The Countryside Transformed:

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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Postal service

Owing to a mistake, made in issuing the mail contract at Washington, the mail route between Accomac C. H. and Locustville has been temporarily discontinued.

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Boat racing

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Weather -- Northeast storms

The bottom dropped out of the store of Mr. P. H. Connorton, Tangier Island, during the storm on Friday night, of last week, and goods of the value of $300 or $400 was swept away along with it. His pungy, worth some $400 or $500, also dragged ashore during the same night and was so badly broken up as to be almost a total loss.

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reprinted from Cape Charles Headlight, May 9.Moral -- Murder

George Drier, the condemned murderer of Mrs. Fadden, was taken into court yesterday and sentenced by Judge Kendall to be hung on June 16. He did not appear to be affected in the least. It is said he will leave evidence behind implicating others in the crime.

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - Hunting : Waterfowl and shorebird

Gunners on Cobb's Island are having fine sport shooting grayback snipe. Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr. of New York, bagged eighty one morning last week, and 40 more the same afternoon.

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Moral -- Other violent crime

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Weather -- FreezesFields -- Crops - Sweet potatoes : Seed and slips

From every part of the county comes the unwelcome news, "potato seed all rotten," and the comment which usually accompanies the information, "farmers down at the mouth."

THE PRESIDENT AT HOG ISLAND

Tourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - LodgesTourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - FishingTourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - GuidesSea -- Finfish - Catch : Bluefish

His First Day of Fishing Provides Excellent Sport.

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Fields -- Crops - Corn

Corn in this county at private contract is worth $3 per barrel, at public auction from $3.40 to $3.50 per barrel.

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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches

Fifteen persons were baptized near Accomac C. H., on last Monday morning, by Rev. J. M. Dunaway.

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Fields -- Livestock - Horses

The attendance at March Court was the largest for many months, and more and finer horses were on exhibition than had been at same court for several years.

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Moral -- Property crime

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - Fishing

President Cleveland returned to Washington yesterday morning from his short fishing trip to Broadwater Island, feeling refreshed both mentally and physically.