Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-02-23
NElGnBORHOOD NOTES,
OaaucOch.

Oaanc0cA.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B Topping, OF
Del, are visitors at tho home OF Mrs.
Jno. w. Duncan, their sister.
The Board of Trustees of the Mar
garet Academy net here on Tuesday.
Among those present from n distance
were Mr.. T. b. Tankard, Mr.. John
Il. Roberts and Hon. john
+. Nottingham, OF Northampton
county. The academy will be offered
to the public for lease for another
term.
The electric car line for Onancock
and vicinity is again before us. The
matter is being agitated anew and
will continue to be until the fact is
realized. 1t was understood that the
promoters Of the system during last
year would take up the work again
this spring. Tue people are as eager
as ever for the benefits of the enter
PRISE. A prominent and intelligent
member of the charter company has
recently said that it has always been
his policy to proceed with the inves>
tigatiOn and build the line il posi-
BILE. That he felt willing to invest
his capital for the common benefits
to business in the community and
the convenience of the public even If
it might not pay dividends at the
first. He sees that it would pay in
directly in various ways. AS to the
benefits of a car line to this town,
Tasley, OnleY and
I'll places to which it would run, they
are readily recounted, as they have
been before in the notes Of the enter
prise. Will Car line pay? They
pay in other sections which are
seemingly no more favorable than
this. We see accounts of new lines
being put in operation in various
sections of Eastern Maryland. We
can easily go and Learn of the condi-
lions for their prosperity.
The business Of this town has been |
good during January and
February. There has been much
bright weather during the time and
the roads better than usual and a |
large number of people have come,
even from distant sections, to patron
ize our various business places. |
Many orders also have been received |
Oy phone and mail. The spring time |
promises to be active. There will be |
much improvement during the year.
On North street, on the late Neville |
and Titlow lots, two large store
houses will be erected and in the |
same locality a new street will be-
opened and several dwellings erected
On Kerr street on the north side of |
the town, a retiring, well-tO-do
farmer has purchased the Titlow
estate which he will improve with a
handsome dwelling. Another dwell
ny will be erected on the corner of
Kerr and Lee streets. We are advised
further that two other persone, out
Of town, are arranging to purchase
handsome property here upon which
hey will erect homes Nearly every
building for rent is occupied. The
own is holding its OWL" as we say.
Other improvements may be expect
ID during the year which are not
'eady to be announced yet. We will
always have good steamboat facili-
les. Competition will guard that.
And after a while we expect TO be
connected with the railroad. We
will have the promised trolly line
when the public will agree in their
motives. Most of our citizens are
winning bread for their families in
heir various avocations and many
ire living In ease and elegance from
he prof fits of their business.