Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-03
CAPE CHARLES.
L-SCHOLASTIC- PER
SONAL AND OTHERWISE.
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Cape Charles. Va, Jan. 2.-Whi,o the
daily newspapers of Richmond and
other important Virginia cities have
been filling their columns with indus
trial and business statistics for the
year just ended, it might be well here
to briefly note that the Eastern Shore
has enjoyed a fairly prosperous year.
The Xmas trade with all the stores
has been, as far as can be learned,
| satisfactory, While our great staple
-crepr-tlie- potatey- beth Irish and sweet.
has been fairly good one, though in
many cases the farmer failed to real
lie Il satisfactory price, yet upon the
whole, 1t might have been far worse
The crab. oyster and fishing industry
has shown favorable results, and pre-
dictions are being made that for the
coming season business in these lines
| VIII show much larger volume than
at any time in our previous history. OF
course. all these things help 10 push
Cape Charles TO the front Mr. ]. B.
Jones. Of this place, has arranged to
largely increase the capacity of his
crab factory. SO that when the season
opens he will be In shape to give en-
ployment to from Is to 100 persons in
catching, picking and packing crabs
and crab meat for shipment
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
The Cape Charles Public High School
will resume the prosecution of its sew
eral branches of study tomorrow
morning, January Srd. This institu-
ton is conducted by w. i. Dickinson,
as principal. with Miss Bette b. Not
tingham, Miss Sarah Doughty and
Miss Mabel Smith as his assistants.
This school enjoys good patronage,
and Is quite popular with Its patrons.
III this connection it Is opportune to
state that Professor Dickinson, with
his assistants, together with the pupils
OF the school. are preparing to give a
cantata, The Festival OF the HoIi-
days." at Parsons Opera House on
Friday night, January 18th. Some for
ty or fifty pupils will participate in
rendering the program. which will en-
brace dialogues. recitations, songs,
| drills. tablenuX, etc. The costumes
will emphasize the entertainment.
SOCIAL.
The Cape Charles Culture Club"
an association OF young people formed
for social and intellectual advance
ment. will hold its first meeting in 1900
Tomorrow night Mt the residence OF
Postmaster c. a. Mckinney. Professor
| w. IL. dickinson is president of the
club, which is composed of quite
7 HunDer or OUT best T1e0I1e. -------------
NEW AMERICA"
Tomorrow night (Thursday) at z
o'clock Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr. Will
deliver lecture in the Centenary NJ.
Il. Church here in Cape Charles, his
subject beng New America" The pro
| ceeds OF the lecture will be used for
| the Cane Charles High School. The rev
erend and eloquent gentleman is now
citizen Of Mathews county. Va.
though for number Of years he resid-
ed I'm this place. whore he still owns
valuable residential property.
THE COLD SNAP.
Whatever is worth doing is worth
doing WE'LL" is an old maxim that is
now being emphasized in Cdpe Char es
by reason of the cold snap prevailing.
for had the water pipes leading into
many four houses been properly put
in and protected. as they should have
been, much trouble and annoyance
would have been obviated from frozen
| hydrants and bursted pipes The first
cost in doing so might have been more,
but 1t would prove cheaper in the end.
BRIEF MENTION.
Professor W. L. Dickinson. at the
head Of the High School of Cape
| Charles. returned hsrc last night oil the
| steamer New York. He had been spend
Ing the Christmas holidays with reia-
tives in Williamsburg. Va. and reports
| having had q season of real enjoyment
| Mr.. w. j. Swceny, connected with the
Cape Charles Ice and Lumber Com
pany, also returned on the same boat
frcm the same place, whittier he had
been visiting his paople during the holi-
days.
The young people of our town will at
tend social tonight at the residence
of Mrs. I. H. NIilhgan, on Mason ave
nue..
Tho Rev. Mr.. Venable. of Bay View
preached nm able sermon last Sunday
afternoon in Cape Charles for the ben
eft of all. but more especially for those
adhering to the Presbyterian creed of
| faith.
L. A. Lees, OF Philadelphia; G. Il.
Compton. OF New York; A. Y Gump, Of
Baltimore, and George j. Spady. OF
| Boston. are at the Northampton.
The cold continues and skating on
! the ponds is now all the 60.