Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-04
SATURDAY, AUGUST A, 1906.
LOCAL NEWS.

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Tasley fair opens, Tuesday, August
9TH, and continues days.
Miss Marcie Duncan is quite sick at
her home at Accomac Q. H.
Miss Edith Walker, of Pungoteague,
is the guest of Mrs. DR.. j. H. Ayres
this week.
Judge Saml. T. Ross and family
spent last week in Baltimore, return
ing home on Saturday.
Mrs. A. Browne Lecato and daugh-
ter, of Norfolk, are guests, of her SIS
ter, Mrs. Lynn F. Taylor.
Miss Mary Stevenson, of Accomac
@. H., left Saturday for visit to he'
uncle DIR. Kelly, of Brooklyn.
Mr.. Jas. H. Fletcher, Jr., wife and
daughters returned Tuesday from a
visit to friends at Lexington, Va.
The dates of the Pocomoke fair this
year are August IA, Is, 16, II, as VIII
be noted by advertisement in another
column.
The great number of fast horses
now in training on the Eastern Shore
should make the Tasley Fair meeting,
August 7th, the best in its history.
If at the Tasley fair expect to see
us and be ready please to hand that
dollar over due to us on subscription
to Enterprise. We need it in our
business.
Rev. j. W. Cammack is conducting
a ten days meeting in Matthews Coun-
ty. There will be no preaching at the
Onancock Baptist Church next Sun
day morning.
An advertisement of A. F. Mears &
Co. in another column is of interest
to many of our readers. He is offer
Ing all goods for cash, to make room
for fall stock.
For Gents furnishings go to Ames,
Mills & Co., who carry very COM
plete line of stylish Summer neck
wear, new shape collars and good
display of hosiery.
A feature of the coming Iasley
fair meeting, August 18th, will be the
unusual number of side shows and
other clean amusements. They are
already scrapping for space.
A festival will be held under the au-
spices of Assawaman Chapel, on the
afternoon of Tuesday, August 18th.
Supper, ice cream and refreshments
will be served. Public cordially in
vited.
Mr.. Richard w. Ayres, of Accomac
O.. H, is perhaps, the championgrow-
er of big tomatoes this season. Many
of his crop weigh one and half
pounds and from one plant he picked
two bushels of tomatoes.
The ladies of the Bloxom Missionary
Society will have festival in the
Methodist Church yard, Saturday,
August A, beginning at O'Clock.
Cake, cream and sandwiches will be
served. Everybody invited.
TIE members of Evergreen M. T..
Church. South, will serve supper with
the usual refreshments on Saturday,
August 25th, from p. m. for beneht
of parsonage and pews for church
The public is cordially invited.
The catalogues of the Eastern Shore
Agricultural Fair Association OF this
wear are in the hands of Mr.. j. d.
Turner. Painter, for distribution. Call
ON him or write for one and get your
exhibits ready for the 'old fair"
We are authorized to say that MIR
Samuel B. White, of Jenkins Bridge
and Mr.. Henry r. Boggs, of Cash
vile. have formed ticket and vii
he candidates for treasurer anc
deputy, respectively, of Accoma'
County.
The ladies and friends ofthe Bloxon
Episcopal church will hold lawr
marty in the church yard, Monday
August 9Th, beginning at p. m. Ice
cream. cake, CONTEMPORARIES, etc: fol
sale. Everybody invited. Proceed
for church debt.
Tn an advertisement of Dickinson &
Son this week an invitation is extend
ed to all who attend the Pocomok'
fair to visit their big store. Its doors
will be wide open to you whether o.
not YOU wish to buy. Read the adj ant
the ladies who do will want to call.
Warner Ames, Trustee, will sell
public auction on Saturday, Angus
18th. 10 a. m. on the premises
Everett ]. Beloate. near OnancocK
saw mill, horses, mules, wagons
timber carts &c. O AndrewJ. Thomas
For full particulars see advertisement
in this issue.
Excursion trips are being mad
from Folly Wharf to Metompki
Beach every Tuesday and Thursda
on boats of Capt. W. H. Lang, leavin
at 2:3O p. m. and returning at $50 I
m. Fare for round trip 25 cents. H
is open also for engagements for othe
DAYS, Sundays excepted, during tn
week.
John T. Mock, trustee, will sell
public auction, on Saturday, Angus
25th 1906, at O'Clock p. M,
.Tocksville," all that tract or pare
s,d l,,,oun nc the "Winder farm