Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-13
THE PONY-pENNING.
ONE OF THE TaMssr EXHIBITIONS
or The KIND FOR MANY YEARS.
cruelty OF the rfesen. Method of Br'nd-
teg-ueaithy. Wealthy, aud VITAE Patri-
arch Kendall Jester-Assotssgue.


tro-respopdence o, the Richmond Dlspa,eh.l
Cr<c11EAGuE ISLAND, Va, August IA
The annual poay-penninas on .Chiuco-
ma island never fail TO bring hither a
',-,e crowd Of people from the mainland
al considerable numbers from Whining
Philadelphia. and other eastern cities.
r.., year the crowd was unusually large.
Do, tlr pony -penning was the tamest wit
,-sl here for many years. The ponies
T,..Ha Wild state on the low-downs and
..-l,, Of the island throughout the
... wear. Every summer the young
.-t driven into pens. where they are
branded. and turned loose again.
f...4 .ftv that some other method than
,...l.rg cannot be devised TO mark the
,...lip OF tho ponies, AZ the present
..-! Us cTue! one and dishgures the
r.t animals for life.
'..r.otaecue and the adjacent island
t.. league abound with these ponies.
.l.pg Grass OF the marshes ahOrf them
..r'e TODD the year round, while they get
" 'ef ,iou holes dug in the sand.
PATRIARCH JESTER.
Iaoo' les, as well as the largest pony
,....r on the islands is Kendall Jester. now
20 rnnc league. and his memory Is stored
s,,b f.cis and tradlt ons relating TO its
80 history. In spite OF hls advanced
80. has shaggy hair ~ as black as a crow.
s,.Lemlses about as nimbly as a man of
-. MS picture has frequently adorned
...-t-,t.I papers and magazines, and he
...x.-.ratic curiosity TO all strangers that
,.l tI. stands lie Is a man of conslde-
#. wealth. which he has acquired manly
i.ra,.uc and selling ponies. His wife IS
n. treasurer on pony-penning days
OYSTER NEWS.
qfe-c are about three thousand people
.,.D iilrateague. nearly ell Of whom are
vl.,.. !, is one OF the most thrifty aAd
s,t.rpris!ug communities IN Idewater
Sug.u.a the great majority being en-
gs..i 10 catching nsh and oysters, which
,iInud ~ the surrounding waters.
GB,.c. league Bay, which separates the
Sind from the mainland. Is from six TO
..,.u mics wide and Is nearly all admlra-
81, ad4gfci for growing oysters. Last
,.rt.r the oysters 10 the upper waters of
a.. B.y were failure whilo those in tho
i.g.-patt were excellent. Why this was
=. ,, I'm. can toll The oystermen with
,sr.u yolr cores pondont talked ex-
messed Sire belief that the coming season
l.i n. O prosperous ono for the seaside
C,-.t.utn.
TINE IGHT- HOUSE.
A--.f.a.ue, which Is separated from
C..r...t.sus 10y deep but narrow chan
b.. .- Iie longest OF our seaside islands,
i,, .v rs 70 lt5 situation and tho sandy
.,r..ter "a the SOIL il has but few inhaui-
t.r-- rs lighthouse IN the finest and
Nm ,le exception the highest on the
tf.rt.. coast. Captain John l.. Anderton
a.. keeper. ant an excellent one he IL,
>. complaint ever having been lodged
.-.rst Am during bis long ncumbency.
Il.l government has Just had handsome
,QtHu- lul, near the lighthouse
H.. the keeper al the cost OF about
$4,000. Just % the southeast of the
t..,lous- stands the Assateague life
.'...c station, with CAPTAIN James /.
I- Us keeper. who with his gallant
vr.-.u.i the officers and sailors from
t.. government steamer Dispatch when
s.. 80. wrecked On Assatcague IN Octo-
.t. i-.l no one should visit Chlnco-
+.l... without Inspeeting the great light
...-. Du A,-ateague, from whose summit
... ..l communal magnificent prospect
tr-.tl. mainland, the Islands, and the
o..4.
sANCIINED BAND.
oath. upper end of ChincoteaGue Is TO
'.t..t. tr- -ettlement OF the sancu-
e.. ..-I. %. they call themselves. They
,......c -luatters from Delaware and
..t.l nothing 10 do with the rest of the
i..itie.r'". Inc peculiar practices ana
a.lcs have already been fully
t...t l ,l'- paper,
Ia .utIr. oi these islands regard as
l.. 20 Nltl promise.