Peninsula Enterprise, November 9, 1889

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Hotels

Mr. Wesley A. Bloxom is having a handsome hotel erected at Locustville, which will be ready for his occupancy and the accommodation of the public in December.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - MillineriesWomen -- Work - Outside the home

Miss Lena Kellam has opened a fashionable dressmaking establishment at Onancock, at residence of S. S. Kellam Thoroughly experienced in cutting by Taylor system no refitting will be necessary. Call and see her.

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Moral -- Firearms

Henry Dryden, aged 8 years, step-son of Mr. A. J. McCready, Leemont, shot himself with a pistol last Monday, which was placed in upper room of the house and not intended for his inspection, but which his boyish curiosity tempted him to examine. The ball entering above the knee passed through his left leg into two places and into right foot. His wounds are not considered dangerous.

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Moral -- Property crime

The grand jury was in session five days last week, and 26 indictments were found for various offences, four for felony. Three of the parties indicted were tried this week and sentenced to penitentiary to wit: Geo. H. Parker, colored, 2 years, for housebreaking; Charles Scarborough, colored, 3 years, for housebreaking and Henry Hope, colored, 3 years for grand larceny. The fourth case, John Parker, colored, was continued until 1st day of next term. Court adjourned yesterday.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial construction

Onancock.

John S. Tyler is having an office built on Main street on the lot adjoining D. J. Titlow's.

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Infrastructure -- Public : ChurchesSea -- Fish factories

Wachapreague.

There is quite an extensive revival in progress at the Methodist Church here. There have been some 25 or 30 professions, and the good work still going on.

Mr. Joshua Spence of this place, while visiting Capt. Foote's factory on Cedar Island, Wednesday night was run over by a truck loaded with fish and instantly killed. Capt. Foote had twice warned him of being in danger, and when run over was standing for the third time in the same place from which Capt. Foote had taken him. Capt. Spence was a well behaved citizen and well thought of by all that knew him. He was a consistent member of the Methodist Church of this town.

A VESSEL REFUSED ENTRY.

reprinted from Washington Star, November 5.Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Quarantine, federal

The Captain Says Cape Charles Quarantine Station is "Out of The Way."

A recent order of the Treasury Department directed the Collectors of Customs at Alexandria and Georgetown to refuse entry to all vessels passing Cape Charles quarantine station without stopping for examination. The first vessel stopped under the order was the three-masted schooner Robert G. Dunn, Trinidad, with a load of asphalt for the Barber Paving Company. The schooner left Alexandria this morning before daybreak and when off the arsenal point it was grounded. Captain Crowell came ashore and went to the customs office as he wanted to lighten the load and enter port. He had failed to stop at the Cape Charles quarantine, and he therefore could not enter. As the order was of such recent date the collector would not cause the schooner's return to Cape Charles for inspection, and consented to allow an entrance upon an inspection by the health officer. Captain Crowell applied to the health officer for relief, and the schooner will be inspected this afternoon. Speaking to a Star reporter, Captain Crowell said that the Cape Charles quarantine was in an out-of the way place, and he thought that Point Lookout should be made a quarantine station for vessels bound to Baltimore and this city. He said that he looked for the yellow flag for a quarantine station, but failed to find one. He said that if the order is to be enforced the Secretary of the Treasury will be asked to establish another quarantine station.

Signet's Fast Mile in Richmond.

reprinted from Richmond Dispatch, November 2.Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Horse racing

Signet's mile to beat 2.34 was the event of the week -- first, because it was known that he could beat his record; next, because he was bred, raised, owned and trained by a Virginian. A great many well-posted horsemen claimed that it was almost impossible for him to be successful with so little work.

When Pusey appeared with the trotter for a warming-up heat there was a buzz of excitement, but when Signet came out for the trial he was greeted with applause. He looked a trifle fat, so that no one was prepared to see the fastest race ever trotted over this tract.

THE START.

Signet scored twice and then nodded for a start. Mr. Stokes gave the word, and the horse was off for the greatest effort of his life. He was accompanied by Miss Myrtie Peek, who rode a runner, as is customary on such occasions, and it is but justice to say that she rode with judgment which would have reflected credit on John Murphy in his palmiest days.

Square and strong Signet went to the quarter in 37 seconds, to the half in 1.16, and passed under the wire in 2.29 1-4. He didn't make a skip in the whole mile. When he had gone the first half some of the drivers quietly remarked that the clip would kill, but he kept up trotting as true and as straight as an arrow.

THE FINISH.

When he turned into the stretch a hundred pair of eyes were on a hundred timers and a cry went up that he would beat 2.30. On he came without a change in his pure frictionless gait, each step bringing him nearer the champion stallion record of this State.

About 50 yards from the wire Pusey spoke to the horse, and he went away like a bullet and shot under the wire in 2.29 1-4, making the fastest and prettiest heat ever trotted over this track. Pusey turned and brought the champion trotter back to the stand, where everybody joined in giving him the applause he so justly deserved.

THE HORSE.

Signet is owned by B. T. Scott, Bayview, Va. His sire is Gray Miller, a son of the famous Rysdyke Hambletonian, and his dam traces three times to Boston, the sire of the granddam of Maud S., 2.08 3-4, and the grandsire of the second dam of J. E. C., 2.10, which makes his breeding similar to that of the Queen and the King of the turf.

To The Public.

Professionals -- Insurance agentsProfessionals -- Realtors and developers

We come before you asking patronage for a business that has heretofore had but few regular and fixed representatives, but which has already added materially to the prosperity of the Eastern Shore of Virginia and has greatly benefitted its people; and we shall endeavor, by all that is in us, to continue the advancement of the condition of the lands and to give protection, to the property and families of the people of this Shore. We are now fully equipped for dealing in real property, of every description and for doing a general fire, life and accident insurance business.

REAL ESTATE.

We shall endeavor to open up the Eastern Shore of Virginia by extensive and judicious advertising. For many years in driving through the counties of Accomac and Northampton, we have seen lands uncultivated and growing up, and this, with the frequent testimony of individuals, has convinced us that much of the land is a dead weight on its owners. We conceive the chief causes of this to be the lack of sufficient inhabitants, the lack of new ideas and methods and the lack of money. We know that this Shore is fertile and productive and the climate exceedingly healthy, and it is our aim to bring here men, with brains and money who are able to enhance the prosperity and wealth of the Shore. All property placed in our hands will be extensively advertised, and wealthy and thrifty people will be invited to come here and settle. We shall make no charge whatever until a sale is made, and in the event of a sale our commissions will be reasonable.

FIRE INSURANCE.

We are agents for the Phoenix Assurance company of London, England, which had a net surplus of $4,229,801.03 January 1st., 1889, and which has had a great increase of business this year. Fire insurance is something that is well known to the people of this Shore and can need no advertising at our hands. We have been fortunate in getting the agency of a company, of unexcelled standing, and we are able, with the aid of our company, to give to the people of the Eastern Shore a series of rates that will be fair and just, and that, at the same time, will render our company a living profit. We believed before entering into the business of insurance that risks on this Shore could be taken at rates as low as in any other part of this State on account of the carefulness and honesty of the people and the character of the buildings to be insured. The great majority of buildings are HOMES and the neatness and care surrounding them make them most desirable insurance risks, and this, when added to the well known character of the people, enables us to give them rates that, as we have said, shall be fair enough to render our company a profit and, at the same time, will be consistent and uniform and which is justly due to the people. Our rates on frame buildings, with shingle roofs, are as follows:

First-class stores -- detached 1 3-4 per centum for one year.

First-class dwellings -- detached 1 1-2 per centum for three years.

First-class schoolhouses and churches detached 2 per centum for three years.

We have succeeded in getting these rates for the people. They are rates which are used in other sections of this State, and they are due to the people here for the reasons that we have stated. We merely ask the public to investigate the merits of our company and to examine into the uniformity and fairness of our rates, and when this is done we feel sure of obtaining a fair share of the fire insurance business of these two counties for the Phoenix of London.

LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE.

After a careful study of the two systems of life insurance -- viz: assessment insurance and stock company insurance, we were, by our own conviction, compelled to look to the stock companies for the selection of a company that we could unqualifiedly recommend. Our purpose then was to obtain certainty and promptness of payment, fair surrender terms and cheap rates. After investigating the plans and rates of all of the leading stock companies with great care we decided to accept the agency of the Travellers Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. This company combines life and accident insurance, and in both of its departments offers advantages that cannot be excelled by any company of good standing. It has copyrighted plans that cannot be used by any other company. It also issues accident tickets for from one to thirty days covering death by accident and with weekly indemnity for disabling injuries. A special feature of its life insurance is its unequaled surrender values allowed to impoverished policy holders. The rates of this company in both of its departments are moderate; and the policy holders are secured by net surplus of $2,041,000. We earnestly invite every one to investigate the plans of this company and the security and rates that it offers, with a feeling in doing so that we are appealing to man's most manly instincts when we urge him to seek protection for a family that may otherwise be left destitute.

We have begun this business with the intention of studying and improving it in every possible way to the mutual advantage of the public and ourselves. It will receive our time, our attention and our labor for many years to come, and we hope by our diligence and our business methods to establish a reliable and permanent house. We have just completed our new office in Onancock where we can always be found.

Respectfully Yours,

J. H. RILEY & CO.

Onancock, Va., Nov. 5, '89.

NOTICE TO SURVEYORS OF ROADS.

Transportation -- Road - Maintenance

The following is inserted by order of Judge Hamilton S. Neale:

At a court held for the county of Accomack, on the 1st day of November, 1889.

The grand jury appeared according to their adjournment, except Daniel J. Whealton and S. Wilkins Matthews, and were again sent out of court to their chamber, and after some time returning into court, presented the following writing to the court.

"To His Honor Judge H. S. Neale.

The grand jury requests the court to notify every surveyor of a road throughout the county, through the columns of the PENINSULA ENTERPRISE or otherwise, to drain their roads of the surplus water before the winter sets in, or within 30 days from this date where practicable. Failing to do this the grand jury at its next term will thoroughly investigate them.

N. W. NOCK, Foreman."

A Copy

Test. M. Oldham, Jr., C.A.C.

Peninsula Enterprise
Accomac Court House
November 9, 1889

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