Peninsula Enterprise, August 13, 1887

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Moral -- VandalismTransportation -- Railroad - Personal injury

A brick was thrown into the car window of the north bound train, near Birds Nest Station on Friday of last week. It hit a colored man but did him no serious damage.

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Resorts

Mr. Jno. J. Gunter and Mr. Geo. F. Parramore and wife, Accomac C.H., are in pursuit of health at Red Sulphur Spring and Cobb's Island, respectively.

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Infrastructure -- Public : Camp meetings

A "bush meeting" will be held in Taylor's woods near Assawoman -- commencing Sunday, August 28th. All Christian denominations are invited to participate in the meeting.

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Infrastructure -- Public : Camp meetings

The campmeeting at Turlington's grounds near Keller Station does not close until next Monday morning. It is continued to that date, on account of the inclement weather at the beginning of the meeting.

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Infrastructure -- Public : Camp meetingsAfrican-Americans -- Race relationsMoral -- Other violent crime

William Kline for assaulting without cause a colored man a the Turlington camp ground last Thursday, was promptly arraigned before Justice Willis and is now serving a term of 10 day's imprisonment in the county jail.

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Infrastructure -- Public : Camp meetings

The campmeeting in progress at Turlington's grounds has been well attended, the number present on Sunday being estimated at six thousand or more. The average attendance daily has been from 2,500 to 3,000 people. Excellent order has prevailed during the entire meeting, except in one or two instances, when the parties offending have been promptly arrested and punished. The services have been conducted by the Presiding Elder, Rev. J. H. Amiss, assisted by the preachers in the district, Dr. Wightman, of Baltimore and Revs. Duncan and Bosman, of Norfolk. Th converts up to last Thursday were fifteen.

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Sea -- Fish factoriesInfrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionArchitecture -- Commercial buildings

Hoffman's Wharf.

Large quantities of fish have been caught of late by the American Fish Guano Co.

Messrs. S. K. Martin & Co., are having a two-story house 28x30 feet built, which is to be utilized for the storage of material in their business.

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Fields -- Crops - Sweet potatoes : Pricesfields -- Crops - Sweet potatoes : YieldTourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Baseball

Horntown.

Large quantities of sweet potatoes are being shipped by rail to northern markets from Oak Hall station. The prices realized are not as good however, as might be desired.

The Atlantic and Horntown nines played a match game of base ball, at Horntown, Wednesday evening, the score resulting 14 to 20 in favor of the Horntowns. The Atlantics are not satisfied with their defeat and propose playing the Horntown club again at an early day.

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

Mearsville.

The building boom with us continues. A handsome dwelling is now being erected for Capt. Henry Killman.

The location being central and there being material enough in this neighborhood for a graded school, it has been suggested that a dwelling here belonging to Mr. A. F. Mears, be purchased and converted into a school building. -- At least it is a demand we have the right to make and [illegible] will be made to have the school established whether successful or not.

Cape Charles [City] Riot.

reprinted from Norfolk Public Ledger, August 10.Moral -- VigilantismInfrastructure -- Public - Government : Police

A special from Cape Charles in today's Dispatch gives the following particulars of the riot in that place Monday night, an account of which appeared in yesterday's Public Ledger.

Quite a serious shooting affair occurred here late last night, by which six or seven persons were wounded. Two weeks ago there was a difficulty between some disorderly drinking men engaged on the fishing steamers in the bay and some young men of this town. The fishermen then said they would whip out the town someday. Last night they returned, accompanied by the crews of several sailing vessels, and the leader of them was heard to say before coming into this place that he would whip the Town Sergeant and clean out the town. Shortly afterwards the row was started in Parson's bar-room by a boat negro from Lancaster named Raly Kelly and William Stevens, a town negro. Sergeant Kellogg, who is a nephew of ex-Governor Kellogg, of Louisiana, attempted to part the combatants, when he was knocked down by William Edwards, the fishermen's leader, and captain of one of the boats.

This was the signal for the fishing men to rally in numbers in the street and indulge in violent demonstrations, threatening to tear the houses down and kill the officials, &c. A few town men rallied around Sergeant Kellogg. Some one fired a pistol or gun, and a general fusilade of double-barrelled shotguns, repeating rifles and pistols ensured. -- The rowdies, however, soon retreated, leaving five of their number wounded and carrying off two or three others, the extent of whose wounds is not known.

Capt. Andrew Hamilton, of Carter's Creek, Lancaster county, is badly hurt, having been struck with, perhaps, fifty No. 1 shot in the legs, body and arms. Wm. Leland is shot in the face, Wm. Drake, colored, in the shoulder, and ____ Kelly, colored, in the head. All are from Lancaster. The other wounded men, with the ringleaders, escaped in the darkness of the night to their vessels and put out in the bay.

Hamilton, who had been active in the disturbance, was, though under arrest, allowed to go on board of the vessel, as he could not get a room here, but he put sail for Carter's Creek during the night.

Sergeant Kellogg and his posse succeeded in arresting five of the party, who were brought before Mayor Smith this morning, but only two -- William Eldridge and Kelly -- could be identified as being engaged in the disturbance. -- As they were not among the chief disturbers they were released upon the payment of $15, when the whole party took to their vessels and set sail.

It is hoped that the serious lesson given the men will teach them better manners in the future.

No citizen of the place was seriously hurt in the fight, but the whole town was aroused by the firing, and great excitement and indignation was manifested. The wounded were kindly treated and surgical aid rendered by Dr. Dan Wilkins and G. R. Wells.

Board of Supervisors.

Infrasturcture -- Public - Government : CountyInfrastructure -- Public - Government : Taxation

The Board of Supervisors met at Accomac C. H., on 5th inst., and organized by the election of Thomas C. Kellam as chairman. Warrants to the amount of $2,196.78 were ordered to be issued. An order was entered requesting county court to devolve upon Commonwealth's attorney, the duty of attending to county's interest in road and bridge matters, at an annual salary of $150. The tax of 1887 was fixed as follows: Capitation tax of 50 cents on every male over 21 years of age and 30 cents on $100 of all other taxable property, both real and personal. A tax of 10 cts on $100 was levied for district school purposes in each district and same for county school purposes. Proceedings in reference to clerk's office found elsewhere -- the money necessary to build same being already in hand.