Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-02-24
I0HN W. EDM0NDS. Editor and Owner.
Sales Advertised in Enterprise,
LOCAL NEWS.

melIa DIVISION Ol OuS 1AOUuNO LA
change will meet Saturday, February
oath, 2:SO p. m.
The public school at Locustville,
closed since January Sth, will be re-
opened next Monday.
A scholarship has been awarded
Drummondtown High School by |
Washington & Lee University.
Messrs. Richard w. and Charles U.
Ayres, of Accomac c. H., spent sew
eral days in Norfolk, this week, visit
ing their friends.
A special term of the Circuit Court
of Accomac closed on Wednesday and
regular term of said court will be-
gin on Monday, March 9Th.
Rev. E. Pendleton Jones, d. D., of
Hampton, Va, will address Temper
ance mass-meeting at Accomac c. H.,
Monday, March 5th., court day.
Miss Mamie Mason returned to her
home at Accomac G. H. Wednesday,
after several W eeks' visit to friends
and relatives of New York and Balti-
more.
Mr.. T. NJ. Scott, of Eastville, has
entered suit for damages against the
town of Eastville. The case will be
heard at the March term of the
court.
DR. c. Mitchell, eye specialist, of
Pocomoke City, will be in Parksley
Wednesday, February DIST. Office in
the Parksley Hotel, hours 9 a. m. to
6p. m.
Revival services will begin at Drum
hometown Baptist Church. Sunday,
March 4th. The pastor will be assis-
ted by Rev. NJ. V. Savage, of Church
land, Va.
VIM. P. Bell and Co. have just
opened up their supply of choice gar
den seeds. Those desiring to plant
early will find we'll selected variety
in stock.
Another car load of choice horses
and mules will be sold at public auc
ton by Raughley & Twilley, at Po-
comoke city, on Saturday, March Sd.
See adverhseme Mt for full particulars
in another column.
Mr.. T. j. Coles, of Eastville, is
candidate for the place of secretary /
of Board of Fisheries. DR.. G. P.
Moore, of Northampton, and Hon. S.
Wilkins Matthews, of this county, are
also candidates for the position.
Captain Lloyd w. Mears, we'll
known merchant of the county and
worthy and highly esteemed citizen,
died suddenly of heart disease at his
home, near Savageville, Thursday
night, aged about So years. He is sur
vived by his wife and one son.
New advertisements in this issue, to
which special attention is invited ; j. !
s. Bunting, Temperanceville, under
taking; B. L. West, Pungoteague, |
pedigree of his valuable horse; Q G.
Tindall, lumber, barrel slaves, &C.;
notice to creditors of John n. Mears,
deceased.
The Hon. w. A. Jones will cause to
be held in the city of Fredericksburg
on Wednesday, March 2Sth, COM
petitive examination for the purpose
of selecting a candidate TO be by him
nominated as the representative Of the
First Congressional District at the
United States Military Academy at
West Point.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair
Association on the 10th inst, the fol-
lowing directors were elected for 1906;
TT. Wescott, E. b. NAPLES, Jr., DR..
Jno. E. Mapp, E. II. Powell and J. Il.
Turner. The 29th fair of the Associa-
ton will begin August 2Sth and con-
tinue four days.
Andrew Byrd, colored, was sent
to Jail Wednesday by John A. Mears,
J.P., to wait action Of grand jury on
the charge of breaking and entering,
during the night time of February
18th, the smoke house of Reuben SOM
ers, colored, near Savageville, and OF
stealing and taking away four pieces
of bacon Of said SOmers.
A telegram from Newport News
states that in the event Capt. J. b. b.
StuarC fails 10 be confirmed aslcollec-
tor of customs, Mr.. Clarence u. Smith
ers will be probably named for the
position. Mr.. Smithers is a well
known Republican of Northampton
county, and has been collector OF
customs at Cape Charles for the past
eight years.
Rev. r. S. Monds will address the
members OF the Jr. 0. U. A. NJ. at their
hall in Bloxom ON Thursday night,
March lst, at 80 O. clock, or if weather
is inclement at that time on next fair
night. Ice cream and cake will be
served by the ladies at moderate
prices, proceeds to be applied to the
benefit OF said order. Public cordially
invited.
A fox-hunt, with Parksley as the
starting point, will take place on next