Peninsula Enterprise, August 26, 1893
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Weather -- Northeast storms
A wind storm, terrific in its violence, swept over Accomac county Wednesday night. The storm was the severest one that has occurred in this section for years and did much damage to property. Large trees were uprooted and in some cases snapped in two, houses partly demolished and fences thrown down. No casualties are reported.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Boat racingTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - ResortsTransportation -- Railroad - Steamboats
Chincoteague.
Replying to the challenge in Mappsville notes last week, of Capt. Frank Sommers, of Sloop Vienna, to sail the sloop Morris, the announcement is authorized by W. C. Bunting, owner, that the Morris will sail the sloop Vienna, according to challenge heretofore given from Killick Shoals Light to sea ten miles and return against wind and tide, for $100 or more.
Several members of the Wallops Island Club are now occupying their quarters at that place and are frequent visitors to Chincoteague.
The new steamer Chincoteague has been completed and went down the Delaware bay this week on a trial trip. The trial was very satisfactory. Her crew has been ordered to Wilmington and she will leave that place for Chincoteague on Saturday, arrive here on Sunday and make her first trip on Monday.
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fields -- Crops - Sweet potatoes : YieldTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Boat racing
Temperanceville.
Our farmers shipping their sweet potatoes as rapidly as possible. The crop is extremely short.
The boat race at Wishart's Point, on Wednesday, resulted in Baby Ruth being an easy winner. Mr. G. R. Bunting's Ellen Hester being second, and Mr. John Winder's Olive taking third place. FIve boats started and four finished. The winning boat is owned by G. F. Bunting and was built and sailed by Capt. John Burton, of Chincoteague. The heavy wind and storm prevented the race between the Dispatch and Clara Snead.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Fairs
The sixth annual exhibition of the Chesapeake Agricultural Fair Association closed yesterday and judged by the large number of people in attendance daily, was doubtless a big success financially -- the number of paid visitors on first, second and third days being estimated respectively at 1,000, 3,000 and 3,500. In other respects, taken altogether, it was a success despite the scarcity of exhibits in some departments. No one could say otherwise who visited the ladies department and the many beautiful, valuable and attractive things there. The visitor was amply repaid for taking a look at it if he had seen nothing else. The horse department too came well up to public expectation and the race program every day was a full one and the trials of speed for the most part satisfactory. Other departments containing choice exhibits lacked the quantity essential to complete success. The dust on the second day was a drawback to the enjoyment of the Fair on that day and the evil should have been remedied and doubtless will be before another Fair. It was, perhaps, not without pleasure, however, to the authorities of the Accomac Fair, who had been laughed at for the dust at their Fair and who believe that "he laughs best, who laughs last."
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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Quarantine, federal
Friday of last week a large ocean steamer from Bremen, bound for Norfolk, being quarantined by the quarantine officers off the capes, was found to be infected with the yellow fever, several persons having died from the disease on her trip over. Her cargo, amount to over $90,000 worth of woolen goods, consigned to Norfolk, Philadelphia and New York, was taken to Fisherman's Island, off Cape Charles where it was destroyed.