Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-08-05
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

The burnt portion of Middetown i'll
soon be covered with new buildings.
A daily line between Lewes and New
York commenced on Monday last
The steamer Break water from Lewes to
New York, is CARRYING large complement
OF passengers as well as freight.
John n. Wright, near Oak Grove Car
olinc county, hrs raised about 10, GEO quarts
Of blackb-rries this season.
Mrs. Charles Collins, OF Snow Hi, has
been visiting the family OF Mr. John d
Tyler in Onancock.
Judge Th omas . Parramore is about
&c commence the erection OF IA handsome res
idence in Drumrondtown.
- In Harrington last week, Curtis Scott.
aged 63 years, and Miss Ellen Todd, aged 10
years, were joined in wedlock,
DR.. McCle Han, better known rs "Dia-
mond Dick, was arrested few days ago
at New Castle, Tor lighting and dis5gdcrly
conduct in the } sfersou House.
Among tie departures from Prime ess
Anne this week were those OF Dr. aud Mrs
VIM. II. Gale, for Nj Desert, aud Judge
and Mrs. Irving for Saratoga.
While the Registers in other counties of
this State will sill six days in the mon til OF
august, the Registers in Somerset will sit
but five days in said month.
A subscription has been started TO build
q new hotel at Rehobo,h the building to
cost $50, 600. The hotel is badly needed,
and it IS thought will be built without tail.
Mr.. Columbus Wiley, of Town Point
has an Alderney heier that was a ear old
last March, which is now giving considcrA-
bic rich milk daily
MIR. Edward Snead sold his Wallop's
Neck farm, in Accomac county, on Saturday
of last week. TO Mr.. c. 7. Tay lor. for The
sum of So, 900. The price was considered
very low.
The largest and best church bell on the
Peninsula han S in the beliry OF the Smyrna
NJ. h. Church. 1t weighs 2IG0 pounds, and
its deep, mellow tones can be heard Tor miles
around.
On last Tuesday Mr. Burton c. Glib
bons, prominent farmer OF Somerset couu-
y, living in Dublin district W IS mar ried 10
Mrs. Susan Gibbons. A number OF friends
from town were present. Marylander.
Mr.. VIM. Washburue killed u large swan
in the river last week. its win Is measured
six feet aud one inch from tip TO tip. TWAS
fine specimen OF Il fowl not common. 1t
was OF Tue blue variety ADVERTISE.
The Advertiser complains that sand
burrs are too numerous in the streets OF Sal.
isbury. The editor OF the Advertiser can
not 60 barefooted without sitting down on
his doorstep &c pick the burrs from his eet.
The schooner Annie e. Moore, Captain
E Carey, from New berg, y. T., went
ashore Oh tie 10Th eli Cape Henry The
vessel Was relieved ty the Coob wreckng
company. Sac was loaded with 400 bbls
ot cement.
One night during ,st week the mill OF
Gordon b. Jones & Co., at Sunny side, was
found TO be on fire By young uidn riding
out late with lady. The ai,rm being Civ
en-, tue citizens soon pa. out ihe fire Per-
sons who 60 out counting DO much good
sometimes. -E,Styillc Herald.
For downright cheek an Onancock Thief
can : take the cake. Our bed room hap
pens 10 be on the first floor Some seouudr.l
reached in at the window and stripped the
mattress OF every vesiise oi coserlng, quilt
and sheets-und il was i;tyolite qLIit, TOO
Eastern Virginidn.
The attendance at the Deer's Island
| camp was much smaller this eur than Tor
some time past. The cause assigned is re.
ported Gaze OF sAal-pox on the Island. We
| have been informed by the pastor that the
camp viii continue one mo re Sabbath, and
that theie is not Il case OF SMALLPOX on the
Island Somerset Herald.
Miss Susie E. Doughprty died at III:
residence OF her mother, il Baltimore on
Thursday evening last, July 10Th, OF lin
gerlng illness, aged u Ears. ner remains
we've inferred III the EpIsloia al ChuIchy ara
in this iowa on Sunday morning hast. She
was the eldest daughter Of the late Root "
Donghe Of this plAce.-Pr,ncess Anne
Herald.