Peninsula Enterprise, January 5, 1895

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Farmers -- Farmers' organizations

The Pungoteague Farmers' Association will meet Saturday 12th inst, to make arrangements for the present year's shipments and requests a full attendance of the members.

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Natural resources -- Conservation - Game

At the meeting of Eastern Shore Game Protective Association held at Accomac C. H., last Monday, a police force of three were appointed to look after and report violations of the game laws.

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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Taxation

Most of the delinquent lands sold at court-house door last Monday, were bid off to the Commonwealth. Taxes on all of any value were paid before the day of sale.

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Moral -- Alcohol

The appeals in two cases, taken by Franklin C. Lewis to the Supreme Court, convicted of selling liquor contrary to the law were decided by said court against Mr. Lewis and he will now have to perform the judgement of the county court of Accomac unless relieved by the Governor.

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Moral -- Alcohol

Mr. William T. Bundick, of Onancock, will deliver an address on temperance at M. E. Church, Cape Charles, next Monday night, and it goes without saying, that all who hear him will be entertained. He is a fluent and graceful speaker, with a practical knowledge in the past of the opposite of the theme to which he will speak, which serves him well in his earnest appeal for the cause of temperance.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - NewspapersSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideTransportation -- Water - FreightSea -- Fish factoriesFields -- Livestock - Swine

Chincoteague.

The Chincoteague Islander changed hands with its third issue. Frank J. Townsend is now the sole proprietor.

Schooners D. J. Whealton and Hasting loaded this week with oysters for New York, and Schooner Susan Jane with phosphate of Bunting & Son for Philadelphia.

Capt. George C. Burch killed the largest porker of the season, in fact the largest ever raised here, this week. It weighed 670 and a half pounds. The fund of $7.10 contributed by the guessers as to its weight was won by the wife of Capt. Burch.

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Infrastructure -- Public : Schools

Onancock.

Prof. Brent has been busy this week furnishing the Margaret Academy annex building.

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Professionals -- Seafood dealersTransportation -- Road - LiveriesTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Other

Parksley.

L. F. Hinman has been making a northern tour, looking up oyster trade.

John D. Johnson has finished and is now occupying his livery stables, and Fred Johnson has moved into the stables near the hotel.

Our young people have been having fine times in skating and are wishing for more ice.

Weems Line not for Sale.

reprinted from Baltimore Sun, January 3.Transportation -- Water - Steamboats

Mr. Nicholas Bond, vice-president of the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic Railway Company, and Mr. Henry Williams, president of the Weems Steamboat Company, held a conference yesterday with reference to the proposed sale of the Weems steamboat property to the Baltimore, Chesapeake and Atlantic. At the conclusion of the conference Mr. Williams stated that all negotiations between the two companies were at an end, that the option which was given Mr. Bond on the property had been dissolved, that the Weems Line will continue business heretofore, and that the property is not for sale.

Hodges Again in Trouble.

Moral -- AlcoholMoral -- Property crime

Harry Hodges, formerly of Norfolk county, but a resident of this county for the last five or six years, was tried at the October term of the county court of Accomac for stealing a horse and carriage and acquitted. A few weeks after his acquittal he professed religion and joined the church. In the meantime he secured employment with the Accomac Stove and Tin Co., and later was engaged by Messrs. W. C. Coleburn & Son. While in the employ of the latter on the 24th of December he sold a horse and wagon, belonging to them, pocketed the proceeds and skipped to Baltimore. When last heard from he was endeavoring to secure means to bring him back to Accomac. He offers the excuse for the last as he did for first offence, "too much whisky!" -- but again in the hands of an Accomac jury, the verdict doubtless would be, to put him beyond the temptation and where he could not secure it.