Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-12-31
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES

White, Adkins Co, OF Nicomlco Co.,,
have purchased tract Of timber land near
Georgetown, Del, consisting of 628l acres
for about IS, 600 cash.
-Messrs ". s. Pride and X. T. Hort
announce that they have sold their paper,
the Delaware Inquirer, published at George
town, Sussex county, 10 gentlemen who will
pub lish il in the interests Of tie Democratic
party
1t is announced that the Sussex County
Index, published at Sea'crd, and the Sussex
Journal, published at Georgetown, have
combined and that the joint paper Will be
published at the latter place.
The Wilmington Morning News has
been sold by the own ers, Conrad Il Penny-
packer, to Watson X. Sperry, late editor Of
the New York Evening Post, at price
bich has not been made public Mr. Sper-
~ viii take possession early in January, aad
it Is his intention 10 enlarge the paper, and
make its price two cents. Mr.. Conrad will
resume the practice of law, and Mr. Penny
| packer has accepted position ON tho staff
OF the new Baltimore Times.
| The Middletown Transcript says the cry
| Westward no " is now seldom heard Oh
| the Peninsula, but, on the contrary, it is
| gaining i've new settlers for every one it
ioses 10y emigration. Northern people,
Western people, Southern people, and some
! Of our own people sc just beginning 10 fad
out wha. q fine cou utry there is between the
bays, and, cons 60 ucntly, the march OF ente.-
rise during The next FIVE years viii aston
| ish the natives" as well is some other peo-
| pie who are not natives. We DO not be-
| lieve there is any section of thiS broad coun-
| try in which the farmers, as a class, are
the blessings and comforts that go to make
life happy than right here on the Delaware
and Mary land Peninsula.
| Our community was shocked on Thurs
day afternoon by the sudden death Of Sam
uel L Sullivan, Esq, senior editor of the
Chestertown Transcript lie had been in
good health Up TO the day of his death, and
even upon that day Was at his Office,
gagged as usual, up 10 within an hoGr OF his
decease. lie etc heartily at breakfast, and
though complaining OF little unpleasant
hess about the shoulder expressed himself us
! feeling unusually we'll. About twelve
@ clock, while at the office, he began To coma
| pla in Il nausea, and vomited in little
while thereafter he had 4 returu of the same
| trou5 les and went home, got seine medicine
and returned TO the Office. Shortly after
| two o clock-(his dinner hour was four
o clock he directed Il young man in the
Office 10 go for IA doctor, saying he felt very
badly, and again went home Upon reach.
ing his home he complained 10 his wife Of
severe pain in his breast and stomach, and
! goipg up 20 his room threw himself upon
| the bed and in few minutes was dead
Drs. J. A. Perkins and C. W Whaliud ar
rived just after he breathed his last They
attribute his death to apoplexy or heart dis
case. lie Was Ia his 52j year, and leaves 4
widow and two daughters. Kent Nsws.
-Soms tine ago, Capt. john Il. Ford, of
| Faiimouul, oi the drm of Ford Cox Il Co..
! oyster focke;s, purchased large quantity
Of white pine pipe, tor the purpose Of laying
II "a distance o. cue a-2d quarter miles, in
! order to supply lie o. ster house with fresh
! water. Tn: house is located near the mouth
OF Tjgg's creek. which emptss into the Man
olin river The pipe IS inches square. and
/ il sections os ii ght 10 Ten feet long Ia Z
! bore is abou; ! inches The frm will be-
! gia &c lay The pip. the first OF next year.
( The starting point will be on the farm Of
| Mr. Edward Miles, three-.ourihs of mile
/ from tho village OF Paramount. When the
marsh is reached The pip. will be sunk eish-
teen inches. 4 the source Il well will be
seltlel 10 which pump viii be attached,
which will be kept IN operation by u wind
| engine, and the wa;e; will be forced through
| the pipe distance OF over Il mile To the oys-
Ter house OF Tgg's creek. Why cau't Girls
field do something OF this kind and supply
its citizens with fresh water Herald
j is our sad duty to-day to announce
the sudden and w expected death OF Mr.
Thomas p. Ljliiston, Il merchant of several
years standing in D.ummoudtown Mr..
Lilliston was on the street during the even
ing OF Thursday last, in apparent average
health, and, so lar us we can learn relireG
without complaint of any kind. His clerk,
Mr.. John Ayres, " ho roomed with Lim in
the store building, after getting up Friday
morning for the purpose OF opening the store
finding Mr.. Lilliston apparently still sleep
ing, at once shook his employ er in order TO
arouse him. Finding his efforts Intellectual
aud becoming alarmed he al once Sought
assistance. GA examination life was extinct
Dir Lillistoa wGs lying on his la k, one
hand on his st omach nd the OF her on his
breast, upon which were traces Of blood, a,
If from ordinary hemorrh age He Was be
tween forty and lorty-iive years of age, ".
Judge. and died ,espec ted a nd regretted by
large circle of friends. Eastern Yirgiaian
Edmund Evans, the Gypgey, missed
from his teut last Monday all his money,
amounting to five hundred and forty-Gye
dollars. A negro, Peter Tingle, who had
been At work for him Tor several days, was
missing also. Evans was much distressed
rs all his savings were gone b. tue kind
ness aud energy Of l. II. White Esq, meas-
..