Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-07-16
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

the larger the fan.
Ocean City excursions will be Civ
en- by the p. W. & b. r. r. on Thus
days, July 21st aud %
- Ex- Conductor Al. Morris has gone
to Wilmington aud will probably en-
gage in railroading there.
r. s. Ayres has been appointed
postmaster at Puugoteague 10 place of
j. l.. Crotch.
AT recent meeting of the Demo
cratic party OF Accomack The delegates
were instructed to vote for Thomas Crox.
ton, OF Essex, for Governor.
--Lewes gossipers are rolling as a
sweet morsel under their tongues piece
of scandal 10 which q married woman
aud a young foreigner are concerned.
The hawk and owl crop for the sea
son ending last June. cost the tax pay
ers of Somerset County 1888. Heavy
yield and profitable crop to the guucers.
George J. Meekins. Esq. of Dor
oh ester county. has been elected mem
Der of the board of trustees of Western
Maryland College, to represent the
State at large.
Dover church bells weigh al fol-
lows: Holy Cross, r. c., LOO
pounds ; Episcopal 900 pounds Pres
byterian. 999 pounds. aud Methodist
Episcopal. 500 pounds.
A Camp Meeting will be held at
Deals Island this summer. commence
ing the 9th of August. AS is usually
the case the attendance will be large. -
Herald.
90 Monday William Fowler, aged
IL, was struck on the head at Milton BY
the seat OF swing aud for a time his
injuries promised to result 10 death /.
Happily, however, bis life was saved.
Mr.. Herman Ellis, wife and fami-
ly. OF Baltimore, have come to Princess
Anne to spend the summer mouths. He
is domicied at the Washington Hotel
with mine host, MIR. VIM p. Rider -
Mary lsnder.
"A disease known as the shingles
has made its appearance at Elktou. 1t
appears in the form of breaking out
upon the person, forming belt around
the body. Ii is said that when the belt
is complete death ensus.
-Hoffman's Wharf, about three
miles from Pungoteague. has become to
be quite a village. 1t consists OF sew
al good dwellings. three frst-ciass stores,
two bar'tooms. one eating saloon, and a
large fish factory, occupying water
front OF seveu-eighths Of an acre OF
land.
At Peach Tree Landing, near
Quantico, Tuesday, John Messick, col
ored, was instantly killed by being
caught in the fy-wbeel belt of the steam
mill where he waa at work. The belt
cut his arm off at the shoulder and the
wheel dashed his brains out. He was
good workman and unmarried .-Ad-
veriiser.
"A Salisbury fancy farmer put $500
worth of fertilizers on a patch of wheat
aud received $3.50 as a return. Add
tiODal expenses were incurred 10 the
way of wear aud tear Of horse and car.
riage in visiting the farm, and treats to
the crowd every few days this spring
when he would come home and brag
about it.
"A fight was one OF the incidents oil
the 4th at FruitlaDd. Tszweli Jones
aud George Isbam. who had dispute
some months ago about horse transac-
ton. met there aud began to renew their
quarrel. After few words they sailed
IN and scratched aud bit for about thirty
seconds, when Tazwell cried "hold
enough !! For small fight, a great
quantity Of blood was shed, but neither
was much hurt.
Col. Lem Shovel was 10 town yes.
terday looking after his little stea IN er
''Bredell," which is now being length
ened by an addition OF Ii feet. She is
on the ways at the government iron pier,
aud will be ready to lauoch 10 a few
days. When completed she will be a
perfect model 10 every respect. aud will
prove great pleasure to pleasure seek
ers, as we'll as an ornament to the waters
OF Synepuxet bay .-Lewes Light.
Mrs. Mary j. Thomas, relict of the
late Robert t. j. Thomas. of Eastou,
aud sister-in-law of Ex Gov. Philip
Francis Thomas, met with an accident
at the residence of her soD-in.law. j. p.
Dallam, Esq, Baltimore. last Friday.
which resulted in her death 10 few
hours. Mrs. Thomas. in descending
the stairs, missed her footing and fell to
the floor below. striking on her head
producing concussion OF the brain. De
ceased was in the 74th year of her age.
The New Castle correspondent of
Every Evening states that Mr.. Randolph
Peters, well-known nurserymaa re-
siding near Hare's Corner. came near
being fatally poisoned on Monday of
last week. by taking two or three spoon
fuls of mixture containing aconite.
which had been used on his horses. 1t
was taken 10 milk 10 mistake for whis-
key. He was at once brought to DR..
Black. who applied the proper remedies
and by evening he was able to return
to bis home. Mr.. Peters is we'll known
to number of our citizens, who will be