Peninsula Enterprise, April 7, 1888

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reprinted from Cape Charles PioneerInfrastructure -- Commercial - Newspapers

Mr. H. A. W. Kellam, the compositor of the Pioneer received the sad intelligence. Monday night that his oldest son -- 13 years of age had been drowned that morning, and up to that time the body had not been found.

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Sea -- OtherSea -- Finfish - Catch : Shad and herringSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : PricesInfrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial construction

Atlantic.

A seal "which showed up" in Old Root channel last week, was given a lively chase by Messrs. B. W. Shields and J. P. Ross. They didn't catch him.

A few shad and herring in abundance are being caught at this time in our waters.

Oysters are worth here 80 cents per bushel, and there is a prospect of an advance in price.

The storehouse of Messrs. Parsons & Revel of this place, is being enlarged to meet the demands of an increasing trade.

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Belle Haven.

Our annual spring building boom will soon be in progress. Work will commence next week on a dwelling for Rev. C. D. Crawley, to be located on a lot purchased of Dr. W. E. Brickhouse. -- Dr. Hyslop has ordered lumber for a handsome addition to his dwelling, which if rumor be correct, is being made ready for the reception of a bride; and West & Willis having to vacate the storehouse now occupied by them another year, will commence to build shortly one of the largest and handsomest storehouses on the Eastern Shore.

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Chincoteague.

Oysters are still being shipped from this place in large quantities. Seven car loads were sent to market from here by rail last Monday.

The schooner Recruit and sloop Eureka, which went ashore on Leweston beach, Del., in the late storm have been gotten off. The former was floated without damage or expense to the owners and arrived here on Tuesday -- the latter is at Middleton, Del., for repairs.

Sergeant W. Bolton of Washington, D.C., lately transferred from the U.S. Signal Corps to the U.S. Life Saving Service, is stopping here, and states that he has put in repair the U.S. telegraph line from Delaware breakwater to this place, and will in a few days put in telephone boxes at every station along out coast -- and that an officer will be appointed for the district whose duty will be to look after and keep them in repair.

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Greenbackville.

Sixteen hundred bushels of oysters were shipped to market by rail last Monday from Franklin City.

The bulk of the oysters in this part of tidewater Virginia have been shipped to market, and for the first time in the last four years the returns for them have been profitable. Many of the oystermen have disposed of their merchantable stock are now down the bay, engaged in catching small oysters for planting purposes. The plants now sell from 18 to 20 cents per bushel, or at about double the price they have of late years.

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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Customs serviceInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential constructionInfrastructure -- Public : LibrariesInfrastructure -- Utilities - IceInfrastructure -- Commercial - Groceries

Onancock.

Much interest is felt here in the proposed abolition of the custom house offices at Onancock and Chincoteague Island. Should these offices be abolished it would compel the vessel owners of Accomac to go to Norfolk or Cape Charles City to obtain their papers, thus subjecting them to much expense and inconvenience. A custom house inspector has been here looking into the matter, and it is almost certain that he will report against the proposed abolition of these two important offices.

Mr. Henry Carmine while at work on his new dwelling last Thursday, was prostrated by an attack of apoplexy, but at the time of writing is much improved and considered out of immediate danger.

A circulating library is now an attractive feature of Titlow's book store. The efforts of the enterprising proprietor in that direction are highly appreciated and it is to be hoped that while he contributes to the pleasures of our citizens, it will be a source of profit to him also.

Mr. Wm. T. Bundick, our popular grocer and leading vender of beef and other meats is now ready for the summer campaign, having lately received a cargo of Boston ice, which he will dispose of to purchasers at fair prices. A large refrigerator, built at heavy expense also will enable him to furnish his patrons with meats as pure and sweet as can be obtained in midwinter. He has besides recently fitted up handsomely an ice cream saloon which will be opened shortly, and it will be no fault of his, if our citizens do not keep cool during the torrid season.