Peninsula Enterprise, July 13, 1882
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Fields -- Crops - Other grains
The oat crop in Accomac this year is a failure, and has been in fact for many years, though formerly one of the staple products of our county. We presume our soil is as well adapted to the growth of the crop as in former years, and if so, it would seem the part of wisdom to give it sufficient attention to make it profitable or abandon it altogether.
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Sea -- Finfish - Catch : MenhadenSea -- Fish factories
Alewives are now being caught in large quantities at the fish factories in Accomac, in fact the supply is equal to the demand. At the factory near Powellton from 100,000 to 500,000 fish are being caught daily, and at the others as many as can be conveniently handled.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Baseball
THE Onancock Star nine challenges Northampton county for a social match game of base ball, to be played at the fair grounds during the Grangers' fair. The play to be called at 3:30 P. M., and day of play to be fixed when challenge is accepted. Parties desiring to accept the challenge, will address T. W. Russell, secretary of the club, at Onancock, Va.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches
A HANDSOME church edifice is soon to be erected by the Methodists at Powellton.
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fields -- Crops - White potatoes : Prices
THE Baltimore commission merchants are now buying Irish potatoes in Accomac at $4 per barrel.
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Forests -- SawmillsInfrastructure -- Commercial - Grist mills
THE saw and grist mill of Messrs. Stockley, Hyslop & Coleburn, near Red Hill in this county, will cost $7000 when completed.
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Forests -- Sawmills
A SAW-MILL recently established by Messrs. Humphrey & Nock, at Modestown, is one of the signs of improvement in that locality.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Baseball
THE Onancock Stars, second nine, and the Cashville Blues played a social game of base ball Saturday evening July 8th at Cashville. The score stood 25 to 40 in favor of the Stars.
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Infrastructure -- Public : Camp meetings
A WOODS or camp-meeting will be held by Rev. J. G. Fosnocht at Wise's Point during August, commencing the 21st or 23rd of the month. Several prominent ministers from abroad will be present and assist in the services at the time and place designated.
ONLY ONE DOLLAR.
Transportation -- Railroad - ConstructionTransportation -- Railroad - Litigation
The jury summoned in Worcester county, Md., to assess damages to land owners who had not granted the right of way to the Peninsula railroad over their lands, from Pocomoke City to the Virginia line, met on last Thursday. In consideration of the advantages to be derived from the construction of the road, one dollar was considered an adequate compensation for each landholder, and so awarded by the jury. The only instance in which a larger compensation was allowed was Mr. John A. Brittingham, to pay the expense of removing certain outbuildings which lay along the line of the road. At the next term of our court commissioners will be appointed to assess damages to landowners in Accomac who have refused to give right of way to said road.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Holidays
Editor of THE ENTERPRISE:
As it was too late to give you the doings on the
The celebration passed off pleasantly, considering the vast number of persons present, and the inclemency of weather. Order was as well or probably better preserved than is usual where so many persons are found together and where liquors are sold, notwithstanding the uncalled for dispatch sent from Georgetown, (Del.) dated the 5th, to the Wilmington (Del.) Gazette that "A perfect pandemonium reigned in Franklin City from 2 to 8 o'clock;" that "whisky was sold plentifully and hard fighting the order of the day," and that the whole celebration was a miserable farce." Owing to the inclemency of the day, the people were not as comfortably entertained as the committee could have wished, while few, if any, save the author of the dispatch referred to, were the least out of humor on account of the circumstances which somewhat marred the occasion, but over which the citizens could certainly have no control. T. F. Colburn, Esq., the proprietor of the Franklin City Hotel, did his best to accommodate his guests, and but for an "unfortuitous" occurrence that happened in the dining room of the hotel, to a splendid supper which had been prepared and left on the table in a room where the doors were supposed to be locked, intended to entertain the members of the band and the railroad officials at his expense.
Owing to the rain and high wind the boat and tub race did not come off, nor did the glass ball shooting take place from the same cause.
Ice cream, lemonade, confectioneries, oysters, clams and sandwiches were sold at moderate charges.
The display of fire-works at night was not as brilliant as if the atmosphere had been clear and dry.
The train conveying the excursionists to their homes, left Franklin City for Georgetown, at 10 P. M.
No accident to either the train or passengers.
The general supposition is that financially it was a success.
Yours, &c.,
X.
Greenbackville, July 8th.