The Countryside Transformed:

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reprinted from Crisfield Times.Fields -- Crops - Sweet potatoes : Cultivation

The "vineless sweet potato," a new variety, can be found growing on a few farms in this vicinity. It is an enormous yielder, producing tubers from 3 to 4 pounds, and 300 bushels to the acre. They are somewhat of a curiosity to those who never saw them growing.

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Professionals -- Dentists

William Sturgis, who graduated with high honor, at a Baltimore Dental College a short time ago, has also passed the Board of Dental Examiners of the State, with the highest mark made by any one before the Board.

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Moral -- Alcohol

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Fields -- Other machinery

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Transportation -- Road - Maintenance

The Board of Supervisors at its meeting on Wednesday, bought of the Maryland Agricultural Company, two Milburn hollow steel axle wagons, "to run with the road machines."

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Transportation -- Road - Maintenance

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

Mr. R. C. Bulman has accepted a temporary position as assistant light house keeper at Cherrystone Light Station. The light at Old Plantation flats has been re-established.

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Farmers -- Farmers' organizations

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Transportation -- Road - Maintenance

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Laborers -- ForestForests -- Sawmills

William Cline had a hand cut off at mill of Gordy & Figgs at Woodberry a few days ago.

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Watermen -- Personal injury

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Fields -- Crops - StrawberriesLaborers -- FarmSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : BaysideSea -- Shellfish - Crabbing : BaysideInfrastructure -- Commercial - Residential construction

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Moral -- Murder

The trial of the nine colored men, charged with killing Edward Carver, of Somerset county, Md., some months ago, will, it is stated, begin in Baltimore next week. The most of them are from this county.

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Moral -- Alcohol

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Horse racing

The following is authorized by the president of the Eastern Shore Agricultural Fair Association: "That horses making records at Cape Charles will not be barred at our Fair" -- "also that colts under 3 years old are eligible to 3 and 4 year old classes, and colts under 4 years old are eligible to 4 year old class."