Peninsula Enterprise, November 16, 1889
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reprinted from Cape Charles Headlight, November 12.Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : BaysideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Markets
The International Oyster Company shipped on yesterday one car load of wired oysters to California and are now doing an extensive business all through the country; and the Cape Charles Oyster Company are shipping from 700 to 1000 gallons of oysters per day to different parts of the country. These two companies are valuable industries to this city, affording employment to many of our people, white and colored.
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reprinted from Pocomoke Ledger, November 9.Transportation -- Railroad - Other
The N. Y. P. & N. R.R., will start trains from this depot on Monday next on the following time. Going North, leave 12 midnight, 7.27 a. m., 12.48 and 3.00 p. m. South bound Norfolk Express arrives and leaves 3.55 a. m. Old Point Express arrives 4.26, leaves 4.30. Pocomoke Accommodation leaves Delmar 5.55 a. m., and arrives at Pocomoke 7.15 a. m. Crisfield and Pocomoke mail leaves Delmar at 12.10 p. m., and arrives at Pocomoke 1.25 p. m.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Horse racing
The Philadelphia Times of 8th. says: Signet, owned by B. F. Scott, Northampton county, won the 2.30 race at Point Breeze, N. J., last week, and at the same time lowered his record. His time in the three heats were 2.26 1-4, 2.26 1-4, and 2.27 1-2.
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Moral -- Property crime
George H. Parker, Charles Scarborough and Henry Hope, all colored, convicted at last term of our court of felony, were taken to penitentiary last Monday, by Deputy Sheriff, Mr. B. T. Melson, and guard, Mr. Ritchie F. Ward.
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Transportation -- Water - StrandingsWeather -- Northeast stormsSea -- WreckingSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : PricesTransportation -- Water - Aids to navigation
Chincoteague.
Schooner Samuel Ward, A. T. Sharpley, captain, which went ashore about two weeks ago in a storm on Wallop's beach, was floated on Tuesday by Capt. C. E. Babbitt of this place.
Oysters sold here on Tuesday at $1.15 per bushel.
The whistling buoy located on our bar has drifted to a point near Wachapreague inlet.
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Infrastructure -- Public : ChurchesInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential construction
Horsey.
A number of Northern sportsmen have been enjoying the fine gunning facilities which this section affords, during the week.
The revival meeting which has been in progress at Downing's for some time past closed on last Friday night, when three candidates were admitted to membership.
Dr. Frank Fletcher's new residence at Jenkins' Bridge, which will be one of the handsomest specimens of architecture in the county, is nearing completion.
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Transportation -- Road - MaintenanceTransportation -- Road - Legislation
The miserable condition of our public roads is a matter universally commented on by our people and was not unworthy the attention of our last grand jury, as will be noted elsewhere, in our columns. As will be seen, the surveyors of the roads have been notified "to drain them" and doubtless the penalties, with which they are threatened, will cause them to heed the advice given and to take steps in that direction, but we doubt if the roads will be materially benefitted by the attention which they receive at their hands. Surveyors of roads as a rule are appointed without their consent and besides the unwilling service they give to them, usually have not the time and means at their command to make them what they should be. With the absolute certainty that they will not be materially improved under our present road system, the thought is suggested, inasmuch as our Legislature meets soon, that steps be taken to have our statute law amended if defective in this respect, so that they can be let out and worked by contract. Figures already have been abundantly given through our columns, proving that the roads could be worked less expensively in the way suggested than under the present system, and the matter need not therefore be elaborated further by us. Our people generally, we believe, approve a trial of the contract system. Who will inaugurate the movement in that direction?
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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Postal serviceTransportation -- Railroad - Freight
A change has been made in the schedule of the N.Y., P. & N. R.R. and the mail service thereby rendered so abominable, so far as the Eastern Shore of Virginia is concerned, that the railroad authorities themselves even seem ashamed of it and have not reported the change to the newspapers of the Peninsula, at least not to the editor of the ENTERPRISE to the end that the time-table advertised therein for the convenience of the public, might be corrected. Evidently they are either ashamed of the gross injustice done us by the change made in the delivery of our mails or have concluded that any information tendered us in respect to the present service would be but adding insult to injury. The information withheld through the usual channels, for whatever reason, has not however blinded us to the fact or reconciled us to the injustice of a delay of about five hours in the delivery of our mails. Such mail service would be unbearable if the discrimination was not made against us in favor of our Maryland neighbors in the delivery of the mails -- the fact being taken into consideration that the mail which is served to citizens of Pocomoke city, only two miles from the Virginia line about 1.30 p.m. is delayed in the delivery to us until after nightfall, and therefore practically to the great majority of our people until the following morning, is enough to arouse the righteous indignation of every citizen of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. A petition for the return of the post-chaise will be in order if the present service is not changed, and most of the people of Accomac, would get their mail earlier in the manner proposed from Pocomoke than they do now under the present arrangements. The authorities of the N.Y., P. & N. R.R. contracted with the Government, we presume, to deliver our mails on reasonable time, but independent of that fact the question is pertinent, why should our Maryland neighbors be favored with better mail facilities than we are? The Government did not so intend, but the officials of N.Y., P. & N. R.R. have seen fit for reasons to suit themselves to run an early train carrying the mail only as far as Pocomoke -- possibly because our Maryland neighbors knowing better their right, than we do, dare maintain them. At least a change in our present mail service is demanded, and unless it comes speedily a petition to the Powers that be at Washington is our inalienable right and should be exercised.