Dispatch, December 1, 1888

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Onancock, November 29, 1888.

Among the indictments found by the grand jury at the November term of the County Court now in session is one against two respectably connected white women for fighting at a recent church festival at Leatherbury's chapel, a Northern Methodist church in Chesconnessex Neck. The combatants are both members of the church, and they have already been tried before the church authorities. Their trial before the court will take place at the December term, and will draw a big crowd of curious spectators.

Some months ago Burk Smith, a well-known farmer living on the seaside, had some trouble with Tom Beasley and his sons, who live as tenants on Smith's farm. All the parties were bound over to keep the peace, and hostilities ceased for awhile. But when they came to divide the corn several days ago Smith and the Beasleys got into a dispute and nearly came to blows, when one of the Beasley boys went home and returning with a gun shot Smith in his face, inflicting painful injuries.

A number of nice dwelling-houses and several large stores are going up in Onancock, notable among which are the dwelling of Mr. John S. Waples on Main street and the large double storehouse of E. E. Miles, Esq., on the corner of Main and North streets. In spite of the fact that many buildings have been put up during the year the demand for houses in the town is far in excess of the supply.