Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-06-13
NEIGnB0GhGGD N0rES.
WachapreaEue.

The merchants of this town are
said to be SO busy, as to have found
it necessary to add extra clerks, in or
der to be able to supply their Gus
toners.
Mr.. George James, q merchant at
head of Bradfords Neck, is still con
fined to his room on account of q pro-
-tracted case of Ia grippe.
Among the incidents and accidents
of the regatta, as fully and fairly
given in your last issue, there was
one of rather an amusing character
omitted. One gentleman, in his eX-
citement and anxiety to beat, un-
furled an extra sail. The extra was
not only aft of the lnainsail but aft Of
the man that held the helm.
a most ENJOYABLE excursion was
given by the Wachapreague Literary
Club, on Tuesday of this week. The
day was bright, the air balIny. The
gentle southeast wind, freighted with
its health giving ozone. kissed away
the last trace of the gloom left by the
long cold rain, and the company, so
cheerful and bright. brought happi-
ness and the AGILITY and lightness of
childhood to ALL At IN. m, with ~
party of about forty member. Of the
Club and visitors ON board the boats
Ned Powell and Incomplete. one OF
the race winners of last week, the
former with Capt. Bcrli" Rell at the
helm, the latter sailed by her owner,
Capt Il. b. Smith, VIC east of from
the Wachapreague wharfand started
for the Wachapreague Club house on
Cedar Island. The party was chapa-
roned by Mrs. r. J. Foote. Mrs. WE
Hudson, Mrs. Retta Scarborough and
Mrs. Carrie Bird. Everything neces
sary to a good time was amply pro
vided. Among the visitors was the
Misses Martha and Josie Kelly, of
Tuckerton, n J., Miss Maud Brit
tingham, of Davis wharf. and Mrs.
Eva G. Scarborough of Philadelphia.
After an abundant dinner, to which
all seemed to do justice, DR.. &. w.
LeCato proposed the following toasts
and requested the gentlemen indica-
ted to respond. 1st. Our Literary
Club" Responded to by Rev. w. J..
Twilley in short and humorous talk.
end. "The ladies of the Club To
which Rev. J. r. Sturgis, the Presi-
dent of the Club. responded with
great beauty and propriety. Bird,
1.-The dinner Towhich Capt. T. j.
Smith responded by saying, that the
material man was too we'll filed to
attempt mental eXert;on. The party
then began strolling the beach, many
OF them seeming to pair very natur-
ally. gathering shells, enjoying "tete
a tetes," or "drealning dreams such
as no mortal ever dared TO dream be-
FORE After few hours thus spent
they assembled in the boat room of
the Cedar Island Life Saving Station,
where they had been pressingly in
vited by the polite and gallant SUI
perinjendent, Capt. Asa Savage, and
some two hours were given to music
comic, sentimental and sacred-to
anecdote, to minicv, wit. humor and
burlesque with an occasional touch
of the pathetic When supper was
over at the Club house, and we had
had our lovely sail back to Wacha-
preague, all declared it one of the
merriest days OF life. We are now
under the impression that every town
and village ought to have q Literary
Club or Society, and that they should
all take a trip to the beach. AS a
visitor would say that I do not know
OF town anywhere better situated
for health, rest and pleasure than
Wachapreague. VISITOR.