Peninsula Enterprise, May 25, 1882
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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : WelfareMoral -- Property crime
At the Alms House on last Saturday night thieves entered the smoke-house on the premises, by undermining the foundation, and carried off all the meat, four pies in number, deposited there for the use of the poor of that institution.
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Forests -- Shipping : WaterLumbermen -- Personal injury
On Thursday last two colored boys, while engaged in boating wood on a mill pond near Wishart's Point, were capsized, and one of them Joseph Mason, aged ten years, was drowned.
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Laborers -- FisheriesMoral -- Murder
Frank Burkman, alias Burke, the murderer of Capt. Edward Melson and mate, of the sloop Fanny Southern, was captured in Baltimore on Sunday night, by Officer McGee. He fully confessed the deed, and says, that going into the cabin he took the Captain's revolver from under his pillow and fired at the mate, who was sitting on the locker. The report awakened the Captain, who comprehended the situation, and reached for his gun when Burkman shot him through the head. Burkman claims bad treatment on the part of both the Capt. and mate as the cause. He is only 17 years old, and his mother resides in Baltimore
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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Town
THERE will be an election of town officers in Onancock to-day. Upon the one side the "Citizens' Ticket," contains the names of Wm. H. A. Hopkins, for Mayor, and Upshur B. Quinby, Jno M. Fosque, Jr. George W. Powell, Stephen Hopkins, and Edgar W. Robertson, for Councilmen. The above are the present incumbents, by virtue of the charter, and whether there will be an opposition ticket to ask them to "step down and out" of their municipal offices and the honors, we are not informed.
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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionInfrastructure -- Public : Churches
Accomac C. H.
HANDSOME residences are soon to be erected on Back street, in our town, by Mr. Wm. H. Parker and Judge Parramore. The premises recently purchased by Mr. M. Oldham, on the same street, are being handsomely "fitted up" also; and with the repairs made and being made to the dwelling of Miss Kate Gibb, and the Presbyterian Church enclosure, Back street, ere the autumn leaves have fallen, is likely to be "a thing of beauty and joy forever."
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Fields -- Crops - StrawberriesFarmers -- Innovation
Editor of THE ENTERPRISE:
Our friend, the Dr., has not put himself to any trouble to learn whether any one has shipped berries except Mr. L. J. Hyslop, or not. The writer of this could have shipped on the same day that Mr. Hyslop shipped his berries, but having been the first shipper for years, he used in his family the berries he could have shipped on the 5th and 9th of May, but has made a shipment every boat day since that time. Mr. Tully A. Joynes says that my berries shipped to-day cannot be beat for beauty and size on the Shore. Another officer of the steamer thinks so well of them that he calls them Will's Extra Early. Another gentleman has compared my berries with the Hyslop, and says mine are much nicer, and Mr. Battaile visited Mr. L. J. Hyslop's patch, after seeing my berries on the steamer, with the intention of purchasing the best he could find. After leaving Mr. Hyslop's, he came to my place, and pronounced my berries larger and the vines fuller, and engaged five hundred to be delivered after I finished picking. Come again Dr.
Mr. Editor, if I knew what day Mr. Hyslop would send you a basket I would send you one at the same time, that you might judge for yourself as to which is the berry. Now you must pardon me for troubling you, but I want the Dr. to know that there is more besides his friend who have had an eye to business in the propagation of the strawberry.
Respectfully,
M. T. Wise.
May 19th, 1882.
A NEW COURT-HOUSE.
Architecture -- CourthousesInfrasturcture -- Public - Government : County
At the last meeting of the Board of Supervisors, the question of building a new court-house and its probable cost was informally discussed. The opinion seemed to be favorable, and it was estimated that the whole cost, including such repairs to the old court-house and the clerk's office as may be required, would not exceed $20,000, and probably would be as low as $15,000. And, further, that this amount could easily be raised, by an additional tax of only 8 cents on the hundred dollars for not more than five, and probably three years. This question may possibly come up at the next meeting (on the 29th inst.); and without intending at all to force our advice upon the board, we wish to offer a few suggestions. We understand that it is thought by some it will be better to put the new building in between the old court-house and the clerk's office, and thus make a continuous building. To do so would require a house of enormous proportions, provided appearances are at all regarded. Economy does not at all enter into this suggestion, and a total destruction of fitness in the building must result. That the old court-house should be renovated, and then cut up so as to become entirely convenient for the use of the clerks of the courts and such other offices as may seem fit to supply, we think right; and also that it would be well to do something in the way of repairs, and probably of change, in the old clerk's office, we agree.
The point of location, however, of the new court-house should not be directly between the clerk's office and the old court-house, but at a point near the centre of the lot fronting Adair's Hotel and about thirty feet from the street. Here is abundant space for a building to be put, ample for a population twice ours; and this would give room to put up such a building as so rich a county should have. As to the interior arrangements, we imagine those most interested in its immediate uses can better give evidence. We understand it is suggested to have a large lower room to be used as a public hall, and an upper story for a court room and grand and petit jury rooms. No doubt this will be a good arrangement. It so seems to us, at all events. We hope the board may soon take active measures, and that many weeks many not elapse before we see the actual beginning of this greatly needed improvement. We think we voice the opinion of the people in urging a new court-house upon a larger and better arranged scale.