Peninsula Enterprise, September 15, 1881

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Transportation -- Railroad - Construction

Dr. Goerke and lady passed through town on Tuesday last enroute for the lower part of the county on business, it is said, connected with our proposed Eastern Shore Railroad. We hope he may be successful in his mission, and that we may soon have the pleasure of seeing the "iron horse" puffing through our Peninsula.

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Weather -- DroughtsFields -- Crops - White potatoes : Diseases and pestsFields -- Crops - Corn

Our farmers are suffering severely, not only from the prolonged drought, which has been partially relieved by late rains, but from a worm resembling, if not really, the army worm. This worm is destroying the fodder and afterwards the young ears of corn, eating by wholesale millet and playing havoc generally. Another worm, almost like the tobacco worm, a long, green, hideous specimen, is eating up the late Irish potatoes. It is said to be an improvement on the Colorado bug -- in destructiveness.

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Weather -- Droughts

The severe drought, which has been prevailing in our midst for a month past, was broken Sunday night by a copious shower of rain, which has had the effect of cooling the air, and making life much more endurable than it was last week

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Newspapers

Accomac C. H.

Johnny Ayres, son of our townsman, Wm. J. Ayres, received a severe, though not dangerous, injury to one of his fingers on Saturday while amusing himself with the antics of our press.

IMPROVEMENTS IN AND AROUND TOWN.

Infrastructure -- Public : TownsInfrastructure -- Public : Ditches and drainsInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Grist millsInfrastructure -- Commercial - NewspapersForests -- SawmillsArchitecture -- Houses

Our town has ceased to be "Old Drummondtown." A new era has dawned upon us, and before the advent of the railroad we shall be an incorporated town, we hope. Buildings are rapidly being up: Miss Eliza Gardner has purchased a lot of Mr. W. C. Colburn, and erected a neat dwelling.

Very soon a new building to occupy the spot now held by our friend Dougherty and used for the purpose of attending to the soles of his neighbors, will be put up for the use of the "Enterprise." It "boots" not our friend Dougherty will be near and ready to shoe the way to our "enterprise."

Mr. Augustus Parker has put up a fine two-story residence on Back street, fronting the residence of J. W. Edmonds, Esq., and which presents a very fine appearance. It has a front of forty feet with a depth of forty, and being supplied with all the modern improvements, is a most desirable private residence.

Mr. C. D. Flick, connected with the life-saving station of Cedar Island, has followed suit, in a nice, neat dwelling of the same size and almost similar in its style of architecture.

Dr. Parramore is improving his lot on Court-house street for the use of our friend, Mr. W. C. Hall. This improvement consists of an additional one-story back-building to the present existing fine two-story building already erected on the premises. It is intended for Mr. Hall's private residence.

Mr. A. J. Lilliston's mill will soon be ready for all work as sawing, planing, &c., and has besides a fine grist mill attached.

Whether for the especial benefit of the "Enterprise" or not we cannot say, but a few of our enterprising citizens have had a good well dug almost immediately in front of our office, which is mounted (or rigged) with a contrivance for drawing water entirely original and most efficient; the invention of Mr. Henry C. Ayres. Now we can say with truth, as our friend W. C. Hall superintended the work, "All's well."

In addition to the above mentioned improvements, our friend Mr. Elijah Hickman has purchased lands of Mr. Thomas Lilliston beyond town bridge, and is now busily engaged in draining the "branch," and will soon erect near by a neat dwelling.

In this connection we must not omit to give to our progressive townsman, Mr. Montcalm Oldham, the highest meed of praise for his transformation of a miserable, unsightly "pool" into a fine and beautiful grass pasture. A few more Old-hams and our town will surely "save its bacon."