Saving
Station, to the regret of the captain
and crew of that station.
Rev. James Alfred Garrett, OF Lees
burg, Va, will preach at Modestown
Bartist Church, tomorrow morning,
9Th inst, and in the afternoon OF that
day at the Baptist church at Maps
vile.
John f. Jarvis has been traps.
ferred from Smiths Point light TO
Taugier Sound light, of which he be
comes keeper, succeeding F. +. VIII
kins, transferred to Cedar Point light
as Ike, per.
There will be Epiphany services in
St. James Episcopal Church at 3 30
pm on Friday, January 9th, and
services Sunday morning at II 2. m,
and Sunday evening at 1880 p. 10.
Sunday school, Sunday afternoon, at
2p. IN.
The attention of bred gers is called
to advertisement of Mr. William
Ellipger in another column. We are
Informed, that he WAS able TO dredge
his oysters last winter when the
freeze up stopped work at other
places.
The Misses LeCato held their an
nual matchmaking in Lesmin Lodge,
near Quinby, on the evening OF the
31st of December. Some forty young
people, the larger part of whom at
tended the two previous meetings.
participated.
Mr.. Wilber 7. Gardner, son OF Mr.
Thomas Gardiner. Of our tow, re-
ceiyed as a New Year present, pro
motion as claim clerk under tho gen
eral freight and passengers agents o.
both lines of the b. G. & A. Railwa!
Co
Garland Gray, about 10 years old
fell from the steps OF a store at VIII
lis Wharf, Northampton, on las
Wednesday, while in the act o
brushing the snow off his shoes ant
broke his neck He survived tn
fall ONLY q few seconds.
Messrs John n. Wise and Rober
III. Oldham have been appolnte
agents and Ben. T. Gunter consult
lug attorney, OF the National Suret
Co. of New York, and are now read
to serve the public of Accomac an
Northampton counties as surety o
official bonds.
At dianer given by Mr.. w.
Hickman at his home near Wattsvlll
during the holidays, Mr.. W l. Noe
WAS not only one of the guests bl
combined little business with pleas
ure during the day. He sold to II
guests 46t tons of the fertilizers
which he is the agent.
Rev. w. j. Twilley, the new past
of the Drummondtown Methodl
Church, has received since his arrlv
q hearty welcome from the people
the town generally, and during T.
week his members showed their
garu for him il a more substant
way by giving him heavy poun
ing
Real estate at Leemont belongi
to the hers OF the late John
Powell, containing about lOO acr
sold on last Saturday by Mr.. Stew'
K. Powell, special commissioner, "
bought by Mr.. Thomas Wes
Shrieves at the price OF $3.50. 1
Ewell lot was purchased by Mr.. E.
Powell for the sum OF $500
Thomas Smith, tried at the pres
term OF the court upon an indlctm'
for the murder of Luther Trad
WAS fouad Lot guilty and discharg
Tne trial began on Monday and
concluded on Wednesday. SIN
testified that he did not shoot Ira
ard no evidence was submitted
the jury showing that he did
Eniag. d because the crew OF
Maryland, passenger steamer
mopstrated with and guyed him
getting in the way with his craft
captain of a bugeye at Onanc
Monday fred both barrels oil
shotgun at the crowded deck OF