Peninsula Enterprise, October 13, 1894

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Circuses

Main's circus at Tasley, last Saturday, was attended by about 2,500 people, and all agree that it was the best ever in the county. It was a clean show and in most respects was given as advertised. The menagerie was an excellent one, riding and trapeze work exceptionally fine -- good as Barnum's, was the commendation generally, it received.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Newspapers

The Eastern Shore Herald was published again last week by the new proprietors, Messrs. Borum and Robinson.

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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches

Two Mormon elders are in the county, distributing tracts upon their faith among the people.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Real estate

The Dix lot sold at Onancock, last week by U. B. Quinby, trustee, was bid off to Thomas W. Russell.

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Transportation -- Railroad - Corporate

The office of N. Y., P. & N. R. Co., Philadelphia, has been removed from 305 Walnut street to 26 South 15th street.

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Transportation -- Water - FreightTransportation -- Water - WrecksForests -- Shipping : Water

Schooner Joseph P. Boggs went ashore on York Spit on Friday of last week, loaded with lumber for S. K. Martin & Co., and both according to our latest advices would be a total loss. The boat belonging to Capt. Joseph Crockett and was worth about $1,000.

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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideInfrastructure -- Public - Government : Life-saving serviceInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionTransportation -- Water - FreightTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Horse racingMoral -- Other violent crime

Chincoteague.

Oysters are better in our waters this year than they have been for several years -- all seem to be fat from the Maryland line to Metompkin bay and from the ocean to the mainland, in channels, coves, bays, guts -- everywhere.

William H. Vinden of Lewes, Del., has been awarded the contract for building two boat houses on Hog and Smith's Island.

Selby Jester has a new dwelling in course of erection -- Coleburn & Matthews a new oyster office.

Schooner Thomas Thomas belonging to William J. Matthews was loaded here this week with oysters for New Haven, Conn.

W. J. Matthews, Dr. N. S. Smith and others attended the Snow Hill races last week, and together with J. C. Otwell and W. T. Fletcher from other parts of the country, won with their horses the most of the prize-money.

Constable B. Conquest was here this week, looking for a negro, Eline Marshall, who with others, assaulted Mr. Thomas P. Evans with brass knuckles at his store at Horntown, last Saturday night, for attempting to command the peace. The negro had not been caught according to latest advices.

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Fields -- Livestock - Diseases and pestsFields -- Livestock - Horses

Jenkin's Bridge.

Quite a number of people around here are losing their horses.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionInfrastructure -- Public : ChurchesTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Baseball

Mappsburg.

A dwelling in course of erection here for Mr. William H. Martin is nearing completion.

The revival meeting at Garrison's Chapel has closed. The results were not satisfactory.

The Keller nine defeated Wachapreague nine in a game of base ball on their grounds last Saturday, by a score of 17 to 16.

Mr. Richard Delano, formerly of New York, but for the last 12 years a resident of this county, died on Hog Island, Thursday night of last week, from an overdose of laudanum, taken it is thought, by mistake.

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MigrationTransportation -- Water - Channel and harbor dredgingInfrastructure -- Public : Churches

Mappsville.

Col. W. C. Huntington, of Des Moines, Iowa, is upon our shore looking for sites for homes, for himself and others of his fellow citizens somewhere upon our Shore. They are seeking a milder and less rigorous climate in which to spend their days.

N. W. Nock, has just received a communication from A. Stierle, assistant engineer of the War Department, asking, at the instance of the Hon. W. A. Jones, for information, statistics &c., relative to the proposed island waterway from Chincoteague to Cape Charles. Information as to the present amount of trade upon these waters, and its probable amount of increase in case the improvements are made as desired, is particularly desired by him. Mr. Stierle will start upon his trip of inspection of the proposed waterway during this week. Mr. Jones our representative in Congress, being an influential member of the committee on Rivers and Harbors, the committee having such matters in charge, so long as he remains our representative, is in a position to do the people of this Peninsula an incalculable amount of good toward securing an appropriation from Congress to accomplish this long desired improvement. The benefits to all our people resulting from which, would be of incalculable value to every farmer, merchant and oysterman on our Shore.

Twenty-four converts were baptized on last Sunday, by Rev. J. L. King, in Rew's mill pond near Bethel Church.

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Horse racingInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionFarmers -- TenancyTransportation -- Road - Maintenance

Pungoteague.

George C. Walker has returned from his tour through the trotting circuit.

Mrs. Harriet Byrd has moved into her new dwelling just completed on Main street.

P. T. H. Ayres has leased for another year the farm upon which Mr. Thomas McConnell lived and died.

Our roads have been greatly improved by James F. Hope, surveyor, and especially the road leading to Harborton.

M. R. Doughty while superintending the erection of a house on his premises this week, lost a package of money containing $100, but recovered it a few hours later without loss.