Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-10-21
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

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both the hotels at Salisbury have ad-
yanced their rates TO $500 per day.
-Barnum and Jumbo were doing Will
mington last week.
DIR. T. H. Whalqud, of Kent county,
died Monday, in the list year of his age.
Professor harrington has been made
Secretary Of Delaware College Faculty.
President PHrnell has been invited TO
take part in the New Castle Genn1y Teach
erS Institute.
Mr.. II. C. Barrett, foreman of the Cam
bridge News, has purchased the Era, OF that
town.
Mrs. Martha Hoffecker, of Odessa, fell
out OF the back door OF her dwelling and
broke her collar bone.
The Smyrna Times says that the surplus
capital OF lie two banks Of that town is now
over $40o, 900.
The Kent County Teachers Institute
will he held the last week in November at
either Deyer or Harrington.
Bishop Lay was in Salisbury last week
and preached in St. PEERS church Welnes-
day eFen'ng.
The Methodists of Smyrna have decided
to put Il new roof on their church and have
rai.ed $1,000 to do it with.
Mr. j. Upshur Dennis has been elected
10 succeed his father, the late ex United
States Senator Dennis, as a director OF the
Eastern Shore Steamboat Company.
Rev L. H. Nelson shipped to PHI iladel-
lla last week calf nine weeks old which
weighed POI pounds, and sold for $3.50,
netting him Sl6.94.
The Delaware State Temperance ALI
l.. 4. H. Il
candidates of both par les asking them it
they VIII advocate local optic n il elected.
Revival services are now in progress at
HE Methodist Church III Selhyy..iie 3ile
an extensive revival has occurred at Bishop
Vile in tue NJ. L. Church, South.
C. C. Waller, EsQ. OF Princes Anne,
has been appointed General Agent OF the
Eastern Shore r. Il. Mr. W has been ticket
/ agent At the above named town for several
I years.
As Revs T. f. Maitndale and J. r.
/ Briggs were riding a few days ago their
/ horse became fig hlened at an engine and
ran away, overturnng the carriage and in
I juriug both gentleman slightly.
William Mckenny, of Queen Anne
county, who has been suggested as the next
! Democratic candidate Tor Governor, owns
I
crop is between 30, 600 and 40, 900 bushels.
The Easton Star hopes the next State
! Convection Will adjudicate the right of the
/ State Convention to Tx the day for primaries,
and that che party throughout the State
/ will recognize legal authority by COMO rming
10 its DEGREES after the law is defined
There are more coach dogs in Salisbury
( Than in any other town of equal size in the
q xyh "a
they good for Old Tom can raise fight
ana get out OF it wiki considerable skill, and
Peter can stretch his mouth at Command. -
There thcir talents end Bachelor.
-Collingw ood Eallett has been convicted
in the Court of oyer and Terminer OF Sussex
county oil murder III the FIRST degree Tor the
kll'ng ct James b. Deputy. On recount OF
\ the APT aIenuy deranged mental copdition of
/ the convict the court has deferred sentence
I anil au examination Is made By medical
experts.
Old " Mother Kirg' died in Galestown.
i dorchester county, on Wednesday It aged
I 90 years. 1t is related that her husband
+ Joseph King. Kill led the outlaw, old Ebene.
4 zer Johnson, in terrible fight, wherein
I johnson and the Patty Can gang at
/ tempted TO iorcibiy ejyct his-kingS, father
iu-Aw from the homestead, near Galestown,
4 ROW occupied bH MF. Irultt.
/ ON Thursday last a large sale of stock
! took place on Smiths Island consisting Of
4 from l25 to 200 head OF cattle and 400 10
45o sheep, together with he lease OF Island
1 for five lenrs for $3.50 annually. Thos. A /.
Downs, John A. Nottingham, Gordon b.
Jones and Charl-s Round became the pur-
cInse-s At = 500, 80 for the stock etc. nd
1 the same gentlemen took the lease for the
I above faurps - EaStViilp Her,td
/ The Methodist Protestauts of Easton
/ held n japanese tea party one night last
! week and met with excellent success. The
| price Of supper was fifty cents with cup,
saucer ana napkin thrown in. At these en-
tertainments a number OF young ladies'
! Young men and boys are dressed in Japanese
costume and wlit upon the iables. The ap-
voarance Of these walters caused no little IL
! musement.
A remarkable instance OF the utter ex.
I tinciion Of family occurred lately near
4 Roxana, Jacob Evans and his wife died a
/ y ear or two ago and lett two sons and two
I daughters IN unmarried brother of Mrs
. Evans named Taylor also lived for the most
al his time with the children. short fine
Hgo one Of the daughter 5, who had married
meanv bile died. In very little time Tar
lor died In a week or two more the other
daughter died and was followed 10 the era We
in icw days more by one OF the brothers
The other brother and only remain NO frag-
ment OF tn" family has been for some time al
the point Of death though at present is re-
Ported better. These dsaths have occurred
within the space OF little more than a month.
The family are said to have been mentally
weak and when death removed the first the
rest gave way TO melancholy and died.
The Democratic convention Of this indi-
cial circuit has wisely determined that it
ould be iu%xl edIent 10 change judges. and
the Present distinguished occupants of the
beu,h OF this circuit have Ieen placed again
before the voters for endorsement. Our
judges have so ably filled the bill They
have led such pure upright lives, and are so
Ill ivtIsaliy regarded as men OF great legal
learning fairness and impair TALLY that a
I convention of their party has determined
that the icnch could not be improved upon
and they have with great unanimity been a.
gain nominated. The effort made in Cecil
county 10 suiersede Judge Stump met with
no favor whatever outside of that county,
and whilst the other counties regret ihatCe-
Gil is not in tullaccord with the nominations
vet 1t was deemed wiser TO dis please one
than four counties. The Issue in Cecil,
whilst fought ostensbly against Judge
Stump, was conceded 10 ave more wide
spread and remoicr issues involved, and the
lower counties did not feel called upon to
sacrifice pure and upright Judge merely for
the qualification Of the ambitions of u man
"a M n f,irp1 a fill blncp in The national