Betty's Critters - & History Views

  ***A few missing issues in January and February, plus issues with no mention of Chincoteague. ***  From The Peninsula Enterprise  of Saturday, 27 February 1886, on page 3, column 2, under the heading "Local News:"       "Chincoteague.   Washington's birthday was observed with us by closing the public schools.   Mr. J. T. Johnson "elocuted" to a limited audience at Duncan hall last week.   Mr. Isaac Reynolds and Miss Sarah C. Williams were married on 17th inst., Rev. J. D. Reese officiating.   Our weather observer reports velocity of wind last Saturday 52 miles per hour, the heaviest during the winter.   A. Brown, general passenger agent of the Old Dominion Steamship Company, and Geo. Stevens of  Pennsylvania R. R. were at Atlantic hotel this week.   Capt. Wm. Collins has retired from Life station at Green Run, and now commands a yacht of Mumford & Bro., plying between Chincoteague and Philadelphia.   The Killick...

 Well, the 97th Annual Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company's Pony Penning Auction is in the record books - and it did set some records!  First, at least 8,000 raffle tickets for King Neptune were sold before Wednesday night's drawing, at $1 apiece; and Debra Hughes was the very lucky winner, taking home a bay pinto colt, born 27 April.  He was sired by Tornado's Legacy, and out of the dam Tawny Treasure, foal 19 this year.    There were 14 donated items of art, handicrafts, and other items given to the CVFC to help raise funds for equipment, training, a few full-time employees, and pony care.  These works of art, crocheted items, and antiques brought in $8,650.    ** Maureen Beebe's personal Steuben saddle was auctioned off, with the proceeds going to the Maureen Beebe Hursh Scholarship Fund for students for Chincoteague High School.  Her saddle brought a high bid of $7,400. **    There have been 67 foals born this year to the CVFC ...