Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-04-08
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FRox OUR EXCHANGES

MAJOR Il. Marshall. OF Vienna, has OBJ
tanned patent for II fish trap.
The VI e Church at East New Market
is shortly 10 be enlarged ana otherwise i'm
proved.
The Rev. VIM. +. NcFailaue moved
with his ipmil! to Deals Island last week,
a1d has entered upon his pastoral labors.
a company for putting up pickles has
been organized AT Smyrna to he known as
the 'Smyrni Picking Comptny."
Tile Preshy ,crians Of Pennington CON
template building neW church Al that
place shortly.
Many Of the districts in Sussex County
have clos"d their schools. In a few the
schools have been continued ON the SUD-
seripton plan.
". glad TO inform our readers TIA,
Rev. P. Ous, tter severe Illness, has
somewhat recovered and gol- 10 his new
charge, Odessa.
Salisbury is to have National Bank
a. soon As the req uisic amount OF .toek has
been subscribed aud arrangement can he
made
The banks o. Z .ston, Denton. Csn
bridge End Ceutreyile are said TO be- uaA-
BE 10 Discount all The gou1 paper offered
then.
The Washington College B2aehsli Club,
Of Che ttrtorn challenges a, nia- or club
on the HhoFe, two bsst in three. Tor tue
champ .onshjp.
A babe was receaty born in Smyrna
thai When seven days oil, iaclaiius the
clothing in which it Was wrapped, weighed
only fourteen ounces. 1t hes since died.
-Rey. J. b Quigg, OF the Wilmington
Conference. commenced his iiiuesaucy II
Laurel ih.rl three years ago. He was .,gtin
cent 10 that charge at the recent session VI
Conelelce.
-Loxley L. JAG obs, a w,l-knonn Demo
crate politician Al d otiJe holder q Sussex
COUNTY. D-l del let week lie :.as sp
pointed Il gister u Walls by Governor Pom
DER III 1911
W. \. ". Dorsey who has fine farm
near Milford, has Is dykiug, bsrhins AMI
slu.ets reduced IA low tract Of " isle b.s 10
cultivation, which now yields the finest
grass and ether crops ia the county.
An ice factory is about TO BE- established
in E,S,on. Mr. John Il X ShauuAhaa has
erected buildings Tor the purpose OF m.nu-
t"e III II Hl'ii tial ice, and expects to begin
oler"ticns next week.
= he dredging which hss been going ON
for some nou, Us III tie Chester river b.
tween Champion and Spry 6 Landing. has
Cteh completed. At Luuous Point bar the
th"nfcl was made 10 feet wide and feet
deep al low water.
The Denton Uuion s@ys the latest reme-
dy IL destroy potrlo bugs is to slice pots-
Toes aud lay iht III bctNe cen The rows The
bugs will make for Them "a can thea b g
gathered aud burnt. Potato psutlns is
nov in orGer, ana So is the potato bug
Speaking of prolific ewes Mr.. POLITE,
near Rock aw"lhiug, has one which his. Civ
en- bir,h TO three lambs in eleven mouths
) Exactly siX months to n day elap>ed be-
!" cen tie births ~ The last TWO. one beiRs
in September aud the other in March.
Mr. Thomas S. Harper. mail agent ~
the b,l-Nac mlroaa, did vi Dover o..
NsdI! sG,l ot last week. lie h ,d only re-
Gently received HE appointment oi mHil
agent, enC his death was Tie result I'll Sc
vcio cold lie contracted While ia the dis
charge ui Ills official duties.
A q meeting OF The Stockholders Of tie
Aceomich Steam boat Company, at bra n
mona town, On Monday Last: l,r..r sahscri3
, 'IOns were adico and more than the miai
'nam amount ri sioch required b the char
ter shown To lI,', been taken. judge Gun
Ter mate practicable inl turcio.e dir s.
-Nrgluian
The Els,on Star con 1ratul ,;es the
ilon.e OF Delegates upon TIE deie,t OF The
hi 20 ab,.i>h the Fi.h Commissioner for
til Eastern Shore. Thus &r. Hugi,istt is
sANej. bat it Is 10 be regretted th-t q overn-
or hamilton cut the heart out of the whole
thing hen he abolished Colnmissioner
Ferguson.
Il little hoy aged nine years. a.d son
OF Captiin John MHish-ll al Lewts died on
sday let rom eating at sad peanuts
Thr proper diet Is as Necessary tor children
! a. j IL I,l 4 autfS mi S1ut,l
'helg cnlidren ~ lie myers OF ealing I'm.
proper food --DH Democrat
Mrs Mary Z Kollocb widow Of Philip
KullocA OF rats town d., on SIND ~ aged
- leols. der death WAS without Il snug.
gle, 81 easy that TIE many hicsds IN tie
house scarce knew al " hat Instant she De
parted tins lie She WIS a woman mach
rtspc, ,yd aad her death IL mo4.n-d by 1.
large number OF hieads --Geurseiswn Joar-
nal
Two of Elkions citizens, Joseph |.
Wells aud John thaekery. have drawn
puzes ia tie lottery of assassin III a y
They 1oib 20 10 tie alumnGe Custom
tieise, Che torsirr mo IA $500 position
ami the latter into tie old ll.c. which h,
ieit by request when Tia, St,lw.r,S were
the underu>,t, dog. U;ner Elhiou ciiizcns
are knocking III the door.
The grand jury for Wicomico county
seat down bill for mAn-iaugher assasi
Wiuder Culver, who killed Farmer Hatton
last fall. lie was arraignel, tried, ard
found sJilty OF manslaaIh On last Situr.
d1y, atd 10 sc Godsborou.h in seat .ncnL
hia. told him signii :tnliy jhtt i; was par
hsps well Tor him That til. grail ,rt i1slni
a bill against him onlf tor mdnsiaash-rr
Culver was Sentenced u h. cpli ned n the
penitentlary ua;il August 1872.
= MIR " liam H. Lack ford d:td % paen-
monia at his re,d nee. about hal; IL n.i.e
from this town. on Sunday morning. lsst
aged about 80 !errs. MIR. Lanktord was u
pIaslerer by trad and WAS II, work o, the
new residence OF Mr.. JOSEF h Reid in r, vels
Neck when he CONTRACTED the disease o!
\. ch he diei lie WAS a men Der OF thr
XII his OF PythiIs, Suebiuah Ledge. and
belonged 10 the Eniow ment R,,nk lie was
buried with the honors OF the o. der in lh-
Methodist CALrchy .rd OF this pllc. y.ster-
day afternoon. Princess Anne Herald
A remarkable bird WIS brought into
town b, JOHN Il Humphrey Gil TGatsdAy
IL killed il IN pine Ihchrt near his house
about tour miles from Salisbury. Ii is
large, weighing three or four pounds and
meaSu Iing Iour feet from tip 10 ZIP Of wings
lAe prevailing color IS ~ pIuEish olue. " tn