Peninsula Enterprise, July 11, 1885

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Fields -- crops - Sweet potatoes : AcreageFields -- Crops - Other grains

Reports which reach us from every part of the county are to the effect that the oat crop is finer than it has been for many years. The sweet potato crop, too, is especially promising and the acreage of them being larger than ever before a big yield of our staple product is expected.

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Disease

Four colored people died of dysentery at Dunkirk and vicinity this week, and many others, both white and colored are sick with the same disease.

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Sea -- Finfish - Markets

Fish are so plentiful in some parts of Northampton as almost to be a drug in market.

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Transportation -- Railroad - Freight

According to the statement of the Middletown (Del.) Transcript, 153 car loads of berries or more, from Virginia were carried over New York, Phila., & Norfolk railroad this season.

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Transportation -- Railroad - Steamboats

It is rumored that the railroad company has been endeavoring to purchase the steamboats plying between this county and Baltimore, as well as the numerous wharves and their property belonging to E.S.S. Co.

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Transportation -- Railroad - Construction

It is rumored that the N.Y. P. & N. Railroad intends running a branch from Exmore to Wardtown and down through Occohonnock Neck, about 12 miles.

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Transportation -- Railroad - Steamboats

The steamer Cape Charles, of New York, Philadelphia, and Norfolk Railroad, left last night for Wilmington to be overhauled and repaired.

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Transportation -- Water - StrandingsSea -- Wrecking

A three-masted schooner which went ashore recently on Hog Island, loaded with phosphate, has been pulled off by a wrecking company and is now moored on Berkley flats.

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Moral -- Murder

The second trial of Dr. J. D. Pitts for the murder of Dr. L. T. Walter of Tangier Island, Eastern Shore of Virginia, on May 17, 1884, will come off July 20 at Portsmouth, Va.

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

A hotel will not be erected by Mr. A. Parker on the site of the old restaurant building, which was torn down to make room for it. Gus thinks now he will have a storehouse built.

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Moral -- Other violent crime

Mr. Wm. S. Kellam, convicted some months ago of an attempt to shoot Judge Parramore, and since out on bail to await the action of a higher court to which his case was taken on appeal, which declined to interfere with the verdict of the jury, surrendered himself on 2nd of July and is now serving the term of imprisonment imposed by the jury in our county jail. Six months in jail, $500 fine and costs and attorney fees pays for the "fun" Mr. Kellam had with the Judge.

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Professionals -- BuildersInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionSea -- Shellfish - Crabbing : SeasideTransportation -- Railroad - Freight

Atlantic.

Charles Massey, the house builder, is over run with work. He has built this year 3 new ones, has a large hotel to build at New Church, and two more large buildings in Wallop's Neck.

The crab business engages the attention of Amos Taylor and George Nock, and they are being rewarded with lucrative returns for shipments made by them by rail to New York.

The new house which Dr. Taylor has been building is near completed.

Mr. Benjamin Shields is having built a two-story house near his store, where he and his bride will reside.

Bullman Brothers of Assawoman, will have a large house built at Tasley station, and engage in business there another year.

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - ResortsForests -- Sawmills

Temperanceville.

Geo. W. Oldham, Esq., will visit Cobb's Island next week for benefit of his health.

Jos. Jones has rented the Temperanceville planing mill, and in the future he will boss. Joe is a good miller, and a pleasant gentleman and we bespeak for him a large trade.