The Countryside Transformed:

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reprinted from Richmond State, February 15.Moral -- Alcohol

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Farmers -- Farmers' organizations

The Pungoteague Farmers' Association will meet Saturday 12th inst, to make arrangements for the present year's shipments and requests a full attendance of the members.

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Natural resources -- Conservation - Game

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Lectures

Rev. J. D. C. Hanna, a noted divine, will lecture at Onancock Town Hall, Wednesday evening, 16th inst. Subject -- "Ups and downs of life." Ninety large scenes will be thrown on canvass. A great treat is in store for you.

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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Taxation

The total real estate assessment in the lower parish of Accomac, in 1890 was $1,957,892.77; the assessment this year of real estate in said parish foots up $2,195,617.14, showing an increase of $237,724.37.

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Transportation -- Railroad - Stations and sidings

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Fields -- Crops - Other fruitFields -- Crops - Strawberries

OLD PLANTATION LIGHT.

Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Lighthouse serviceWeather -- FreezesTransportation -- Railroad - Steamboats

Almost Overturned by the Ice and Abandoned by Its Keeper.

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Fields -- Crops - Strawberries

A great many strawberries were shipped from Accomac county this week. The crop will be larger than was anticipated.

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Infrastructure -- Public : Camp meetings

Camp-meeting at Turlington Grounds, near Keller station, commences this year August 10th.

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Other

Accomac C. H. is coming to the front. Several new enterprises have recently been started here and the number is to be still further augmented. In a few weeks Mr. Moses Smith will open a first-class bakery in the town -- the only one, we believe, that will be found in operation on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Baseball

Modestown baseball nine defeated the Belle Haven nine by a score of 10 to 9 on the 18th inst. and Gargatha by score of 47 to 18 on 24th inst.

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Moral -- Murder

Application for bail for Arthur and William Wright was withdrawn by his attorney last Monday without being heard by the court.

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Infrasturcture -- Public - Government : County

The boundaries of the processioning precincts of Accomac county are the same as when the lands were last processioned five years ago.