Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-12-12
LOCAL NEWS.

week. See al for particulars.
Miss Sarah Parker, of Baltimore,
was the guest of Ir. and Mrs VIM.
P. Bell at Accomac @. II. this week.
Capt. W. II. Lang vas absent from
the town on business trip of several
days this week in the city of Wash
ington.
Rev. Mr.. Campbell will lecture at
Mackenzie Presbyterian Church to-
night and preach on Sunday, to-
morrow.
Mr.. G.. Welly Coard has been
awarded contract by the Government
for extensive repairs on the Life
Saving Station at Popes Island.
A drama will be rendered by the
Painter Dramatic Club at Painter
hall on Saturday evening, December
26th. Full particulars in next issue.
A valuable Hackney horse of the
Mound City Stock Farm, Moundsville,
w. Va, was bought this week by al
party of seven, citizens of the town
and vicinity, at the price of 81, 10000.
Seven valuable horses, carriages,
harness, robes, &C., the entire livery
outfit of Mr.. Bernard LeCato, will be
sold by him at Keller to-day, Satur-
day, December 18th. Sale begins at
10 a. m.
Reports of the Bank of Keller, in-
corpOrated, of the Banking Co. OF
L. l.. Dirickson, Jr., ami OF the Acco-
mack Banking Company, incOr-
porated, at the close of business, No
vember 9th, 1908, appear in this
issue.
A first-class hotel and new livery
in connection Herewith will be open
ed at Painter by Mr.. q. ID. Hickman
on January 1st, and we besDeak for
him the liberal patronage OF the pub
lie. He will render service that will
entitle him to it.
VIM. P. Bell & Co. have received
for the holiday season large supply
of Christmas and New Years post
cards. They will also have other use
full and artistic articles suitable for
presents, such as calendars, water
colors, burt wood, perfumes &c.
The members of Atlantic NJ. P.
Church will serve oysters, ice cream
and cake in the afternoon and eve
ming, Saturday, December Goth. AT
night a free entertainment will be
given by the young people. A cor
dial invitation is extended to every
one.
An oyster supper will be served at
Zion schoolhouse, Tuesday, Deem
Der 18th, p. m. and later, for the
benefit of said school and everybody
is invited to be present TO partake OF
the oysters and help good cause
price 25 cents. Cream and confec-
tioneries also will be for sale.
Prof. Corbett, of Washington, Prof.
Johnson, of the Truck Experiment
Station, and DR.. s. W. Fletcher, OF
Blacksburg, will address the farmers
of the Eastern Shore at Cape Charles,
Va, on December 18th, at p. m.
The chief object of this meeting is to
consider ways and means OF treating
potato blight.
On Friday, January 1st 1909, Rev.
" litter Rhodes will lecture at Oman
cock BAPTIST Church on Under the
Turquoise Sky" trip to Denver,
Colorado Springs, Manetou-Pike's
Peak and the Cheyenne Canyons
The wonderful Cave Baths and Glen
wood-Salt Lake City, the Mormon
Capital and the great Salt Lake.
Medals will be awarded at the close
of session to the pupil IN Accomac
High School and Onancock High
School. respectively, writing the best
essay on the life and character OF
jefferson Davis, by the Jefferson
Davis Chapter, L. D. c., in accor-
dance with a resolution adopted by
said chapter at their last meeting.
Circuit Court Of Aocomac has been
in session since Monday and will not
adjourn until Saturday, 10Th. During
this week four persons, all cOlOred,
tried for felonies were convicted and
sentenced to terms in penitentiary,
viz: Nathaniel Crippen, Douglas Hick-
man and Levin NOrtham, each for
one year, William Coleburn for g
years.
Mr.. Clarence Smith, sawyer at the
mill of Mr.. Isaac B. Clarke, near Ac-
comac 9. H., was struck in stomach
b, board thrown from saw on Thurs
day last and sustained injuries which
caused his death about an hour later.
He was worthy and industrious
man. native of Delmar and about %
wears old. He leaves wife and two
small children.
A musical and literary entertain
ment will be given by the little girls
of Accomac High school Misses
Catharine Simmerman, Ida Ashby,
Jennie and Francis Fletcher, Eliza
beth Ayres, Margaret Leatherbury
and Nav Edmonds-in the auditorium
of the High School on next Wednes-
day. 4 y. M, for the benefit of the
school. Admission cents, reserved
seats 10 cents.
Special attention is invited to Xmas
advertisements in this issue, viz:
w. S. Dickinson & Son, /. II. Mer-
rill & Co Pocomoke City; Leather
bury, Belote & Co., Onancock; B. L.
Nelson, Accomac &. H.; A. H. G..
Mears. Wachapreague; X. l.. Shield
& Co., Onancock; o. M. Chandler,
Mappsville; S.W. Ames & Co. ,Pungo-
league. 1t is to the interest of all Xmas
buyers to read them and note the bar
gains they have to offer.
AT the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Eastern Shore Produce
Exchange at Onley on Wednesday all
the old officers were elected, the bust
ness manager with an increase OF
81. 900 in salary and the general in
spector with an increase of $780,; the
reports of the business manager and
treasurer were submitted showing a
net profit of about $40, 900 to be added
to the surplus, and resolution, Of
fered by Mr.. III. Hyslup, was adopt
ed looking to the holding of Farmers
Institutes next year at Cape Charles,