Chincoteague Island News in The Peninsula Enterprise in 1895
From The Peninsula Enterprise newspaper, edition of Saturday, 5 January 1895, on page 3, column 1, under "Local News:" "Most of the delinquent lands sold at the court-house door last Monday, were bid off to the Commonwealth. Taxes on all of any value were paid before the day of sale. Mr. Bayly B. Topping, of Onancock, will open a jewelry store on Chincoteague about the 15th of this month. He has made himself proficient in the business by an association for several years with Mr. John W. Duncan. Special attention will be given by him to the repairing of clocks and watches in his new home." In column 2, under the heading "Neighborhood Notes:" "Chincoteague. Capt. John Cathell died on the 29th ult., aged 71 years. His wife and six children survive him. The Chincoteague Islander changed hands with its third issue. Frank J. Townshend is now its sole proprietor. The father of Rev. Charles Matthews arrived here last week and will hav