Peninsula Enterprise, August 8, 1896
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Professionals -- Commission merchants
Meetings were held by the farmers last week at Davis' Wharf, Craddockville and Exmore and another meeting will be held by them at Keller to-day "for the purpose of consulting together and devising means of protecting themselves against Baltimore commission merchants." The charge which they make against them, we are advised, is that they induce Western commission men, who come here to buy potatoes, to buy in Baltimore by offering them at a smaller price. It is even stated that sales made here were declared off because of a telegram from commission merchants, of Baltimore recently, offering them at less price.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Fairs
Cyrene, the great tight rope walker and trapeze performer, of Brooklyn, N. Y., will perform great wonders at the Cape Charles Fair, September 1, 2 and 3. Admission 25 cents. Excursion rates on N. Y., P. & N. R. R. much less than last year.
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Farmers -- Farmers' organizations
Mr. S. S. Martin, president, authorizes the announcement that the Pungoteague Farmers' Association will meet at Pungoteague, Saturday, August 15th, and through us requests all farmers in lower Accomac to be in attendance, interested in the shipment of produce. All farmers' clubs especially invited to send delegates to the meeting.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Veterans
The Executive COmmittee of Harmanson-West Camp, C. V., met at Hallwood on Tuesday last to begin the work of preparation for their reunion and entertainment to be held at Parksley in October. Commander Fletcher was made a committee to secure speakers; Capt. John E. Winder and O. A. Browne, committee on transportation; T. C. Kelly to superintend the collection of provisions from Accomac and Hon. Charles Smith from Northampton; T. T. Wescott to purchase confectioneries, etc., and John H. Wise to secure suitable grounds, purchase badges, etc.
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Transportation -- Railroad - SteamboatsFields -- Livestock - HorsesInfrastructure -- Public - Government : Life-saving serviceMigrationTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Resorts
Chincoteague.
Steamer Chincoteague, at Wilmington of late, for overhauling and repairs has returned, looking as neat a pin in her new coat of paint. New machinery was also put in her with the view of increasing her speed.
Our pony-penning was well attended last week and several ponies changed hands.
Capt. William Harrison has been awarded contract, for supplying with coal and wood Life Saving Stations from Smith's Island to Wachapreague, and S. E. Matthews has been awarded like contract for stations from Metompkin to Ocean City, MD.
William Blake, colored, who left Chincoteague over 50 years ago returned this week to make it his home the balance of his days. His ancestors, he states, came here from the mainland about 1690.
Schooner Mary Galard, from Philadelphia, with Presbyterian Fishing Club on board, was here last week.
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Forests -- Barrel factories Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Horse racing
New Church.
There were about five thousand people at the Red Hills, Wednesday, from all parts of Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland.
Mr. Albert Mears' large barrel factory is nearly completed and will be ready for business shortly.
Business seems to be on a boom in this section. Mr. West, proprietor of West's hotel, has been overrun for past two weeks.
We had some very fine trotting last Saturday, on our track by Grey Eagle and May D., owned by Mr. Duncan.
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Transportation -- Water - FreightTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Baseball
Onancock.
Steamer Tangier carried 1,700 barrels of sweets from this wharf last Wednesday, and about 1,200 last Monday.
Wachapreague and Onancock nines played a game of ball here last Friday, resulting in a score of 21 to 1, in favor of the latter. Onancock made 17 hits and 4 errors, Wachapreague 6 hits and 19 errors. Umpire -- Pitts, of Baltimore. Batteries -- Killman and Robertson; Burton and Mears.
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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionTransportation -- Railroad - FreightInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionTransportation -- Railroad - PersonnelInfrastructure -- Commercial - Millineries
Parksley.
The contractors of the brick block in our town are pushing ahead and some of the stores are reaching the second story.
Large quantities of sweet potatoes are being shipped from this station, averaging from one to two thousand barrels per day.
Mrs. Genette Fox's dwelling is nearly completed and ready for occupancy.
Mr. Rolph, of Somerset county, Md., is now acting as night agent at this station.
Mrs. Libbie Lewis' storehouse and dwelling combined is receiving the last coat of plaster and will be occupied next week.
Mr. Oscar L. Ewell is building a millinery store of Misses Emma and Ruth Lewis; also a barber shop and shoemaker shop.
Mr. James R. Hickman has contracted for a large brick storehouse to be placed on his old stand at the corner of Dunne avenue and Bennett street.
Special Trains to Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair.
Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Fairs
The N. Y., P. & N. R. R. has kindly arranged to run a special train from Pocomoke City and intermediate stations to Keller on the 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th of August, and also run a special train from Keller to Cape Charles as heretofore, to accommodate their patrons of the Eastern Shore, who will attend the Accomac Fair.
Reduced Freight Rates on N. Y., P. & N. R. R.
Transportation -- Railroad - Rates and fares
EDITOR ENTERPRISE:
We have succeeded in getting order from the general traffic manager of the Pennsylvania system with concurrence of Mr. R. B. Cooke, for reduction of freight rates on round and sweet potatoes, from Accomac and Northampton counties as follows: To Newark and New York, 30 cents per barrel. To Philadelphia and Wilmington, 25 cents. To Baltimore amount not yet determined.
S. R. NELSON, GEORGE W. LECATO, CHARLES SMITH, Committee.
Philadelphia, August 5th, 1896.
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Transportation -- Railroad - Rates and fares
The communication published elsewhere in regard to the reduction of freight rates speaks for itself, and is welcome news to our people in these hard times and in the uncertainty existing among them of their ability to make buckle and tongue meet. The reduction means thousands of dollars to us and in the end, not very remote we believe, will be beneficial to the railroad companies carrying our potatoes to market, in stimulating the production of them, cutting off competition in transportation and causing thousands of barrels to be shipped, when prices are low, which would otherwise be left to rot in our fields. The rates now will be accepted as reasonable and gives encouragement to our farmers which will infuse new life into them. We tender thanks, in behalf of our people to the committee presenting our claims for reduction and to the railroad authorities, who recognizing the necessity for the same, listened and acceded to our demands.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Boat racing
TO POLK LANG, ESQ. Replying to your challenge in the ENTERPRISE of August 1st, will say we are anxious to sail you a race according to our challenge of a previous date, that is in Chincoteague channel off the wind with tide and return to windward against tide. If you are afraid of your craft's ability to outsail ours after your boasts, and it makes you quake in your shoes too much to think of sailing a fair race like this and you want all of the advantage, I will accept your challenge to sail in Chincoteague bay on the day mentioned by you, August 25th, provided you will agree to start at a time and place when we can have a fair wind and tide on the start, and return to windward against tide, for a purse of $200. Now put up or shut up.
David Steelman.