Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-10-07
PENINSULAR ITEMS.
CONDENSED FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

days since killed IA perfectly white squirrel.
MIR. Thomas n Rawins has accepted
the principal ship OF the Bridgeville public
schools.
Capt. B Frank Landlord has erected a
handsome and comfortable residence, ON his
farm. near Princess Anne
The grand jury OF Cecil county recon-
mends the immediate building of new and
commodious courthouse.
Although E!kton is loct ootioa town
the grand jury found FIVE indictments against
persons for selling liquor.
-DOrch hester does not owe the State sim
Gle dollar for taxes which have been levied
for the past fiTe years.
VIM McKenny of Queen Anne's county.
is spoken of for Governor, and james Alfred
Pearce, OF Kent for Comptroller, in 1883
The total number of car loads of peaches
shipped over the Delaware railroad is over
g, 900 orabout three million baskets.
-Asbury SiMacklin and Miss Ida Human
were married at Glendale last week. The
groo m is Is years old and the bride 4
years.
The widow of Jas Towasnd who did
many Years ago in Worcester county, Ma,
died near Laurel last week, at the house OF
a iriend.--Sussex Journal.
A correspondent Of tie Morning News
from Gumboro says the Pocomoka river is
filling up rapidly and that il it overfows 81
wet spring may be expected.
The New castle county Greenblckers at
tempted last week to make tulI county
ticket but ran out OF men before they got
down 10 Levy Court Commissioners. Mid
dletown Transcript.
dur SO .tlern Maryland and Peninsul.
exchanges generally ag.ee IA the belief that
the oyster crop this year WILL he very a
bumdant one, and the oysters are OF much
;iuer quality than last year.
MIR. Upshur Turpin, OF Wicomico Coun-
ty, and SON OF Mr.. Yves ey Turpin died At
the Washington Hotel in this town yester-
day afternoon, aged about Z years. He had
been employed at the hotel tor some months
past and vas much thought of.-Princcs9
Anne Helaid.
Rev F. Blche Adkins is rapidly build
ing up the churches ut Qu4ntico aud Spring
Hill. At Spring Hill his congreg ttions are
large numbering from two TO three hundred
regularly. He is warmly liked by all mem
bers OF both places, and there is general de-
81 { that re remain.--Sslisbury Bachelor.
-Typhoid fever is raging to an alar ming
extent in Milford and it is not unusual Of
late to lave two funerals there on the same
day 4 correspondent Ut one Of the vii
mington dailies states that the physicians
at first thought il was mild oria of yellow
fever but it is how known beyond GUuot 10
be typhoid. 1t is fatal in mAay ct'-s.
On Monday George and James Brown,
| sons OF W. |. Brown were cunning after
squirrels. They found oae up n tree and as
! il appeared on the side next TO George he
! fired. forgetting his brother was in range.
James WAS severely injured on the left side
and one shot penetrated his left lung. DR..
| Todd dressed the wounds and there is no
danger OF a fatal result.--Sal;cbury Adv.
On Thursday evening just after the dis
| play OF fireworks al Dover, rs J. " Pretty
! man, of Pennington, WAS passing from one
car to another, his pocke,book was taken
| from the inside pocket of his coat. Mr. Pcet-
! lyman saw the thei run bat couI not over
| take hin, in The crowd. The loss ia money
was sic, besides some papers OF no especial
value. Fortunately for the loser he hal =
| ltu, while before in Dover paid out nearly
ali his cash.
= Constable Heath, Of Tyaskin. brought
M ) Dung man named George Elliot, yes
,erd av. and placed him IN the county iiil
TIE is charged with having shot nj John ".
Thomas VITA intent to kill. Elliott is "A
| Dorches cr mla and has the reputation of
being turbucut.s lie aud Thomas have had
several quarrel; before. Last spring, Elliott
shot pistol at Thomas, Dat the evidenc.
Was MOI slron. enough 10 warrant his being
| held This lane the bullet narrowly missed
hi ling tie mark Sails bury Bachelor.
The Cecil County Democratic Conven-
ticn met N Elkton onday. The Cruik-
shank men controlled the convention. A
motion TO adjoarn for dinner declared lost
and the chairman refused TO entertain mo-
iion or "A YEA and nay vote, the Stump men
Withdrew from tie convention aud the
C-uikshaak men nominated the delegates
The Stump men y i'll protest at the Judicial
and ConGressiontl Conventions, aud they
claim that Ctuikshank mi )riiy at the del.
| eunte election WAS secured by the use Of
mcuey and Republican votes.
-0ver in Old Virginia the ether day an
old-time sort ola fellow WAS sitting out on
ihr porch il front OF his noise during a
hpav raia aud thuadcf storm. II appears
tb.t the old fellow wts q heavy driuker. be-
ing uretty full At the time. On this occasion
he was in H.. usu,l coalition, wAen in the
twinklina Ct an eye, he was struck dumb by
li.hutujne His family and friends thought
he was killed, bat in the courss OF half an
boar he recovered Uarnag his eyes and
looking all arCund he sad to 4 friend who
was si,u ling by: am mighty GID | am
not KILLED, because if b Il been all tn tenn
p.rauce rc0ple would have sail il Is wins
ky that did il.
The wife OF Frcie,i, K Taylor, living
near Atlantic, III the upper part 81 Accoutc
county e,0p<i on last Friday week, with
James Aiworth. TO ptr,s unGaOWn. W.
1--WE the Item As Il mere mat,tr OF news, the
parties To The elopemen, not being OF stuff
Gent importance TO make il q subject OF M lch
COmmeu.. The woman TO tie transaction
has figured in our courts in the past 4 little
too disge .u,abiy 10 mike her III, subject OF
a sensational article, and OF the man air
estimate may he made OF his worth, when
We relate that he vecy generously donated &
dollar on leaving to tbs support of wit
and baby boy he left behind hm.--Enter
prise.
Mr. Andersen ". Melvin, died at his
residence in MorgAn's eek Neck. Kent Go.
Mon lay, aged - years. Mr.. Melvin was a
native If Caroline county, removing to Kent
county II 1893. Two brothers James and
Thomas Melvin, ere aJw living in Deaton
He leaves widowand seven children..fy sons
and two daughters Two Of his sons--Rey.A
j. and a. ID. Melvin IRE ministers of the
Meth. Prot. Church. The ia neral took place
NJ the Kennedy VI p. Church of %hicl
the deceise has been prominent member
since lis organization, the services being con
Quoted Oy kevs. A. J. Waiter AMI W 5
Hammond, and the remains were Inferred
in the cemetery At that place -EAston Ga
! Zctte.