Eastern Shore Press, May 31, 1894

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DiseaseLaborers -- Farm

Last Saturday, a white man, who came from Baltimore to pick peas and strawberries some two weeks ago, was carried to the almshouse from the farm of Samuel H. East, between Onley and Locustville, and on the following Monday his illness was pronounced small-pox.

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Forests -- Barrel factories Forests -- Forest products - StavesForests -- Shipping : Water

Capt. Spencer Hall of schooner Maggie E. Davis, carried a load of barrel staves from Mr. T. W. Taylor's mill on the Western Shore to Nandua last week for Taylor, Nelson & Co., who will manufacture barrels this season. Capt. Hall will bring a cargo of staves to the wharf for the above named firm next week.

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DiseaseLaborers -- Farm

Leemont, May 29.

Dr. Fletcher Drummond, physician at the Almshouse of this county, reported a case of small-pox at that place last Sunday morning. . . . The man is said to be one of the crowd who came to the lower part of the county a few days ago to pick peas.

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Sea -- Shellfish - Clamming : SeasideSea -- EggingSea -- Finfish - Catch : Drum

Locustville.

Capt. John M. Bloxom and R. P. Haley in the fast sailing bateaux "Albert Thomas" sailed last Monday for the egg marshes and Sandy Island, where they expect to spend a few days egging and clamming.

Luke Hargis and his brother Charlie of Northampton county, spent a few days of last week drum fishing in our waters.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Residential construction

Onancock.

New buildings are still going up in our town. Capt. E. W. Hopkins's, L. R. Doughty's and John H. Hopkins's are nearing completion, while G. Fred Kelly's is about closed in and there is talk of others starting soon.

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Laborers -- Farm

Onley.

John Ryan and Charles Young, both of Baltimore, have located at this place some days engaged in picking strawberries and peas.

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Fields -- Crops - StrawberriesLaborers -- FarmForests -- Barrel factories

Temperanceville.

The strawberry season is about over, and it is believed that some of the pickers have made as much if not more than some shippers.

Mr. A. J. Mears has completed his barrel factory here, and seems to be doing a good business in the line.

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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : TownInfrastructure -- Public : Fences

The newly elected Onancock Town Council are hoping for many new things, such as the enforcing of the laws on our statute books; the maintenance of good order and the building of a lock-up in which to place all who require a few hours to collect their thoughts after a night out with the boys; wider and more level streets, with better drainage and a good street sprinkler with which to keep down the dust during the summer months; the purchase of a number of new street lamps, so that pedestrians may not get lost within the town limits at night -- in fact an entirely new town.

Our citizens seem to differ in opinion regarding the question of whether cattle and hogs shall dispute the right of way with the ladies on our sidewalks, insomuch that our town daddies may have to attempt the difficult task of carrying water on both shoulders if they would please "both merchants and citizens."

Eastern Shore Press
Onancock
May 31, 1894