Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-01-21
Peninsula Points.

The Harrington Enterprise was sold by
the sheriff on January
The Hon. J. B. Pennington has secured
the appointment OF Robert Simmons, Of
Dover, as a page in the House Of Repre-
sen,aiivcs, at Washington.
J. j. Boycc has purchased the evapora.
ting factory and grounds of Mcssrs. Hitch
& Boycc, of Laurel. for $1,000. lie IN
tends 10 continue the business.
John W. Woo,isitc. of Philadelphia,
owns u dairy nj Oxford, Md, which turns
oul over 800 pounds Of butter week dur
ing the winter season. B. \. HAZEL, Of
Smyrna, is managing il.
The Light House Board has given no.
iicc of the going a,lriit Of the Blackberry.
No o, from the lower end Of Joe Flagger
shoal, Delaware bay. II will I've replaced
rs soon as practicable.
The Delaware Railroad Company is now
building n, Dclmar bunk room." which
includes reading room, wash room and
dormitorics for the Use of its train men
who are obliged to remain there over
night.
Peter 7. East, Of Accomac county, who
was once known rs the potato king of the
Eastern Shore, will be married in few
days to Miss Parker Mr. East is 9?
years old, while his prospective bride is
only 81.
Richardson & Robbins. of Dover, have
cooked and put up this season 10000 chick.
ems and 5000 turkeys. and have not finish
ed their work yet. Mr.. Richardson says
the firm proposes canning 10000 beef
tongues.
John G. Davis and wife. OF Elkton, have
brought suit against William VI. Singcrly
for 5000 for injury done their health by
the fumes and dust produced by Singer.
ly's pulp works, near that town, and al
joining the Davis's home.
About week ago tenement house on
the farm of Soutl,cy Is. Bull, on Occolian.
mock creek, Accomac county, accidentally
caught fire and burned down. An idiotic
colorcd girl. who was the only person in
the house at the time, was so badly burn
cd tina, she died from her injuries the fol.
lowing day.
Professor Thomas Henry Greenwood,
late of Scaiord, who died suddenly in bed
at Alexandria on December 81, was A
years Of age. lie formerly resided in
Dorchester county, Nd, where he was
born in 1910. Ills pupils and other friends
a, Seafor,l had bought gold headed cane
with which TO present him on his return
from his holiday visit.
The Dorchester Era says that there Is a
sliding door in the market house at Cam
bridge from behind which glass oi
whiskcy may he obtained at almost any
time by three sharp raps with the knuck'
les aud II iO-ccnt piece, Notwithstanding
the prollibii0ry law Of Dorchester. The
owner of this magic door is doing" three
months in the Maryland House Of Correc
iion for working this racket, but his clerl;
is said to know the open .'samc" Of II
quite ~ well ~ the hoSs did.
The Baltimore Sun says; petitions ar,
being extensively signed in AccOmac and
Northampton counties praying the Gcner
al Assembly Ia pass law that will pre-
vent spectators and non residents from
taking up the marsh and meadow land
lying on the seaside between the islands
and the mainland. II is urged thu, unless
such law is passed the people along thu
seaside who make their living by planting
and selling oysters will soon be deprived
in great measure of this right"