Democratic messenger., 1881-04-02
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
coNpExsED FROM OUR EXCHANGES


The Shiloh Colored Church at Crisfeld,
Nd, will be Dedicated Sun day. April "a.
Mr.. John Thompson, Of Kent county,
was thrown FROM csrriage l.st week and
died from the injuries sustained.
+ The 4reea>borough Free Press announ-
Iices That its Office is quarantiued against
Fspring poetry.
+ "A movement is on foot to establish at
Easion Touring mill. with q capacity OF
$50 barrels of -four per day.
The Milford News thinks that while the
damage to the peach crop is very great, the
destruction will not be total.
Two Accomac county men engaged in a
quarrel as to whether there were thirty or
forty DAYS in a month, aud the thirty day
man proved his case ey nearly bea,irs his
opponent TO death.
William u. Abrahams and John W
Abrahams, administrators Of John J. Abra-
hama, filed In the Orph ms Court of this
comfy on the l7Ih instant tho Inventory Ci
the appraisement of tile deceased, amount.
ling to $3.50, ,Oop p.-Cesl Dsinoe. 1t. ''''''
[ The Wilmington Conference rsmanded
the case OF the Rev. Bowen for new trial.
Mr.. Bowen is charged with having perform
ed the ceremony by which gi of th;rts. n
was married to a man many years her Sc
ni0r.
Whatever other people may think about
the matter, grow ers generally seem inclined
10 believe that the pc ach crop is killed. On.
grower near Lewes the other day sold tie
present years product of HE orchard of 100
trees TO Messrs. Fell and Parks OF that tow
for 'e9 dCllfrs. l
. lin Oxfoid, on Tuesday last, week Capt.
John Haddaway little boy, sged years,
who bad been left unattended at che table
after break during the absence OF the
moth, the child crawlei from it5'seat in n
chair to the top of the table, upsetting il
aud spilling pot Of hot boiling coffee over
its tody, causing death the next day.
We were shown, few evenings since,
piece Of slate, taken from the coal min.
near Wilk,sl'arrey, Penna., ON which were
90 distin.t impressions ofhuman heads, all
d ifFerent in contour. Tie, We're very Com
rle,e in formation. 1t is in possession Of
Mrs. G. Stevenson, ON Governors Avenue
and will soon be placed in the cabiuet at the
Conference Academy
--Fal mers from the St Georges neighbor.
hood are pulling up their peach trees by
the acle, and preparing 90 raIS.. crop of
corn ON the land lately numbered by the un-
| fruitful trees. VIM. ii. Stuckert palled up
a large part of his orchard last year, and h+
will this spring take out $40 or 500 more
trees. neighbor of his will take out 40
acres, while others are doing likewise.
--Rev Il. B. Newman, who has very &C.
| cepiably filled the Meth. Episcopal pulpit
I ot this town Tor the last two years, mas been
' appointed 10 Sno~ Hill. The church here
| would have very willingly retained bim
another year. but he believes in itinerating
and two years at one charge is mis- ultromat-
~ ~ y d. -:
MIN "workman Of whom they need not be
ashamed. kent News.
Aaron Conegy, colored, stole soue
clothing. Aaron supposed that tbs sheriff
ut Ch,sieriown knew lhat the clothing was
stolen, but not that he knew who stole it,
[ On TUESDAY Aaron wanted TO make call
upon friend in the Jail. The sherif said
the friend was n. home and invited Aaron
| in. Aaron entered, the sheriff turned the
Key, and Asron's sisis IA; hhsi:; GfeeA longer than
he expected.
| A special session Of court was held at
| Princess Anne last week, to investig ate the
/! right of William l.. Haines to the pOssessio
OF oy ys,er beds on Pocomoke Sound. Hehao
taken up FIVE acres under the law, and sew
eral other persons had taken up similar lots
and transferred them to him. A Number
vi citizens Of Biinkley's district claimed
that sh- lots We're natural oyster beds, aud
ihsi the tongmen living near had the right
10 use them aud could moi be hiudrred. Tn
arg gmsal 'was oh demurrer on the part OF
Mr.. Hain,s. The demurier was al first sus-
| lnin.j, but the counsel for the cumrlainanis
gnined leave TO amend their petition, aud
the case went over 10 the 18th of April.
They tell good many stories about
CAPT. Tredshiek. the pioneer R. hob,;h hotel
keeper, but this is The best one During the
| Winter Capt. Lyons and others, SO the arm
goes. found drowned man on the beach.
They carried him to the hotel, and Capt r.
being out, stood the corpse against the wall
in the bar room 1T the end OF the counter.
Then the joktrs went out, found Tredenick
and told him they had u friend inside who
| wished 10 treat the crowd. All hurried in,
drank and retired. while the ,piaiu wal: ed
tor the dead man TO take his drink, which
lie not OILY refused To do but also tailed
alter repeated demar d. to pay for the bever-
nke The others had constituted. Thinkihg lie
was to be euchred out of the price OF The
stuff, he concluded to have either tie money
or Sight. He made" one more demand,
which the corpse regarded with silent con-
tempt. "Tfis exasperated the Captain aud
without fpr,hsr ado he struck the dead man
powerful blow aid sent him to the floor.
He fell With such ihud that the Captain
feared he had struck him TOO bard and p.s.
sibl, done irreparable damage. Becoming
scared. he call;d in the mans friends and
each sol.mnly declared the fellow was dead.
Tred.nick, white rs n sheet and with
trembling voice, was at first dumbfyunded,
but al last he exclaimed, ''well, did it in
self defense he drew n knife on me before
struck him.'' Then he was told OF the
ljOke, swore awhile at its perpetrators aad
evtnIusIly cancelled the dead mans ac-
count Georgetown Inquirer.
On Monday night last q brutal and un-
provoked murder was committed in the
naiehborhOod of Muddy Creek, Accomack
Coanty. 'squire wimbrough summoned
jury OF inquest which revealed tt3' following
particularly S0lombi Bytd, a'young hian
about iw. nty years Of age, had been imtiug
bis addresses TO Miss - Northam, ihe,yic-
tIn's sister, but ior some cause she had for
bade him hes company. On the light in
question, at q socia gathering in the neigh.
b0ihood where she was accompanied by her
brother, Thomas Noriham, her dislike was
manifested in marked manner, which ex-
cited Byrd TO such q degree that, at the
close OF The party, he followed young Nor.
than and his sister, ahd when in the road
Immediately in front of the house, he attack.
ed the young lady, using very harsh langu-
age, which Nortllam, mere boy, resented
in mild m' nner. Upon this Byrd turned
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