Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-07-09
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

DIR JACOB Tome, OF Cecil county.
lie II years Of age, though be hardly
looks as though he was 60.
Capt. Alfred C. Williams. one of
the most valuable citizens OF Cecil coun-
ty. died last week.
john Gross, a Washington saloon
keeper. was drowned last week near
Chesapeake City.
Fifty-eigbs former Pennsylvsnians
assisted at q barn raising 10 Caroline
county not long ago.
The wife of Col. +. j. Henry, of
Ca mbridgs. Nd !. died suddenly few
days ago.
The election of officers of the Den
ton National Bank will take place July
10.
Mrs. MOllie James. residing in
Accoioac county. aud who is about 80
years OF eye, has 1l6 children aud
grandchildren living.
John L. Taylor has taken charge
of the telegraph Office at H rbesou. and
David Donovan has been made operator
and ticket agent at the Rshoboth depot.
MIR. Augustus Parker, Druwmond-
town. is having built an elegant new
dwelling house in that town, TO be ready
for occupancy By the beginning Of winter.
The Commissioners for Somerset
county have declared the levy for 1881.
Last year the State and county tax was
one hundred cents on the 800, this
year it has been reduced to SO cents on
the 500.
Mrs. Deborah Kersey, the mother
Of Mr.. Tbos. j. Kersey. Of Bay Hun.
dred, Talbot county, is now 10 her SD
year, and has never used glasses. Her
eyesight is still good enough for her to
do Deedlework.
Court will convene at Georgetown
on the 18th Of July. Il will be remem-
bered that the April term was postpou-
ed on account Of the small pox 10 Balti-
more hundred. That disease having
disappeared from that section. Court
will meet as above stated.
The funeral Of the late John Bryan
and bis wife, Of Kent county, took place
on Monday last. The former died on
the Oath and the latter on the 26th
ul,imo. aud they we're inferred side By
side in the same grave. Both we're 10
the 18th year Of their age.
The Peninsula Enterprise is the
name Of weekly paper, the publication
of which has been commenced at Acco.
mao c. H.. Va. Il is Democratic 10
politics. believing. in its own language,
'rbe party which rescued Virginia from
the thraldom of radicalism 10 1863 TO
be the safes. custodian of her interests
now"
"A Monument to the memory of
Rev. WIN. Baine has been erected at
the head Of bis grave in the NJ E.
Church yard of this place, BY his num-
erous friends 10 the county. Mr.. Baine
was a member OF the Wilmington NJ.
E. Conference, and died in Pocomoke
City on the 18th of May, 18S0.-Prin.
cess Aone Herald.
"A pistol in the hands Of Anne Sim
mons. daughter OF Samuel Simmons. OF
Cecil county. was accidentally discharg-
ed. the ball striking her 6ve-year-oid
brother who was standing uear. 1t en-
tered just below the cheek bone. and
Qlancing downward fractured the lower
jaw bone and lodged in the neck. DR..
Ellis, who dressed the wound. failed to
End the ball after much probing.
During the squall on the 29th ult.,
two boats from Deals Island we're
swsmped in Hooper's Straits and their
crews drowned, names unknown. Also
Captain Stewart Simmons boat, of
Hooper's Island, was upset aud his two
sons drowned before his eyes. The
storm is said to have been the severest
ever known 10 that section. Various
damage wss done to property 10 the
vicinity Of Fishing Bay and Hoopor's
Straits (.
Sunday afternoon there occurred 10
Blackbird hundred. 10 the vicinity of
Tsylor's bridge, one OF the most cold.
blooded murders that has occurred 10
that tegion for q long time. A colored
woman. il seems, left the nsiehborhood
not long since to take charge of cottage
for Mrs. Stidham. at Ocean Grove, leav-
ing her child. about 9 years old. in
charge Of some parties living near BY.
On the Sunday afternoon 10 question tho
little child was playing in the front yard
with knife. when o worthless charac-
tor. who lived around the house, cem-
manded her to bring it to him. saying
''cOme bring it quick, il you don't I'll
shoot you +" The child Immediately
Jumped up. and was fastening with the
knife towards the door, in obedience to
his order, when. without saying q word.
be took q quo down from above the
msutel. and aiming at her, as che was
only few feet of. shot her dead. She
fell where she stood without Q grosn.
The man gave himteif up, aud COrOn er
Weldiu was telegraphed TO. 10 answer
be sent telegram requesting Mr.. W. W.
Lyman to empanel jury and investi-
gate the case. The fellow, in giving
himself up, said he didn't intend to
shoot, but only meant to Brighten The
child. This makes another to the al
readv nnus,al numher If caniksl oaaoa