Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-25
SATURDAY, AUGUST rs, 1906.
LOCAL NEWS.


springs.
Mrs. E. A. Duncan, of Norfolk Is
at Accomac c. H. visiting her mother
Mrs. John G. Cooper.
Mr.. Jno. d. Grant, Jr., confined TO
his home by sickness for the last
three weeks, is improving and VIII
soon be out again.
Rev. Jno. X. GJode will arrive at
Accomac G. II. next Tuesday to re-
sume work in the church under his
charge.
The storehouse and stock of goods
of Mr.. Ben F. Hargis, Fair Oaks, was
DESTROYED by fire on Monday-loss from
5000 to $500.
DIR. William B. Finney, of Baltimore,
is in Accomac on short vacation
and looking up old friends. tie was
at the Courthouse on Tuesday
Rev. Avery Donovan will preach at
Leemont NJ. P. Church on Sunday,
August oct at 10:45 a. M, and Is ex-
pected to preach at Grant Memorlal
M. P. Church at p. m. on same DAY
Messrs. Jas. H. Fletcher, Jr., and
Stewart X. Powell, as will appear from
notice in another column, have asso-
ciated themselves in partnership Tor
the practice of law under the firm
name of Fletcher & Powell.
Rev. Geo. E. Henderlite, of Geran-
huns, Brazil, will lecture in Mackenzie
Pre- .bvterian Church, Accomac q. H.,
Friday night, August oath, at s O'Clock
D. M, subject: Missionary Work IN
Brazil. Public cordially invited.
Receipts of stock will be given and
bonds taken for the stock of The
Eastern Shore of Virginia Fire lnsur-
ance Co., Inc" next week at the
Keller Fair. Call any day during the
fair upon E. T. Powell or L. G. Mears
The editor of this paper proposes to
be at the Keller fair next week every
day and will expect all in arrears to
us for subscription to Enterprise to
pay up. If you owe us, we want IT,
need it and will insist upon a settle
ment.
Geo. H. LeCato with two friends of
Cleveland, Ohio, are visiting his faith
er,Mr. L. T LeCato, at Quinby. Rev.
John T. Bosnian wife and boys are
also enjoying a rest up at the same
place. The party is havingfihe sport,
catching spots. bathing &C.
Excursion trips are being made
from Folly Wharf to Metompkiu
Beach every Tuesday and Thursday
on boats of Capt. W. II. Lang, leaving
at 80 D. m. and returning at $50 p.
m. Fare for round trip 20 cents. He
is open also for engagement for other
DAYS, Sundays excepted, during the
week.
New advertisements in this issue to
which especial attention is invited:
Benjamin Bargain House, Exmore;
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co,
Thos. J. Coles, district agent, East
vile. Va; Kellam & Chopper, Wacha-
preague; w. s. Dickinson & Son,
Pocomoke City; Jos. S. Bunting,
Bloomtown, Va.
John T. Mock, trustee, will sell at
public auction, on Saturday, August
25th. 1906, at O'Clock p. M, at
"Locksville,n all that tract or parcel
of land known as the "Winder farm
and belonging to Turner Bros, stu
ated near Louisville, opposite and
near Melfa Station. Terms most lib
eral. This is a valuable truck farm.
The tract OF land known, as lngle-
side or the Sam'l P. Fisher farm, and
the H. P. Wescott land combined, the
two together consisting by recent
survey made by E. L. Anderson,251 80
acres. situated two miles from Ex-
more station and on Occahannock
Greek, will be sold at public auction
on Saturday, September 10Th, 1906, at
2:3Op. m. at Franktown, Northampton
Co. For terms &c.see posters, or ad-
dress F. H. Dryden, Pocomoke City,
Md.
Rev. Jno. w. Nicholson, pastor of
Keller charge, will begin revival SER
vices at Garrison's Chapel on first
Sunday in September. Mr.. Nicholson
will be assisted during the continuance
of the meetings by Rev. Charles D.
Crawley, so well known to the people
of lower Accomac county, he having
served Old Pungoteague and Belle
Haven charges for number of years,
Mr.. Crawley will preach at Oak Grove
on first Sunday morning and will be
at Garrison's in the afternoon.
The valuable tract of land, contain
ing 2S44 acres, more or less, of arabic
and woodland and 140 acres, more or
less, Of fine pasture land belonging to
the widow and heirs of the late j. Os-
valid Mears and in addition thereto 7
acres, more or less, of nice thicket
land adjoining the same, situated near
Davis Wharf and Charlottesville, re-
spectively, will be sold to the highest
bidder on Saturday, September 1st.,
1906, at 2:3O o'clock, p. M, at Pungo-
league by L. Floyd Mock, trustee.
This farm is most beautifully located
ON OccBhannock Creek, with much