Peninsula Enterprise, November 5, 1887

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Moral -- Alcohol

The grand jury which convened at Accomac C. H., last Monday, rendered five indictments against parties for violating the Local Option laws.

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Transportation -- Railroad - WharvesProfessionals -- BuildersSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : BaysideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : PackingMoral -- MurderInfrastructure -- Commercial - Millineries

Chincoteague.

Our townsman, Mr. S. J. Mumford, has been engaged by Walbridge & Co., Cape Charles City, to run an oyster shucking establishment this winter, and left for that place a few days ago.

Capt. R. E. Swift has been awarded the contract by the P. W. & B. R.R., to rebuild steamboat wharf at this place.

Capt. George C. Lewis, who was stabbed by W. T. Dryden some weeks ago has been removed to hospital, Philadelphia. As soon as he is strong enough, the physicians report that they will operate on him so as to be able to treat the internal wound.

Our three milliners have all returned from the city with large and handsome stock of goods, and are being liberally patronized by the ladies, and a peep into our churches now of a Sunday morning will convince you that our ladies will compare favorably with the prettiest anywhere, and that our milliners know how to show them off to advantage.

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Moral -- Alcohol

Onancock.

Master Robert Williams, the juvenile temperance orator, spoke to a crowded house in Onancock, Tuesday night.

Stables Forcibly Entered and Horse Taken.

Fields -- Livestock - Horses

On last Sunday night, the stables of Mr. Fred Waddy who resides near Accomac C. H., were forcibly entered and his fine trotting stallion, known as Old Morrill was taken away. The perpetrators of the highhanded lawlessness succeeded in accomplishing their object without discovery, and the participants therefore in the act of breaking into the stables of Mr. Waddy are unknown, but subsequent developments prove that a party of three were seen to drive down to Mr. Waddy's home between 1 and 2 o'clock on Saturday night, and on the next day, Wm. Hopps, of Baltimore, one Cunningham, of Boston, and James W. Bell of Accomac, stopped at New Church on their way to Maryland, having the horse in their possession. There they had ordered the horse fed, but being informed by an inhabitant of the place that they were still in Virginia, the order was countermanded and in great haste the old horse was pointed to Maryland. In answer to an inquiry while at New Church if it was not Old Morrell, the answer was given that it was Pilot Boy. Mr. Hopps doubtless justifies his participation in the lawlessness by the fact that he is half owner of the old horse, and it is due to Mr. Bell, perhaps to say, that he claims that he was hired to convey the parties to Maryland and had no further connection with it. Mr. Waddy has instituted suit, laying damages at $3,000. Several horses of Hopps are in Mr. Waddy's possession, but Hopps being indebted, it is said, to Waddy in a much larger sum than they are worth, besides his interest in Morrill, another suit will be instituted in Maryland. Hopps, the day before the horse was taken, offered to purchase of Mr. Waddy his half interest in the horse, but they could not agree and a sale was not effected.