Peninsula Enterprise, January 26, 1882

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Infrastructure -- Public : Schools

Public School No. 7, known as "Woodland," in Metompkin School District, Mr. John E. Churn, principal, was reopened on Wednesday, the 18th inst., with increased facilities "for teaching the young idea how to shoot" in that section.

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Professionals -- Builders

We call attention of the public to the card of Mr. T. Eslie Coard, which appears in this issue of our paper. Mr. Coard is a practical mechanic, and will, we believe, faithfully execute all contracts made by him.

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Transportation -- Water - Steamboats

Mr. C. T. Taylor, of Jenkins Bridge, and Capt. Veasey, late of the steamer Helen) are soliciting subscriptions to a new steamboat enterprise. They propose, we are informed, to organize a stock company to be composed for the most part of the farmers of our county, and this they hope to accomplish by selling them shares valued at $50 - from one to twenty.

In the event of success, the route of the new line will be the same as those of the Eastern Shore Steamboat Company.

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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : DredgingSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : BaysideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Law enforcementSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Legislation

Petitions asking for a repeal of the dredging law, we are informed, have been forwarded to our Legislature by citizens in the lower end of our county.

A counter petition, with 800 signatures, by citizens of Messongo and vicinity, in the upper part of the county, has been forwarded also, asking, instead of a repeal of the law, that guard boats be furnished by the Commonwealth to protect the oyster beds.

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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Public healthDisease

A case of small-pox is reported near Pungoteague. The subject is said to be colored man recently from Baltimore. Our information is not sufficiently definite to enable us to vouch for its accuracy.

A Good Minute's Work.

Sea -- Market hunting

A few days ago Mr. Fletcher Budd, near Wiseville, at one shot killed two otters, weighing respectively eighteen and nineteen pounds at the distance of twenty four yards. He sold the two pelts for ten dollars. Go ottering again, Fletcher. Didn't he rather too otterly otter?

Sad Accident.

Moral -- Firearms

A Very sad accident occurred in the family of Mr. Samuel C. Taylor, of Guilford, a few days ago.

Two of his children, aged respectively 8 and 5 years, had been amusing themselves during the day of Tuesday, the 17th inst., with toy pistols. On the evening of that day, in ignorance, of course, of the difference between them and other pistols, the elder of them took a genuine and loaded pistol from the pocket of a still older brother, and playfully placing it at the ear of his child brother, sent a ball crashing through his skull. The child lingered until Tuesday, when he died. Mr. Taylor is one of our best citizens, and has the sympathy of the entire community.

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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Public healthDisease

Editor Enterprise:

In your paper two urgent appeals to the School Board have been made to urge that the children have safety by vaccination from small-pox. Besides you have made extracts urging it. The National Board of Health state in their late report that small-pox is epidemic throughout the United States. The whole county is full of it. Yet the wiseacres who compose our School board are too wise for instruction - only when they feel it will they awake. The school role here calls for 80 scholars, of these, 60 - three-fourths - are unvaccinated! It is fair to suppose other schools in the county bear the same proportion. Small-pox, I hear - I hope the rumor is false - is near Pungoteague. Now this appeal is the last from me. The grand jury can deal with the question, and I unhesitatingly say that if in any public school a single case of small-pox shall occur, I will go before the grand jury.

M.D.

Accomac C. H.

Peninsula Enterprise
Accomac Court House
January 26, 1882