The Countryside Transformed:

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reprinted from Cape Charles Headlight.Transportation -- Water - Strandings

The sloop Hannah D., of Onancock, owned by Capt. Walter Wessels and E. T. Lewis, which went ashore on Cherrystone bar Saturday, March 4th, is still there, but in good condition and not in the least damaged. The high tides will float her off.

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Other recreation - Baseball

The Parksley base-ball club was defeated by the Pocomoke club, at Pocomoke City, Friday, August 11th, after a spirit and closely contested game. Score, 9 to 7.

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Infrastructure -- Public : Camp meetings

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Infrastructure -- Utilities - Ice

For the first time in a score of years the ice houses of the county have been filled with ice of excellent quality -- from 5 to 7 inches thick.

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Weather -- Freezes

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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : BaysideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Law enforcementSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : LegislationTransportation -- Water - FreightTransportation -- Railroad - Steamboats

ONANCOCK, VA., June 4. --

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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches

The revival meeting at Bethel Baptist Church resulted in nearly one hundred accessions to the roll.

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Infrastructure -- Public : Churches

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Sea -- Shellfish - Oystering : BaysideSea -- Shellfish - Oystering : Law enforcement

Capt. John R. Thomas was appointed by the Board of the Chesapeake and its Tributaries, at Richmond, last Thursday, as commander of the police oyster schooner Pocomoke, in place of Capt. John S. Gaskins, who tendered his resignation some weeks ago, to take effect December 1st.

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Fields -- Crops - Other vegetablesFields -- crops - Sweet potatoes : Acreage

Peas and Irish potatoes are being planted generally by our farmers this week -- and in some sections of the county sweet potato seed are being bedded. The acreage in peas will be much larger this year than usual and greater preparations are being made for "sweets" than ever before.

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Infrastructure -- Public - Government : Town

At the municipal election held at Onancock last week Thomas W. Taylor was elected mayor, and W. D. Lewis, E. E. Miles, S. K. Powell, L. W. Groton and T. S. Hopkins councilmen.

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Architecture -- Historic preservation

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Infrastructure -- Commercial - Newspapers

The publication of the Pioneer, Cape Charles, suspended by the illness of the editor, Mr. Bullitt Fitzhugh, for some weeks past, will be resumed the first week in January.

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Weather -- Northeast storms

A wind storm, terrific in its violence, swept over Accomac county Wednesday night. The storm was the severest one that has occurred in this section for years and did much damage to property. Large trees were uprooted and in some cases snapped in two, houses partly demolished and fences thrown down. No casualties are reported.