Dispatch, February 22, 1889

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Infrastructure -- Public : TownsTransportation -- Water - Channel and harbor dredgingTransportation -- Railroad - Barges and floatsInfrastructure -- Public : Fire companiesTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Other

Eastville.

The Town Council for the better protection against fire have had settled a half dozen large pumps, which furnish an abundant supply of water, in addition to which buckets and ladders have been purchased and a night watchman appointed.

The Young Men's Christian Association at this place is fast gaining in popularity, and new members are being added at each meeting. At last week's meeting sixteen were admitted, and at the meeting to-day ten more were admitted to membership. The association have purchased and paid for a lot, and will erect a handsome building there in a short while.

Quite a number of families have recently removed from Claremont, this State, to Cape Charles, where they will engage in business. It is thought that Cape Charles will greatly increase in population during the present year and that several factories of some kind will be started. The New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad are making improvements there, and have already contracted to increase the size and depth of the harbor.

H. E. Culpeper, of Norfolk, arrived over last night with one of his dredges and two dumpers and will go to work at once. The company are making preparations to do a large freight business this season, and to that end have purchased and are building two or three new barges, which, when put on the line, will increase their carrying capacity to at least two hundred cars each way from Norfolk to Cape Charles each day.