Peninsula Enterprise, June 8, 1882

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Fields -- Crops - Other vegetablesFields -- Crops - StrawberriesTransportation -- Water - Wharves

A thousand barrels or more of peas and about five hundred crates of berries were shipped from Onancock to Baltimore on last Monday by the steamer Tangier. Pratt street, in Baltimore, never presented a more business-like appearance than did the Onancock steamship wharf on that occasion. Every available space around the wharf for a hundred yards or more was so crowded for hours with carts that one walking could with difficulty thread his way through them. The evidence of thrift in our farmers which the scene suggested was, of course, gratifying to us, but the delay in the delivery of the produce, it occurred to us, might be remedied, and much valuable time saved, if they would mark their "stuff" at home, to say nothing of the dangers of "smash up" by the crowding for a place, as on last Monday until their barrels could be marked by the agent of the steamboat company.

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - ResortsInfrastructure -- Commercial - Hotels

The hotel of Mr. A. S. Kellam, at Powellton, has been recently enlarged, remodelled and painted, and with his increased facilities for accommodating the public, the patronage he so richly deserves cannot be long withheld. A party of gentlemen and ladies from Philadelphia and Baltimore were his guests during last week.

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Transportation -- Railroad - ConstructionTransportation -- Railroad - Litigation

The Court of our county, at its next session, will be petitioned to appoint commissioners to survey and report the value of the lands to be condemned of those parties who have refused to give the right of way to the Peninsula Railroad Company. A notice to that effect will be found in the next issue of the "Enterprise." In the light of that fact, can anyone doubt that the road is to be built at an early date?

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Sea -- Finfish - Catch : DrumSea -- Fish factories

A fishing party sent from the fish factory on Pungoteague creek, in this county, in search of alewives, caught at one haul on last Friday, off Cape Charles, 2,000 black drumfish, and could have caught twice as many more, if they had desired to do so. The fish were sold at from 35 to 75 cents, and the "catch" was worth $800.

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Laborers -- FisheriesMoral -- Murder

Frank Burkman alias Burke, charged with the murder of Captain Edward Melson, of this county, is now in jail under strong guard in King George County, Virginia, awaiting his trial, which will come off at the July term of the County Court of said county. Mr. Thos. H. Bevan has been employed for his defense. The murderer having confessed his guilt, will, we presume, soon after the formalities of a trial are over, suffer the penalty for that crime.

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Fields -- Crops - White potatoes : Diseases and pestsfields -- Crops - White potatoes : Yield

Not withstanding the unpropitious weather Venner has given us this spring, the potato bugs, &c., the Irish potato crop promises to be quite a success in this county. Mr. John Justis, living on Guilford Creek, shipped on yesterday, per steamer Maggie, three barrels of the new crop, which are said to have been very fine, many of them being as large as duck eggs, and the smallest larger than walnuts. Several farmers in our immediate vicinity will ship in about ten days.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Hotels

MR. A. W. KELLAM, the genial and courteous proprietor of the Bell Haven Hotel, with a view to the comfort of his guests, has recently added to the building a handsome porch, and we speak whereof we know when we say that no one need fear being lured by its attractiveness into the hotel. They will find there choice fare, fine liquores and courteous attention, which will make them willing to be his guests again.

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Fields -- Crops - White potatoes : Diseases and pests

THE Crisfield Leader tells of another remedy for the extermination of the potato bug, and says it has proved very effective in ridding the farmers of the pest in that neighborhood. The plan is to place plank at intervals in your patch, and lay upon the plank sliced potatoes. This will induce the bugites to hold a revival at the potato altar, and you can mash 'em by the million. Very good way, probably, but it reminds one of the dutchman tramping through the country, who having learned that at a town just ahead of him the people were tormented by fleas, stopped and fixed up pike dust in neat papers as a remedy. Coming to the flea-bitten town he soon disposed of his stock without question, and started to leave, whereupon one more clear-headed than the rest asked how to use it. To which the Dutchman replied, "Shust getch de vlee and ram it down his droat." The remedy is as bad as the disease.

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Transportation -- Water - WrecksWatermen -- Personal injury

MR. JOHN W. HOWARD, of Franklin City, this county, died at that place on May 31st, of pneumonia, aged 26 years. It will be remembered by our many readers that during last February we published an account of the loss of the sloop Dauntless on Chincoteague bar, and the miraculous escape of one of her crew, who clung to the masthead all that bitter night, thus saving himself, while his unfortunate shipmates, Taylor and Collins, found a watery grave beneath the billows. Mr. Howard was the hero of the masthead on that occasion, and his sudden demise is attributed to the exposure he underwent on that fearful night.

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Boat racing

IT is rumored that there will soon be a boat race from Powell's Landing to the Fish Factory and return. Those who know whereof they speak, claim that it will be one of the most interesting ever witnessed on the Shore. Mr. Al. Kellam, the genial host of the Powellton hotel, is engineering the scheme, and if he proves half as good in the new role as he does as landlord, it will indeed be a unique affair. Apropos of this we should like to know what has become of the contemplated race between the Belle Haveners and the Pungoteaguers. Who backed down?

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Fields -- Livestock - Cattle

Accomac C. H.

MR. EDWARD LANG, of Atlantic, in this county, was badly gored in the thigh on last Saturday at this place by a vicious bull, in a herd of cattle which he had recently purchased in the lower end of our county, and was driving to market. His wound is a severe but not a dangerous one, and his friends will congratulate him that he fared no worse than he did. Indeed, but for his coolness in anticipating the attack and "taking the bull by the horns," he would have been in imminent peril of his life. As it was, a thrust made at him by the bull proved almost fatal, the vital part aimed at being protected only by the clothes which were stripped from him.

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Fields -- Canneries

Eastville.

W. H. Kimberley, of Cherrystone, has stopped the canning business for this season, and I understand he will not continue to can fruit as heretofore during the summer months.