Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-10
SATURDAY, March 10, 1906
John W. EDMONDS. Editor and Owner
LOCAL NEWS.

DIR. j. l.. DeCOrulo, Va
maid a visit to Norfolk this week
Mr. VIM. H. Roach has opened
fresh meat shop in W. IT, Lang
store.
An oyster supper will be served a'
Avres NJ. E. Church, Tuesday even
ing, 18th inst.
Commonwealth Attorney 5. james
u,,rI;ncton spent few days in Balti-
more this week.
Miss Emma Johnson, OF Accomac'
spent last week in Baltimore visiting
relatives and friends.
Miss Rosa Wise, of Pastoral, Is VISIT
ing her uncle, Mr.. Jno. IL. Nlse' u
Accomac, this week.
MIR. E. T. Powell, deputy treasurer
of Accomac, spent several days III
Richmond this week.
John, aged l5 months son OF MI
and Mrs. John W. Gusts, dleo Frlo"S >
2nd inst, of membraneous FouP' ~
his home on Deep Greek.
Charlottesville division of the Pro-
duce Exchange will meet next We'd
nesday night and full attendance OF
of the members is requested.
Vim. p. Bell and Co. have just
opened up their supply of choice gar
den seeds. Those desiring to plant
early will find a we'll selected variety
in stock.
Mr.. William Hutchinson, for sever
al weeks the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Levin ]. Nelson, Accomac q H. re-
turned to his home in Wilmington on
Monday.
One thousand dollars over the maxi
mum capital stock, 100000, OF the
Eastern Shore Fire Insurance Co. was
subscribed at the meeting at Keller
on Wednesday.
Mr.. Geo. w. MiIiner, Accomac Z
H.. will discontinue mercantile busl
ness and is offering all of his stock o
goods at cost and less for cash. SCI
advertisement
DIR. G. Mitchell, eye specialist, o
Pocomoke City, will be in Parksley
Wednesday, March 18th, at the Parks
lev Hotel, hours 9 a. m. to 3 P III
Examinations are free and satisfac
ton guaranteed.
New advertisements in this issue U
which especial attention is invited
A. H. G. Mears, Wachapreague; w
6. Dickinson g. Son, PocomOke city
Parksley Manufuring Co., Parsley
Thos. H. Rev, Bloxom; G. W. Mill
ner, Accomac G. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. T. Bell
Wacbapreague, announce the ma
rage of their daughter, Florence, I
Mr.. John R. Outen, Of Onancocl
March 21st, 1906, p. m, in the
E. Church, South, Wachapreague. A
friends cordially invited.
The Hon. w. A. Jones will cause
be held in the city of Fredericksou
ON Wednesday, March 2Sth' a cor
petitive examination for the purPo
of selecting a candidate to be by nj
nominated as the representative OF u
First Congressional District at Z
United States Military Academy
West Point.
The bill introduced in the Legisl
ture to allow Elizabeth City to have
separate legislative district from Acc
mac will not pass this session OF [
LEGISLATURE. Objection was made
If and sustained on the ground, III
II would be wrong to take half OF
renresentation from AccOmac with(
replacing it,"
Many bills introduced in the Leg
1atnre to authorize the school boa
in Accomac and Northampton. to b
row money for the purpose Of prov
ing suitable school buildings and
provide for the payment of money
borrowed, will probably fail beca
of lackof time to consider them at
present session.
w. L. Bull, Melfa, Va, says, u
one of your Bemis transplanters
wear and can truthfully say it is
hest machine ever used. With
other men besides myself we had
trouble in planting from thirty
forty thousand per day. l would
be without one at any reasonable
so long as plant sweet potatoes.
advertisement.
Messrs. Johnson and Ewell,
Parksley, have just arrived from
adelphia with well selected droV
Young horses. In the number are
very fine pairs, suitable for he
draft work and several very fine
and farm horses. They will guara
them to be as represented and
small margin of profit for cash.
and see them at their stables be
purchasing elsewhere.
At the term of the circuit CT
which adjourns to-day, John ?
on trial for grand larceny, and Ge
Parker, colored, for malicious 81
ing, were convicted and sentenc
one year and eighteen months,