Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-02-18
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
Chincoteague.

Mr.. John Andertop, Jr., mas accept
ed a clerkship in the store OF tae
Wheaton Mercantile Co.
Mr.. E. Y. Twyf ,rd has opened up
a grocery store at the old stand OF
Mr.. Major Cherricks-
Mr.. John Rowlty has accepted
position on ocean line steamer plying
between Philadelphia and New Or
leans.
Schooners f a. Bennett, s. j..
Delauo and Fletcher arrived TINS
week from Norfolk, loaded with
shingles and barrel slaves.
Schooner Paer Collins, hailipg from
West Point, has been bought by
Messrs. w. N. Conapt, John l.. An
derton and others. of this place.
Mr.. Roy D. White, assessor OF real
estate for the upper parish, is with
us at this time and actively engaged
in discharging the duties of the Office
DIR. Bratton and Mr.. Joseph W.
Baker are in Richmond this week az
delegates from lodge at this place 10
the Grand lodge of Masons of Vir'
ginia.
Mr.. Demorest Peterson, of this
Mace. and Mr.. Fred Shrieves, OF Me-
tompkin. have been appointed surf
men of Assateague Life Saving
Station.
Mrs. Elizabeth SteelmaD, widow OF
the late Capt. David Steelmsn ana
daughter of Capt. Ran Mason, de-
ceased. died on the 18th. inst, aged
about 70 years.
Misses Jones, G. A. Hammond,
George Smith. milliners OF this
place. left this week for New York on
their annual vacation and to buy
Spring millinery.
Messrs N. S Smith, Jr, and Bur
ton Dennis have received an up-to
date merry go round, which together
with a bowling alley will be Located
on the water front at cost OF sew
eral thousand dollars.
Several of the citizens of Accoma'
lO.H. were caught here during the
late "freeze up" and detained To-
several days, but they didn't mine
lit. One of them put in his time buy
ing a drove of ponies for his STOCK
farm and another one, wldower
was so charmed with some OF oul
pretty girls that he is expected to re
turn and make his home with US.
The cold snap of the last two week
practically closed up our bay an'
stopped all work for few days ou
our coal bins were we'll filled ant
larders we'll supplied, and we did no
snffer any serious inconvenience ex
cent the lack of mail. This we re
ceived once by messengers wn'
walked over the ice to get 1t, AM
, after a few days the mail route &
Wishart Point was opened by tn
steam tugs of Messrs. Babbitt an
Rowley,
Arrivals at Atlantic Hotel TIL
week: w. E. Howard, R. V. CLAD
ding. Baltimore; L. Fisher, G. W
Venable, Philadelphia; Major +
Selby, Wilmington; Elmer Feli1
I Emil Masck, Sham okin, Pa; j. U
Turner, Newport News; A. d. How
ard, Berlin; j. E. Mccormick, {. LIE
Lecompt, Salisbury; Col. W. /
j Selby, Stockton; W. A. Hargis, Fe
u ton: ]. s. Pratt, Roy D. White, {
;, Walter Mapp, W. E. Fox, s. A. Ia.
Tor, Accomac.
q The contract to carry tie ma
from Chincoteague to Franklin Git
and return from July 1st has bee
. awarded to Capt s. E. Matthews Il
u annual sum of $239, and Mr.. N.
u Gordy has been awarded a like col
" tract between Chincoteague al
u Bloomtown for the annual sum
= 1925. Mr.. 6ordy will buy the une
- pir, d term of Capt. Dennard Merrl
and put on route to Wishart Poi
IN g. twin screw, double engine bos
ID Fast team and comfortable vehicl
at will also be put on the land route
h and from the station.