Peninsula Enterprise, August 7, 1886
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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches
The building of a Methodist church at Coard's branch, between Leemont and Drummondtown is contemplated. A Sunday school has been organized at that point and Rev. J. W. Carroll preaches once in two weeks, at 5 p. m. under a bower, to the congregation which assembles there.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Excursions
On next Wednesday the N. Y. P. & N. R.R. will give a special excursion to Ocean City from all points from Cape Charles to Parksley, for the small sum of $1.50 and at less rates for other points along the route. The train will run through without stopping after leaving Pocomoke, and will have on the train a brass band to furnish music to the excursionists. It will doubtless be the most pleasant excursion ever given on the road, and no one who has an idea what fun or pleasure means, will if possible, fail to go.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Other
A party of pretty and interesting young ladies form the upper part of our county who have been for several days on Cedar Island were given a dancing party by the members of the D. J. C., of our town on last Thursday night at the Folly, the residence of Capt. O. A. Browne, which was a unique affair in every respect. The members of the D. J. C. being composed of marriageable young men, developments resulting from the entertainment are looked forward to with interest.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Schools
One of the finest specimens of school catalogue we have seen for many a day is that of the Onancock Academy, for 1885-86 -- Prof. Frank P. Brent, Principal. It presents a roll of seventy-seven students, and its course is very thorough. It closes with a series of testimonials from the Board of Visitors; Professors Venable, Peters, Schele, De Vere, Holmes and Harrison, of the University of Va; Gildersleeve of Johns Hopkins University; Pleasants and Cocke, of Hollins Institute; and Professor Harris, Chairman of the Faculty of the Richmond College; certifying not only the fitness of the instruction, but the proof of their thorough and accurate teaching, as shown in the high stand their students have taken.
We heartily endorse this school to the public. It has all the elements to commend it as a school for thorough instruction -- while it is situated in a most pleasant town, where good board can be had and in a delightfully healthy section.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - ExcursionsInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionInfrastructure -- Public : Churchesfields -- Crops - Sweet potatoes : Yield
Atlantic.
Capt. Frank Marshall will convey passengers to the horse penning on Chincoteague, on the 17th instant, leaving Wisharts point at 7 a. m.
Mr. N. B. Conquest has improved his premises by a new dwelling.
Old Conquest chapel recently taken down and removed to Temperanceville, is now being rebuilt and in a few days will be completed.
The shipment of sweets from this section has been very large, the earliness of the season being considered. -- Mr. A. J. Taylor, sent to market this week about 100 barrels.
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Transportation -- Water - StrandingsSea -- WreckingSea -- Finfish - Catch : MenhadenTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - BaseballInfrastructure -- Public : Churches
Chincoteague.
Our enterprising wreckers, C. E. Babbitt & Son, have gotten off the English vessel Bertha Watts, which went ashore in the surf near Pope's Island station, the first of May, and was condemned and sold soon thereafter, at less than a hundred dollars. She is now being repaired and will soon be ready for sea; her value being enhanced contrary to expectation, by small repairs, from a hundred to thousands of dollars.
Our fishermen caught last week, six hundred thousand menhaden, or ale-wives.
A sporting party from Berlin, Md., representing themselves as members of the Salvation army, entertained our town by songs, several evenings last week.
Our base ball nine won a victory at Red Hills on the 28th ulto., over the Pocomoke nine, by a score of 22 to 0; have sent a challenge to the Onancock nine for the championship of Accomac, and after playing and beating them, propose to challenge the "crack" nine of Northampton.
The Union protracted meeting which commenced at Watson's grove, on the 18th of July, closed Tuesday, Aug. 3rd, and another meeting was opened at Union Baptist Church on the 2nd inst. under the management of Rev. S. M. Grimsley. Twenty five persons were converted at the grove meeting.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches
Marsh Market.
Sanford church is now receiving the finishing touches of the mechanic and painter, and will, when completed, be quite a handsome edifice.
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Fields -- Crops - Sweet potatoes : MarketsInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionMoral -- Other violent crime
Pastoria.
Large quantities of sweet potatoes are being shipped to Boston and New York, from this section.
Several buildings are soon to be erected at and near this place -- among them a store house of E. P. Byrd, & Bro., and dwelling of John E. Wise.
Lloyd L. Pool, was stabbed near the shoulder blade, by Henry Pin Baily, on last Tuesday. The dispute arising from a misunderstanding as to the ownership of some pears; Pool claiming them because his father rented the farm where the pears grew; Baily claiming them because his grandmother put the tree out. Bailey fled to the woods, and has not yet been captured.