Peninsula Enterprise, January 22, 1887

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Transportation -- Water - Strandings

The steamer Northampton, plying between Norfolk and points on the Eastern Shore, lost her bearing in the dense fog of Friday of last week and ran aground on the bar about two miles from Cherrystone wharf. She had not been gotten off according to the latest advices.

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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : PlantingInfrastructure -- Public : Schools

Assawoman.

The oysters are improving and much "fatter" than at this time last year. Thousands of bushels are planted in our waters near this place and for them to be "fat" means thousands of dollars to us.

A school was opened here on the 6th inst., with 22 pupils and Mrs. Johnson Blackwell teacher. It is to be made a public school if our county Superintendent can be assured that the average attendance can be made -- of this there is no doubt and should have been established before if we had been treated fairly. Many of the pupils of said school were so remote from any public school heretofore that it was impossible for them to attend.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Real estateInfrastructure -- Public - Government : Town

Belle Haven.

Our town hall is to be enlarged by Mr. J. T. Walkley as soon as the weather opens.

Mr. John A. Ames has purchased a lot of Jno. R. Floyd, situated in our town at $500, and will have a dwelling erected thereon during the year.

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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : PackingTransportation -- Water - Channel and harbor dredgingTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - ResortsProfessionals -- SurveyorsTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Second homes

Chincoteague.

An oyster shucking establishment has been opened here by Messrs. D. J. Whealton & Co. It will give employment to a great many idle people and therefore prove a great blessing.

In the event the "Cherrystone Custom House District" is abolished in accordance with a bill introduced into Congress, our boatsmen would find it very inconvenient as well as expensive to have to go to Norfolk or Philadelphia to "secure their papers." Many of our boats "just come up to the tonage law" and it would not pay them to go to much expense.

The success of Hon. C. H. Gibson, in securing an additional appropriation from Congress of $15,000 for widening the canal from Delaware Bay to Chincoteague Bar, makes him very popular with our people. It is a matter of great importance to our people. Col. Browne would do well to be as vigilant in our interests as Gibson during his term.

Assateague Island was surveyed recently by county surveyor W. F. Gunter. Pleasure houses are to be erected on the southern end, owned by Baltimoreans.

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Transportation -- Road - MaintenanceTransportation -- Road - BridgesTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Fraternal orders

Pungoteague.

The roads at many points near this place are execrable. Cypress and Church branches
during cold weather are rendered almost impassible by ice. They should be bridged and without delay is the universal opinion of everyone who has had to pass over them of late.

The annual meeting of the "Improved Order of Heptasophs" was held at their Hall in our town last Wednesday. The Order is in a flourishing condition and has a large membership. Ten new members joined at the meeting. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: R. R. Hutchinson, Archon; Geo. B. Mason, Provost; Wm. H. Boggs, Inspector; Jos. S. Bull, Prelate; Wm. T. Mason, Secretary; L. H. Ames, Treasurer, S. W. Ames, Financier; A. C. Duer, Warden; S. T. Kellam, Sentinal.

Chincoteague Bay Improvements.

reprinted from Baltimore SunTransportation -- Water - Channel and harbor dredging

SNOW HILL, MD., Jan. 19. -- The announcement in the Sun that an appropriation of $15,000 for improvement in Chincoteague bay has been provided for in committee is received with much pleasure by those interested in the continuous waterway from that bay to Indian river. The total appropriation for this purpose will foot up to over $27,000, and the work will be commenced as soon as the weather will permit, the survey having been made last fall. Hon. George W. Covington is deeply interested in the matter, and is now in Baltimore on business connected with its construction. In the upper part of Worcester county, and indeed all parts of the county situated near the bay, the residents are enthusiastic over the prospect of a near completion of the improvement.

Fruit Growers and Truckers Association.

Farmers -- Farmers' organizations

There will be a meeting of the fruit growers and truckers association of Accomac, held at Onancock on Saturday, Jan. 29th, at 2 o'clock p.m., in the Town Hall. All who are interested in any way, in fruit growing or trucking are invited to be present. Come one, come all.

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