Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-10-14
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THE Cambridge News predicts two hun
dred majority for Congressman Covingion
in Dorchester.
Col Hughett, one Of the Fish Com
missoncrs, states that he has enough carp
TO stock all the waters of Maryland.
-Thrty-one out of fifty five pupil in the
primary schools Of Newark, Del, are re-
ported sick with the measles.
Capt. A. Scout, Of SMYRNA Landing
has second crop of straw herri es, amount
ing 10 three crates, OF fine size an fully Ia
tured
Farmers in Aroquininimink have snf
fercd much from the ravages OF worthless
dogs. Nearly every night some one loses
turkeys or sheep.
On last Saturday morning two special
trains ran into each other at Bridg eville. on
the Delaware railroad and one man was
killed and thirteen wounded.
AT Lord & Folks factory, Odessa, one
day last week week, n pile of phOsphates in
bags toppled over upon two colored work
men breaking a leg of each man.
The store OF George r. Shockley, in
Milford, was fred by some unknown person
Saturday night week, but the flames were
extinguished before much damage was done.
Horace Spruance of Smyrna. Del :, was
struck by a shifting engine while CT ossiug
the track al Clayton on Thursday las t, and
instantly killed his head being severe from
his body.
u. II and William Painter. who are on
gneerin the building OF the new railroad
from Delmar to Cherrystone, are also get
ting ready TO start fruit and truck farm
OF 600 acres in Northamton county, Va.
= On Sunday, Sept. oath, l07 persons
were received into full connecti.n by R-t
c. W Prettvman, pastor of Lrwcs VI +.
Dhurch. Ont of IT'S probationers $50 were
recommended for tull membership by their
leaders
1t is stated that the employees on the
Delaware i Dorchester train daily bfguile
the tediouc hours from Cambridge TO Sea-
ford by shooting squirrels along the route,
and that is the reason why the train has
been behind time so often lately.
The owners of the schooner Jesse Eliza
beth, Hhch was run into and sunk by the
steamer Breakwater, have been paid by the
Old Dominion Steamship Company $40 500
for the schooner and 1915 for her freight
Capt. Mallet of the Breakwater who said that
The collision was due TO a mistake of his, has
been discharged bv the Old Dominion Co.
the Middletown Transcript. saws: 1t
is proposed 10 have grand basy show for
appropriate prizes at the next annual Pen
iESula Fair. 4 tent will lie set apart for
the cherub exhibits and the awards will be
made by competent committee OF gentle
men to the two handsomest OF the collection
Immediately after announcing the awards,
the judges will take the first train for the
West for the benefit of their health"
A good story is told OF Mr.. Selby Dykes
the wheelwright. 1t happened sometime ago,
but vii, bear age. He took contract TO
make a coffin. The corpse WAS ready tor
interment and The nan WINS to have il by
certain afternoon. When the time came, the
hearse went for the coffin, but Mr.. Dykes
was a little ''oti'' and informed the parties
thai he would not be ready till next day
Nothing could he done but wait. So next
day lie took the casket out The surprise Of
the weeping relatives Gun be i'm giued when
they saw it. 1t was painted blue with bri ght
cart paint.-Salsbury Advertiser.