Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-07-25
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr., y. III. IaNlOr, vi Odh h"ii' 10
at Accomac G. H., visiting his son.
Capt. Lynn F. Taylor and family.
Tasley Fair, August A, 8, 6, 7. Spleen
did premiums this year. Write l. ,.
Hopkins, Tasley, Va, for catalogues
and race card.
Master Alfred Edmonds, operated on
for appendicitis at University Hospl-
tai. Baltimore, on Thursday of last
week, is expected home to-day.
Valuable farms, timber, horses, &c.
are offered for sale at private con,
tract in this issue by W. Q. and
III. p. West. See advertisement.
Miss Margaret Lilliston left on Mon
day to attend the horse show al
Orange @. II. While in Orange she
will be the guest of Miss Lucy sand
ford.
Excursion trains will be run every
day during the Tasley Fair, from
points North and South, for the ac-
commodation of those who wish to
attend, at low rates.
MIR. Henry G. Ayres, of Accomac
@. H., is the champion tomato raiser
in this vicinity. He weighed one on
Wednesday that tipped the scales al
l pound and liz ounces.
The corner stone of Keller Metho-
dist Church will be laid with Masonic
ceremonies on Wednesday, July 18th,
$50 D. m. Speeches, base ball and 0
O'Clock dinner will be among the at
tractive features of the day.
Mr.. A. j. Lilliston, county treasurer
has Mr.. Edward Wise and Miss ANNE
Wise, of Charlottesville, Miss Addie
Parks, OF Parksley and Misses Marcie
Duncan and Maize johnson, OF Acco'
mac, making out his 1908 tax books
this week.
L. FLOYD Mock, trustee, will sell at
nublic auction on Saturday, August
18th. $50 D. M, valuable house anc
lot lately belonging 10 James l.
Mears, located at said station, con
tanning acre. For full particulars
see posters.
During the electrical storm OF iasl
Tuesday the dwelling OF Mr.. Free
Kellam, near Keller, was struck pl
lightning and his wife shocked by th'
holt. Considerable damage was done
to the weather boarding and wlndo"
panes in house.
Warner Ames, trustee, will, on Sat
urdav, the Sth day of August, next, a
2 O'Clock D. m, sell at public auction
in the town of Wachapreague, th(
valuable house and lot OF Arinthla A
Hickman and husband. For tWthel
information see posters or trustee
The Dunton farm, located between
MiddJesex and Charlottesville, will bt
sold at public auction by Mrs. NJ. l
Franklin on Saturday, August Isl.
between the hours of three ana lou
O'Clock, at Pungoteague. This farn
has been divided into three tracts
See posters.
Reports of the following banks a
the close of business, July 10Th, l9Oo
=. aDpear in this issue: Parksley Nations
Bank, Parksley; First National Banl
at Onancock; Farmers and Merchant
National Bank at Onley; Belle Havel
Rank. Inc, Belle Haven; HallWoo'
National Bank, Hallwood; Accoma
Banking Co., Inc, Parksley ant
BloXom.
A site was purchased by the Easter
Shore Fire Insurance Co., last tues
dav. next to Bank of Keller, upol
which large concrete building VII
he erected by said company at a.
early dav as headquarters for thel
business. A law office Will also o
built by Mr.. G. Walter Mapp Oh SIT
purchased by him OF the bank o.
same day.
New advertisements in this issue Q
interest to our readers: LeatherDurt
Belote & Co., Onancock-great dolia
stretcher sale "A. II. q. Mears, Wach
anreague-reduced prices on man
lines of goods to-day, the big day a
Wachapreague; w. j. l.. Campbell
acknowledgements ware, gre
ceries &C.; The Great Pocomoke falr
Board of Supervisors-notlce 10 COZ
tractors.
Rev. A. w. II. Jones, of Glad
Snrings. Va, will preach at Drum
mondtown Baptist Church tomorrow
morning. Sunday, Goth inst, at Bake
Memorial in the afternoon OF the sam
day at $50 O'Clock and at Onley Bar
tist Church at night OF that day c
dnring next week. 1t is lmporta1
that. the members of these churche
of these services,
Can't. w. II. Lang has discontinue
his excursions from Folly Creek
Metompkin Beach on schedule tim
but will give one to the members
Drummondtown Baptist Church 0
Friday next, 31st inst, leaving FOIL
Wharf at 2 80 p. m. A cordial inv
tation is extended to everyone by III
Raptists to go on the trip with then
Fare. round trip % cents. Keiresl
ments will be served.
Joseph r. Riggs, executor, Will Sc
at nublic auction at BloXom on pa
urday. August l, 8 p. m. a tract
land. containing 20 to 80 acres, whiC
was assigned to the widow OF SylV
nus w. Russell, deceased, as her Ii
interest in his said real estate, sit
ated in Z mile of Bloxom Static
bounded by county road and lands
A. J. Barnes and others. For partl
ulars see posters.
. John r. Rev, special commissionee
in suit of Henry Z. Byrd & Son, jud
ment creditors, who sue &c. '
Sewall A. Taylor and wife &c, W
sell at public auction on Saturda
July 25th, p. m. lin front OF the sto
of Sewall A. Taylor, at Assawamani
tract of land situated near said plac
containing 80 acres, more or les
bounded by Arbuckle Neck roa
"Mt. Pisgah Farm" &c.
The dispersal sale'' of Mr.. Geo.
Mann took place, as announced,
nc tables at Keller on last Tuesda