Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-06-17
PENINsULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES

-B,pfars al the way fiou Jerusalem now
infst Elklon.
-Whooping cough and pneumonia now
prevail ut Frederick.
-Chestertogn is importing ice from Maine
in 300 ton cargoes.
The Catholic fair at Elk,en, Nd, last
week, realized 81 coo
The Cecil county agricultural society
Offers S2l so in premiums for biz pumpkins
--Entered into Life Eternal, on the 18th
inst, Mrs. Sallie ilearn, wife OF / Elijah Hol-
lOway.
Gov. Tall of sDeleware, has ga vessel
named after each member of his family
counting in ms grand children.
The Methodist Protestant church at ras-
ton is 70 be handsomely improved at a cost
OF Sc 900.
MIR. Charles Stevens will have charge of
the news aud cigar stand At the Atlantic 10
tel, Ocean City, again this year.
The $40 GOO Of Caroline county bonds
advertised were taken at 81 IS By citizens Of
the county. The bonds bear six per cent.
interest.
On Saturday last lightning struck
team OF mules belonging TO Isaac lIayden, OF
Queen AnEe's county, and killed three out
OF six OF The team ANA stunned the driver.
Cambridge is to have jelly old-fashion-
ed 4th OF Jaly elebration-reai ling OF the
Declaration OF Independence, an orat orical
display, and al! that sort OF thing.
The tomirg Fourth of July is to be cele-
brated NJ Can.h ridge, Nd. Music, the read
ing OF the Declare ion OF Independence and
orations will DC included in the programme.
-Supe rinteDdent room lost his lrotting
mare o Flora" last week. The animal was
take sick and only lived few hours. Mr.
u says he has refused $500 for the beast.
Rev. J. J Smy tn aud Mrs. Smyih left
Salisbury by the Kent Monday. They have
left numtsr Of warm friends here who will
be glad 10 hear of NJ. Snyth's restored
heailh.-Adver,iser.
Tile ermy worm has made its appear .
| ance in Talbot county and is destroying the
Young corn. Many farmers have been COM
pe!ied 20 dig bitches thrnus h their fields TO
che ok he progress OF the pest.
DR. H. II. Dixon recently discovered n
valuable cha!y teate spring on the farm o.!
Mr.. Howell, near Tate's Bank, Dorchester.
The water is strongly imprcgnatcd with iron
a. d sulphur and is nealy ice-cold.
A Sharp;own correspondent tells of a
Young man in that town who went fishing
aud caught lot OF spoiled herring, which
he endeavored to retail at price of sound
ones.
Delaware bay fishermen are having a
remarkable harvest of trout this season, |,
coo bushels having been taken at a single
haul. Farmers are making fertilizers OF
them.
AT Marion Station on Thursday of last
week, q" Rome " Ltnktord, Esq, fell off a
wagon londsd with empty barrels, and sus
tanned compound fracture OF tie left leg.
below the knec
AT the time of going TO press II. w
Straughn, editor OF this paper, is in Il dying
condition. To his numer Gus friends Of both
political parties there will oe i,It the keenest
sorrow over his demise.-CAmbrid, Era.
-Astury H. Perdne of Salisbury, MI,
Mho is we'll known here, offers to trot his
chestnut gelding White Stockings, against
any horse IN Delaware. Maryltud or Virgin
ia, 20 miles on the SALISBURY track, tor
81 COO.
SOFT shell crab4 are hei"s shipped in
la:gc quantities from the Is. " f., ana W
L. IS. The Penns. lyau.a road has proyid-
Cd u special express car which saves hand
ling taem between points OF shipment and
distribution.
u
entered upon The fourth year ct its publica-
tou Il finds It's subscription list AID a4v-r-
usirg business incrcasiug-due 10 The fact
ihlt the Democrat is a neatly pr.a.el and
newsy paper.
A Henderson, Caroline couay woman
while chopp.ug wlth haIchet, chopped CIT
tie cni o. ner thumb. Sne picked up The
severed piece and immeDitl,ly ci aipci it
back y here il belonged. 4.d her tAna,3 is
new DONG we'll.
-Rey.J. Mex. Brewirgton publishes a
iotter IN Tie Cenireyiii= Record, statipg his
reasons Tor withdrawing iroIu the N L.
conference lie elnius that the church au-
taori:ics have dealt with him uBjIsIly IN re-
iusng him The right OF trial by committee
when under report Of gross immor;l!
coaduct, &c.
-CorgIcss Hall had fine representative
in town tins week in the person oi MIR. Robt
kennert Jr neither The young nlnn Was
intoxicated or MOI, people could not lind
out, but il he doesn't Lchaye better next
lime, Ne know OF at least three gentlemen
who are prepared 10 whip him with raw
hides Salisbury Advertiser.
Levin Wiley, of Keene's Ditch, Dor.
chester, has reacned The &c OF iO0 years lie
mas btt!i ltNllS Win Il~ present ana third
vile ii ny one Years. lie has been the father
Ui twenty-five children. lie was VERY active
up 10 hive years ago. Al prcs-ut he is feeble,
awailn, tue end OF hts long Journey. For
sixty Years ne Was Il successful nIusAr4t hua-
ter, having caught as many Us $40 IN
sii /. le season.
About | O'Clock Tuesday afternoon
Theodore Ellis, II l4-year old sou ot Thomas
Ellis, CT LauItl, was killed by the cars al
that place. lie Was assisting in the work OF
pushlDg fruit cars into pusiuou TO be loaded.
" hen his head was caught between the
bumpers and crushed 10 Jelly in the pres
euce Ui Tie hoirliied father. The Injured lad
VS. taken to his home, near the slation, and
Dr. Hitch WAS sent Tor, bat lie was extinct
before he arrived. HIS father is very much
p;ostated over the sad accident.
A party of fishermen, while near the
CaleS, on Friday 81 LIST week, in seafch OF
" ule-"Ivcs, LAID their nets around what
tLey supposed Was large school y OF lie
Tony tsiDe, ont TO their surprise it WAS
school OF :" black drums" instead. |, is
said That tEcy caught ), 900 in one hAnl.
sitame! and two vessels were loaded au sent
20 different ports, while another yessel
brought about so 10 this market. They
were very large, averaging in weight from
Is 10 90 pounds, and We're rapidly sold AT IS
and &C each.- Crisheld Leader.
Mr.. Chas. II. Treat has purchased the
factory ut Tie drnn " hicIl be has t.nau,eS