Democratic messenger., 1881-10-15
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

be en- unusually large one.
The telephone line from ST.
Micbsel's to Easton is being pushed
forward rapidly.
Over a dczsn horses on Kent Is
land have died of blind staggers within
a week or so.
Alexander Hanson, member OF
the Kent county bar, and j. t RoSley,
of ChestertowD, started on Wednesday
for Texas
RI Rev. II. G. Lay, Bishop of
Easton. has returned from his summer
trip north, and is new at the Episcopal
residence in EastoD.
BY directio.s of the State Board of
Education. a uniform system of keeping
the accounts aud records Of the various
county school boards are to be adopted
Delaware has the least number of
post Offices OF any State in the Union
1l5-and has not increased, even by
one, during the last fiscal year.
Wilmer b. Smith, for ormerly Of Do
yer, but now OF Centevilie. Nd. has
invented an accurate time.keeping clock
which apparently has no motive power.
A shark chased dog near Ouan-
cock. Accomac county. last week, aud
get ashore in its eager fort u ss.4l ,s
prey. Il wes captured aud killed, prov
ing so be nine feet in length.
jackson Tunnel, aD aged and very
worthy gentleman, living near Accomac
Court House, was attacked by conges-
rive chill on Wednesday night, Septem-
Der 5, aud died 10 few hours.
Nathan ]. LaUkford. of Monte
neie hborhood. about nine miles from
Priucess Anne, died suddenly on We'd
nesday of last week. lie leaves an es-
tate valued at $50 000.-Leader.
While DR.. Talmage thinks the
printing press is the mightlest agency on
earth for good or evil he puts weigh
ty responsibility upon an editor, by say
ing bis position has more Influence than
that OF minister 10 the pul pit.-Observ-
er.
During the Fair one of the tent
shows on the ground failed to pay reut
promptly aud The Treasurer went down
10 have it closed up Tie proprietor
pleaded his Inability to pay and otFr'ed
his boa constructor as security Mid
dletown Transcript.
The question of farm labor is be-
coming one of serious concern to The
farmers oil K,nt county. There are
numerous complaints OF the scariiy of
colared hands. Il is said that large
number have left the couuty aud sought
employees and homes in the cities aud
the question nos is what kiUd Of labor
eau oe best employed to take its place
True or Otherwise, The Cell Demo.
crat tells the following: slr Lewis Bar
Der, in L Neck has beet that beats
all beets. As 1t grows the ,oots stand
sixteen incbs above ground and measures
eighteen inches iu circumference. How
isr it extends downward GO uan know
eth. 1t is proposed to receive proposals
for digging 1t out.
Three of our citizens went up TO
the Agricultural fair aud races at Elk
Ton, Cecil county, last week, and each
took an TX to enter 10 the OK race which
came cff 90 last Friday. 1hs gentle
men we're Gordy Pussy. Joshua Powell
aud Ham Smith Esq'rs. The race was
trotled apd was male II mile) in 3 Oh.
We have not heard who won.-Priucess
Aune Mary laud"r.
-"Jim,' an idiot negro Of 90, in
the Kent county (Md) almshouse. Is
d scrb bed as beng Que OF the most ig-
nurant of ihe human family. He wears
womgn's flock because he has not
learned 10 put 90 male garments. His
digestion is like that OF an ostrich. aud
lie u'teu robs the hogs of their food. -
lie has great fauey for the pig peu,
b,iug found nov aud then seated am0ug
she swine.
--Au old inhabitaut SAYS that Kent
i-lard is gradually diminishing in s.Ze, !,
aud Ihtk rs II will before many centuries
be swallowed up by the Gu, sspeake.-
He thiuks the island is siukIug, ta>iug
bis opinion on tie fact that IN many
pieces ihe roots OF the cider trees are
uncovered. the soil having sunkeu fully
a foot aud a half below the trunks AZ
at this rate it will be about three hun
drcd ycars before the island disappears,
the present inhabitants need not be a
harmed.
-Frauk Ti!ghmaB. formerly slave
who was sold and vent South before
,n.suciratiop. retuiued TO CebtreVille
recently aud found bis wife married to
another man-rom Wilson His wife
had children by both husbands, aud :
ter much persuasion by TilgLman. she
fiOally determined to go back to her
fret husband. She packed up aud started
off with two of TOMS children, and join
ed Tllgbman in Baltimore, leaving poor
Tom with au eWpty house aud broken
heart
"A patient Of Dr. Trippe's. at Royal
Oak. a negro woman, recently sent for
him for throat affection, which affected
her articulation end swallowing. The
doctors diagnosis of the case did not
seem to satisfy the patient. aud be final
ly asked her what she thought was the