Peninsula Enterprise, April 29, 1893
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Infrastructure -- Public : Schools
The trustees of Margaret Academy will meet at Keller, on Saturday, May 6th, at 12 o'clock.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Horse racing
The running race near Accomac C. H. last Saturday, was won by Horse of Dr. J. H. Ayres.
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Infrastructure -- Utilities - Telephone
The telephone line between Onancock and Accomac C. H., is again in operation. The wire in this town connects with Blackstone & Bell's drug store.
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Moral -- Other violent crime
Frank Taylor shot Frank Annis in the knee on Thursday, 20th inst., near Young's creek. Taylor was arrested but has been bailed to answer the charge.
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Mental illness
The body of Mrs. Seth Bell was found on Friday of last week in the Pocomoke River, near Pitts Wharf. The disappearance of Mrs. Bell, it will be remembered was reported in our last issue. The remains were interred on Saturday morning.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches
Sealed proposals for the carpenter and mason's work on Conquest Chapel M. P. Church will be received not later than Saturday, 29th inst, to-day. The committee reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Plans and specifications can be seen by applying to [illegible] W. Broughton, Hallwood.
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Moral -- Other violent crime
Kendall Marshall was severely cut with a knife by James White at Messongo Bridge, on Friday, 21st inst. White challenged him to a combat with fist, but used a knife with almost deadly affect. Marshall offended him because he would not permit him to beat a boy unable to defend himself. White has left the County.
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Fields -- Livestock - HorsesInfrastructure -- Public : Fences
Atlantic.
A fine Morrill colt of N. B. Conquest was badly cut by a loose fence wire this week.
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Transportation -- Road - MaintenanceInfrastructure -- Public : ChurchesArchitecture -- Churches
Belle Haven.
The health of our town is good, notwithstanding the pond of water in the centre of it.
The members of the M. E. Church, South, of the town, have taken the necessary steps for the erection of the tower and steeple in front of the church building, attached to the building, to be octagonal in form, ten feet in the square and 60 feet in height, the lower part forming a vestibule just above the belfry, which will contain a 400 pound bell -- the gift of one of the members. It is also proposed to repaint the outside of the church.
The revival at the M. E. Church, South, of our town, during February and March, continuing a little over five weeks, resulted in 51 professions of faith and a gain of 38 to the membership of the church. An increased spirituality of the church is one of the greatest results. The church is holding prayer meeting every Wednesday night, and class and prayer meeting every other Sunday night. A young people's meeting is held every Monday night at the parsonage, called "Epworth League of Christian Endeavor," and now numbers about 40 members.
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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Postal serviceTransportation -- Water - SteamboatsTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - ResortsTransportation -- Water - Freight
Chincoteague.
Mr. E. Parr, of Stuart, Va., who has been awarded the mail contract from here to Franklin City, was at the Atlantic Hotel for several days this week. The syndicate of which he is a member proposes to put a steamer on the route to carry the mail, also passengers and freight -- and will meet passengers at all points along the bay.
The Atlantic Hotel has been crowded to its utmost capacity for several weeks past -- so much so, some of its best guests had to take rooms in the sky parlors. Among them are business men, pleasure seekers, invalids, millionaires and pretty girls -- and at times during the year the Atlantic has patrons from nearly every State in the Union.
Schooners Connor, Thomas and Bonetta loaded with oysters here this week for Fair Haven, Conn. The Bonetta made her last trip to that place and return from Chincoteague in 8 days -- the quickest on record.
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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Hotels
New Church.
Mr. John Brittingham has recently had an addition built to his hotel, of which John W. Gladson is proprietor.
Out town still growing. Another wheelwright and carriage manufacturing establishment is being erected on Main street.
County Court Proceedings.
Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : BaysideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Law enforcementSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Litigation
The case of the Commonwealth against Robert L. Wharton and Severn H. Nelson, citizens of Maryland, were heard at the present term of the court and both were found guilty of violating our oyster laws. In the trial of these cases the Commonwealth was represented by attorney-General Scott, of Virginia, and Mr. James H. Fletcher, and the defense by Attorney General Poe, of Maryland, Gen. Bradley T. Johnson and Hon. Thomas S. Hodson. These cases will be taken to the United State courts, say the counsel for the accused Marylanders, with the view to a settlement of the controversy between Maryland and Virginia over the Compact of 1785. The details of the trial as given in the Baltimore Sun of 27th, are almost absolutely incorrect -- scarcely anything in that statement happened.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Schools
The "Margaret Academy funds" have furnished the theme, to our brethren of the quill in the county of Northampton, for editorial comments in late issues of their papers, and being disposed as they seem to be, "without rhyme or reason," to claim them for the "sole and separate use" of Northampton, when Accomac has a right to an equal share of them, naturally their remarks have been rather irrelevant and inconsistent. Ignoring the fact altogether that the funds were intended for the benefit of the children of the Eastern Shore generally, they would so circumscribe the sphere of their usefulness, that no one outside of Cape Charles, certainly not beyond Eastville or vicinity could drink of the fountain of knowledge intended to be provided for by the funds of our forefathers. If our contemporaries had claimed the funds on the broad ground that Northampton in general or Cape Charles or Eastville in particular, was the best place for the establishment of a school, because a greater number of the children of the Eastern Shore would be thereby benefitted then with a respectful deference to their views, we should have held ourselves open to conviction, but when they claim them because they will benefit their particular submit why is not Drummondtown, or Greenbackville, or Temperanceville, as much entitled to the funds as Cape Charles, or Eastville. But if "the Board is intrusted with the funds for the advancement of education on the Eastern Shore not for the youth of any one town or county," then let us spend it where it will do the most good -- not in some remote section of either county, but at some central point, where an academy would be most accessible to the children of both counties.