Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-11-18
Chincoteague Celebrates
Opening Of New Highway
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safe and profitable business.
M. L. Church.

NJ. E. Church.
There is in process of erection
handsome M. E. Church, to. cost, so
it is said, between sixty thousand and
seventy thousand dollars. 1t has
large audience room, and will be sup
piled wit hclass rooms and also
large infant scholar department.
There is kitchen, library, and large
! basement, the last containing the
heating apparatus.
Rev. Vaughn S. Collins, is the Dis
trict Superintendent having this ap-
polntent under his cargo, and Rev.
Lewis b. Morgan is the resident pas
tor. The congregation is to be con-
graduated upon the erection of this
noble temple to God.
The Public School Building.
The people are equally to be con-
graduated upon the splendid High
School Building in course of con-
struction. 1t is handsome and COM
modious house. 1t is standardly con-
structed, and will be a monument to
the public spiritedncss of the Chinco-
league community and of the state.
Residences.
Chincoteague has many imposing
residences. Space forbids our men
and interiorly will soon reveal the
fact that people nowhere live better.
AS said above, rain interfered with
the days program, and thus we have
t. chronicle rather distressing finale
to an otherwise successful day. A
bout 2.30 P. NJ, good many persons,
anticipating unfavorable weather,
started to leave the Island. Parts of
the highway from the mainland to the
Island are constructed of marsh mud
thrown up between barriers driven to
hold it. This material had not suffi-
GENTLY dried out to stand the amount
OF traffic to which it was subjected
last Wednesday 1t soon became deep
| ~ cut into ruts. over which cars pass
ed with great difficulty. There was
also danger of miring, if one should
drive elsewhere than in the middle of
the road. Every one succeeded in get
ting across in the morning, but all de-
cided that if the threatened rain
should arrive the going would be
made more difficult still by the water
falling on the sticky mud.
Those who started early reached the
mainland safely, but from $50 P. M,
the cars which started on the journey
home Jared badly. The rain had re-
duced the roadway to slippery foot
ing, and the ruts became treacherous
paths for car wheels. Rain descend
ed in increasing quantities, and fire.
quently and more frequently auto af-
ter auto, skidded into the chopped up
roadway, spun their wheels a few
times and came to stand-still. There
was soon a blockade stretching al
most from the Mainland to the Island.
Man power and mule power were
brought into requisition to eXtficate
the helpless cars from their predica
ment. This was slow progress. Night
began to set in, and the rain to fall
furiously. The situation became dis
tressing. Women and little children
be gan to feel seriously the exposure
to the weather. The cars could
neither advance nor return. A night
on the marsh threatened Them Some
left their autos in the road and walk
ed either to the mainland or to the
island. Some stuck by their cars the
night through. The weather became
cooler, and many cars were not capa-
BILE of resisting the driving rain. Help
from the island was sent out, but lit
tie could be done in the way of relief.
Some blankets were furnished and
every thing possible was done that
could be thought of.
The morning found many cars still
on the road; their occupants wearied,
sick, and sore.
No one could be blamed specially
for the situation. The road was.
probably opened up little too soon;
but still the wintry weather was APP
preaching, and if the people of the
island were to celebrate, the sooner
the better.
1t is regretted that the day ended
as it did, but Chincoteague is to be
congratulated upon the enterprise of
its public spirited citizen, J. B. Wheat
ten; and every one hopes and believes
that the stupenduous engineering feat