Peninsula Enterprise, October 15, 1887

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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Lighthouse service

Our countyman, Mr. Jas. H. Twyford, has received the appointment as keeper of Light Ship No. 46, now being built at Portsmouth, and to be located off Cape Charles.

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Infrastructure -- Public : TownsInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - Hotels

Belle Haven.

Kellam Bros., are building an addition of 50x25 feet to the old hotel

Our doctors report a decided improvement in the health of the people of our town and vicinity.

Five dwellings are now in course of erection in our town and work on another will be begun before Christmas.

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Professionals -- SurveyorsSea -- Finfish - Methods : Hand lineSea -- Finfish - Catch : MenhadenTransportation -- Railroad - WharvesSea -- Finfish - Catch : TroutSea -- Fish factoriesTransportation -- Water - Aids to navigationInfrastructure -- Public - Government : School administrationProfessionals -- Teachers

Chincoteague.

Messrs. I. N. Mills and other railroad officials, have visited us of late, to inspect the steamboat wharf here, with the view of having it rebuilt.

Mr. Wainwright of the U.S. Coast Survey, has commenced "mapping out our waters" and gives employment to 8 or ten of our citizens at wages from $30 to $60 per month.

Sea fishing now engages the attention of many of our citizens, and it has proven both pleasant and profitable employment, the catch of a man with the hand line daily being from 200 to 600 fine trout.

During the late fine weather the fish factories have been re-opened, and the average catch of alewife last week to a net was more than 600,000, and the fish were so large and fat the average yield of oil per hundred has been a gallon.

The U. S. buoy tender of Philadelphia, Pa., was here on the 6th inst., and the old buoys were taken up and new ones now take their place in the best water, thereby lessening the risk to vessels of getting aground.

The letter of your Seaside correspondent in reference to our schools was highly appreciated. The reforms suggested by him has the approbation of our people.

Our young schoolmaster, after walking two miles to borrow a horse to ride one mile to a negro baptizing of late, lingered too long at the side of a fair damsel in his attempt to make a "mash," and in his effort to make up lost time kept on, when his horse turned a corner and is now nursing the bruises of a fall. The masher got mashed in more ways than one, but will recover if time is given him before another baptizing.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionInfrastructure -- Commercial - HotelsMoral -- OtherTransportation -- Water - Strandings

Onancock.

J. L. Winder, is having the lumber hauled for the erection of his new storehouse on North street.

Benj. T. Parker, has secured the services of Geo. G. Ailworth, of Accomac C. H., as clerk at the new "Grand Central" hotel.

Two of our well known citizens, engaged in a fisticuff Wednesday morning, the difficulty being caused by an alleged misunderstanding.

On last Thursday evening, as the steamer Tangier was leaving the creek en route for Baltimore she ran ashore on Bayly's Point, breaking one of her wheels. She was compelled to lay there until next morning, when she proceeded.

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Sea -- Fish factoriesTransportation -- Water - WrecksInfrastructure -- Public - Government : Life-saving serviceSea -- WreckingSea -- Finfish - Catch : MenhadenInfrastructure -- Public : Towns

Wachapreague.

A three masted schooner, John W. Hall, is loading with chum at Foote's fish factory. She will take away 200 tons of chum and 400 barrels of oil.

Schooner Ella Holgate, heretofore reported as being ashore on Dawson shoals, is being stripped by crew of Wachapreague L.S.S., and a wreck sale is expected in a few days.

During last week the alewives taken on the steamer Emily A. Foote numbered 800,000, the largest catch made in any one week since Foote's factory has been in operation. The fish were very fat, the yield of oil being 12 gallons to the thousand. The bays and inlets are full of them.

There is quite a building boom in our village at present. Three new buildings are in course of construction, and others are expected to be commenced at an early day.

An Eastern Shore Farm.

Farmers -- Farm size and structureFarmers -- TenancyForests -- Forest products - Barrels

In a late tour of Northampton the farm of Hon. W. L. Scott at Cape Charles [City] was visited, and our own observation and data obtained from his courteous agent, Mr. C. H. Walbridge enables us to say, that the farm is not only a model one in neatness and beauty, but is paying its owner also, if the kale crop which sold last year for $15,000, can be accepted as a criterion, by which we are to judge. The tract contains 2,700 acres, subdivided into several farms under the management of the agent, however, and is dotted with numerous little tenant houses, as neat as whitewash can make them. The enclosures are very attractive also, and roads which pass through the farm from one end to the other could not be improved upon. A feature of the farm which attracted our attention most however, was its cleanliness -- the filthy fence rows, crops overrun by grass and the like being seen nowhere on the premises. An idea of the extent of the farming operations on the place can be obtained from the following: On the farm there are 152 acres of kale (now ready for market), 60 acres in spinach, 75 acres in strawberries, 7 acres of silver skin onions and 1,000,000 cabbage plants and 200 acres will be planted in irish potatoes this year -- of fruit trees there are on the premises 1,200 peach and 1,000, French and German prune trees. A herd of Jersey cattle, each valued at from $1,000 to 1,200 adds also to the attractiveness of the place. The number of barrels necessary for the shipment of the produce on the farm next year is estimated at 60,000, and that quantity will be purchased by the agent.

Tidewater Agricultural Association.

Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Fairs

In accordance with an announcement made through the columns of the ENTERPRISE, a meeting of the citizens of Accomac and Northampton was held at Cape Charles City last Tuesday, for the purpose of taking steps for the establishment of a fair at that place.

The objects of the meeting being stated by Dr. A. Brockenbrough, on motion he was elected temporary chairman and Mr. Lucius S. Nottingham as temporary secretary.

On motion a committee was appointed to submit a plan of organization, which committee after a brief consultation reported the following, which was adopted as a whole by the meeting excepting the clause relative to shares -- their value being reduced by said body from $25 to $10.

1. That the Association be called: The Tidewater Agricultural Association.

2. Your committee suggest that the Association be at once organized by the election of officers and procuring a charter.

3. We suggest that all present be asked to subscribe.

4. That the following officers be selected as president, vice-president, secretary and treasurer and nine directors.

5. That shares be placed at $25.

6. That the committee recommends the following officers for the ensuing term: Hon. W. L. Scott, president; Dr. A. Brockenbrough, vice-president; H. W. Dunne, secretary; Wm. B. Wilson, treasurer -- directors O. A. Browne, C. H. Walbridge, Chas. E. Godwin, H. L. Upshur, Dr. Frank Fletcher, Fred Waddy, J. C. P. Kellam, W. J. Savage and R. V. Nottingham.

7. That a committee be appointed to draw a charter.

8. That a committee be appointed to solicit subscriptions.

9. That a committee be appointed on grounds and costs.

The chairman appointed Thos. C. Walston, O. A. Browne and R. B. Cooke, as committee on charter and Messrs. Walbridge, W. B. Wilson, G. G. Savage, and J. A. Jarvis committee on grounds -- to which the name of Dr. A. Brockenbrough was afterwards added on motion.

Every subscriber to stock was appointed to solicit subscriptions.

The amount of stock subscribed at meeting was $2,480.00.

The meeting adjourned to meet at Eastville, at the call of the chairman.