Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-05-27
LOCAL NEWS.

d. IL. l
N. c., spent this week at Accomac u
II. with his son, DIR. j. l.. DeCormls'
The members of HarbortOn Baptist
Church will have an all-day picnic,
July 4th. Particulars will be gwen
later.
Mrs. Sarah Ayres and Mrs. lndla
Ross, of Accomac, spent several days
this week in Cape Charles, visiting
relatives and friends.
Oak Grove Church, Keller circuit
will be dedicated on the 4th. Saooath
in May by Rev. DIR. Atwell' OF Dan
Vile, Va. The public is cordially IN
vited.
The annual church fair at Hairs
Chapel will be held on the grounds al
that church on Monday, June l2th'
Everybody is cordially invited to be
in attendance.
MIR. McKenny Price, of Salisbury
erected a wind mill last week and is
putting in bath fixtures &c.this week
for Mr.. ]. H. Fletcher, Jr., the fourth
put up by him in the town in a year.
Miss Viola Riley, of Snow Hill, Nd
who has been spending the past few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. D. W. Hay
man. near Grape, left Wednesday 10
visit relatives in Baltimore ana WASH
ington.
The State School Board has recon
sidered its action consolidating Acco-
mac and Northampton counties ana
ON Wednesday elected MIR. l.. L.
Nottingham, superintendent for Nor
thampton and Mr.. G. G. Joynes Tor
Accomac.
Warner Ames, trustee in certain
deed of trust from Luther }. Scott
will on Saturday, June Sd. at 3 P. m
in front of Marsh & Bros store on the
North side of Chesconnessix, sell at
public auction certain house and lou
belonging to said Scott. For further
information see posters.
Joseph R. Riggs, executor OF Syi-
yanus w. Russell, deceased, Will sell
at public auction, on Saturday, June
18th, 2 p. m. at Bloxom, in two tracts
or parcels, valuable real estate OF SAID
decedent, free of widows dover, SIT
mated near Bloxom Station. For full
particulars seeposters.
L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will, on
Saturday, June 10TH, 1900, at
O'Clock p. M, in front of the Keller
Hotel, sell at public auction the store
house and lot, and the dwelling ano
lot, respectively, of Mrs. Southey .
Mapp, separately. Mr.. Jno. l.. Trowel
will show the dividing line to any one
For terms, &C., see posters.
The number of persons assessed
with capitation tax in Accomac thl
wear was s,OO5 and of that numbe
1856 qualified themselves to exercls
the right of suffrage by paying thel
taxes. The number of those exemp
from the payment of taxes will IN
crease the list of qualified voters L
county perhaps, to 400 or 1920.
Warner Ames, special commissioner
in the suit of Andrew D. Ayres an
wife VS.. Edward T. Ayres and wife
will sell at public auction on Saturda!
June 10th, p. M, in front OF the NJ
tel in Onancock two tracts or parce
of land, located near ChesconnesE
of which Margaret A. Marsh die'
seized, and possessed. For full pa
ticulars see posters.
Invitations have been issued by NJ
and Mrs. Grayson Washington Sha
retts, to the marriage of their daugl
ter, Miss Mabel Ray Sharretts, to M
Leroy Oldham, on Saturday, June q
1905, at Brown Memorial Church, l.
fayette and Park Avenues, Baltimor
Mr.. Oldham, former citizen OF tn
county, son of Mr.. Geo. w. Oldhar
Temperanceville, is now a promine
druggist of Baltimore.
New advertisements in this issue
interest to you and to which espec
attention is invited: Onancock Han
ware, Sash and Door Co.; Pocomo
Machine Works; Georgetown Mari
Works; G. L. Geiger & Co., Ons
cock; E. F. Guillette, Temperate
vile; s. w. Ames & Co., Pune
league; Eagle Mills, Pocomoke Cit
bankrupt sale of Cash Merchand
Co. by S. James burlington, trust
Two valuable tracts of land belol
ing, respectively, to Severn Bev'
and Charles G. Bevans' estate, a
containing 35 acres and 40 acres,
spectively, situated within one m
of Keller, will be sold at public auct
on Saturday, June 10th, 1905, 3 p.
in front of the Keller Hotel. b.
tracts are high and sure land in h
state of cultivation, with plenty
resources, good buildings and Il
orchards. For terms &c. see post
= and L. Floyd Mock, trustee.
Thirteen tracts of lands of John
Finney, deceased, will be sold at pu
auction in front of the hotel at On
cock on Saturday, June 18th, 100
D. m. by Jno. S. NAPLES and Jno.
Rogers, special commissioners, as
appear by an advertisement in anot
x>,1 0c