Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-05-07
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

The peach trees of Accomac county
nave all the blossoms they can bear.
The Delaware State Teachers Associ a.
ton will meet a Rehoboth August %.
William Shakespeare, the well-known
Dover miller, died Sunday night.
The Ep:copalians are having some mis-
understanding in their flocks at Trinity
Church, Wilmington, and at Delaware City
The p. w. s B. railroad company have
built car fitted with every convenience and
facility for carrying young fish to the differ i
ent points for propagation.
The Malone Readjustcrs held meeting
at Drummondtown, last court day. The
meeting was small and devoid OF enthus-
iasm.
Peter j. Carter, the colored Republican
leader of Northampton county. at n Repub.
hean meeting last week, announced himself
as being IN favor of the capitation tax.
The Cambridge News says tina. "while
the cook was absent few moments a COW
entered kitchen on Muir street and ale all
the bread that was baked for supper and
then broke the dishts''
The lawyers OF Princess Annes file so
many demurrers that one of the iudges
the other day remarked that Princess
| Anne beats any place for demurrers and
| dogs that he had ever seen, read or heard
| ut.''
In Salisbury parlor recently, the
young. lady hostess smilingly addressed the
we'll worn query 10 a young man not long
arrived, "Why so pensive7i "I-I couldn't
get here any sooner" was his reply, which
shows remarkable acquaintance with nd
jectives.
George 7. Parvis, the forger, who was
supposed TO have fed South, returned to
Centreville on Wednesday, to the surprise O.
his family aud the Joy of his bondsmen, who
at once proceeded to give him into tie hands
| OF the law, and he is now safely lodged in
jail.
"A telegram to The Inquirer announces
The death OF Charles D. G. cen in New York
on the Goth inst. of consumption. He was
located here in 1876 and was interested pre.
vlously in the construction OF the road lead
ing from Georgetown TO Franklin CITY He
was young man of more than ordinary
promise, thoro, gh gentleman, agreeable
companion, and weli-equpped, barring i'll
health, for prosperous business Career
Georgetown Inquirer.
-Roloboih promises to be more attrac
1--WE IMAM ever this summer. Mr.. Walter
Burton announces that the Bright House
VIII reopen on June Is, and, as some of The
| restrictions that have hampered this resort
hare been removed, Mr.. Burton will doubt-
less be able TO entertain his guests more
pleasantly, if anthing, than heretofo re. The
railroad is &c be extended to the beach. so
that the " hack can be dispensed with al
together The Douglass House will be Grs,-
class Lnder the management OF William Fell
who is well know as the capable proprietor
of the Virden House, at Lewes We shall
be much mistak en- il Rehoboth does not at.
| tract more visitors than ever before News.
The negroes have been holding n Re.
publican meeting ear Drummondtown, G.
comack county. There were but three
white men present, one OF whom was FL .ct.
ed secretary. Malone was not endorsed
AID the meeting favored straightout Re-
publican ticket. The president of the meet
| ing was Litileton d. Wharton, colored
man, who W IS elected over his white COM
petition, Geo. w. Mason, the f,ther-in-law
Of the Rev. lam Stengle, of Wilmington.
-Joshua Grant, negro man, in Deco
hammock neck, about FIVE miles below Ward
| Town, has Eeen an invalid all his life, but
of late has been gradually growing worse,
and is now a living skeleton. The bones of
his limbs are as distinct as though they mad
nothing but piece of fabric drawn over
them. He has great thirst and appetite
but can keep nothing on his stomach. He
drinks gallon of water ut drau ght, but
Immediately vomits up He eats an enor-
nous quantity of food, but vomiis 1t up as
soon as the meal is finished. He has been in
this state for several weeks ana is gradually
| starving TO death Curiosity leads many
visitors to see him who pro Iounca it the
must wonderful sight they ever beheld-
Eastern Viiginian.
If Governor Hamilton expects to con-
vert into an Htmilton party the great dem
ocratic party of Marylt nd, as has been alleg-
ed, he is on the wrong track for glory. We
don't charge His Excellency with any such
motives: We believe he is as he says, anx-
iOus only for reform aud a return to an
economical administration Of state aft lirs.
If lie is therefore after reform, he has chosen
lieutesants Of mighty question lble influence
and astuteuesS TO lead his sub movements
who, in our opinion, will beach his craft
amid the worst breakers 10 be found on the
political shore. And we can not help re-
GREETING that he should have asked for
new furnishing OF the Executive IN lnsion a,
the hands OF the last ieyisl tture and that
he has also failed to critcise the large allow.
ances TO cur Governors surroundings
Princess Anne Marylander.
MIR Solomon Tull, of Faiimount dis