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Farmers -- Farmers' organizations

The Grange meeting at Drummondtown on Wednesday was well attended.

The Eastern Shore Railroad

Transportation -- Railroad - ConstructionTransportation -- Water - SteamboatsSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : SeasideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Markets

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Excursions

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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Life-saving service

Mr. Jona Parks, of the Life Saving Service, had his thumb pierced by a fishing hook on Wednesday, and a physician had to be called to extract it.

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Moral -- Other violent crime

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reprinted from Cape Charles Headlight.Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Lighthouse service

Mr. F. J. Rolley, second assistant light keeper at Smith's Island, has been promoted to chief light keeper on Hog Island, and Mr. George E. Ames, of this place, will fill the place thus made vacant.

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Moral -- Murder

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Commercial constructionInfrastructure -- Public - Government : Town

A large workshop, the upper room of which is to be used as a Town Hall, is now being built by Mr. A. J. Lilliston, at Accomac C. H.

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Natural resources -- Conservation - Game

The annual meeting of the Eastern Shore Game Protective Association will be held at Accomac C. H., on next Monday, December 28th, 1 p. m.

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Transportation -- Water - Steamboats

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reprinted from Cape Charles Headlight.Watermen -- Personal injury

The pungy boat Silver Star anchored in a squall near Cherrystone light Monday about 5 o'clock, and in getting her anchor after the squall the windlass broke loose from her deck and John Brooks (white) and John Thomas (colored) were knocked overboard and drowned before the crew could rescue them.