Peninsula Enterprise, May 7, 1887
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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Groceries
Mr. Thos. H. Kellam has recently opened a green grocery establishment at Accomac C. H., and is now prepared to furnish customers with first-class Chicago beef and other articles in his line, at fair prices.
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Transportation -- Water - Steamboats
The steamer Tangier taken off some time ago, to be repaired and repainted is again on her route.
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Moral -- Property crime
Messrs. B. T. Melson and Thomas H. Melson, deputy sheriff and guard, respectively, left last Tuesday for Richmond, with one Joseph Daniel, colored, convicted of forgery and sentenced to four years in penitentiary at April term of our court.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Fire companies
Mr. John W. Duncan, Onancock, a victim of the late fire, has with his characteristic energy and enterprise, had another establishment erected on the site of his former one, and opened there this week a fine line of jewelry just received from the city. With men like him reverses furnish the stimulus for work which will lead to greater success. As in the past, purchasers will always find that he has advantages which will enable him to sell to you at less than city prices. At this time especially he deserves and has the right to expect the patronage of his countymen.
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Infrastructure -- Public : SchoolsTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - FairsTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Fraternal ordersInfrastructure -- Public : Churches
Belle Haven.
A graded school will be opened here next fall.
A large and handsome hall is to be built here, this year, by members of A.O.U.W.
A fair and festival on large scale will be held in Belle Haven park, on 23rd day of June, and a grand musical entertainment will be given in evening of same day. It is to be superior in every respect to a similar entertainment given last year, which was so enjoyable and so much complimented. The proceeds are to be applied for the benefit of the M.E. Church.
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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeedTransportation -- Water - SailboatsForests -- Shipping : WaterInfrastructure -- Public : Churches
Greenbackville.
Schooner Peter J. Hart, Capt. J. S. Pruitt, commander, arrived here the latter part of last week with a cargo of small oysters, and having completed his engagements for running oysters for planting purposes, will now take in a load of pine wood for New York market.
Rev. B. F. Jester is conducting a revival meeting at the private residence of Mr. George T. Marshall, near the old sign post. At the meeting held there on last Sunday night 7 persons made a profession of religion. Rev. B. F. Jester will continue the revival services as long as the present manifestations of interest prevails, and regular services, once in two weeks, until the new church to be built at the sign post shall be completed.
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Fields -- Livestock - SwineFields -- Livestock - Diseases and pestsFields -- Crops - White potatoes : Diseases and pestsFields -- Crops - Other vegetablesForests -- Forest products - OtherForests -- Sawmills
Keller.
A large number of hogs are dying of cholera in this section.
Potato bugs are more numerous in this section than was ever known before.
Asparagus so far has been the largest crop shipped from our station this season.
First-class shingles are being manufactured at the saw mill recently established here by Mr. C. W. Lloyd.
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Transportation -- Water - SailboatsTransportation -- Water - FreightLaborers -- FisheriesLaborers -- WagesArchitecture -- JailsMoral -- AlcoholInfrastructure -- Public : SchoolsInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential construction
Leemont.
Capt. John E. Johnson is running a semi-weekly packet from Hunting creek to Tangier, carrying thither corn and hogs and exchanging them for fish.
Our oystermen are now reaping a rich harvest of filthy lucre. The wages of a boat's crew of two men, now average daily from $7 to $20. The oysters are caught on Beach Rock, near Watts Island and at this time, is truly better than a gold mine for them.
Our skillful blacksmith, Mr. A. J. McCready has recently completed a handsome grated door for the jail, which the occupants of that sanctum will doubtless admire as much for its utility as its beauty.
The thirsty with us are no longer refreshed by the soft drinks of Mr. Emory Hinman. His customers who had been accustomed to "old red eye" did not take kindly to them. He closed out his business last week.
Since the public schools closed here Prof. Wimbrough has opened a private one which is being liberally patronized.
A new dwelling is being erected by Mr. D. H. Johnson for our shoemaker, Mr. Tindale of Chincoteague, who made his home with us some weeks ago.
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Transportation -- Water - WrecksFields -- Crops - White potatoes : Diseases and pestsInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionTransportation -- Water - FreightInfrastructure -- Public : ChurchesProfessionals -- BuildersLaborers -- ConstructionFields -- Crops - White potatoes : Diseases and pests
Mearsville.
The sloop Sadie Bell, hailing from this place, indicted for illegal dredging at last term of grand jury court, and lately released from the charge, was capsized at Fishermans, Northampton county, during a storm on the 29th of April, and is a total wreck. The boat was valued at $1,000 and was lately purchased by Capt. Artemus E. Poulson and Martin E. Chesser, to whom the loss is a serious one. The crew on the sloop, all of whom were from Accomac, reached the shore safely in their yawl boat.
The Irish potatoes are peeping through the ground in this section, and the potato bugs are on hand ready to devour them.
A handsome dwelling is being built at Bloxom station for Mr. George Y. Bloxom, by Messrs. J. L. Baily & Bro., contractors.
The schooner George F. Wright, commanded by Capt. W. J. Sommers, sailed for Rappahannock this week. Her return cargo will be a load of oysters for Capt. C. C. Young.
Work on the new church at Bethel has commenced. Mr. Robert Nock, aided by 9 skillful workmen, has charge of the job, and it is hardly necessary to add that an edifice of handsome proportions will soon be completed.
The Irish potatoes are peeping through the ground in this section, and the potato bugs are on hand ready to devour them.
Public School Report.
Infrastructure -- Public - Government : School administration
For month ending April 30th, 1887: -- Number of schools in operation, 68; number of pupils enrolled, 2,386; average daily attendance 1,821; different schools visited by superintendent, 4; schools of more than one teacher, 18; male teachers employed, 21; female teachers employed, 47; warrants issued by superintendent 10; amount of said warrants, $483.18.
JOHN E. MAPP,
Superintendent.
P. S. -- The few visits of superintendent to schools during the month was due to sickness of superintendent and family.
J. E. MAPP.
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Moral -- Alcohol
MR. EDITOR -- The enemies of local option die hard. Its success with us is an established fact, endorsed, supported and believed in by nine-tenths of our people, yet, notwithstanding all this, the representatives of the closed saloons and their henchman, are actively engaged in vilifying all who dare raise their voice against the traffic, and a misrepresentation of the facts of any movement that has for its object the advancement of the temperance cause. Read the letter of "Visitor" of last week. Your Chincoteague correspondent of same date gave but a tame account of the circumstances and scenes of the anniversary, and yet from this "Visitor's" statement the whole thing was worse than a failure. If this "Visitor" is honest in his version of the affair, we unhesitatingly say "he had eyes but he saw not, ears but he heard not." The seating capacity of our hall and churches taxed to their utmost failed to accommodate the crowds, while the music of the organ, cornet, and a choir of trained voices was worthy the occasion.
We failed to see the conservatism of Rev. Mr. Watkins. His scathing denunciations of the rum traffic and the prohibition ring, and his speech was pronounced by the "fanatics" as the speech of the occasion, and he does not take it as any compliment, that as the representative of the Methodist Episcopal church here, this "Visitor" should call him conservative. But this man "Warner, longshoreman, clown &c., who was freely condemned by nearly every person who heard him, local optionist and anti-local optionist." If the loud and continued applause that greeted this Knight of our holy cause, as he unsparingly chastised the "Life long Democrat and temperance man" was an evidence of condemnation, then he was condemned with a vengeance. The two pictures are held up to the gaze of the hundreds present, let them pass judgment.
RESIDENT.
Chincoteague, May 3d, '87.
Cape Charles Hotel.
Infrastructure -- Commercial - Hotels
-- Opposite Passenger Depot --
Cape Charles City, Va.
B. T. AMES, PROPRIETOR.
This hotel has been newly furnished and put in First-Class condition. has good accommodations, and the table supplied with all the delicacies of the season.
Board per day . . . $1.50.
Monthly boarders at reasonable rates.
Good Livery Attached.