Peninsula Enterprise, June 15, 1882
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Transportation -- Water - Sailboats
Two schooners will be run from the wharf of Messrs. Wm. J. Rue and Bro., near Belle Haven
, via Sturgis' wharf to Norfolk and Baltimore, respectively. They will each have a capacity of about 550 barrels, and commence running on or about the 20th of the present month.
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Transportation -- Water - Steamboats
WHAT has become of the Accomac Steamboat Company? is the question which is put to us at every corner. We were not admitted into their confidence and cannot answer. Will someone give the desired information?
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Transportation -- Water - SailboatsTransportation -- Water - Freight
THE fine schooner commanded by Captain Edward Russell, of Hunting Creek, will sail for Folly Creek on next Friday, and will be ready early next week to receive a load of potatoes for New York city.
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Transportation -- Railroad - Construction
THE following person not heretofore reported have given the right of way to the Peninsula Railroad Company: Tully P. Belote, Mrs. George E. Bull and Severn Bibbins.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - BaseballInfrastructure -- Public : Churches
Accomac C. H.
A MATCH game of base ball, was played at Woodberry June 10th. between the "Stars" of Onancock, and the "Combination Club," so-called because made up of the following gentlemen of different places: Dr. Bowdoin, and Messrs. Byrd, Willett, and Barnes, of Woodberry, who sometimes play a game, but have no organized club; Messrs. Adair and Blackstone, of this place; Messrs. Young and Walker, of Pungoteague, and Patterson, of Maine. The Stars were Messrs. Joynes, Lewis, Russell, Keane, Powell and Miles of Onancock, with Messrs. Riggan, of Delaware, Wessels, of Guilford, and Bundick, of Modestown. The pitchers of both nines -- Young and Riggan -- did some very fine work, while the catchers, Lewis and Patterson, played well, in consideration of the fact that their hands were blistered. It was a very enjoyable occasion, and good fielding was done by parties on both sides. The score stood: Stars, 30; combination, 26.
An Episcopal church is to be one of the many improvements in our sister city, Onancock, at an early day. The land upon which the church will be erected has been donated by Miss Margaret Finney, and the greater part of the material necessary for its construction has been given by Mr. Thomas W. Taylor. The site selected for the purpose indicated is a good one, being on Main street and adjoining the College property. The erection of the church at this time, we presume, is the result of the labors of the Rev. Mr. Burch, who a few weeks ago accepted a call to the church in our town. Our Episcopal friends are indeed to be congratulated on having engaged a minister who is not only a fine pulpit speaker and effective worker inside of the church, but whose labors outside of the church, in so short a time, has been attended with such happy results.
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Fields -- Crops - StrawberriesFarmers -- Innovation
Editor of THE ENTERPRISE:
In your issue of the 25th ult.. I am reported (correctly) by Mr. M. T. Wise, as giving the preference to his strawberry, the Bramble, I think he calls it, over the Hyslop for size. Please say for me, in justice to the latter berry, that I saw Mr. W.'s patch in its prime. I think, and Mr. Hyslop picked only once after I saw his berries. I believe the Bramble and Hyslop are different varieties, and that there is no conflict between them. To decide fully and fairly between them, I think they should be planted side by side. I expect to try them both.
Yours truly,
H. BATTAILE.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Schools
Editor of the Enterprise:
Allow me, through your excellent paper to express a few thoughts in connection with the school with which I was for a short time associated as teacher. It was my special privilege, and I will say pleasure also, to fill the unexpired term of Bethel school in Metompkin district -- the teacher having been called to a more congenial field of labor. What I wish particularly to say is this: That it never was my privilege to teach children with brighter minds, more studious habits, and whose general deportment was better. The parents were particularly kind to me, and are worthy of the highest praise. I sincerely hope the school will not be neglected, as it gives promise of being one of the best schools in the county. With many good wishes for its future welfare, and also, a good wish for the success of your valuable paper, I remain, yours truly,
JEFF. D. JACOB.
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fields -- Crops - White potatoes : Quality control
Capt. O. A. Browne, who has recently returned from Long Island and other potato-growing sections of the North, reports that the Irish potatoes will not be ready for market in those localities earlier than the 15th of July. This fact, taken in connection with another, to wit, their scarcity in other parts of our country where the crop has heretofore been an abundant one, induces us to concur in the opinion expressed by Captain Browne, that it will be to the interest of our farmers to hold their potatoes until they are thoroughly ripe. We volunteer this advice the more cheerfully because of the rivalry among our farmers to be among the first in placing their trucks on the market. The rivalry is a laudable one if controlled by a proper judgment, to wit, in having them ready for market before we send them; but experience has demonstrated that nothing could be more suicidal to our interest than the sending of our potatoes and other trucks to market in an unripe condition. We not only injure ourselves by putting upon the market trucks unripe and improperly handled, but it leads to a depressed market, which is felt by every farmer in our county. We defy the world to beat us in raising potatoes and other trucks, but we lack discretion in shipping them. Let us remedy this evil, and the result, we prophesy, will be the saving of thousands of dollars which have heretofore been recklessly thrown away by our haste in selling our trucks before they were ready for shipment.