Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-10-28
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Denton jail ls without prisoner.
The corn crow in Sussex is very large.
Williamsburg, Dorchester county, is TO
have creamery.
Malignant diphtheriA prevails near
Greens borough.
The tolal rumbcr Of registered voters in
Cecil county IS 5,7l9.
-Siiiords marshes are covered with
thousands of wild ducks.
The new registration for Dorchester
county Is 5,725, decrease OF 8l9.
"A Smyrna picking firm will use ] 600
baskets OF green tomatoes il MI king chow
chow.
Jack Chelton, of Somerset, has bsen
sentenced 10 ten years in the penitentiary for
stealing horse, carriage and harness in
1876
Luther H. Gadd has sold his CHASER
farm in Caroline county, to Smith Good OF
Canada for 50 600.
Fish Commissioner Hughlett states that
he has enough carp TO stock all the waters
Of Maryland
George Kitchens, girl of eleven years,
died in Georgetown hundred on Thursday
after five weeks suffering with burns re-
ceive in kindling fire with coal oil.
james Fl C. Barrett has resigned his
position as local editor of the Camb:idg e
Democrat AMI News. and will take charge
of the Cambridge Era.
The grand jury of Kent county has
found bill of indictment against Joe Nor
ris, for tie murder of Emma Turner. The
case will probably be tried next week.
At Princess Anne, on Saturday, the
jury in the case OF Samuel Emory, on trial
for the mnrd G OF Isaac Scheduled, render
ed a verdict of murder in the second degree.
The verdict WAS reached within two minutes
after the ca Sc had Ieen given to the jury.
John W. Crisfeld, ESQ, the well-known
Eastern Shore lawyer, recently made a
speech at Princess Anne, favoring local
option He said he voted against it when
the law passed, but he was convinced that
the law could be enforced and therefore
favored it.
John Dix, white, residing near Lee
moai, broke out with the small pox on Tues
day D1. Fletcher, Drummo midtown, had
been att tending him until the day named,
when the disease was fully developed. The
case was then turned over to De-. Frank
West, Of Modest Town, who, we learn, has
offered 20 take charge OF all smallpox
caSeS.-N ITgln!du
On Saturday last, at the store of Messrs.
Bloxom II Gaskins on Hold ems creek in the
upper part OF the county, Thomas 7. Hall
was Shot By Capt. James H. Corbin. The
b,ll entered the back Of The neck aud passed
DOWN. nd Or. Frank Fletcher WIS called
in and probed the wound but could not lind
the bail Capt Corbin is a quiet and law
abiding citizen. aud claims that the shoot
s...g LII Ia
made several assaults upon him.-Vlrgiui ~
-Wm ". TiIghman, colored. of Marion
Station, Somerset county shot Edward Hall,
his wIte anC two children. on Sunday m)ru-
ing last. Tilghman had quarreled with Hall
abort some geese which had trcspassed on
his lot, and Hall had whipped him. He then
got a double barreled shot gun and returned
to Halls house Halls family were Mt break
fast hen Tehman entered and fired both
barrels wounding Mrs. Hall severely, and
painfully wounding Hall and his two child :
rem Mrs Hall will prob ably die. Tilghmau
mas been arrested and lodged in Jail.
Lena, the oldest daughter of Mr. B. T.
p rker, died wednesday morning at a. III.
She had symptoms VI Group for two or three
days, but they were not considered at all
dangerous until a few hours before her
death She was a more than interesting
child, k ind tractable and loving, with IA
face, so sell possessed and guilelesS that she
seemed TO carry Il beuedicIion TO all with
her Funeral services were held Thursday
mornisg at II clock, Rev. +. VI. Burch
officiating. lnterment at the old HON eStead
in S.uthkiH Neck -Viggnian.
BADLY BURSED.-A Miss Matthews, living
near Fleming ; Mill on the line OF the Som
erset ana Worcester and who has never
from infancy been very strong mentally or
physically, had the misfortune 10 fall into
the Ere one day last week, and WAS so badly
burned before assistance reached her that, at
last accounts, no hopes OF her recovery were
entertained. Ii is singular fact that in the
@hOve-named vicinity. aud within a period
OF TWO or three years, no less than six such
cases have occurred, five of which resulted
fatally, the victims all being grown persons,
and all women but one. And they don't
light fires with kerosene in that neighbor-
hood either Marylander.
The animal session uf the Salisbury o.
S. Baptist Association, which has been ED
in this town, has just come to a close. The
time appointed Tor the opening of the exer
ciscs was Wednesday, at 10 o clock Elder
VIM. Grafton from Hartford county, Nd,
introduced the exercises by preachi ny a SER
mon. Then the correspondence from the
&c veral churches embraced in this organize
ton was attended TO. Six churches of the
Eastern Shore counties, with two OF Sussex
county, and one of Accomac county, belong
ing to the Association, and were all repre-
scented. Two ordained ministers reside
among the churches, while two residing in
the upper part OF Delaware serve portion
OF the churches, either minis ter taking
kind OF pastoral oversight of from two to
Eve churches. A state OF general prosperity,
peace and spiritual comfort was reporte ed as
existing throughout. Elders VIM Bcebe
and Benton jenkins, of New York State S
! II. Durand, OF Northern Pennsy lvania. VIM.
Grafton, OF Hartford county, Md, and &.
NJ. Fetter, from Ne'g Jersey, were ia attend
ance from corresponding associations. be.
sides Elder L. RitIinhouse and J. l. Station,
| hom Delaware, who serve in part in this
association. Preaching Wednesday after
noon 10y Elder Jenkins and in the evening
10y Elder Beebe. Thursday Elders Durand
aud Grafton occupied the stand. Mr. Fet ter
and Elder Beebe afternoon, and Durand
evening Besides the local congregation,
quite number from surrounding churches,
as we'll as considerable company from n dis
tance by trains, have been in constant at
tendance, and a crowded throng OF devoted
worshipers have united together from day
TO day. Abundant provision for the out
ward man had been made and was diStri-
buted with the greatest hospitality. The
next annual session will be at NasSaongo,
about seven miles from Salisbury -Adye,
user.