Peninsula Enterprise, May 9, 1891
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reprinted from Pocomoke City Eastern ShoremanTransportation -- Railroad - PersonnelTransportation -- Railroad - Rolling stock
The N. Y. P. & N. R. R. Co., is evidently expecting big business this season. They have purchased 3 new engines, Nos. 15, 16 and 17, all first class heavy ten wheel engines, and we hear there are three more yet to come. Several firemen have been made engineers and flagmen made conductors.
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Watermen -- Personal injuryTransportation -- Water - Wrecks
A letter from Absecom, N. J., to the Baltimore Sun, says, that John Phillips, Accomac county, was mate of the crew of the R. B. Leeds, of Somers Point, N. J., lost off York Spit, last week, and that he was found and buried near the spot (he supposed) where boat was lost.
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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : BaysideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : MarketsSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Yield
During the season just closed 4,393,500 bushels of oysters were landed in Baltimore. Last season the receipts were over six million bushels.
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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Real estate
Mr. Jas. P. Daugherty, bought of Mr. G. Welly Coard, this week his house and lot in Drummondtown, for the sum of $1,300.
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Farmers -- Farmers' organizations
In conformity with the plans of the National Council, the county lecturers throughout the county met Wednesday, at some point in each Congressional district to form themselves into District Alliances. Mr. D. Frank White, represented Accomac, at the meeting held in the first district.
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Fields -- Crops - Strawberries
Shipments of strawberries by steamer and rail from many points in Accomac,are reported this week, which in the aggregate would make a very respectable showing for the county. Mr. Alfred T. Scott, near Onancock, had shipped up to last Thursday, over 700 quarts and doubtless is in the lead of all truckers in that respect in the county.
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Tourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - Hunting : Waterfowl and shorebirdSea -- EggingSea -- Fish factoriesTransportation -- Water - Channel and harbor dredgingSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Prices
Chincoteague.
Marsh birds and eggs are plentiful on our marshes.
Capt. Theodore Hall arrived here from Crisfield this week, with yacht Annie Homer, and has commenced work on fish factory to be established by him and others.
The Delaware and Chincoteague canal will, it is reported, be cut through from our bay to Rehoboth bay, this week.
Oysters are being shipped in larger quantities and are bringing better prices now than at any time this season.
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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionProfessionals -- DentistsProfessionals -- Doctors
Onancock.
The large building, of Mr. F. A. West, the lower rooms of which are to be used for the stove and tin business and the upper story for a carriage depository, is nearing completion.
Drs. E. B. Leatherbury and F. A. Powell both bright young men and well equipped for the life work selected by them, the former a dentist, the latter an M.D., have opened offices in our town and thereby signified their willingness to serve the public, professionally.
NOTICE AND CITATION.
Virginia: -- In Accomack county court clerk's office, May 6th, 1891.
Notice is hereby given, that James H. Fletcher Jr., attorney for the Commonwealth for the county of Accomack, filed in the clerk's of the county court of said county of Accomack, on the 1st of day of May 1891, the following information in writing to wit:
"Accomack County to wit: In the county court of the said county.
Be it remembered that James H. Fletcher Jr., attorney for the Commonwealth in the county court of said county, and who in this behalf prosecutes for the said Commonwealth in his proper person, comes into the said court on this [blank] day of May, A.D., 1891, and here gives the said court to understand and be informed that on the [blank] day of March, A.D., 1891, a certain bateau, formerly belonging to one Richard F. mason, of said county, and sold by him to Joseph H. and Albert L. Taylor, about twenty-five feet long and seven feet wide, was seized by the captain and crew of one of the oyster police boats of the State of Virginia, as forfeited to the Commonwealth of Virginia in that said bateau was found on the 21st day of March, A.D., 1891, employed by certain parties, whose names are not known, in taking oysters with dredges in Pocomoke Sound, in the waters of this State and within the jurisdiction of this court, and north of a sight line running through the southeast buoy on Watts' Island bar, it being buoy number three and the outer buoy at the mouth of Chesconnessex Creek. And the said attorney for the Commonwealth therefore prays that the said bateau, together with her tackle, apparel, anchors, cables, sails, rigging and appurtenances and dredges be condemned as forfeited to the Commonwealth and be sold, and the proceeds of sale disposed of according to law; and that all person concerned in interest be cited to appear and show cause why the said property should not be condemned and sold to enforce the said forfeiture. And your petitioner will ever pray &c.
James H. Fletcher Jr., Attorney for Commonwealth."
And that, upon the filing of the said Information as aforesaid, the clerk of the said court forthwith issued a warrant directed to the Sheriff of the said county, commanding him to take the said property into his possession and hold the same subject to further proceedings in the cause; which warrant has this day been returned with a report to the said clerk in writing thereon as follows:
"By virtue of this warrant I have taken the bateau named within with her tackle, apparel, anchors, cables, sails, rigging and appurtenances and dredges into my custody, and hold the same subject to the order of the court -- May 6th, 1891."
John H. Wise,
Sheriff.
Therefore all persons concerned in interest are hereby cited to appear on the first day of the May term next of the said county court of Accomack county, at the court house of the said county, and show cause why the prayer of the said Information for condemnation and sale of said property to enforce the said forfeiture and the proceeds of sale disposed of according to law, should not be granted.
Witness, Montcalm Oldham, Jr., clerk of the said county court at the clerk's office, the 6th day of May, A.D., 1891, an in the 115th year of the Commonwealth.
M. Oldham, Jr.,
Clerk.