Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-08-04
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stOrc.-GeOrgctOwn lJeuOvemcnt tON2Ae
The bligh, is killing miocra'. y
in this and other scctioIas,y pear trees
sula. Many Of the orcl the PENN.
look Us iffire had pas Nput Milford
A. B. Roe OF Grcensl Ugh Thorn.
trees, says that nearl shas 5000
aifcctcd.-Milford NJ sem are
John Riley, a your
farm of John Trintl% the
found dead on VIZ !. was
the public road, noon on
which he had be- Atled team
ed to have fall1 ie is suppos.
run over. Cam and been
Dover, DELI amp meeting for
held In Hay and Smyrna will he
commencf woods near Cheswold,
uing thy igust nth. aud contin.
II wilH !, Including three SUNDAYS.
of tH .er the charge Of the pastors
" yspcctivc churches.
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- ne Wilmington markets on We'd.
Jay prices were firm. Prime prin,
after brought 90 to 32 cents per pound.
eggs were 90 to 90 cts per dozen and dress
cd chickens sold at 90 cents per H. Prices
for vegetables were lower owing To the
large quality ofgrcen truck coming In.
Capt. Burton, of the schooner John
Freese, from Virginia for Baltimore with
pine wood, died very suddenly while eat.
Ing his supper when his vessel was in
Chesapeake bay, oil the Potomac river.
The mate brought Tie vessel To port, and
will take the captains body TO his home
s-sf'ord was arriis 49, -''criown
saturday for assault and battery w...---...ls-,
tent 10 kill John y. Do,ld. on the farm Of
he latter .icnantcd by Mr.. Snlicr Mr..
Dodd rcceiycua ~" on the forehead. hut
was not seriously hurt. The fracas grew
out of misunderstanding as 10 who
should tlrasi, Mr.. Dodd's wheat.
Mr. NJ. Fillmore Bounds, the keeper oi
the Almshousc. and the manager of the
farm attached, made. this year, eco bushels
Of wheat from 81 acres of land. About
an half acre was pillage,l by chickens. and
his yield was shortencl somewhat on
that account. Thi-i- II over 81
ss,nch wheat raising
a..a.,,ays.-Princes Anne Herald.
The new track of the Chcstertown Trot.
ting Association. Lately made on bcau,i-
and ready for Use. At u recent meeting
of the Association. Captain W. ID. Bur.
chinal resigned The presidency aud also
the craftsmanship of the executive com
mittcc, in favor of Mr. John +. Goodwin,
wl,c accepted both positions II is in
contemplation to rename the association
the Kent and Queen Annc's Agricultural.
and Trotiing Association
The nights from the slh To the I? inst,
will he cnliycnd by the display of me.
tcors which ARE sure TO descend through
the atmosphere in greater or less numbers.
The meteors come from the great meteor
zone whose pcrihclion is on the earilis orb,
and whose aphclion extends beyond the
Neptune. the most distant planet In the
solar system. The earth, about the 10th,
plungcs through the zone, the mcteors are
sci ON fire by the conclusion of the cartli's
atmosphere AMI descend In the form Of
shooting stars.-Ex.
The Maryland Steamboat Company has
erected wharf at Wingatc's Point. Md.
ON the " icomicO river. and has alan.
doDed the old wharf ut Taylois Point.
The new structure Is !, :lUI feet In length,
with u roadway IL fee, wide The pier
head Is "a by ~ feet. the warehouse 81 by
40. and the waiting room for passengers 10
by "a feet. The Steamboat company is
making great efforts To extend truck rails.
ing aud peach growing along The Wicomi-
CO river. and Is meeting with success
Del. Transcript
The canncries and peach drying houses
in Chesicriown will require u large mum.
Ter Of hands, and Il will be well for those
desiring employment To make application
soon. Men AMI women, hoys and girls. can
all find steady work al gnod wages during
the peach season, AMI II will tax the re-.