Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-08-01
LOCAL NEWS.

MISS Clara AudIuS, VI DdlOhuOAS, 10
at Accomac G. ii. visiting relatives
and friends.
Tasley Fair, August 4, 5, s, 7. Splen-
did premiums this year. Write L. ).
Hopkins, Tasley, Va, for catalogues
and race card.
The county treasurer, Mr.. A. J.
Lillistop. will be at the Tasley fair
every day next week for the collec-
ton of 1907 and 1905 taxes.
Mr.. John r. Ayres, wife and child
rem, of Cape Charles, spent several
days last week at Accomac G. II. with
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Ayres.
Miss Mamie Parker, after visit of
several months to her sister, Mrs.
Ralph James, Pittsburg, Pa, returned
to her home at Accomac Q. IL. on
Friday.
Miss Sallie Roach. of Accomac @.
H., left Thursday on an extended
visit to relatives and friends at Re-
hobeth, Md, Philadelphia and George
town. Del.
Excursion trains will be run every
day during the Tasley Fair, from
points North and South, for the &C
commodation of those who wish to
attend, at low rates.
Miss Edna Carnage, of Norfolk, and
Miss Sarah Parker, of Baltimore, the
guests for several weeks of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. b. Scarburgh, near Acco-
mac, left for their home on Wednes-
day.
Mr.. John S. Parsons, wife and two
children, accompanied by Mrs. En-
ma Selby, left on Monday for Crockett
Springs, Montgomery Co., Va. They
will return to their home at Accomac
G. II. in about two weeks.
The catalogues of the Eastern
Shore Agricultural Fair are in the
hands of Mr.. J. II. Turner, secretary,
Painter, Va, for distribution. Can
on or write to him for one and get an
exhibit ready for the old fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John G.. Eustis, OF
Philadelphia, Mrs. George h. Will,
and daughter, Miss Rose, of Baltl-
more. and Miss Mamie FOsque, OF
New York, are visiting Roseland, the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. z. Bell.
L. Floyd Mock, trustee, will sell at
public auction ON Saturday, August
18th. 2:3O D. M, valuable house and
lot lately belonging TO James l.
Mears, located at said station, con-
tanning 7 acre. For full particulars
see posters.
Mr.. William Walsh, Sr., Of Maps
vile, leaves Sunday night for New
York, thence on steamer Lusltanla
for Liverpool, Glasgow, London, Dub
lin and other points in Europe. lie
will return to this county about the
10Th of September.
Warner Ames, trustee, will, on Sat
urday, the Sth day of August, next, at
8 O'Clock D. M, sell at public auction
in the town of Wachapreague, the
valuable house and lot of Arinthia A.
Hickman and husband. For further
information see posters or trustee.
At a picnic at NNfstak OTIS y 3jPt ~,-.12j
W ednesday, Rhodes Watson vas shot n
and killed py Sam Johnson. On the Y
same ,lay John Allen shot and serl- 81
onslv wounded Spencer Dickerson at s
a point on seaside, near AssaWaman. II
Ali of the parties are colored people. d
The Dunton farm, located between
Middlesex and Charlottesville, Will De
sold at public auction by Mrs. NJ. !. o
Franklin on Saturday, August lst., 5
between the hours OF three and four C
O'Clock, at PuDgoteague. This farm il
has been divided into three tracts.
See posters.
An exhibit of monuments and head a
stones will be made by the ParKsley Il
Marble Works at the Tasley Fair y
grounds during next week, showing /
The beautiful and substantial work :
being done by the firm. Mr.. Howard, |
the proprietor, invites you to inspect c
the same and get his prices. b
HOY d. White, by virtue OF power !
of attorney executed by Alfred >.
Ewel will sell at public auction on
Saturday, August s, 3 p. M, III front
of Parksley hotel certain piece or
parcel of land, containing by estima-
tion acres, adjoining the said town
of Parksley. For particulars see
posters. /
II in arrears for subscription to
ENTERPRISE and you propose TO at
tend the Tasley Fair next week don't
forget to bring with you the dollar {
dine us-and don't let las have to ASK
for it. Under late ruling OF the
Postmaster General we have no right
TO continue the paper more than !
year, so if you want it you must pay
for it.
New advertisements in this issue OF
interest to our readers: Tine l. ii.
Merrill Co. clothing at greatly re-
duced prices, as appears on front
mage; VIZ. S. Dickinson & Son-loW
prices on all goods A. II. q. Mears
summer sale bargains; ). >. Mills
clothes at reduced prices; Central
Agricultural Fair; financial condition
of Bank of Keller.
MIR. Thos. E. Fletcher has sold the
fire insurance business of the late hrm
of Fletcher & Doughty, Onancock,
to the Eastern Shore of Virginia Fire
Insurance Co., of Keller, Va. and com
mends the home company to the
patronage of all of its old pollcy
holdsrs as well as to others looking
for first class insurance. The reasons
for insuring in the home company
will be given in the next issue OF this
paper.
On Friday night of last week the
harms and stables of the Greenbush
Manufacturing Co., near Acoomac
G. H, together with II horses, worth |
$4,000. car of hoops worth 500, corn,
6ay. harness, &C., were destroyed by |
Ere which started in the hay loft,
aunoosed to be accidental. The prop |
ertv belonged to Mr.. J. $. Matthias
and his loss in the aggregate is from
s6. 600 to 81, 900 and the only insurance
he had was $500 on one of his barns,
1aa o+ about &I20O