Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-03-15
NEIGMB0RHOOD NOTES.
ChincOtcague.

Cnincotcague.
Our public schools will close on frs
of April.
Mfr. Hiram c. Clur and Miss Saral
E. Carpenter were married on the Is
inst, Rev. B. P. Truitt officiating
Corn is being shipped from the Yves
to this place by the car load, and SELL
in our market at SO cents per bushel.
The first excursionists OF the season
were here from Stockton, Md, last
week. and were entertained at the at
lantic.
! Commander +. J. Reed, lighthouse
Inspector, and Edward Brainerd, editor
of Daily News. Philadelphia, were reg
istered at tile Atlantic this week.
Three barber shows ccmrete for HI
custom of our citizens and the result
is. that we can now get ''as gnnd - shave
as man or barber ever gaven for cent:
The receipts Of enterfainment giv"r
here three nights last week. hv The
Southern Qnlntette Club were sl5o-
and of entertainments nf DR.. Porter
last and this week were 500.
Rev. James r. Campbell of Snow
Till. Md. preached at cur NJ. F.Chnrcl
in the morning of last Sunday, and at
NJ. P. Church in evening Of same day,
to large and appreciative audiences.
The steamer Widgeon still 'goes
loaded daily" with oysters for shipment
by rail, and besides, several boats are
supplied here weekly with cargoes for
the Northern and Eastern markets.
Another "swifter" of the Morrell
stock has been recently purchased by
Mr.. W. J. Matthews-and he offers for
sale several fine young ponies, suitable
as roadsters or for farm purposes, at
low figures.
Wild fowl are more plentiful in our
waters at present Than at any time dur
ing the winter. The reason given for
the same is, that our oystermen have
been too profitahly employed this win
ter, to "hunt" them.
Chincoteague was never, perhaps, so
interesting a place as at present, to
commercial tourists. Comparison of
this and last February shows their
number, this year, has increased TWEEN
tyIoll-and no one receives more cor
dial welcoma.
Miss BERTHE Caulk. FIRST assistant in
graded school here for last seven years.
has resigned, and Miss George Tracey
has been promoted to the position. The
places vacated by Miss Tracey and Miss
Grimsley, who has also resigned, of
second and third assistants. have Leen
lilled by Misses Sadie Conkling and
Mollie smith.
Two negro girls went to home of Mr..
John R. Tarr last week, and while one
engaged his wife in conversation, the
Iotler Slipped up stairs and rified his
bureau of $500. All of the money but
$50 was recovered, and the justice. be-
fore whom they had hearing, sent
hem to Jail, to await the action of tile
Fand jury.
The sloop Dauntless was capslzel on
targathy bar during night OF 18th inst,
bit her crew. after narrow escape
finn being drowned, succeeded in SWIM
ming to the shore. The report had
! reched this place that they had per
ised, and great excitement prevailed
hep until their return on Wednesday.
Til crew of the schooner Fillmore,
viii h attempted to rescue them, bull
witlout success, was afterwards res
cue6by Capt. John E, Button and force
of LIP Saving Service, from their boat,
which went ashore on Metompkin bar.
The prties rescued speak IN the high
est teias of the services rendered by
the caI ain and his crew.
Arri'.ls at Atlantic this week: DR..
G. r. Slith, A. j. Hudson, D. A.
Smith, y. II. Meredith, Samuel Jones
and MISS S. c. Riggin. Sue Taylor,
Sallie Pi3lard, ID. B. Burbage, Stock
ton, Md.;M. E. Splby, T. Fl. Mears,
Phila.; D}Geo. 3. zell, VIM. Sartor-
, Jus, PocoRlke; Geo. A. Payne, R. j..
McAllen, $ Spw Hill; J. II. Feddeman,
G. J. Recoa, NJ. J. Byrd, L. J. Lee
: Compile, =. G. Silverthorl, w. f..
Doughty. baltimore; Frank q. Hanua,
WiImingteS; H. W. Garnett, Clayton.
Del; L.. FE. Wilson, Capt. VIM. Col.
Inns, J. C.Jnes, M, Wilkerson, Acco-
mac.