Peninsula Enterprise, August 25, 1894
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Baseball
Modestown baseball nine defeated the Belle Haven nine by a score of 10 to 9 on the 18th inst. and Gargatha by score of 47 to 18 on 24th inst.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Camp meetings
The tent meeting at Sandford, conducted by Rev. J. Rosser, is still in progress and will be continued for some time yet. There have been several conversions.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches
The meetings at Cape Charles, conducted by Evangelist Gales, closed Sunday night. The conversions during same are estimated to number about one hundred.
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Farmers -- Farmers' organizations
The farmers of Northampton will hold a meeting at Franktown, on Saturday afternoon, the first day of September, at 3 o'clock. A large attendance is earnestly requested.
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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : BaysideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Law enforcement
William Marsh, who has been serving a sentence in Accomac jail for illegal dredging in Virginia waters, was released from jail on Friday, 17th. His term of imprisonment -- three months -- expired on that day and he immediately paid the $300 fine, together with costs. The other Marylanders, who are serving sentences for same offence, still languish "in durance vile."
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Transportation -- Water - Freight
Mr. A. H. G. Mears, Wachapreague, will run schooner from that point to New York during the potato season, as will be seen by his advertisement in this issue, and the enterprise should have the cordial support of the farmers in reach of that place.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Camp meetingsMoral -- Other violent crimeAfrican-Americans -- Religion
George R. West, colored, was committed to jail by Constable Custis, Saturday morning last, charged with shooting a colored man and woman at the Savageville camp-ground. One of the persons shot is said to be fatally wounded. The shooting was a result of a quarrel at a boarding tent on the ground. The negro West is said to have provoked the quarrel and to have shot these two persons without any other provocation than that they were a little slow in waiting on him.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Excursions
Jenkins Bridge.
A party of five ladies and seven gentlemen had a very pleasant trip to Wallops Beach last week. They camped out and notwithstanding the mosquitoes had a jolly time.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches
Marsh Market.
Rev. J. T. Edmondson preached three fine sermons at Halls Chapel last Sunday, and in the afternoon baptized six persons in Holden Creek near Mr. William Bloxom's residence.
The schooner Oriental, Capt. Frank Gaskill and Alex Topping left Messongo Creek last Monday morning to take Rev. J. T. Edmondson to the Western Shore to attend a meeting there.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Schools
The next session of Margaret Academy begins September 19th, and in calling attention to the fact, we cannot too heartily commend it to the patronage of our readers. We give it our unqualified endorsement, because in our opinion, it is not one of the best but the best preparatory school in the State of Virginia, and the word "preparatory" is meant by us in no sense to convey the idea that it is only a school where the rudiments are taught -- they are taught there in a very efficient manner, but the school has, in addition, a course of instruction as thorough and comprehensive as will be found at most of the colleges in the State of Virginia or elsewhere. In a word, while pupils can begin their studies in the primary classes there, they can be prepared there also to enter the best institutions in the land, thoroughly equipped to sustain themselves and profit by any advantages which may be offered them. The necessity hardly exists, except in rare instances, however, of seeking an education elsewhere if a pupil will avail himself of all the benefits of that school. In endorsing so strongly the Margaret Academy, we wish to say, that it is done without any suggestion from the principal or anyone else, and without any motive whatever, except, to impress our readers with its excellence as a school of learning and to counsel them, not to send their boys and girls from home when they can send them at so much less cost to a better school at home.
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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Maryland-Virginia boundarySea -- Shellfish - Oystering : BaysideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Law enforcement
"The Joint Commissioners appointed by the legislatures of Maryland and Virginia recommended to Governor O'Ferrall that the boats captured in Maryland waters last winter be returned. Regrets were also expressed that Maryland had been invaded by the Virginia fishery-force. This act on the part of Virginia reminds us of the highwayman who, while he was kindly talking with his victim, deftly robbed him of his purse. The William E. Price and C. E. Stevenson have not yet been returned. In fact, the authorities of Virginia are making no effort to return them. They are sunk in Pungoteague Creek and are being destroyed by the worms." -- Crisfield Times.
Our contemporary is respectfully referred to the Governor of Virginia for information in this matter. Our Executive by an unwarranted exercise of his prerogative took the Price and Stevenson out of the custody of the officials of this county and now seems at a loss to know what to do with them. The proper "authorities of Virginia" would have sold them long ago if the Governor had not interfered. "They are sunk in Pungoteague Creek," we have further to say for the information of our contemporary, according to advices received by us, "to keep the Crisfielders from stealing them."
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Excursions
Steam yacht Gem can be chartered at a reasonable price to run parties anywhere on the sea-side. Will carry 25 to 30 persons comfortably.
N. B. Rich,
Wachapreague, Va.