Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-11-11
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Farmers ofCaroline county have enrich
ed their lands this season with thirty thou
sand tons OF fertilizers
The Wilmington Conference Academy
has II larger attendance tins fall than ever
before.
A Farmers Live Stock Mutual Insurance
Company has been organized AT Salisbury.
Col. Samuel A. Graham is President
Miss MnLlc Bayard, daughter of Senator
Bayard. is to be married shortly to S. y.
W arren, OF Boston
The Delaware railroad has been divided
into blocks, and the signals are being put
into operation.
"A Kent county farmer has the following
conspicuously posted on his premises-''A
private burial ground for all agents.
A lively fight for the poslmastership at
Cambridge is going on between Mr.. Matti-
son, present incumbent, and Il. IL. Medford.
A Middletown sportsmen went cunning
tor squirrels few days ago and brought
home in bis game bag thirteen land terra
pins.
Following the advice Of his physician
the Rev b. W. Chase. NJ. E. minister OF Sea-
ford, will resign his charge aud preach no
more until his health improves.
1t is said that night operators are to be
put on duty at the telegraph offices on the
Delaware railroad November LIST. This is
a much needed change, and one that the
public will appreciate.
AT he session of the Methodist Bishops
Conference held at Berwick, Pa, last week,
Bishop Peck Was appoin ted to preside at the
W ilmington Conference, which meets at
Cambridge Nd, on the 7,h OF March
1t looks now as if small .pox is destined
TO become epidemic on the Eastern Shore
this winter. You can scarcely pick up an
East can Shore paper thet does not speak of
smallpox in its neborhood.
AT White Haven. in Wicomico there are
several flowing Artesian wells One IS feet
deep flows streBm sufficient to supply the
boiler OF II large steam mill Another flows
a continuous stream through kitchen and
dairy INTO The farm house. No pump Is used.
The Dorchester aud Delaware railroad
will be sold at public sale on the 2Sth of this
month by the trustees, Messrs. Daniel NJ.
Henry, Sewell T. Milbourne and b. NJ. Hem
ry. Jr. 1t ia generally understood that the
road " i'll he purchased by the Pennsylvania
Company, it holding the largest claim.
From st MicLatlS district, Talbot coun-
ty, there come conn laints that the hogs are
dying fl ON some obscure disease, and the
sheep are being slaughtered by dogs. The
country abo uuds in worthless ours whose
sole mi Ssiou III life is to do ,, II the mischief
they can. They ought TO be eXtermlnated.
Dorchester horses have the reputation
OF being facier than those OF adjoining cOun-
ties, and writer says 1t comes from their
being sired by ST. Lawrence. horse not
valued very highly himself, but his sons and
daughters without exception are trotters.-
Chronicle.
Col Lcmuel Malone, the former editor
of the Salisbury Advertiser, has recently
invested some OF his surplus wealth made in
the newspaper business in highly improved
WicomicU farm When he gets his old sub
scriplou bills collected up he proposes to
buy two more farms. This is only another
proof of the vast fortunes that hang ripe
and ready to be plucked by the country edit
tor-Caroline Democrat.
A few weeks ago we remarked that an
oyster was good trar, because mole
poked his nose into Que and the sier shut
down on him. This week Jerry Early
brought us an oyster with two mice fastened
between It's shells. L. is ioGe Ia this way
the oyster opens its shells 10 feed aud the
mice poke their noses in for feed and the
oyster thinks h. has bite AMI shuts down
Rev F. c. Klein, pastor of the Mctho-
dist Protestant Church, Wilmington, Del,
las been released by the President OF the
Conference frcm the above-named charge,
and will sail in IA short while as a missionary
to Japan. Previous 10 his departure, how
ever, be will make a canvass through the
churches in the Maryland Conference for
the purpose of raising twelve thousand dol
lai 10 purchase mission nome in Japan.
He is a young man Of fine talents, and full
OF energy and zeal.
The smallpox seems TO he spreading in
his county. case ca me TO light last Satur-
d.v NJ Adela station on the railroad
leading TO Pocomoke City. Two cases are
reported in Turkey Branch, a few miles from
Westoyer. Two more cases at Rock Greek.
and seven or more cases are reported as be-
ing at the pest-house, just outside the limits
of Crisfcld 1t is alleged, however. that
there are no cases within the corporate limits
OF said town 1t is important that every
body should be vaccinAted, end as delays
are dangerous, we urge the citizens OF this
county to call in doctor without delay
and have the operation performed at once
Somerset Herald.
On Monday afternoon the large water
tank used for supplying the engines at the
depot with water burst and Tell with
heavy crash, flooding everything about the
engine house Mr.. George Il. Messick
blacksmith s. r Ross, John II. Paynter,
Grey Coverdale and John Nelson, Carpen-
tiers, who were in the engine house AT the
time made narrow escape from being
crushed TO death Mr.. Ross was struck by
the water and flying ii nbers and thrown
several yards away from his work aud re-
ceived several severe cuts and bruises. Mr.
Paynter WAS thrown into the engine pit, and
was found in the confusion swimming
around trying TO fluid the shore. He was
greatly excited and appeared to be over
loved AT being rescued The other work
men escaped from the building with only
scare.-Lewes Light.
johnny Duncan, our popular jeweler,
tells good Joke about darkey who came
into hiS store some days ago to rent watch
for a few days AS he wanted it for an or
nament rather than use. he was furni shed
with an old one from which more than half
the works had been taken. With a heart
beating high and fast with pride and ex-
element he boarded the Tangier for visit
to his dusky lady-loye, who resides on the
banks OF the sleepy Pocomcke. During the
trip the clock on the DO ran down ana
Sambo who drew cut his watch early ard
often, was appealed TO for the proper time.
The clock was set acc ordng TO his guess
and when the boat returned here the peo-
pie at the wharf found out that their chro
nometers were wrong and they Immediately