Peninsula Enterprise, January 19, 1895

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Transportation -- Water - Channel and harbor dredging

The proposed waterway from Franklin City to Cape Charles will not be opened. The report of the officials under whose supervision the matter came is to the effect that "the present and prospective demands of commerce do not justify the expenditure of public funds to make the waterway at this time."

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Transportation -- Railroad - OtherMoral -- Vandalism

Some miscreant threw a shell through window of car of N. Y. P. & N. R. R., at a point near Kendall Grove last Tuesday afternoon. A lady sitting near the window narrowly escaped from being hit by the missile and receiving serious injury. It is the second offense of that kind in same section in the last three weeks.

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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideMigrationTransportation -- Water - FreightInfrastructure -- Commercial - Newspapers

Chincoteague.

In the last three weeks 7000 barrels of oysters have been shipped from this place by rail and about as many more in same period by boat. On last Monday and Tuesday 1200 barrels were sent to market.

Capt. Joseph Gray, late pilot of Steamer Chincoteague, and family, have moved to Box Iron, Md., for the benefit of his wife's health.

Schooner J. G. Conner loaded this week with oysters for New York, schooners Medora Frances and Palestine with like cargo for Norfolk, and another schooner for Morris river, N. J.

The Chincoteague Islander says in its last issue, the 4th, that it has suspended for a few weeks -- and it will probably not have another issue.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionMoral -- Murder

Mappsville.

Lambert Chesser now occupies the house recently vacated by Mrs. E. J. S. Byrd, she having moved to her new house near by; and Thomas Byrd occupies the house vacated by Jacky Davis.

Very many of the people of this neighborhood who are fully acquainted with all the facts leading up to the killing of Fisher by the Wrights, think that their sentence was entirely too severe, especially that of William Wright.

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Weather -- FreezesInfrastructure -- Public : Schools

New Church

The south-west wind of last Sunday was the coldest in the experience of our oldest inhabitants.

The graded school established here last year is doing a good work. The school building is a commodious one, the teachers, Rev. G. J. Hill and Miss Lola White, are giving satisfaction in all respects, and have ninety pupils on their rolls.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - BanksInfrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - DrugstoresMoral -- Vandalism

Onancock.

M. E. Herbst was elected a director of the Onancock National Bank at its annual meeting last week in place of T. J. Powell -- the only change made in the Board. A financial statement of Cashier Herbst shows that the Bank is in a prosperous condition.

The new drug store of W. H. Parker, on Main St., is nearing completion.

Sergeant Riley is after the miscreants who raided the street lamps one night this week.

Temperance Meeting.

Moral -- Alcohol

Through the courtesy of the M. E. Church and her pastor, Onancock, we will hold a temperance meeting in the lecture room of that church Monday, January 21st, at 7 p. m. A cordial invitation is extended to everybody. Let all the former members of the Lodge of Good Templars of this place be present. We wish to re-organize. Come and hear the subject discussed.

W. T. BUNDICK.

State Deputy.