Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-10-13
LOCAL NEWS

payment of taxes appears III 1hls
issue.
Quality of oysters poor in Accomac
this season according to reports from
many sections.
Snow fell at Accomac c. II on
Thursday and during the night there
was heavy frost.
Mr.. Ben T. Gunter, accompanied
by his wife and son, attended the
fair in Richmond this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Stevenson
and daughter leave Accomac Q. ii.
to day for their new home in Norfolk.
Mr.. s. Lee Milliner authorizes the
announcement, that he is candidate
for the office of Justice of the Peace
of Lee District.
Mrs. @. b. Mason and Miss Caressa
Scott left Tuesday for Baltimore and
Philadelphia to buy their fall and
winter millinery.
Miss Minnie Stevenson returned
from a visit of several weeks to Bal
timore to her home at Accomac T.
H., on Wednesday.
Mr.. Geo. Douglas wilkins was taken
to Baltimore by train Saturday night
for appendicitis and operated upon
the following morning. According to
latest advlces he was doing well.
A telegram has been received by
he clerk of the court from Judge
Blackstone to the effect, that he would
be prevented by sickness from hold
ing a special term of court during
this month.
Advertisements of 1. H. Merrill,
Pocomoke city, and L. Cluster, Oman
cock, appear in this issue of interest
to our readers. They have bargains
to offer you. Read what they have
to say about them.
Rev. w. j. Twilley will begin a
protracted meeting in Drummond-
town Methodist Church next Sunday.
Service morning and evening. The
evening service will continue during
the week at 1880 O'Clock.
Warner Ames, special commission
er, will sell at public auction on the
premises on Chincoteague Island,
Thursday, October 25th, $3.50 p. M,
valuable real estate of which Daniel
@. Booth died seised and possessed
For full particulars see posters.
A handsome dwelling being built
for Mr.. N. J. Lang. on Lilistor
avenue at Accomac @. H., is nearing
completion. The High School build
ing also in course of erection in the
town, according to the present out
look, will be finished in the "swee
by and by"
Downings NJ. E. Church, South, Gal
Hall, will be rededicated, Sunday
October 21st. Rev. j. B. VIM, o
Petersburg, will preach morning an'
afternoon. Luncheon will be serveC
ON the grounds. A picture and his
tory of the church will appear in on
rext issue.
Mr.. J. l.. Groton, who left thi
county eighteen years ago, to engag
in drug business in Rivera, California
his mauy friends in Accomac will b
glad to learn, according to late &C
vices is still in vigorous health
the age of seventy-nine. He retire
recently from business with a con
potency to home purchased by hil
at Monrovia, in another part of tia
State.
c. s. Slocomb, administrator &
bonis non of Frank A. Slocomb, d.
ceased, will sell at public auction
the residence of the late Frank !
Slocomb IN Onancock, on Saturda,
October 9th, beginning at p. m
one piano ,parlor suit of furniture, tV
bed room suits, extension taol
marble top stand, rugs, carpets al
many other articles of personal pro
erty.
Warner Ames, trustee, will on Sa
urday, October 9th, at 3 o'clo
%. M, sell at public auction, in fro
of Hotel of VIM. Comrades in town
Onancock, at very valuable hou
and lot known as "Slocumb Prop'
ty.n located in said town. II
property is located on Main sire
and is one of the best and most
sirable homes in the town. For I
particulars see trustee.
John T. Mock, trustee, will sell
public auction, on farm near Dlngsl
Mill. at 10 a. m. and p. M, respe
lively, on Thursday, November l.
large quantity of valuable persol
property, and at 8 p. m. of same d'
at Lockville, tract of land known
the arlington and Rue land" stu
ed in Sluthkill Neck, contain
50 e-1O acres, more or less. For
particulars see advertisement in t
issue under head of business notl