Accomack News, May 4, 1907
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Transportation -- Railroad - Wrecks
Accidents are frequent on the N. Y., P. & N. R. R., and some of our citizens say they prefer staying at home than to take a chance riding to Cape Charles in order to see the Exposition. They had better drive down and leave their team at the livery stable.
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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Litigation
Atlantic.
Farmers are very much behind in getting their corn planted, owing to the late spring. Irish potatoes are rotting badly -- full crop cannot be made. Sweet potato beds are very late, and very few farmers will have them ready to put out earlier than the 15th of May, if then.
The oyster bed question so long agitated between the Messrs. Fletcher and Dunton as to who was the proper one to have it assigned to by the oyster inspector was heard at Wishart's on the 30th ult., by Mr. O. M. Jones, Inspector of District No. 1. Messrs. Fletcher & Powell for the Fletchers, and Gunter & Turlington for Dunton. Counsel was able and argument strong and every legitimate effort put forth by the counsel to convince the inspector of the justice and legality of their cause which they represented, but he was stubborn and hard to convince and wanted more time for deliberation, and the large crowds of people who had left their fields and oyster beds to hear the arguments and final decision left at a late hour in the night no wiser as to the inspector's decision. This may have been wise on the part of the inspector, but we have always believed in crossing the bridge when we got to it.
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Forests -- Forest products - Mine propsForests -- Forest products - Lumber
Grotonville.
Say Sanford, cut that out about your steam mills, for we can see a dozen timber carts going by every day, at one view hauling mine props and lumber.
Accomack Traction and Power Co.
Transportation -- Railroad - Trollies
At a meeting of the Finance Committee Monday, a resolution was adopted urging the securing of $5,000 additional stock subscriptions. With this done, it is believed success is assured. From estimates in hand the cost of construction and equipment will be $70,000. It was also proposed to issue $40,000 of 30 years coupon bonds, redeemable in 10 years, with interest at 6 per cent., payable 1st of January and the 1st of July.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Towns
The Northampton Times published at Cape Charles claims that its town is "primping a little" as it would appear from the following:
"It is gratifying to witness the improvements that are being made in our business section; especially is it to us, as it is in perfect alignment with our suggestion of last week. The big department store of W. B. Wilson & Son is especially noteworthy as an example of energy and enterprise. The [illegible] Concrete Construction Co., has just completed one of its choicest specimens of handiwork in the way of a handsome and -- what seems to be substantial pavement at the front of this establishment, a piece of work, by the way, which is a decided credit both to the business house and the contractor. A coat of paint also adorns the front of the building. Messrs. Kellam & Addison have also shown the public spirit, so commendable at all times -- especially now -- by treating the front of their handsome drug house to a tastefully selected coat of paint. These are evidences of progress which, we think it or not, the public is always prompt to make a note of."
We are glad to note such "evidences of progress" as it indicates a public spirit always essential to the healthy growth of any village, town or city. If the lawn mower was used more frequently on our front yards and the chickens were kept in the back yards where they belong, and the paint brush was brought into play a little more frequently there would be cause for comment on the attractiveness of our town. Our homes are pretty and our places of business do justice to the size of our town, yet there is always room for improvement, and a little "primping up" is invariably noticed.