Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-10-30
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thimcotea=ue.
Many of our sportsmen will attend
tile races at Pocomokc City next We'd
nesday.
The Lodge of knights of Honor here
contributed $40 to relieve the Char.es-
ton sufferers.
A literary society was organized at
the Atlantic hotel on the lSth inst,
with 90 members.
Fewer persons registered this year
than ever was known hefore-only three
of both political parties.
Rev. S. U. Grimslev baptised on 10th
inst, seven persons and on 18th, eleven
more in the presence of 4 large audience
Our fish factories are still running and
are doing y flourishing business. The
catch of nSll last week was over $780,
900.
Our public schools opened IN the 4th
inst, with teachers, 5 white and l
colorcd and with $50 white pupils and
20 colored.
Can't. r. II. Slant is having Il hand
some storehouse builtat Nashville with
funds received from paid up insurance
policy OF Sl,75O.
4 few years ago there was not milf.
uery store IN our town-now there are
four we'll filed with us select a stock as
YOU will find anywhere.
Mr.. D. ]. Wheaton is home from
Philadelphia with new goods and while
there purchased on Front ST., a brick
store for which he paid $4,000.
Mr.. Jackson mate on Winter Quar-
ter Light slip, No. 81 has been promo
ted keeper. to fill the vacancy caused by
the death OF Capt. Lindeman. He will
receive for his services per annum 81 goo
and board.
Our people are we're respondent at
the prospects of the oyster business
The weather is so warm that oysters
will not sell in the city and If they
would it has been so dry and warm here
that they have become green gilled" in
upper part of the Island and are poor in
other parts.
Arrivals at Atlantic hotel last week:
4. J. Taw, Phila.; Wm. II. Stevens.
CMls. Lehman. y. II. Howard, Baltic;
S.II. Wiley, editor of Messenger, Snow
lIill:Col. WIN. Selby, Stockton; VIM. II.
Medford, Wilmington; w. F. Bullen,
Troy, n. y: f. J. Spindle, Madison
county, Va; E. S. Carter, Prince Will
liam county, Va; Thos. H. Bayley
Browne, Accomac G. Fl,
Hon. Chas Gibson. representative i'll
Congress from First District in Mary
land spent last week at Atlantic hotel
on Chlncoteague While here he Ragged
considerable game-from !40 to 60 yell
low legs daily ard saws he enjoyed the
sport so much he will return again
shortly. He WAS very agreeable and
made many friends among our people.
lie says that Hon. .Thos. CroX!on is a
hard working representative, and Is al
WAYS active in the interests of his con-
stltuents-
Lusty cheers went mp from hundreds
of our citizens OH Saturday, the 10th
inst. when the schooner formerly known
as Bertha a. Watt passed by our wlarves
commanded by Capt. G. E. Rabbit and
son, owners. She is the largest boat
ever seen III our waters, and is the same
which went ashore on last March on
Pope's Island. and was afterwards sold
at public auction for SIS. She has since
been rebuilt and now has The name OF
one of her enterprising owners, e. +.
Babhitt. Her length is 80 feet, depth
of hold u feet, and carrying capacity
o6O tons. Too much cannot be said in
praise of the enterprising owners. who
have converted what was almost a
worthless hulk into magnificent
schooner, worth as many thousands of
dollars as they lave spent hundreds of
dollars in repairs.