Peninsula Enterprise, October 17, 1891

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Transportation -- Road - Other

Capt. O. A. Browne and eleven others have been appointed by Governor McKinney, as delegates from this State to the Georgia Road Congress, which meets at Atlanta, October 29th.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial construction

A storehouse will be built soon, it's reported, by Mr. W. T. Parks, Jr., at foot of Bayly's road, near Accomac C. H., on premises of Mr. George R. West, which he has secured on a lease for a term of three years.

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Transportation -- Water - Strandings

The schooner Neptune, belonging to Fosque, Boggs & Evans, Onancock, on her trip to Baltimore, last week, carried away her mast which was repaired at a cost of $45 and on her return trip went ashore on Bodkin bar, and striking a rock, which cut a hole an her bottom, sank -- at a loss for additional repairs of about $300.

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Moral -- Other violent crime

Mr. G. B. Jones, agent and operator of N. Y., P. & N. R. R., at Eastville station, was badly beaten by two tramps on last Tuesday night. They demanded money of him, and failing by threats to make him deliver, endeavored to extort it be dragging him from the station and beating him unmercifully. They started to the woods with him, and it is safe to say, that he would have fared much worse than he did, if they had succeeded in that purpose. His wounds are not of a serious character.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Horse racingTransportation -- Road - LegislationInfrastructure -- Public : FencesFields -- Livestock - Dog problem

Belle Haven.

New dwellings for Messrs. John M. West and T. H. B. Savage are approaching completion at this place.

Modoc, the fast trotter of the Kellam Bros., has been entered in the races which come off at Suffolk, on 21st inst. The first premium in the purse he will compete for is $150.

The people of this town and vicinity not only approve of the course the ENTERPRISE, "for better roads." but insist with equal emphasis that our Legislators shall at the next session secure the passage of a "no fence" and dog law. At an impromptu gathering of the citizens on Wednesday night, the matter being discussed and a poll of the votes being suggested, fifteen voted for "no fence," two declined to vote. The vote was unanimous against the worthless canines and for a reasonable tax on those to be spared.

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Weather -- Northeast stormsSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideInfrastructure -- Public - Government : Life-saving serviceTransportation -- Water - WrecksMigration

Chincoteague.

A severe northeast storm has been raging here since the 10th to this writing (Wednesday). The wind has been blowing at about 40 miles per hour, and the tide is the highest for past two years and has swept our meadows. Many of the sloops and other craft have been blown up into the land to the inconvenience of the owners. The oystermen say, however, that the storm is a blessing, as the oysterbeds have thereby been swept of grass to the great benefit of the oysters.

The U. S. Steamer Despatch, Lieut. Cowles commander, with six officers and sixty-eight marines, went ashore on 10t inst., 3 a. m., one mile north of Assateague Life Saving Station. The signal of distress from steamer was promptly answered by Capt. James Tracey and crew of Life Saving Station, and in less than one hour all the officers and crew of Despatch were safely landed at Station, where they remained and were kindly cared for until Wednesday, when in obedience to an order of Secretary Tracy, all of them except Lieutenants Cowles and Mullen and two cooks left by train for Philadelphia. The Despatch is a total loss, nothing now to be seen but her mainmast and smokestack, and nothing was saved except what drifted ashore in a damaged condition -- everything was lost, not only the $30,000 worth of silverware which, it is reported, was on board, but the clothes even of the sailors, many of them being in bed at the time she struck the shoals, who escaped in their night clothes. In this connection, too much cannot be said of Capt. Tracey and his crew, as to their efficiency the officers and crew of Despatch owe their lives. Since the disaster many reporters have appeared on the scene of action and some of them, notably some of the New York correspondents have shown themselves the possessors of vivid imaginations. Assateague is not a barren Island, as they reported, nor did the Despatch have to be guarded against Chincoteaguers, the same being a lie out of the whole cloth.

Mr. S. C. Dale and family, of Philadelphia, have moved to this place, and the gentleman since his arrival has accepted a clerkship in Mr. E. P. Timmon's store.

Fancy and Valuable Stock.

Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Horse racing

The James Brothers in Occohannock are fast making reputation as the raisers of fine horses and unlike some Eastern Shoremen know how to dispose of them at a profit. Little Betz, raised by Mr. Jno. R. James and sold by him to Mr. Jas. Smith, of Richmond, for $400, beat a race at Pimlico last Saturday , in 2:27, making the half mile in 2:11 -- the pacer May Morrill, raised by Mr. Heze James, and which can make a mile in 2:20, was sold by him on Saturday, for the sum of $650 to a gentleman in Chester, Pa. -- the most successful, however, of the trio in his dealings in horse flesh has been Mr. Wm. I. James. He sold Vortex, the winner of heavy stakes in Philadelphia, recently, now with a record of 2:30, two years ago for $400, and last week sold Scott Morrill, sired by old Morrill out of a thoroughbred Scott mare for $600 to Mr. Burke, of Chester, Pa., and now has in his stables a year old colt that can beat 3 minutes, a pair, Lady Browne and Clay Morrill, 4 and 3 years old respectively, which can make a mile in 2:50 or better, and besides these, has seven other very promising colts.

Arrest of Wm. Marsh, of Maryland.

Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : BaysideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Law enforcement

On Thursday, the 8th inst., Sheriff John H. Wise, acting under authority given by Governor Jackson, of Maryland, went to the city of Baltimore to secure the arrest of William Marsh, indicted in our county court for "felonious dredging." On Saturday morning the sheriff returned home with his prisoner, who was landed in jail. On the following Monday notice was served on the sheriff, that motion had been made before Judge Bond, of the United States Circuit Court, for a write of "Habeas Corpus," requiring said officer to produce before said court on or before the 24th inst., the prisoner above named, together with the cause of his detention. The object is to allow Marsh, under the compact of April 28th, 1785, to be tried in Maryland instead of Virginia -- he being a resident of the former State. On the same day Marsh was admitted to bail by Judge Gillet, in the penalty of $1,000, for his appearance at the October term of our county court.

A Diabolical, Cowardly, Premeditated and Brutal Murder.

Moral -- Murder

George Drier, a German about 35 years old, who has been clerking for Mrs. F. M. Fadden, an old and infirm woman, aged 65 years, who had a dry goods store in Cape Charles [City], murdered Mrs. Fadden during the night of the 13th inst., while she was asleep in her bed in the back room of her store. After severe examination before Mayor Nelson, and a coroner's jury -- Drier broke down and confessed his guilt. He said he had killed her for her money and had had it in his mind to do it all day; he supposed, she had a large sum of money as she was to go to Philadelphia, the 15th, to buy goods. He told how he left the window of the store open so that he might enter during the night. He told where the knife was, with which he did the deed, and that the first blow was dealt while she was asleep, and showed where he had hid the money $108.25, in the store. The knife and money were found where he said they were.

Drs. W. W. Wilkins and Garland Moore, who conducted the post morten examination, found five contusions on the head one of which was found to be a fractured skull.

When he confessed the Mayor with great skill and management ordered a team and guard to take Drier to jail out of the back way from his office and got the prisoner out the clutches of the infuriated people who intended to lynch Drier. The prisoner was saved by the guard running their horses out of the town. Drier is now lodged in jail at Eastville, where he should have a speedy trial and punishment.

Mrs. Fadden was a kind, good woman of integrity and character, and had the respect of every one; she has been doing a dry goods business in Cape Charles, for about five years. She has heretofore been in business in Felton, Del. and Chester, Pa.

The town is very much excited and deplore this terrible crime in their midst and cry aloud for justice, hanging for the murderer of Mrs. Fadden.

CAPE CHARLES.