Peninsula Enterprise, November 17, 1894

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Moral -- VagabondsTransportation -- Railroad - Personal injury

An unknown white man was killed near Hopeton Monday night by a freight train. He is supposed to have been a tramp and while stealing a ride between the cars, it is thought, fell off and was killed. The body was horribly mangled.

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Transportation -- Railroad - Corporate

Mr. R. H. Nichols, of Elmira, N. Y., it is stated, has been tendered the superintendency of the N. Y. P. & N. R. R.

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Weather -- Snow storms

The lower part of the Peninsula from Exmore to Cape Charles was covered with snow about an inch deep last Monday morning.

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Moral -- Other

Deputy-Sheriff Melson left last Monday for the penitentiary, with Hamilton Johnson, George E. West and Elihu Marshall, convicted at last term of county court.

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Moral -- Other violent crime

Elias Hallett, colored, of Northampton, for shooting into a crowd of colored people and wounding several of them, some time ago, was sentenced to two in penitentiary last Monday.

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Fraternal ordersInfrastructure -- Public : Schools

The new Margaret Academy building, Onancock, will soon be ready for use. When completed the cornerstone will be laid by Chesapeake Lodge, A. F. &A. M., assisted by other Masonic lodges on Eastern Shore.

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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideTransportation -- Water - FreightMoral -- OtherInfrastructure -- Public : Churches

Chincoteague.

Schooner Thomas Thomas arrived this week with a load of coal for Whealton & Co., and was loaded with oysters for New Haven, Conn.; Schooners D. J. Whealton, Recruit and J. G. Conner were loaded with oysters for New York, and Schooner Medora Francis with like cargo for Norfolk, Va.

The members of the "Sanctified" band convicted at the last term of our County COurt, returned home on bail last Saturday and have been comparatively quiet since their return. Service was not held by them on Sunday or since. It is hoped that their experience will be at least beneficial to the good people in their band, and that they will make haste to get out of the bad company in which they are.

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Infrastructure -- Public : FencesInfrastructure -- Public - Government : Life-saving serviceSea -- SeagrassDisease

Fair Oaks.

The no-fence law is a favorite topic in this section.

Mr. William M. Ward had a narrow escape from a watery grave a few days ago. While engaged in loading his boat with eel grass he lost control of her and was swept out to sea. He was picked up by Capt. Asa Savage and force of the Life Saving Service, after a hard fight, six miles at sea. While the gallant Life Saving boys were endeavoring to reach him, he bailed with one hand to keep his boat free from water and had his other hand lashed fast to keep from being washed overboard.

Typhoid fever, prevalent in this neighborhood during the fall, seems to have spent its force. No new cases of late.

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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : PackingMoral -- Firearms

Wachapreague.

Two oyster shucking establishments are going up at our wharf.

A colored boy, son of Lorenzo Nock, was accidently shot in the eye on Tuesday last, the eye being entirely destroyed, and the life of the boy seriously endangered. He and two companions were monkeying with an old pistol supposed not to be loaded but which, with the proverbial instinct of those old unloaded weapons, discharged at the critical moment.