Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-05-06
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onthe Lewes ana New ork Line TO run
regularly the balance OF the season.
The Pocomoke is filing up in the upper
part of its course, aud in few years corn
may be raised on the fats.
"A petition is being circulated by the
mechanics of Onancock and vicinity, look
ing to the restriction OF a day labor to 10
hours.
Franklin s Bro of Harrington are now
manufacturing from eight to ten thousand
strawberry baskets per day, and the demand
for them is very great.
The county commissioners of Somerset
have determined to adopt the district sys
tenn of collecting taxes that ia, tax COL
lector in each election district
Every man who can WELD broad-axe
in and about ST. MichaeIs, is now need ed at
the ship yards, which are full OF work aud
scarce of labor.
"A. G. Toadvine has contracted with
NJ essrs. Levi and james Galloway, Of Della
ware, TO put mill on his Rockawalkiug
farm TO cut two million feet of lumber.
Rev. John Augustine Thompson. a
clergyman of the Episcopal Church, Died on
Kent Island, his home and latire place,
Wednesday, the 18th instant, aged about
ca years.
The new edihco now being erected at
Cambridge for the congregati on of the VI. f.
Church South 10 to be known as Grace
Church. 1t will be handsome and CON-
modious building.
The cottage now being erected st Ro-
hoboth by Commodore Shock, Of Washing
ton City and John D. Marshall, Esq, OF
Philadelphia, would be credit TO any re-
sort on the Atlantic coast.
Booth the man who was arrested 70.
arson at Crisield, has been released. this
testimony being insufficient TO detain hiun.
The magistrate at the conclusion Of the trial
told Booth "that while legally acquitted, he
believed him to be morally guilty"
The Mlddletown Transcript man rises to
remark that: eff Fish Com missioner Hugh
lett will hatch out u style of herring With
less frame work in their archi lecture he will
make Eastern Shore people better and hap
pier
Nearly all of the property holders Who
were losers ty the late fire 1T Cris6eld will
rebuild as soon as possible, aud some con-
tracts have already been signed. II seems 10
be general sentiment among them, too, 30
build about 8 or 10 feet farther from the rail
toad thaa before.
There are people in Philadelphia who
believe that Delaware peach growers hang
lanterns on their trees over night to protect
the buds from the frost. This is a mistake.
delaware irait growers have abandoned the
lantern as unsatisfactory aud now protect
their peach buds with little flannel shirts
which are slipped on the buds frosty even
| ings by the hired man and off again in the
| morning Middleton Transcript.
The law passed at the recent session Of
the Legislature naming legal holidays vert
| into operation early in February. The act
names the legal holidays in Maryland fol
| ~ 22nd, July 9Th, December 25th. Good
Friday general election day, anksgiving
Day and any other days of religious obser'
vance, fasting or prayer, and all special days
that may be appointed or recommended by
| the Governor or by the President of The
| | nited States When any legal holiday falls
on Sunday, the Monday succeeding is re-
| quired 10 be observed.
The Town Commissioners Of Cris6eld
| have decided to purchase hand engine with
the necessary hose and apparatus. Five
hundred dollars was subscribed and the
commissioners decided 10 raise al addlti or
| al $500 among themselves. Fred St rati ucs
was selected TO 60 to New York aud buy the
engine. Two large wells will be suul. to
supply water. The insurance companies
| demand such high premiums that a 10 cal in :
| suraacs company has been formed among
our business men and will be known rs
The Somerset County Insurance and Sc
curitJ Company" The werk OF rebuilding
goes rapidly on.
I'm commemora:ing tie sixty-third an
University of Odd Fellowship, Crystal Lodge,
o! Milford Del, they INDUCED in a spirited
celebration, having appropriated 81 900 to
make the occasion a success. cavalry
company met atiGov. Halls at the outskirts
of town and escorted him in. A procession
composed of the military, Odd-Fellows and
Grand Army Posts, numbering in all be-
tween 500 and / .Oc0 men, marched through
the principal streets, after which there was
drill and review. At night there were
addresses and music in Druey's Hall. w.
II. Foulk was chief marshal, and Gov. Hall
and Generals Collision and Marvel were ID
tie parade.
On Monday of last week quite a serious
affair occurred at Hollands Mill, near East
Vile, Va, between Capt. Richard Miles and
James Goodwin. The facts of the case APP
pear to he As follows: Capt. Miles had I'M
derstood that eodwin had been cursng him
behind his back, ard slandering his daugh-
ter. Miles went to see Goodwin about it,
when he Goodwin commenced cursiug and
abusing Miles aud advanced to strike him,
when be (Miles) up with shovel and struck
Godw in Oh the side of the head, cutting of
one of Godwin's ears and cutting the head
TO the bone, knocking him down into the
water, and holding him there until Miles
was pulled off by John Mason, who happen
ed to be present.
Milford, Delaware, was the scene of q
| most dsstardly murder on the 22d, instaa t.
the circumstances OF thu tragedy are as fol-
lows: Young Deputy, who lives a short
distance out of town, had been in Milford
| in company with two friends. About As
o'clock all three started home in q wagon,
Deputy sitting in the centre with a friend on
either side. Just outside of town the party
saw a couple sitting alongside fence. The
man they recognized as Halett, and young
Deputy thought the woman was his cousin
Acting under this impression he politely said
Good Evening" "Go To- answered Hal
lett, adding some further very offensive per-
sonal remarks. :" do not care to go" re-
sponded Deputy, with laugh "when the
proprietor is not at homes The words
were no sooner uttered than Hallett drew q
revolver and fred. Although Deputy was
about twenty yards distant the assassin's
aim was perfect and the ball entered the
right side. He asked TO be taken to a doc
tor and he was removed to the residence of
his uncle in that town and medical aid was
summoned, but after lingering until o'clock
on Sunday he died, first making his ante