Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-02-15
Saturday, February Is, 1908
LOCAL NEWS.

post mistress, is quite i'll at her home
this week.
Messrs. John s. Parsons and A. j.
Lilliston spent most of the week in
Richmond.
Rev. Mr.. Edge will preach at Hol-
lis Baptist Church next Sunday after
noon, O'Clock.
An advertisement of Col. Sydney,
of interest to all interested in fine
horses, will be found in another col
umn.
Seed Irish potatoes of the best
grades are offered for sale by MIR. J.
]. Belote, Melfa, in another column.
Read it.
Mrs. George w. Revell, of Balti-
more, is at Accomac @. H., the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. Henry 9. Ayres,
this week.
Mrs. @. D. Flick, of Accomac CHI,
confined to her bed by sickness for
over two months, is now on the road
to recovery.
Notice to the creditors of Asa j.
Crockett, John A. Scott, and of Hen
nv Whorton, all deceased, appear in
another column.
Miss Margaret E Lilliston left on
Tuesday for a visit of several weeks
to friends in Richmond, accompanied
by her father, Mr.. A. J. Lilliston.
Mr.. William H. Cooper, of Keller,
is confined to his home by crushed
foot. A wheel of the Standard Oil
wagon passed over it on last Tues
day.
Mrs. Tabitha Johnson, quite sick at
her home at Accomac G. H., for sew
eral weeks, is convalescent. Mrs.
Geo. F. Parker and Miss Mary Eichel-
berger, also on the sick list of late,
are improving.
Mr.. Zadock Lewis is the champion
shot of our sportmen. During the
recent freeze-up ne shot twice and
killed fifteen Red heads, Black and
Canvass Back ducks, which Melted
him quite a nice little sum.
A lemon grown at the home of Mr..
William Walsh, Mappsville, has at
tracted much attention at drug store
at Accomac Q. H., this week. 1t
weighs II lbs, about four times as
much rs those usually found in our
stores.
An advertisement of J. s. Mills,
Onancock, in this issue, is of interest
to you, if you need a good suit OF
clothes. Leatherbury, Belote & Co.,
advertise this week, that they will
tell you in next issue all about their
"White Sale"
In the list of new officers elected by
the Grand Lodge of Masons of Vir-
ginia on Thursday, the names of DR..
John w. Kellam, of W achapreague.
and of Mr.. E. H. Bratten, of Chinco-
league, appear as Deputy Grand
Master and District Deputy Grand
Master, respectively.
Walsh & Colona. as will be noted
nv an advertisement in another col
umn, are successors of William
Walsh, ST., Mappsville. The new
firm is now offering bargains in the
stock purchased and will soon open
out an up-to-date and attractive line
of new goods. Watch their space in
this paper.
Warner Ames, special commissioner,
will. on Saturday, the 18th day of
February next, at o'clock p. a., in
the town of Onancock, sell at public
auction the house and lot of which
Andrew Snead died seized and
possessed, located in said town. For
information, see posters or special
commissioner.
]. Harry Rev, special commission
er. will sell at public auction in front
of r. F. Parks store, Guilford, on
Saturday, March 7th, p. M, GER
tain lot or parcel of land, of which
Samuel G. Taylor died siezed and pos
sessed. situated at Guilford, contain
ing four acres, more or less. For
particulars see posters.
Ounce Ashburn's interest in the
Chestnut Ridge Lumber Mfg. Co., as
will be noted by an advertisement in
another column, has been purchased
by the original partners, Harry b..
Milford and George A. Milford, who
will continue the business as hereto
fore. The office of the company is at
the same place as formerly on Market
St., Pocomoke city, Maryland.
The name of Bloomtown is to be
changed. It's passing away is report
ed as follows: In short time Bloom
town will be a thing of the past and
will be known by that name no more
forever. In the Spring time like
other flowers it will "bud out" and
be known as Mackenzie Park, and
Capt. w. T. Mister has been commits
stoned as postmaster for the same.
An entertainment will be given Fri
day, February 2Sth., at the High
School Building, Accomac @. H., the
program consisting of an operetta,
entitled "Seven Old Ladies of Laven'
dertown," music and recital ons by
local tafent.- A supper will be served