Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-12-03
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to II inches high.
Two Gumboro men killed II9
quail in one day.
The Dover Catholics are running
five-cent festival.
Thousands of wild geese and
ducks are said to be congregated in
Rehoboth bay.
John NJ. Knight, of Little Creek,
rises to ask for fame. lie has grown a
second crop Of grapes.
-fwo, and probably three, phos-
phate factories will in a few months be
operating in East Cambridge.
DR.. William Stewart, one of Prin-
cess Anne'S most prominent citizens, is
dangerously ill.
George Alfred Townsend is in
Somerset county. He proposes to
write up the Eastern Shore.
Cambridge is importing Baltimore
carpenters, the supply at home not be-
ing equal to the demand.
The Methodsts of Lower Kent Tsld.
are erecting a commodious church near
Shipping creek.
John Lee, a former member of
the Maryland Legislature, died at Ken
ton on Friday night of last week, aged
IS years.
A special election is to be held in
Somerset, in consequence of tie vote
between Republican and Democratic
candidate for county commissioner.
"A farmer living near Milton, Del,
raised a sweet potato this year which
n2-aa4 & 80 io11 seven and hall
inches in length.
Delicious strawberries were sold in
Salisbury last Friday for IS cents per
quart. One man brought a crate full
to town.--The Bachelor.
The Bachelor, Salisbury's new
paper, made its appearance last week 4;
it IS very readable sheet, and worthy OF
a liberal patronage.
Centreville is at last to have tele.
graphic communication with the out
side world The Pennsylvania railroad
officials have decided to run a telegraph
line from Centreville to Massey's.
The cranberry crop grown within
the limits of Salisbury amounted to
over four hundred bushels, netting to
the growers about one thousand dol
lars.
"A queer hog disease is making
| pork scarce in Somerset county. The
side of the head swells and the nose
bleeds, and the hog dies al sunrise the
next day.
Samuel Mearns, OF Cecil county
soldier of the war of 1872, died last
week, aged 81 years. His death wa:
| the result of accident, as in attempting
to mount horse he slipped and fell
sustaining a shock which proved fatal
| A telegraph dispatch by the Yves
tern Union line takes day and a hall
TO go from Baltimore to Salisbury, ;
week from Salisbury to Delmar, anc
two days from Salisbury 10 Snow uiiI
:" iimingion News
The " ilmington News: The ten
| dency on the part of real estate to rise
in value at the present time is an en-
ccuraging sign. 1t has been tEuthfuliy
SAID tina, real estate is about the last
commodity 10 lower IN price, in time
OF stagnation in business, and alsC
the last to rise again alter revival in
business.
Samuel Chase, the signer of the
Declaration of Independence, accord
ing to writer in the Salisbury Bach
elor, was born on the south side of the
Wicomico river, about sixty yards from
the edge of the river, and above Pea
Hill His birthplace was then il
Somerset county, but that portion oil
! Somerset is now within the limits o
Wicomico county.
The poor house of Northampton
was destroyed by fire or Sunday, the
goth. 1t is said to have caught from d
spark. An old gentleman, oS years Of
age, was in the building at the time,
very i'll, but was taken from the house
without injury. The superintendent
did all in his power to save the prop
erty. A new building, of course, will
have TO be erected, and it is fortunate
hat nc county mas me money 10 &c
so. - Eastville Herald
= Mr.. |. n. Mills, general agent oil
the Delaware Railroad, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of superintendent
of the Delaware division, embracing