Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-03-16
LOCAL NEWS.

The Board or tlsnerles VIII i"0O'
Hampton, March 2lst.
Mr.. Levin T. Crowson has announ-
ced himself as a candidate for const-
able of Metompkin District.
The ladies of Keller will give big
entertainment and oyster supper at
Keller on Easter Monday. Full par
ticulars later.
Mrs. CD. Mason and daughter
Miss Mamie, left Thursday for Balti-
more and Philadelphia to purchase
spring and summer millinery
The pastor, Rev. A. W. Mather'
authorizes us to say, that services
will be held at Grant Memorial Church
next Sunday afternoon, O'Clock.
An entertainment will be given for
the benefit of Atlantic NJ. P Churcn
at Atlantic, night of Easter Monday.
Full particulars will appear later
Luna Park, Onancock, will be open
every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday afternoons and evenings
and Saturday afternoons until further
notice.
An advertisement of l. H. Merrill
Co.. the Spring fashions Of menand
Young men, the most magnificent DIS
nlav the firm has ever had, appears
in this issue.
4 handsome gasoline boat with 7
II. P. engine, designed and built by
Mr.. G. Welly Coard, was Launched
last week. She is not only "a thing
Of beauty'' but showed remarkable
speed on her trial trip.
Stewart K. Powell, trustee, will
sell at public auction in front OF the
Court House, on Saturday, the 9th
day of April, the real estate OF the
late Jas. Henry Wharton. For FUR
ther particulars see posters.
The announcement is authorized by
Mr.. Spencer F. Rogers, president OF
the proposed trolley line, that a meet
inc of the directors will be held IN
the Mechanics Hall, Onancock, next
Tuesday afternoon, 3 O'Clock.
The president, Mr.. VIM. P. Bell,
authorizes the announcement, that
there will be general meeting OF the
stockholders of the Edge Hill Gene
tary Company at the clerks ONCE
Monday night, April 18th, Z O'Clock
The storehouse and dwelling OF
John T. Bull and wife at Keller VIII
be sold at public auction by L. Floyo
Mock, special commissioner, IN tron'
of the hotel at Keller on Saturday
March SOth, 2.9O p. NJ. For particulars
see posters.
The second quarterly Conference
for Pungoteague charge will convene
at Evergreen Church, March 23rd' l.
m. Dinner will be served. Rev
R F. Gayle will preach at Evergreen
at HOO on Sabbath morning, ana d
an. m. on Sabbath at Craddockvlile
New advertisements appear in thl
Issue of interest to our readers: l. II
Merrill Co., clothing, Pocomoke CITY
w r.. Winder, manager, merchandls
in many lines, Onancock; Likes, Bel
wanger & Co., clothing, Baltimore
Mrs las. A. Winder, millinery, kel
Ter; Downing Bros, carriages, Maps
burg; notice to creditors of Sam1 ID
East. deceased, and Robert Bailey
8. James burlington, special con
missioner, will sell at public auctio
on Saturday, April 18th, 2:9O p n
in front of courthouse, all the rel
estate of which Alfred j. Vessel
died seized and possessed, situate
near Accomac G. H., consisting OF
bouse and lot and a tract OF land, sui
dividedinto two tracts of about 40 acre
each. For full particulars, see poster
The sixth annual convention of tt
Anti-Saloon League OF Accom'
oountv will be held at Painter
Tuesday, April 10th, 1907. Rev. E.
Richardson, field secretary OF Mort
ern and Eastern district, Virgin
Anti-Saloon League, is arranging
have speakers Of national reputati'
attend the meeting. Many prof.
inent temperance workers OF Il
county will also be present.
Thomas Watson was shot Frid'
nipht of last week by Sherman DIX
home of George Bailey near Accom-
n Fl. and died on Wednesday
Norfolk, where he was taken for tre'
ment. Dix shot Watson while an
fort was being made to disarm h
ond claims that it was accident
After a hearing before Justice PARK
this week he was committed to Jail
wait the action of the grand Jul
All the p2rIles dio
Rev. w. Il. Hundley, OF The BPp'
church of this place, from VIII
facilo pen came the words OF u
Virginia Homecoming" the pa
otto song which will be sung from {
end of Virginia to the other dur
exposition year, has returned fr
New York, where he has been SUP
intending the publication OF
music. The melody of the song is s
70 be sweet and catchy, the cho
especially appealing to the patrlotl
of all true Virginians. An effort
be made to have it placed as the
number on the program at the OPP