Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-05-19
THE PENINSULA.
What Our Exchanges See and
Here. Interesting to All
Our Readers.

What Our Exchanges See and
Here. Interesting to All
Our Readers.
A camp-meeting will be held at Con-
cord, Nd, beginning August 10 and last
ing ten days.
The Dover Gas Light Co. has purchas-
ed more ground and will soon commence
to erect another large holder.
The residence of Mr.. Hancc Parks In
Paramount District. Somerset County,
Nd, was destroyed by fire on Monday
night.
A large shade tree near the residence Of
Ezekiel Fleming OF Harrington was struck
and destroyed by lightning during the
storm Of Saturday night.
Twenty-Five acres of land In West Do
yer Hundred were sold by Prothonotary
Burchenal last week to Emory Scotch, Of
the Douglass House, Rehoboth. for $175.
G. w. Cummings. student OF the
Princeton Theological Seminary, will
occupy the pulpits Of the Harrington and
FELTON, Presbyterian churches during the
summer.
Governor Biggs and staff In keeping up
war memories will be present at the Me.
mortal Day celebration, in Wilmington,
and the parade will be the largest of the
kind ever seen In that City.
There will be an adjourned meeting Of
the New Castle Presbytcry at West Not.
tingham on June 10, at 7.30 p. M, for the
purpose Of ordaining the Rev. Charles +.
Eckels. Mr.. Eckels will go 10 China as
missionary.
The transfer of the Rev. w. II. Hutch.
ms from Grccnsborough to Tilton, n. H.,
will probably call the Rev Z. Z. White of
Smyrna circuit. TO succeed him, and Mr..
White be followed by the Rev. s. VI. Nor
gan of Townsend.
The house of VIM. Gardner, at Chester.
town, was burned to the ground at an
early hour Monday morning. The fire
was caused by the explosion Of coal.oil
lamp. The house was two.story frame
building, situated on the edge of the town.
Frank + Williams, a candidate for the
ministry, under the care of the New Cas-.
tie Presbytcry, has been engaged to sup
ply the pulpit Of the Chesapeake City
Presbyterian Church during the summer.
The late pastor, the Rev. l. l.. Cation, has
removed to Lewcs, Del.
The Trustees of Delaware College met
on Tuesday in Newark to accept the
$4,000 appropriated by the government.
Prof Geo. ID. Purington, Of Missouri,
was elected director of the agricultural
department. There were several other
applicants. The meeting was entirely
harmonious.
| 4 big hail storm visited Kent County
on Monday night. On the farm of +.
homie Strong, Register of Wills for Kent
co,thty, young corn was cut of, and will
likely have TO be rcplantcd. His peach
orchards are much torn and broken, and
the ground covered with young fruit, but
will likely have fair crop, rs his orch.
ards were very full. Other farmers in the
neighborhood are In similar condition.
John Benedict, alias John Ryan,a white
boy. abou, 10 years Of age, escaped from
the Centrcyillc Jail on Tuesday evening
last through the hole made by CoQucrell,
who skipped few weeks ago. Benedict
Tor Ryan was presented on Tuesday by
the Grand Jury for stealing quantity OF
bacon, valued at six dollars, the property
of Stansbury whitelcy. y, was placed
in the cell recently occupied by Coquerell,
and made his escape by the same means
employed by that gentleman. Nothing
has been heard from the boy since his es.
cape. II has been suggested that stone
fence he erected around the Jail to prevent
anyone entering the building In that
event there would be no more escapes
Ccntrcyillc Observer.
Gen. Joseph b. Seth has sent the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association
Of Baltimore communication in regard
to the proposed Baltimore and Eastern
Shore Railroad, In which he argues the
safety OF an investment in the enterprise.
Baltimore capitalists are asked TO sub.
scribe 10 100000 ofthc stock Of the com.
pany, and are TO be secured by first
mortgage. The sum will be sufficient TO
grade the road and make II ready for the
rails. II is TO be equipped by the $22i, :
900 which have been raised by private
subscriptions and voted by the counties
through which the road will pass The
committee making the report was contin.
ned. II is estimated that the road can be
run for $4,000 per annum.-Ccntrevillc
Observer.
Information was received in Denton on
Friday of last week that Frederick Breed.
ing, a 10 ycar-old boy. had shot and
wounded two little girls at Willoughby's
school house, about five miles from Den.
ton. lie was arrested by Constable Coop
er and had hearing before Justice Lowe
The injured girls are Lula willoughhy
and Molly Mallory, aged about 10 years
II appears that Breeding had been gun.
ming for hawks during the morning. and
at noon came out near the school-house,
where the children were playing. telling
them to lookout, for he was going To shoot.
They started to run, and when they were
short distance away Breeding fired most
of the load taking effect in Lulus arm and
body. Her condition is considered criii-
cal. and Justice Lowe refused bail aud
committed the boy to jail to await dcvcl-
opments. Breeding says he did not mean
to shoe, the girls.
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