Eastern Shore Herald, July 22, 1910
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Second homes
Mr. Simon Seward and some friends, of Petersburg, are making extensive improvements and building additions to their cottage on Cobb's Island.
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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : LitigationSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Planting
N. R. Steelman secured a writ of error in the Supreme Court of Appeals last week in a case brought against him in the Circuit Court of Northampton county by M. B. Lafferty. The case involves the right to certain oyster planting grounds which were assigned to Steelman by the oyster inspector of the district.
Lafferty claimed that the property in question has been in his possession for twenty years, under a deed given by the clerk of the court. The sole question is whether or not Lafferty properly possessed the seven pieces of ground assigned to Steelman.
The contest is to settle title to Ship Shoals or Godwin's Island. Mr. O. F. Mears represents the plaintiff in error, and Messrs. G. R. Nottingham and Thos. B. Robertson, the defendant.
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Disease
Eastville.
The several cases of Typhoid fever around the community ought, to be a warning to clean up and keep places in sanitary condition.
VIRGINIA HORSE BREAKS RECORD
Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Horse racing
Goes Fourth Heat In Rockport Race In New Time.
"Hailworthy" trotted the fourth mile heat at Rockport, Ohio, in 2:11 1-4, breaking the world's record for the fourth heat, winning the race. The best time made was 2:06.
The trotter is a bay gelding owned by James Kavanaugh, the well known Harrisonburg hotel man, formerly by Mr. E. F. Nottingham, of this place, who raised him.
Capt. Evans Acquitted
Moral -- MurderSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Poaching
In the case of the Commonwealth vs. Josiah Evans, on trial last week, the jury rendered a verdict of not guilty. There was much division of sentiment over the case. Trespassing on oyster grounds has been a common annoyance to the seaside planters for a long time and they hoped for the acquittal. Captain Evans left after the trial for his house in York county a happy man.
Negroes Convicted.
Moral -- Other violent crime
On Monday last Teackle Satchell, colored, was tried in the circuit court here and found guilty of a malicious shooting and was given five years. On motion of the attorney for the defendant, Mr. John T. Wilkins, 3d., the verdict was set aside by the judge and a new trial is to be had. The same day George Smith and Minnie Collins, were given one year. The younger one being only fourteen years old, will be sent to the reformatory.
Verdict Set Aside.
Moral -- Other violent crime
In the case of the Commonwealth vs. Teackle Satchell, colored, for felonious cutting, tried last Monday, the jury returned a verdict of guilty and fixed the time at five years in the penitentiary. On motion of Mr. J. T. Wilkins, 3d, attorney for the defendant, the verdict was set aside as contrary to the law and evidence.
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Transportation -- Road - Road oiling
In Henrico county great benefit has been done many of the roads by oiling them. It has served to abate the dust nuisance in dry spells and keeps the roads from getting water soaked in wet spells. A report from there says the roads are perfect. The idea is well worth trying here.
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African-Americans -- Race relations
It is noticeable that many of the city cure-alls of the race question, among them some city papers, are constantly advocating that the negro should be kept at farming, that they should buy farms and rent farms, as a solution of the race question. The Herald cannot see the justice or benefit of such a proposition at all. The country people just as seriously object to having their communities over run by negroes as do those in the cities. In fact, to the poor unfortunate whites who must be left in loneliness to face the proposed inflooding of negroes, such a thing would be the worse calamity, for the poor white is less able to resist the tendencies towards mongrelization than is the inhabitant of the city.
If such a policy were carried out the whites would have to leave counties in which the negro held the bulk of the land. Some counties of Virginia now have as much as one-fourth of the land owned by negroes, and as much as one-half of it controlled by them. It is a dark day for those counties, because the whites must gradually drift away from them or sink to the level of their associates. In other words, the negro question is more serious in the country than it is in the city, and those journals referred to are far from giving a just solution of it by dumping them in the country places. In other words, it becomes a bad proposition whenever they become too numerous, whether North or South, in city or country.