Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-09
LOCAL NEWS.


Onancock, is for sale at private con
tract. See ad in another column.
A. H. G. Mears has just returned
from Northern markets with lates
effects in dress goods &c. See his az
this week.
They don't call the town Mutton
hunk, in upper Accomac, by thai
name any more. 1t has been changed
to Branch Valley.
DIR. Ira B. Hurst, for several moNth!
physician at Ancon Hospital, Pana
ma, has resigned and returned this
week to his home, near Accomac Oh
Mr.. Talmage has gone to Europe
and his sermon, which has been a
popular feature of this paper for a
quarter of century, will not appear
in our columns again until his return.
The Board of Supervisors meet on
to-day for conference with the State
Highway Road Commissioner and on
the 10Th inst, to receive bids for
building the new Jail at Accomac Oh.
Advertisements appear in this issue
of the Eastern Shore Produce Ex-
change and of Geo. w. Tull & Co. ,
and w. H. Parker & Co., we'll known
and popular commission firms of New
York.
An advertisement of Leatherbury,
Belote & Co., in this issue of the
paper, shows that you have four days
more Sin which to reap the harvest
of great bargains" the firm has to
offer you.
Mr.. Richie F. Ward, formerly of
the "Entes lrise," and now proof
reader in She Government printing
office at Washington. D. C..was home
on last Saturday to qualify himself as
voter at the November election.
A meeting will be held at Drum
mondtown Baptist Church next Sun
day morning, 10th inst, for the pur-
pose of calling a pastor and all of the
members are requested to attend.
Rev. r. F. Staples will be present
and preach.
A meeting of the directors of the
Eastern Shore of Va. Produce Ex-
change will be held at Onley on
Friday for the purpose of consider
ing the resignation of Mr.. w. A.
Burton, business manager, to take
effect in July.
The following merchants, of Oman
cock, have decided to close their
places of business pomptly at o'clock
every evening after the 18th, except
ing Saturday, until Fall: Leather
bury, Belote & Co., r. l.. Shield &
Co., NJ. @. Click & Co., J. 5. Mills.
The committee appointed by the
superintendent of schools, to assist in |
arrangements to improve the
public school facilities in the vicinity |
of Melfa Station and Fair Oaks, re-
quest all the patrons and friends of
the public school in said section to
meet at Melfa, $50 p. M, May 9th,
1908. The superintendent and men,
bers of Lee District School Board
have promised to be present.
The distressing intelligence was re-
ceived by telegram some days ago,
by Mr.. N. B. Wescott, that the only
daughter of DIR. jill. E. Powell, former
ly of this county now of Texas, had
been thrown from vehicle and serl-
ously hurt, and about an hour later
that she had died of the injuries sus-
tanned by the fall. She was a niece
Of Mr.. Wescott. Her untimely death
Is sincerely mourned by many rela-
lives and friends whom she met on
ate visit to this county.
An entertainment for the benefit of
he Presbyterian Church will be held
1t the Town Hall, Onancock, on We'd
lesday evening, May 20. A drama,
entitled "An Old Maids Wooing,"
will be rendered by we'll known home
;alent. The musical portion of the
to be furnished by Baltimore
md local vocalists. will be especially
Performance will begin
promptly at S:15, and refreshments
will be served at the close. Tickets
IN sale at Wise's drugstore.
A meeting of the citizens of Green
)ush and vicinity was held at Acco-
nae G. II. on Wednesday and an organ
cation effected under the name of
The Greenbush Truckers Associa-
ion," with J. s. Matthias, president,
Nm. T. Bond, secretary, and S. S.
Nelson, treasurer. The object of the |.
association is the promotion of the in
erests generally of the truckers and
he first thing, to be urged by them,
will be the opening of station at !
ireenbush with telegraph and other {
ABILITIES.
New advertisements in this issue to :
which especial attention is invited: .,
/. II Merrill Co, Pocomoke city
lothing; A. H. G. Mears, Wacha- ;
'reague-Spring and Summer stock;
/. S. Mills, Onancock- clothing; T.
J. Hopkins & Co., Tasley, and Green +
ush Manufacturing Co. Standard q
iprayer; John P Butler, Cape Charles &
-"Wonder" stove lid; Downing l
,ros Mappsburg, Geo. w. Abdell, !;
'elle Haven, E o. F. GUSTS, Oman II
Jas. s. Drummond,
irangeville-grOceries; Geo. III. JUS
ice, Wattsville-real estate; Board
f Supervisors plans for Jail.
A special train will be run from \
to Mackenzie Park
Thursday, May 18th,
ne day of the unwilling of the mona r
lent to Francis Mackenzie, arriving at b
,ation at 1:30 D. m. Persons, who
ropOse to attend the unwilling from
ne South. must take the regular mail b
rain arriving at Mackenzie Park about n
O'Clock and, it is understood, can
sturn on a special late in afternoon. :,
ositive information as to this special, U
any, will be given at the respective II
;ations on the day. Passengers will
e conveyed to and from the ceme- Il
,ry for one dollar. round trip. 7
On Tuesday, the 10Th day of May, n
ext, S. Somers Gunby and N. B. !! !;
I escott, trustees, will sell at Make u
lie Park formerly Bloomtown), ore