Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-01-19
Saturday, January 10, l9O''
LOCAL NEWS,

friends.
Mr. J. Pitts Wescott, NassawaooA'
offers for sale or exchange a very
valuable horse in another coiunh'
See ad for particulars
The real estate of the late Ueois
w Beloat will be sold at puonc auo ,
tion at Tasley on Saturday the iOV"
day of February. For furtner pSi
culars see posters.
1rdge ]. w. G. Blackstone arrived
home ON Friday of last week ana Is
improving in health, though sVlli CO.."
go 20 his room at the home OF MS
brother, Mr.. Thos. W. BLACKSTONE
The supervisors of Northampton on
Monday offered 500 reward for 'ne a. ~
rest of Beloat, making the rewSru
sooo It is thought this will be adoeu
to by the husband and MS iri0i'O'
F. S. Herald, 18th.
An advertisement in another column
of Mr.. ]. B. Savage is OF interest," !"
n,onv Of our readers. His spring eau
haze and other plants are now reauy
for delivery grown in open neiu "nO
winter hardened. >"
The personal property of James f.
Scott deceased, will be sold on MS
49, nromise near Accomac Q. hon
SATURDAY.. January 10, beginning at IL
m nv Jas. H. Fletcher, Jr'' MS
oxecntor. For full particulars see
posters.
The bnndredth anniversary OF 1eh'
Robert E. Lee was observed III VIC
1Iirb school at Accomac CHI Oh
Yesterday instead of today All 'n a
teachers AID pupils participated III
the exercises consisting ofrecloa.io.is'
compositions by the children relative
to his life and character, &c.
The announcement appears III
orotber column of the new flrm ol
I s Mills, clothier and furnisner'
Onancock. He was member OF 'he
firm of Ames, Mills & Co, and now
occupies the North street wing VI
tbe building. The line he will carry
vii, he complete in all respects
1eatberbury, Belote & Co. are the
successors of Ames, Mills & CO. IN
the departments of dry goods notions
30 as will be noted by their adver-
rortisement in another column. Ihey
now occupy two-thirds of the mann
n,otb store of the old firm and pro-
nose not only to sustain the reputa-
ton Of the old firm in their line ouV
70 add new features at an early oa'e'
1i,liston & GUSTS will sell at puohc
emotion their entire stock OF bugglesi
rnnabouts, phaetons &C., valued al
about $500, IN front of their carrlag'
repository in Onancock on "edneS
dav. January 3Oth, beginning at III d
~ The firm having dissolved the
Gale is made for the purpose OF CLOS
inc mn the business of the same. TO
full particulars see advertisement Il
this issue.
At the annual meeting of the STOCK
holders of the Eastern Shore Agrlcul
+nral Association, held at the RAJ
Grounds on Tuesday the following OF
Gers for 1907 were elected: VIM. l
Mason, president; E. B. Waples' vice
nresident: DR.. John E. Mapp, treas
nrer; J. H. Turner, secretary WI
NTH Mr.. E. T. Powell make up Tn
hoord Of directors The dates for Tn
fair this year will be August ~ 20'
and 80.
At the regular annual meeting
the stockholders of the HalI"oo
National Bank on January oth' Un
following officers were elected
wilkins Matthews, president; Jane
w. Broughton, 1st vice-preSident; u
Frank Fletcher, 2nd vice-preslden
end these with Messrs. Martin Hal
John w. Taylor, George W. Kitchen
John M. Bloxom, E. II. Conque
and Joseph w. Taylor, are the boa1
of directors.
A conference Of the Board OF Su
ervisors of the two counties was ne
at Eastville on Monday in regard
the exhibit to be made by us at T.
Jamestown Exposition, Accom-
be;ne represented at the meeting
Moosrs. A. J. Lilliston, VIM. L. No
ord T.. J. Kellam. The Board
Northampton made an appropriate
of $3.50, and it is now up to the sup
visors of Accomac to say what tn
will do in the matter.
The Eastern Life Assurance Go
pany, Inc, with main office at On'
cock another home institution, is n
onen for business and solicits the p
ronage of the public, as appears IT
an advertisement on the first page
this paper. 1t offers life assurance
approved, up.to-date plans and
doubtless will be the pleasure OF
most of our people to trust them W
their money in preference to tn
thew do not know. It's Board of Din
tors, as will be noted is made up
some of the most progressive b
ness men on the Eastern Shore.
A meeting was held at Cape Char
Va ON December 22nd, to discuss
advantages to the people of No
ampton county of holding an agrl
4,,rol fair in the said county du