Peninsula Enterprise, December 22, 1881
Accomac Court House Peninsula Enterprise, December 22, 1881
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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideTransportation -- Water - Wharves
Mr. W. P. M. Kellam has presented in the Legislature bills to allow Abel A. Lake and Wm. Harrison to rent wharves at Franklin City, in Accomac County on Chincoteague bay, for the purpose of shipping oysters.
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Fields -- Livestock - Poultry
Large quantities of poultry are now being shipped from the Eastern Shore to the Baltimore market.
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Forests -- Sawmills
Mr. Phil Twyford has purchased the one-half interest of Geo. Parks, Esq., in the saw-mill located near Metompkin, formerly belonging to Copes & Parks.
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Moral -- AlcoholMoral -- Other violent crime
In a encounter at Pitt's Wharf, on Wednesday, the 14th inst., between one Marshall and Major Stant, the latter was struck a blow on the head which is likely to be a fatal on to him. Strange to say, however, while Stant lingers at the point of death, Marshall has not been arrested by the authorities in that district. Both parties were under the influence of whiskey at the time of the difficulty
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - OtherMoral -- Firearms
A subscription is now being raised for the unfortunate showman who lost his mirror at Pungoteague, on the 10th inst., from a pistol shot fired by one of the railroad party, by the people in the lower part of the county, and very nearly enough money has already been subscribed to cover his losses. Another striking evidence of the charity of the people of the Eastern Shore.
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Transportation -- Water - Wrecks
The sloop George Washington, from Norfolk, during a storm a few days ago, went ashore on Hog Island.
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Laborers -- FisheriesSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Other
Accomac County is the next largest in the State in the oyster industry, employing 545 vessels of the smaller size, as canoes, skiffs, & c., and 925 men to handle them. She also has 282 larger vessels engaged in the same traffic, with an aggregate crew of 1,176 men. Total number vessels engaged, 827; total number of men, 2,101. Norfolk is the largest, with a total number of vessels 935, and total of men 3,270.
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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Grist mills
Accomac Court House.
The enterprise of our townsman, Mr. A. J. Lilliston, in setting up his steam grist and sawmill here, is being daily more appreciated by our people. Nearly all the water mills are at a standstill in consequence of the unusual drought, and crowds daily besiege Lilliston's mill to get their grain ground. On Monday night the mill was kept going until after midnight, and by daybreak on Tuesday morning the rumble of the stones was heard again. With all diligence he can not fully fill the demand, so great is the pressure, many peop;e coming from a distance of twenty-five miles to get meal.
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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Real estateInfrastructure -- Public : TownsDevelopment -- Boosterism
One of the constant complaints with our people -- and especially in this town -- is we do not increase our population: the cause of this is very plain. Those who own lands, and have money to build, refuse to do so. They prefer to vest their funds in four-per-cents., or other bonds not so secure, to building, and paying insurance, with a rental of ten per centum. Many houses -- some small, others large -- could be built and offered here, with an absolute certainty of good-paying tenants. With a constant and determined apathy upon the part of property holders, no place can grow. But, whenever ENTERPRISE is shown by the moneyed men, there we find prosperity follows. Our men of means seem to be asleep. We say to them, awake! the hour of prosperity is at hand! Place a part of your means where others can help you to increase them, and what you reserve will be doubled in value. The great difficulty is a want of PUBLIC SPIRIT. Hoarding cannot benefit the hoarder, still less the public. Awake to the times! Build; invite thus settlers; through them increase business; and thus add to your values. We feel earnestly about this, and we shall hereafter again urge this point.
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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Real estateInfrastructure -- Commercial - Newspapers
Mr. F. D. Parks has purchased the house and lot in Onancock, belonging to Dr. James H. Parker, and now occupied by Mrs. Sallie Joynes. Price, $2,500. So much for advertising in THE ENTERPRISE.