Peninsula Enterprise, August 19, 1893
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Baseball
The Parksley base-ball club was defeated by the Pocomoke club, at Pocomoke City, Friday, August 11th, after a spirit and closely contested game. Score, 9 to 7.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Camp meetings
Chincoteague
A revival meeting is being held under the auspices of the Sanctified church, commencing last Sunday. The bower under which the services are conducted is the largest and most expensive ever put up on the Island. A large crowd is in attendance daily, especially of citizens from Delaware and Maryland.
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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Life-saving serviceTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Boat racing
Mappsville.
William Walsh is now on a trip to New York, for the purpose of superintending the making of a model of his new device for saving life from wrecks of vessels on the coast.
Capt. Frank Somers, owner of the yacht sloop "Vinnie," of Muddy Creek, has challenged the yacht sloop "Morris," of Chincoteague, for a race for $100 or over. The race to come off at Old Point, sailing up the bay or out to sea 25 miles and return.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - BaseballTransportation -- Water - Steamboats
Marsh Market.
The Hook and Ladder, of Cattail, and the Blue Jacket, of Marsh Market, base ball clubs, played three match games at Herbert Drummond's store, on Saturday afternoon, 12th. The latter was victor by score of 25 to 7.
On Friday afternoon, 11th inst., the new steamer, William A. Winant, Capt, DeKay, made her first trip from Pocomoke City to Mr. J. A. Hall's wharf in five hours and fifty-five minutes, stopping at many places on her way. She is run by gasoline, draws about one and a half feet of water when light and will carry about 200 barrels of oysters. She was met at the wharf by many citizens whose happy faces and cheering voices showed how glad they were to see her. Many persons from Messongo wharf, came up on her. She was built at Pocomoke city, and is owned by Marylanders and Accomackians. She will run from Hunting Creek, J. A. Hall's wharf, Hammock wharf, Crisfield, Sykes Island, Shad Landing and other places to Pocomoke city.
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Transportation -- Railroad - Stations and sidingsInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial construction
Oak Hall.
Oak Hall Station is one of the largest shipping points on the railroad, but the house itself is so small that you can scarcely swing a cat in it. There is some little talk, however, of better accommodation in the far future.
A steam mill, barrel factory, boarding house and livery will be among the improvements at Horsey ere long -- and several houses also are to be erected.
Accomac Baptist Association.
Infrastructure -- Public : Churches
Accomac has justly been styled the "paradise of preachers." The average pay of a Baptist minister in the South is about $450. The average salary of the ten Baptist preachers of the Accomack Association last year was $663.50. In addition to this, with possibly one exception, they have parsonages rent free, and most of them receive frequent and heavy poundings.
Races at Cape Charles.
Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Horse racing
In the races at Cape Charles, next week, the following special announcements are made by authority of Mr. A. T. Leatherbury, secretary: Modoc and John Daniel will trot on first day of the fair in 2:37 class; Mary Spillman and Little Betts will trot on second day of the fair in 2:28 class.
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Fields -- Crops - Sweet potatoes : CultivationFields -- Crops - Sweet potatoes : Pricesfields -- Crops - Sweet potatoes : Yield
To the sweet potato growers of Accomac, I wish to make a somewhat detailed statement of a small early sweet potato patch of a little less that 26,000 sprouts, cultivated this year by Mr. Fred S. Beasley, my tenant, assisted by his brother Coley, both formerly of Locustville, who deserved great credit for their untiring efforts and constant attention to their business. This being Mr. Beasley's first year on my farm, he consequently could not obtain very much of the usual necessaries in the way of wood's manure, shatters, &c., but notwithstanding did procure quite enough for this early patch of 26,000, and about an equal amount for his later patch of about the same dimensions, which are doing well. But what I am very anxious to present to our friends, is his unprecedented success with his early patch. He finished digging and shipping the entire 26,000 on Friday, 11th inst., and has realized 140 barrels for which he has received net cash $457.88. Mr. Beasley in putting out the sprouts of this patch did it on three dates. The first one-third was put on the 3rd day of May, the second on the 11th, and the remaining one-third on the 18th of May. The first digging was made on the 25th of July, when he dug 5 barrels at the rate of 26 sprouts to Baltimore and sold for $5.50 per barrel. The next were 90 barrels in two shipments -- 45 barrels each, which sold of $4 per barrel. The fourth shipment 35 barrels were sold at $3.75, and the remaining 10 barrels were sold at $3.50. So you will find the whole thing averaged 185 sprouts to the barrel. Another most important feature I wish to state, in digging, they dug across the three sections, taking in the last one-third and found the section put out last on the 18th day of May run a fraction better than the first and second, when the sprouts had only been out 67 days -- what a most wonderful growth! But I take pleasure in stating that on the last one-third we used a fertilizer of Messrs. Boggs & Waters, of Nandua, called the "Sweet Potato Mixture," a goods blended especially for them by our celebrated "American Fish Guano Co.," under the management of my highly esteemed friend, Mr. A. J. Morse. Use the "Sweet Potato Mixture" on good adapted soil with good cultivation and you will have them early sure.
Respectfully,
JNO. W. CORBIN,
Hoffman's Wharf.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Schools
On the 20th day of next month the Margaret Academy will again open her doors to the youth of the Eastern Shore. This school has been located in Onancock, on the most beautiful site to be found on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, and with buildings ample to accommodate present demands. Mr. Frank P. Brent, who has long been engaged in educational work in Onancock, is the principal, and he has selected the fullest and strongest corps of teachers he has ever had. No other academy in Virginia can show such an array of teachers, and the people of the Eastern Shore should show their appreciation of the efforts the trustees and Mr. Brent are making to give them an academy second to none in the country. We are glad to state that all educational interests have been harmonized in Onancock and that hereafter there will be but one school there, and that such an one as all our people can feel a pride in. With such grounds, buildings and surroundings and such an able corps of teachers the Margaret Academy will start on a new career grander than any in her historic past. There is no need for our people to send their sons and daughters to schools in other States or in other parts of this State to be prepared for college or university, or to be fitted for the duties of life. Long life and prosperity to the Margaret Academy.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Fairs
The sixth annual Fair of the Chesapeake Agricultural Association, commencing next Tuesday, will be the most interesting and, doubtless, most successful in the history of that organization. The Fair grounds are in excellent condition, every department will be full of exhibits and the program of exercises from each day is so well ordered that there will be no blank days from the beginning to the close. The authorities have not only done all in their power to entertain the people while on the grounds, but have secured ample facilities for taking them thither comfortably by both rail and water. It is only necessary in addition to urge the people to attend the first day -- and they will, if the advices received by us are correct, be too much interested in the proceedings to remain away thereafter. Nothing has been left undone by the authorities to make it a grand success and the people will doubtless show appreciation of their labors by a full attendance.