Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-02
Through Accomac.
THE STROLI4 or A SCRIBE
THE NEWS FROM THAT PART
or THE COUNTRY.

11hk 6H4OAlS OR N oChh BE-
THE NEWS FROM THAT PART
or THE COUNTRY.
WHAT Is GOING ON.
Having q desire to improve business
In the future, and prompted by sense Of
curiosity to zee some of the country late
ly opened up by the New York, Phila.,
and Norfolk r. r., l concluded to take q
stroll through Accomac County, where
they have . reputation for raising their
finest sweet potatoes that ever found the
way to o northern market, and while
we would not question the quality: vel
would very naturally conclude from the
number of acres now being Set with
plants, that the quantity would be quite
considerable. To the grain growing
farmer, those sweet potato patches
make sight full Of interest aud pleas
ant to behold. You may 800 them put
out in plats, ranging from FIVE to ten
acres, about thirty inches apart, roeing
each way with the regularity Of nicely
planted peach orchard. Every farmer
1 appears to have quite number cf those
plots, tor was informed that some Of
their tillages run as high ss forty acres,
to say nothing Of the round potatoes and
peas which they raise in abundance.
That they can raise any of the above
mentioned crops successfully no one
with any knowledge of agricu ture
would for q moment wonder, for they
raise notonly vegetables but almost any
thing else, the peach not excepted.
As to what the more thrifty, enter
nri ain clo ooa pf farrpora do haua
nothing of the least unfavorable charac.
ter to say, but 1t is what they do not do,
that we feel inclined to criticise. The
most noticeable thing TO be seen in that
section, and think l may say the
Igreatest display of short.sightednesf
among the farmers, Is the almost univer.
sal absence Of the cheapest, fastest and
best land improver that was ever put on
the land, which is real clover, whereas,
If in any case where they expected tc
let piece of land rest from tillage for q
ear by an outlay Of seventy.five cent,
Iper acre, invested in clover seed and
sown on that land would incre ase il,
value 20 per cent, apd we venture the
Iprediction that the time is not far dis
tant when among the many other -four
ishing crops adapted to that country
the red clover will be seen growing.
The subject that seemed to give tn,
I citizens the greatest concern at tina
time was whether Accomac Courthous'
should be moved from DrummondtowI
8 or stay. A fire which has been SLOWLY
kindling for some time, and fuel :,
I which had lately been adSed by som,
parties from distance buying a farm O
Q Parksley station and offering to give
8 five acres of land, lay 1t out in Rras
. plots and set 1t with ornamental AM
shade trees, If the county would put tn,
, Courthouse on it, nrummondtown and
, Onancock being IN the lower part G.
the county. Thursday, ,fSth nit, being
election day for County officers, the,
Q determined to settle the question by lei
q ting the people vote on 1t, and prepare,
; tickets separate for nat purpose eacl
t voter casting two tickets. After u rain
e night managed to get up abou
|, sunrise, snG soon Lo3iocd movin
% among the people that led me to ask tn
Iquestion what's up,as had understoo
Court was in session. Election day, Wa
the reply. We'll, what time does the poll
8 gIopen? We Vote from sun to sun sir.
el Though unexpected, it happened to b
my privilege to visit four voting place
/, during the day, Drummondtown Omar
). ,ock, Pungateague and Hawks nest
!, The general attendance, the good order
y .he free expression of sentiment throug
|, the ballot box, the absence of intoxic;
: ted persons or Intoxicating liquors will
q out regard to class or color, was a yer
:. noticeable and commendable featul
a of my days observations for such a
l. occasion.
While would not play caves drOppt
D. | have never felt it my duty when PEE
=, pie indulge in talking secrets in In
'" presence to stop up my ears, and or
l. very amusing little incident came witt
~ &c in the range of my understanding |
:. e. one of the polling places during the da
Id in this wise: Two gentlemen met nea
u me one who proved to be tie Hot,
u keeper, when the election was beir
u held, with the friendly good mornin
X Judge, and after the usual remarks O
= the state OF tho weather. &c, the JUDI
o' expressed a desire for something to tai
to which the landlord replied that
f.' could not get 1t there but the Judge, m
'r discouraged at the first denial, sugges
., ed that they go in at the back door,
IN which the landlord applied a reprimar
a. with. l am surprised at any one 81
a; a; ting as Judge of the County CouI
AZ tempting any one to violate the law.y'
can't have 1t, sir. And the next thing
heard was the Judge said to him ye
y and If you let any one else have 1t
1 day and find it out, if don't pros
d. cute you there are no snakes. The
N was not much more said. Landlo
went one way and the Judge the otht
~ hut left, it was plain to be seen. tn
,hsy understood each other, and tn
u lhsy would soon meet at the back doc
RAMBLER.