Peninsula Enterprise, June 20, 1891
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Forests -- Forest products - Barrels
The advertisement of the Keystone Cooperage Co., Philadelphia, wholesale dealers in empty barrels, is commended to the careful perusal of the readers of the ENTERPRISE.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches
The committee appointed by M. E. Churches, South, Drummondtown Circuit, to select a site for parsonage building in said circuit, have decided in favor of Drummondtown, and the Parsonage will be built during this year.
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fields -- Crops - White potatoes : Prices
G.S. Palmer, commission merchant, N.Y., under date, June 17th inst., says, receipts of potatoes have been unusually heavy this week and for the past 3 days aggregate about 40,000 barrels. Market however holds firm at $5.00 to $5.50 for primes and other goods from $3.00 to $4.50. The few arrivals from Eastern Shore, are somewhat under size and do not advise hurrying forward, as old stock is selling at $4.00 to $4.25.
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fields -- Crops - White potatoes : PricesTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Excursions
Chincoteague.
Our truckers have been shipping daily for the last two weeks, from 100 to 200 barrels of round potatoes which have been sold from $6 to $6.50 per barrel.
A large party of excursionists from Berlin, Snow Hill and Stockton spent the day at the Atlantic hotel, Monday.
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Watermen -- Watermen's organizationsWatermen -- Personal injury
Greenbackville.
The Greenbackville Oystermen's Protective Union at this place, now numbers over sixty members, and holds regular weekly meetings. The union expects to send delegates to the Supreme Oystermen's Protective Union which will meet at Cape Charles [City], on July 7th, next.
On last Friday, during a thunder storm, the sloop Susie Derickson, belonging to Messrs. F. Elton Jones & Bro., of Franklin City, had her topmast broken off by lightning. Levi H. Ellis and John U. Mason were at the time the lightning struck the sloop standing on the shore, near another boat that was on the railway for repairs, and both of them were knocked senseless, while several other persons nearby were badly shocked. All of them soon recovered without serious damage.
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Transportation -- Water - Freightfields -- Crops - White potatoes : MarketsFarmers -- Farmers' organizations
Marsh Market.
Sloop Hiram Murray, Capt. Joel T. Stant, will load with round potatoes for Baltimore, every Friday, at J. A. Hall's wharf, during season, commencing on 26th inst., and leave for Baltimore every Saturday.
The Farmers' Alliance in this section is in a progressive condition. It meets weekly at Rechabite Hall, near Sanford.
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Watermen -- Watermen's organizationsSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : LegislationForests -- SawmillsInfrastructure -- Public : FencesInfrastructure -- Public : Churches
Parksley.
Hunting Creek Oyster Association at its meeting, Saturday night, elected five more delegates, making a total of fifteen, to meet in convention at Cape Charles [City], July 7th. They also decided to ask for a cull law, increased tax on canoes and for dredgers' licenses to be issued for the season at reduced rates.
D. F. White & Bro., have increased the facilities for serving the public at their mill, by putting in a fence machine.
Funds are being collected for building a Baptist Church at Hopeton. Services are being held at present in school-house at that place, every two weeks, by Rev. A. J. Fristoe.
Farmers' Alliance.
Farmers -- Farmers' organizations
The fourth quarterly meeting of the County Alliance, 75, will be held at Parksley station, on Monday, the 6th day of July, 1891, at 10 a. m., sharp. Secretaries of sub-alliances will have their credentials for delegates and dues ready to send in at that time. All members of alliances are requested to go to the secretaries and pay up their dues at once, as delays are detrimental to the good government of all institutions. A strict attention to this notice, will meet the approbation of your county secretary.
GEO. W. LECATO,
President.
JNO. T. HUTCHINSON,
Secretary.
A full attendance of the members of the Onancock Farmers' Alliance is requested at a regular meeting to be held on Saturday, June 27th. Officers will be elected and delegates to meet the County Alliance. Other important business also will be attended to on that day.
P. S. STEWART,
Secretary.
Oystermen's Supreme Union.
Watermen -- Watermen's organizations
The delegates to the meeting of Oystermen's Supreme Union at Cape Charles [City], will take the 3:10 p. m. train on the 6th of July. Special rates will be given to the delegates to the Supreme Union from New Church south. All Unions are requested to send their per capita tax.
G. W. GLENN,
S. M. W.
Sykes, Va., June 15th, 1891.
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HO! FOR THE BEACH
The undersigned is prepared to take parties from Wachapreague to any point from Chincoteague to Cape Charles, during the summer at reasonable rates. My boat will carry comfortably 20 persons, but larger parties can be accommodated on short notice. Thos. B. Smith, Wachapreague, A.
Meeting of Trustees of Margaret Academy.
Infrastructure -- Public : Schools
The trustees of Margaret Academy met at Pungoteague, last Saturday, eleven of the fourteen members of the Board being present. The meeting was called to consider the question of a sale of the Academy property and the reinvestment of the funds of same for school purposes at some other point on the Eastern Shore. Opinions being read of Prof. John B. Minor, of the University of Virginia, and of Judge Staples, indicating that the trustees had not the right to dispose of the property, and advising them to seek the aid of the Legislature or court of equity, a resolution was offered by Dr. John L. Harmanson to the effect, that the Legislature be asked at the next session to give them the power to sell the property, if in the judgement of the Board of Trustees, it should be sold. The resolutions were combatted by Hon. John W. H. Parker in a forcible speech, on the ground of the diversion of the funds from the purposes intended by the founders of the institution, and resolutions were offered by him to the effect, that an effort be made to establish a school at the present site. The resolutions were discussed at length by Capt. O. A. Browne, Dr. J. E. Brodwater, Dr. Harmanson and others, and the outcome of the same was the adoption of both, it being the sense of the meeting.
First, that if the Academy could be put into successful operation at its present site, the Board would unanimously approve such action, and to that end a committee consisting of Mr. Parker and four others was appointed and given twelve months to accomplish that object.
Second, that Dr. J. L. Harmanson be appointed a committee to secure the right to sell Academy property, if necessary.
On motion, Capt. O. A. Browne was appointed a committee, in the event of a sale to invite propositions from different localities on the Eastern Shore, with the understanding that the fund would go to that section of the Eastern Shore where a school could be operated most successfully, to be indicated by inducements offered in number of pupils to be taught, instructors to be secured, money contributed for Academy building to be erected, etc.
The meeting was interesting and harmonious, despite the differences in opinions of the members of the Board in some respects. Adjourned to meet again at the call of the President of the Board.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Schools
The proceedings of the Board of Trustees of Margaret Academy, reported elsewhere, indicate with reasonable certainty that an Academy of high grade will be established somewhere in Accomac or Northampton, at an early day. The sentiment of the trustees practically unanimous, is, that Margaret Academy cannot be successfully operated in its present site and if the committee appointed fails to re-establish a school there in the next twelve months satisfactory to the trustees, then they will have some four or five thousand dollars at their command to be given to that section of the Eastern Shore, whose people can give the most substantial assurances of their desire to have the new Margaret Academy and their ability to give it the best support. The most tempting offer of supplementing funds in money will not influence the action of the trustees, nor the fact that one neighborhood has a larger number of children in it than another, nor the fact that one neighborhood has superior facilities over the others in attracting competent instructors to it, but that section, where the people for all the reasons, show that they are most entitled to it and are controlled by the most liberal spirit in the interest of education. The question is practically open for the consideration of the people of the Eastern Shore.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches
TO CARPENTERS AND MASONS: -- The committee appointed for the purpose are now ready and desirous to receive bids or proposals for the carpenters' and masons' work on a Methodist Protestant Church building to be erected at Parksley, Accomac county, Va. The committee desire to have the entire building enclosed or "shut in,"including floors, windows, etc., and the Sunday School or lecture room completed, inside and outside (pews and painting excepted), and it is for the above named work they are ready to receive bids. Plans, drawings, specifications, etc., can be seen at the store of Messrs, E. T. Parks & Co., Parksley, Va. The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, the committee reserving the right to reject any or all bids. Separate bids from carpenters and masons are desired. The bids or proposals must be carefully sealed and left with Dr. A. D. F. Ewell, Parksley, Va., on or before 2 o'clock, p.m., of the 27th instant. COMMITTEE.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Excursions
HO! FOR THE BEACH. -- The undersigned is prepared to take parties from Wachapreague to any point from Chincoteague to Cape Charles, during the summer at reasonable rates. My boat will carry comfortably 20 persons, but larger parties can be accommodated on short notice. Thomas B. Smith, Wachapreague, Va.