Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-02-25
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES

far, pronounced success
Princes Anne. tor so long time bur-
led, has IA: last sprouted " angels"
The Crisfeld Leader advocates mai ing
prize Sighting hanging offence.
The population of Rehoboth next sum-
mer promises to be largely made up of Bal
timoresns.
j ,mes B. Dolby has been confirmed as
superintendent of the public sch ools of
Northampton county. Virginia.
A storm sigpal post has been establish
ed on the depot building at Cris6eld. Nd.
/ with John l.. Carman as operator.
The town commissioners of Cambridge
have contracted for 90, coo bushels OF Oy ste;
shells for shelling the streets OF that town.
The Passenger Coach run on the o 4
F. h w X. X. has been repaired and is now
III hIe order.
a child Of Mr.. Aaron Marshtll's. IS
months old. near PocOmoke Church, was
beal, busnsd by falling into tub oflye last
seek
The fret herring of the season was
caught Oh the Stevens iShing shore ia-. 'e-
los Deuiol, Nj. OF Welnesd,y by j. sbua
Wilson.
Capt john W Marsh Is bui ding new
haif ard store house On Che-0n.ssrK and
il j. probable th, Eastern Shore Steamboat
Company will make y n Stopping p3'.t.
MIR Samuel ". Matthews 81 Sdyerton.
/ C lor do, formerly IA resident u. Oh4ncock
| is Il tins time on Il visit to his friends t
| T.mperancevIlle, Va.
| The schooner John Willis landed high
and DR., in the streets % Greenb, ckville.
! Va, during storm in 1877 and which has
I rmaincd there ever since was burned last
! FIiday night by som. person usknown.
-One day recently ]. Sharp Jones arriv-
/ ell in Sussex .Ounty with fourteen children
from one OF the asylums in philadelphia, and
/ placed then in Ia miles living in the neigh
horhuod of Gumboro.
| The official hoard OF the Avenue NJ. E.
! Church. Milford, by its unanimous voice,
on THU Sd4y evening, extended To the Rev
i ] S Willis, of FELTON,, IA call 10 become its
pastor for the coming year.
Mrs Clara Ellegond who was married
in Philadelphia last week TO M. T. Il. Jones
OF Princess Anne Nd arrived here on Tues
DIV and will hereafter reside in Georgetown.
| -Georgetown Democrat.
A petition to Cor gress for the improve
meut of The channel CT Pungotsague creek,
and another to increse the paw of the Life
Saving Service. have been offered By Hon.
| Geo. T. Garrison.
The Wesleyan Female Cpll-ge at Will
mington is 10 cortinu> under the old charter
/ rnd management The principal, Rev. Mr..
Williams, has been requested 10 continue Ut
| tue head of the IBsti tuition.
Mrs. Julia McGongal who died near
Gr,euboro Nd. or Monday last, lett will
in which she provided that the Goldsbor-
ough Church all receive annuity OF
SEQ aud bequeathes Sl00 to the Sunday
school OF the same church.
--Rishop Levi Scott the Senior bishop Of
the VI. +. Church. is now very feeble and
for the past two Years has been rapidly fail
ing. lie resides with his daughter near
Odessa, Del, aud until the last two years
was actively engaged in the wo,k Of the
church.
MIR Gus Parker tell. the following story
and vouchers Tor its accuracy He says "
gentleman in this town owns a pig. aud a
blind dog, and that The pig oUens the gate
ami does other friendly acts for his canine
| friend whlch smack Smnrtlv of the love oil
Damon and +, THIS. Next.-En,erprise.
! Edward Martin, OF Sexes Island was
shot GU the 3Oih ut in tn arm ~ the nc
cidcu,li olsen ir, Of F., gun III the hands Of
Jessc Martin. The wouad was pninf.l
one bu, will no; b. ATTENDED with any Seri-
our results under the skilltll ireatmen. 81
DR.. BrOIdw.,er.
A iule girl living near Mddleford
swallowed button IN nj LIST w-ek AID her
parents hoping that it would PISS iat0 the
stomach, did not call u physician for sever Il
dus. When the Doctor came he was too
late To- lie OF any service, inf ,nmatlon had
Sc, III aud death soon put AN end 10 the viz
lent sutfcriugs Of tue child.
1t is win pleasure we note that our
friend, John w Adair, the popular and eff :
cierI l'.dlo'd OF our City Hotel is rapidly
| rsgainias his health. "Coohie " is "a Tip
top genial -ea'lemtn, aud literally "a HIST
in himself, and his many friends will bs
GID to know ot his uproveiuent.-Eute
prise.
- ir. A. Frank Byrd OF Ten ancevil le
! had narrow escape from drowning by fall
ing fiom the gang board of the steamer
! " .,iseo: into the dock nj Wisharis Point
Tire accident being attributed To the care
lessness OF the deck hands at the steam. r Mr.
Byrd will sue the Obi Dominion Steamboat,
Company for damages unless proper repair
n,on i. nsde for i j'ries Ieceived.-Eiier-
prise.
"A design Is on IODt u buii u III EtstOi u
large h,,iel ot ampl, cap~citv for al present
aud p, nspec,ive needs, snd equipped with
| ali illr modem cJuvenirmc-s>;Jr hotel keep
| ing asd tor III. comfOr, and convenience OF
guests. including elevators. W ter and gas
through The house, proper ven: alton, &C.
| \ well known Baltimore business mLn is
the sugges,oi OF the enterprise aud he was
| in Eas,on within the last ten days. quietly
looking around for an eligible site
Recently Mr. John Baker, near Moo re- 3
Store in THIS county lost brood sow. At
Ter four days continuous search for her, n
colored boy passing through the woods near
tie residence of Mr. +. S Taylor. iouud the
SOW fast imprisoned within the carcass of q
dead horse 1t was ouly by procuring an
IKE md breaking thee Of the horses ribs
| that the SOW was released and driven home
to her pigs. This is strange but true. No
wonder The hog has been denounced in all
ages ~ the dirtiest aud fit hiest of beasts =
Eastern Virginian.
On Monday night nm attempt was mad.
To burn the Douglass House at Rehobo,h
| The wouli-he ielons entered the kitchen with
| "A box OF iuel but before succeeding in igni-
ting it, they were discovered nv the watch
mnn and lei, Upon examination by the
watchnan after they had fed il Was found
that the fuel had been previously prepared
aud brought, TO III. premises ind that five
| m tcl., In al b..at al in their a