Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-06-25
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES

MIR. Charles Ii. Gibson. OF Easton,
has been invited to address the Irish
Land League at BALTIC. in July.
-Potato-bugs sell at &c a pint, at
Bayview. Eastern Virginia. IL is an
ill-wind that blows nobody good.
Efforts are being made to secare a
mail rOute from Cris6eld to Tangier
Island. via Smiths Island.
The merchants of Centreville have
agreed TO close their stores at 8 o'clock
in the evening during the summer.
Robert Wilgus. who removed West
forty years ago, returned to Selbyville
last Saturday on a visit TO his old home.
The town of Princess Anne, Som
erset county, is blessed with tbirty-six
| old maids aud fourteen old bachelors.
Mrs. V. T. Otwell has been ap-
pointed post mistress at Horntowu, Ac-
comso county, vice Mrs. S. A. Petit.
removed
Gen. LeDuc. Commissioner of Ag-
riculture. has been paying Easton
visit. with the view OF making Ia lbot
his future home.
The Vestry of Spring Hill Parish
has extended a call to the Rev W. Y
Beavan. of Easton, Nd, to become
their Rector.
The Powellton Presby teriau church
is nearly completed aud will be dedicat.
ed III a few weeks. 1t will be q hand.
some little edifice.
st. Michaels is excited because one
OF its ministers has been fined for neg
testing to take ont dog license at the
time appointed by law.
There will be celebration aud
picnic at Parsonsburg on the 4th Of
July. when speeches will be made by
several distinguished speakers. A band
OF music will also be in attendance TO
enliven the occasion.
DR.. Atkinson reports that Mrs.
Sterling, who was fearfully wounded,
several days slo, by a Ratchet in the
hands Of her maniac husband, 10 now
out of danger. The wounds have heal
ed nicely.
The residence Of Mr.. Strattou. uaar
Westover, was struck by lightning on
Wednesday last and gun which was
sitting in one corner was fred off by
the cOncussion. The damage was small.
Herald.
The Coo,ier of Saturday says ::
John Webster, Esq. President Of
the Dorchester < Delaware railroad, is
opposed to the running Of Sunday trains,
He thinks the employees work hard
enOua b through the week and should
rest on Sunday"
-Crsbs are scarce 10 our market.
10 seasons past they were plentiful about
the last of May or the first of June. 1t
IS said that the extreme cold of last win
ter killed most OF them. When the river
remains frozen over for a month or
more it not only kills the crabs, but
thousands of bushels OF oysters are de-
stroyed Cambridge Era
"A note from Parsonsburg informs
US Of great Improvements 10 the parson-
age there. A camp-meeting 20 be held
/ the last week IN July is creating much
interest in that place. On the 4th a
celebration will come of. when Rev. G
w. Townsend aud other prominent
speakers are expected. Il is reported
that Messrs Riggin & Wimbrow will
soon open store there. Advertiser.
An English company are about to
erect, near Wilmington, Del a NAM
moth cannery with a capital of $780,
900. The establishment will start with
four hundred and fifty employees. All
kinds of fruits, vegetables and meats
will be canned, and skilled cooks will
be brought over from England and Scot
land. The company will buy largely
from fruit raisers on The Eastern Shore,
and its own private line of steamers will
carry the products direct to Europe.
The company already has establishments
at Aberdeen, London, aud Seville.
Mrs Ephraim G. Polk, wife of the
editor of the Princess Anne True Mary.
lander, died on Tuesday last after long
illness. Mrs. Polk was. before her mar !.
rage, for time resident of this town
She was a very handsome and healthy
looking lady and gave no indication
that she would be a victim of consump-
ton She bore her long illness with
Christian fortituie and patience. and
doubtless found in death a happy releas sc
from suffering. We sympathise with
brother Polk and the stricken ones in
their loss -Pocomoke Record.
A Supper and Festival in counec-
ton with the Rehoboth Presbyterian
Church was held at the Grove adjoining
the NJ. L. Church, Kingston on Tues
day afternoon aud evening. The grounds
were beautifully decorated with ever
green's. flowers and flags. The tables
laden With the good things of this life
aud ample Justice was dome to them.
! The Misses Dickinson of Pocomoke CITY
{ presided at the piano kindly loaued for
the occasion by Miss Fanny Broughton
Of Kingston and sang several pieces in
admirable style. The attendance was
very large. Several OF our young PEG.