Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-14
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
Chlncoteague.

Chlncoteague.
Capt. Clark Risley and family
moved back to Portsmouth this
| week.
Mr.. s. w. Warner, of Atlantic, has
bought house and lot of Mr.. Daniel
Booth on Chincoteague.
A large icehouse is being built by
Mr.. G. Z. Rabbit at his oyster shuck
ing establishment at this place.
Our people were entertained this
week by comedy troupe OF Mr..
Robert Lilllston, of Norfolk, Va.
Messrs. H. Rowley & Son have
bought a large gasolene engine and
saw for use in their wood yard here.
Mr.. J. w. Wheaton shipped this
week pair of white swans to
Europe from his Wild Fowl Farm at
this place.
Sample barrels of oysters are being
sent to market by our shippers and
prices received for same have been
satisfactory.
Mr.. John Goffigan, of this place, has
bought a house and lot in Northum
berland county and will move to
same at an early day.
Messrs. E. P. 1immons and 7. A.
Rogers. oyster dealers, spent several
days here this week and bought a
large quantity Of oysters.
Capt. James Taylor and family,
who left here for Blvalve, N. ]. six
years ago, returned this week to
make Chincoteague their home
again.
Schooner Williams delivered a
cargo of ice here this week for Cap
tain L P. Ayres. Schooners Moffitt,
Jordan, Thomas and Fletcher loaded
with oysters this week for Norfolk.
Chincoteague is quarantined
against Assateague and every precau-
ton is being taken to confine the
smallpox at latter place. If anyone
should DE attacked with the disease
here the Board of Health has ordered
their removal to pest house on ASA
league at once.
The mail route from this place to
Bloomtown has been sold by Mr..
Peter J. Gillespie to Capt. d. NJ.
Merritt, who has placed a first-class
boat on the line and is now making
three trips daily to Wisharts Point,
leaving here at and $50 a. m, and
4:3O p. H., leaving Wishart Point at
7:3O a. IL. and $3.50 and $50 p. N. New
team has also been placed on land
route from Bloomtown to Wishart
Point.
Mrs. Caroline Merritt, relict of Geo.
Merritt, deceased died on the 10Th
inst, at her home on Assateague
Island, of smallpox, aged about 30
years. Six small children survive
her. The way in which she contract
ed the disease cannot be accounted
for as her home was on an isolated
part of the Island, and for weeks she
had not been absent from it and only
those living near her visited her dur.
ing the time.
Mr.. E. F. Laws died after linger-
ing illness, of consumption, on the
10th inst aged 40 years. He was q
native of Maryland but in early life
moved here and engaged in the
mercantile business, then to Phila.
delphia where he had charge for
while Of the Boothby Restaurant, re-
turning to this place few years ago
on account of declining health. He
married daughter Of Capt. William
J. Clayville, who with sixteen year
old son survive him.
Arrivals at Atlantic Hotel this
week: j K. Riggin, W. J. Morris, r.
L Pentz, W. @. Hall, @. 8. Bratton,
W. H. Akers, W. E. Wise, Baltimore;
NJ. E. Selby, Wilmington; Miss Maria
Kellam, New York; DR. j. T. Wood
cock, Buffalo, N Y; 81. N. Deputy,
Glenden, Pa; Samuel T. Williams,
Salisbury; F. W. Donovan, Georges
town; A. Il. Howard, Berlin; J. A.
Downes, Dover, Del; ]. H. Milligan,
G. W. Milligan, Cape Charles; j. q.
Hopkins, DR.. J. H. Ayres, DR.. Frank
Elotohar APpOmQc