Peninsula Enterprise, April 11, 1891

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Farmers -- Farmers' organizations

Mr. Jas. B. Bell, president of Farmers' Alliance, Marionville, authorizes the announcement, that the annual election of officers of said Alliance, will come off on last Saturday in April. All members are requested to be present.

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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Postal service

Hallwood has recently been granted extra mail facilities and superior, doubtless, as the postmistress claims, to any in Accomac. In addition to the regular mail, a lock pouch is sent direct from that postoffice on 11.35 p. m., to train to Wilmington, and another received from that point on 4.19 South bound express.

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Watermen -- Watermen's organizations

A meeting of the "Supreme Union of the Oysterman's Protective Association," will be held at Accomac C. H., April 27th, court day, next, and all persons interested are cordially invited to be present and participate in the proceedings.

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Fields -- Crops - CornFields -- Crops - FodderSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : PricesFields -- Livestock - Diseases and pestsFields -- Livestock - SwineInfrastructure -- Public : ChurchesInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential construction

Alantic.

Corn is selling with us from 75 to 90 cents per bushel -- fodder scarce and prices unreasonable -- oysters poor and no market for them at present -- stock in bad condition and some of the hogs are dying of cholera -- things are gloomy generally with us, but we are hopeful of better times in the "sweet by and by."

A Methodist Protestant Church and two new dwellings will, it is said, be erected in our town during the year.

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Watermen -- Watermen's organizationsSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Law enforcementSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : MarketsTransportation -- Water - WrecksSea -- Wrecking

Chincoteague.

On Monday, March 30th, a meeting was called for the purpose of organizing an Oyster League. The meeting was attended with much success, and the Chincoteague Oyster League duly organized with O. M. Jones, president, C. O. Disharoon, vice-president, J. T. Kenny, secretary, and J. W. Bunting, treasurer, with 106 members first night. After the usual committees were appointed, a resolution was unanimously adopted by the League, pledging themselves to abide by the present oyster law as to the culling on natural rocks, and to inform on any one whom they may see violating said law.

Three oyster boats, carrying about 8,000 bushels, were loaded here Friday, for northern markets.

A Norwegian bark came ashore 3 miles south of North Beach Life Saving Station, on 1st inst. She was bound from Rio Janeiro to Halifax, under ballast. She is a total wreck, and was sold on 3d inst., for $15. Two of her crew of ten died during the voyage and were buried at sea. She was 43 years old.

Schooner Emma Robinson arrived here Monday with 50 tons of ice for Wallops Island Club House.

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Moral -- Property crime

Greenbackville.

It is currently reported here, that while Mr. Edwin E. Dennis, was absent from home, that his dwelling on Swansea Gut Creek, was entered by thieves and his safe was blown open and robbed of $1155. No clue to the perpetrators of the crime have been obtained, so far as we are advised.

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Infrastructure -- Public : FencesInfrastructure -- Commercial - Real estateInfrastructure -- Public : SchoolsInfrastructure -- Commercial - BrickyardsTransportation -- Railroad - Stations and sidings

Parksley.

Maurice L. Lewis is enclosing his lots on Bennett street.

Edward C. Pate has a new Styron fence around his two lots on Bennett street.

Mr. Chadbourne has bought a block of twenty lots on "Lakewood," and is improving the same.

Miss Minnie Dix opened her school this week. She has the cosiest little schoolhouse in the county.

Henry T. Mason and Louis Hinman have enclosed their properties and are beautifying their grounds.

The Parksley Brick and Tile Co. begin operations this week with a force of skilled workmen, under the charge of Mr. Alfred Taylor.

Mrs. C. C. Dix is adding a handsome porch to her dwelling on Chadbourne street, and planting the grounds in flowers and shrubbery.

Our new Methodist minister, Rev. James F. Anderson, arrived with his family last week, and was given a cheery house warming. The church was filled at both services on Sunday.

Superintendent Dunne came to Parksley with his aides on a special last week, and ordered many improvements on the company's property. The station will be repaired, platforms extended, shade trees planted around the plat, which will be seeded in grass and planted in shrubbery. Section Boss Smith is making the Parksley section of track up to the "Pennsy" standard.

Farmers' Alliance.

Professionals -- Commission merchantsFarmers -- Farmers' organizations

Golden Rule, No. 944.

Whereas, we farmers are fully aware that the percentage, paid by produce commission merchants to their several drummers of Eastern Shore of Virginia, comes directly from the shipper and that greatly to his detriment; and

Whereas, the said drummers, when loading cars for other parties, cry down the prices to the shipper, there by making, in addition to their percentage on the purchase, a large percentage directly from the toil-worn producer; and

Whereas, we most clearly realize that we, as producers are deprived of the above means, of a large part of the proceeds, resulting from the sale of our produce, to which we, in justice, truth and equity, are honestly entitled; therefore,

Resolved, that for these and many other grievances, we, as members of the Farmers' Alliance, Golden Rule Lodge No. 944, of Locustville, Va., do declare that we will ship our products to no commission merchant who employs drummers to solicit trade.

ALFRED W. JAMES, President.

JNO. T. HUTCHINSON, Secretary.