Peninsula Enterprise, June 4, 1887
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Transportation -- Railroad - ConstructionTransportation -- Railroad - Litigation
John L. Bates obtained a judgment on Wednesday, in the courts at Snow Hill, Md., against the N.Y., P. & N. R.R. for $773.31, salary claimed by him as superintendent of construction of that road.
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Moral -- Property crime
Lit Downing, colored, convicted at the last term of the United States circuit court for stealing a letter from Horsey postoffice, this county, was sentenced by Judge Hughes at Richmond, last Monday, to two years in the Albany penitentiary.
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Professionals -- Builders
Accomac C. H.
The dwelling of our townsmen, Mr. Wm. J. Ayres, has been thoroughly renovated and repaired under the supervision of Mr. Jona Parks, and we can cordially recommend him to every one who has need for his services as a skillful and cheap workman. He has recently contracted to build a handsome dwelling for Mr. Edward Core at Wachapreague City.
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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionInfrastructure -- Public - Government : Town
Onancock.
Work will be commenced on Parker's hotel June 15th.
Messrs. Latham and Mears have been awarded the contract for building Slocomb & Ames' new storehouse.
John H. Riley, is building a residence on that portion of "Meadville," near Onancock, which he recently purchased from Dr. O. B. Finney.
At the municipal election held last Thursday at this place, Dr. E. W. Robertson was elected Mayor -- F.M. Boggs, F. A. West, W. D. Lewis, R. H. Pennewell and U. B. Quinby Councilmen, without opposition.
Strawberry Exhibition.
Fields -- Crops - Strawberries
The strawberry exhibition held at Onancock, on last Saturday, by the Truckers' and Fruit Growers' Association, proved a decided success as to the display of fine berries which were admired and praised by all present, but it is to be regretted that the attendance was not sufficient to render the exhibition a success pecuniarily. This was largely due to the fact, that it was held at short notice and at a very busy season. The exhibit of berries proved a credit to our county, and we have no doubt but that exhibitions of this kind will give an impetus to the berry growing interests of this section. The exhibits were as follows: J. W. Corbin, Pungoteague, exhibited the Sharpless; Geo. W. McMath, Onley station, Hapless, Bedwell, Jersey Queen, Monarch of the West, Big Bob, Crystal City, Glendale and Iron Clad; Wm. B. Pitts, Onley station, Hapless and Wilson; Jas. N. Turlington, Fair Oaks, Crescent Seedling; Peter W. East, Onancock, Monarch of the West, Wilson, May King and Crescent Seedling; Severn Bevans, Keller, Crystal City; E. L. East, Onancock, May King, Monarch of the West, and some seedlings which he named Accomac Seedling; A. T. Scott, Onancock, Wilson; Joseph G. Savage, Pungoteague, Sharpless; H. Battaile, Pungoteague, Sharpless.
The judges Orris A. Browne, James C. Weaver and Rev. J. W. Hundley awarded the premiums as follows:
For best general exhibit, $2, to Geo. W. McMath; finest and largest variety exhibited, $1, J. W. Corbin, Sharpless; finest Bidwells, Glendale, Big Bob, Iron Clad, Jersey Queen, Crystal City, 50 cents each, Geo. W. McMath; finest Wilson, Monarch, Crescent Seedling, 50 cents each, Peter W. East; finest May King, Seedlings, 50 cents each, Ed. L. East.
OBSERVER.
An Appalling Accident.
Moral -- AlcoholTransportation -- Railroad - Personal injury
The sad intelligence was received at Accomac C. H., early Tuesday morning that the mangled body of a white man was found on the railroad track near Tasley station and an investigation resulted in the identification of Mr. Geo. W. T. Hinman, of Bloxom station as the victim. He had attended court on Monday and at night sought to return home by rail, but was refused a ticket by the agent because of a want of enough money to pay for it. After the north bound train left he was seen sitting on the track and it is supposed that overcome by sleep and intoxicants in which he had indulged during the day he met the sad fate which overtook him. Two freight trains bound south passed over him, severing his head from his body and crushing it to jelly, cutting off both his legs and strewing his entrails along the track for fifty yards or more. A more terrible spectacle cannot be imagined than his remains presented. A coroner's inquest was held and the jury in their verdict exculpated the railroad authorities, unwisely perhaps. The engineer of the first train knew that he had passed over the body of a man but gave no warning so far as we know to prevent his body from being further mutilated by the train which followed after it. In that respect they failed to do their duty even if they were not at fault in other respects. The remains of the unfortunate man were gathered in a box and sent to his home where they were interred on Wednesday, in the presence of a large crowd of friends. The deceased was about 38 years old and well thought of by every one who knew him. He leaves a wife and three children.
Body Found.
Moral -- Other violent crimeWatermen -- Personal injury
The body of the little son of John Gray, of Chincoteague, who was drowned last week in Gargathy bay was found on Saturday. The father, it is said, not only cruelly treated him by inflicting blows on all occasions on him while he was living, but refused also to look after him when he was dead. Suspicions of foul play are even entertained. Mr. Gray came to Chincoteague some three or four years ago from Delaware.
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Moral -- Alcohol
MR. EDITOR -- To carry to a successful issue the great reformations of the past, it has been necessary to sacrifice some of the best blood engaged in the conflict, and upon the banners are inscribed in letters of gore the names of the martyrs who have willingly given their lives to elevate humanity and make the world happier. Already, in the war that is now being waged by the pure and the good of our land against the rum power, the blood of the murdered Haddock and Gambrill cries from the ground, martyrs slain in defense of the right against the wrong. Arrayed in defence of the saloon we find all the baser elements of society armed to the teeth, who in the dark, and against the defenseless are ready to blacken the annals of crime with deeds of blood and death. Our last grand jury found true bills against residents of our county for a violation of our prohibitory law. Following the actions of this grand jury we hear mutterings of vengeance against the good men who dared under oath take the initiatory step that should bring this lawless element to the bar of justice.
The witness Bowman Kelly, who testified against Mr. Nock at Assawaman Hill, and the gentleman, Mr. Ling, who conveyed the witness to Accomac C. H., have both been attacked on the highway, and but for the bravery and pluck displayed by these gentlemen as they faced their cowardly assassins, their names might have been added to the list of martyrs. It behooves all the friends of temperance and good government to stand by these witnesses and aid with their presence and means the officers of the law in the arraignment and prosecution of these assassins and defenders of the jug tavern. Let the Assawaman Hill rangers feel the strong arm of the law and it will have a salutary effect upon the same class in other communities.
ACCOMAC.
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Moral -- Alcohol
MR. EDITOR: -- The uppermost question in the minds and hearts of the thinking people of this county to-day, is the abolition of the legalized liquor traffic. From its introduction into America, until the present time it has existed as a bitter, blighting, damning curse on everything decent, virtuous and holy. Its history proves it the enemy of law, order, morality, christianity and civilization. The volcano of an awakening public conscience cannot be hid. With this universal uprising of the people we see the "handwriting on the wall," and already in reddest blood of American martyrs it is written "A question is never settled until it is settled right."
The continued controversy between the undersigned and "Visitor" and others, is but the bursting out of the issue, "for" and "against;" and no matter what "Visitor" may say or threaten the great, burning question, like, Banquo's ghost "will not down." Let us say to "Visitor" that "Resident" has no "deep seated grudge or hatred" against any one. On the contrary we are the personal friend of "Life long Democrat and temperance man," and while we only have our suspicions as to who "Visitor" is, we assure him we are not his enemy, but against the traffic he defends, we have sworn vengeance. We propose to sear the neck of the license hydra with public opinion in the hands of prohibition Iolaus.
We think anyone of ordinary intelligence can understand in our quotation from Richelieu that we were only drawing a comparison; that as he drew the circle of his holy church around his niece for her protection, so we have drawn the protecting circle of prohibition around our homes, and the reference to "Residents church, church members &c., &c.," in comparison with that quotation, but shows the weakness of "Visitor's" comprehension.
How successful we have been in our prohibition movement can be proven by the [illegible] peace and [illegible] of our people, and though there may be violations of the law, "like angels visits they are few and far between."
In closing this reply to our much worded "Visitor," we say, we stand ready to answer at any tribunal, with evidence to sustain our assertions, aye, to prove more than we have said. In our fifteen years of continued warfare against the infamous hellish traffic, we have no apologies to offer, nor recantation to make, regretting, only, that we have done so little in the fight against this "sum of all villainies, the father of all crimes, and mother of all abominations, the devil's best friend, and God's worst enemy."
RESIDENT.