Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-09-05
ChlncOteague.

Our oystermen are getting then
boats ready for catching seed oys'
tiers in the lower bays.
Mr.. G. F. Matthews and wife are
home on a visit to his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. f. Matthews.
Quite large number of our boys
left this week for New York to en-
gage in oyster shocking business.
DIR. Ray Matthews. after an absence
of two years with mining party IN
Colorado, is home on a visit to his
parents.
A dance, given on the pier by the
young people of this place on Tues
day night, was much enjoyed by the
young people.
Misses Luella and Allie Burton
gave sociable Friday night in honor
of their sister, Miss Eva, home on a
visit from Philadelphia.
Mrs. w. b. Mumford has sold her
stock of confectioneries to Mr.. John
Fletcher and to the regret of her
many friends will move to Norfolk.
Mr. Thos. S. Bowden will move to
Metompkin to manage oyster business
of Mr.. Levin Gordy. Mr.. Henry Clay
vile having resigned IT, position,
will move back to Chincoteague.
In the last ten DAYS, according to
reports of the transportation people,
Chincoteague has had over 800 visit
ora, the largest number during that
time in the history of the Island.
MIR. WILDER Mitchell, a popular
young man, clerk of Mr.. j. b. Dale,
and Miss Arie Cherricks, a charming
young lady, were married August
9th, and now are on wedding Jour-
ney to Northern cities.
Our school grounds have been en-
larred, raised and enclosed, new
furniture has been put in the building
and an extra teacher has been added
to the faculty, making nine in all,
and it is now up to the parents aud
teachers to make the school sue
cess. The white schools will open
September 18th, colOred, October 5th.
Among the out of town visitors are
Miss Katherine Messick at Whining
ton, Del. Mr.. W. j. Matthews with
his sister at MiddletoWn, Del. Mrs.
o. ID. Doughty and son in lower Acco-
mac; Mrs. r.. l.. Marshall at Sharp
town, Md; Miss Georgia Tracey in
lower AccOmac; Misses Lille and
Della Booth at Georgetown; Mr.. Ed
ward ellis at Berlin.
Among the visitors to relatives and
friends in town this week are Mrs.
Earl Jackson, Miss Eva Burton, Mr..
Oscar Merritt, wife and sister, Mr.. E.
p. Timmons and wife, of Philadelphia,
Messrs. Fred Messick, J. B. and F.
Mason, OF Wilmington, Miss Vesta
Gordy, of Painter, Miss l. Soper, of
Keller, Mr.. and Mrs. X. II. Phillips
and wife, of Salisbury, DIR. Q. f. W.
Hall and wife, OF Parksley, Mr.. G.
f. Matthews and wife, OF Berlin,
Rev. Mr. Watson, of Baltimore. Mrs.
G.. A. Payne and son, of Snow Hill;
MISS l.. townsend, OF OcOrStJOWl'
Mr.. Smith and sister, of Crew, Va.
Arrivals at Atlantic Hotel this week:
James Bloxom, w. II. Andrews, Bal
timore; w. d. Gillespie, e. S. Nc
Galley, Philadelphia; NJ. l.. Dodd, q.
q. Shurbard, New YoIk;J J. a. Bachel,
Buffalo; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Myers,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Wendell, Read
ing, Pa. II. X. Nesley, Harrisburg;
j. A. Heckel, Bristol, Va. A. B. Hal
lett, Cincinnati, Ohio; DR.. f. l..
Fooks, Il. l.. Camden, Laurel; G. S.
Snow Hill Jas. l.. Goodwin,
Miss Mary Goodwin, Dover; James $.
Clogg, Pocomoke City; q. r. Trim
BILE, Seaford; Geo. Burton, Millsboro;
]. L. Chitman, Georgetown; w. I.
Williams, EastOn.