Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-08-31
CHANCELLOR's PARADISE.
The Land Of Peaches, Potatoes,
Pretty Girls, &c.

EErtty UtStSs NC
Cape Charles has new street lamps.
This has been Rehoboths best season.
Rev. J. ID. &. Hanna is ut Ocean Grove.
Colchester has had a successful season.
Fish are plentiful all over the Peninsula.
Kits Hamock, near Dover. is a popular
resort
The Wilmington Fair commences Sep.
TENDER 2d.
Work on the Baltimore 4 +. $. H. Il. Is
progressing finely.
The peach crop is failure In some
parts Of Kent, Nd.
The Eas,ville barrel factory is busy
turning out barrels.
Work is rapidly progressing ON Center.
ville's Water Works.
The Corner Stone OF Elkton Catholic
Church has been laid.
Deals Island, Somerset county. has u
first. class brass. band.
Kent County Creameries are meeting
with splendid success.
The yie:d Of grain In Sussex county is
larger than first expected.
Paul Boyton, the great swimcr. is giving
exhibitions a; Colchester.
1000 people are employed in the can.
neries Of Caroline county.
The Cambridge Chronicle appears re-
splendent In new dress.
a Dover store sold over 800 punches Of
bananas In three months.
The Democrats OF Somerset hold their
primaries on September 9Th.
The construction Of the peninsula ship
canal is again being agitatcd.
Cart loads Of crabs are hauled out at
Cape Charles City for manure.
Eas,on is such a sanity place that II has
to import devil from Trappe.
The corn crop near Massey's, Kent Co,
Md. Is looking most excellent.
Caroline County has more and better
peaches than any county ON the shore.
Hon. VIM. l.. Scott will ship to his Cape
Charles farm 100 fine ycarliug colts.
The Somerset Go. Savings Bank, at
Princess Anne, has opened for business.
Mr.. }. Y. Braiten, of the Baltimore Sun,
has been visiting friends on the "Shore."
1000 people attended the cOlored camp
at Wye, Queen Anne's Co. last Sunday.
Colorcd Republicans got into figh, at
the primaries In Elkton last Saturday.
Samuel Street has been appointed post
master at Mt. Vernon, Somerset county.
The Baptist CT Nyh ut Onancock WAS
struck hy lightning Sunday night. No
damage.
The reunion of the Fourth Delaware
Regiment will take place in Dover ON Sep.
tcmber 18th.
The heavy rain on Friday flooded the
streets of Milford to depth ol from ei sht
To fourteen inches.
Shrewsbury r. T.. Church. Kent Co.
Md. has new rcctory, which is said Ia
be one Of the best on the shore.
Hon. Thomas +. Bayard visited Chin.
colleague Island and enjoyed the splcnded
fishing To be had there, last week.
The work Of filling in the gap at the
Delaware Brcakwater with 10000 tons of
stone will bc completed by October |.
1000 barrels of weetpotat0rs were
taken To Baltimore from Virginia by the
steamer. Eastern Shore, On her last trip.
John Il. McFee, one of the oldest and
best known lawyers of Delaware, died at
his home In Georgetown one day las, week
II is proposed to build a $3.50, 900 hotel
u, Cape Charles. Hon. VIM. l.. Scott,
the millionaire, is ut the head of The move.
ment.
Lieut.. Barrol, formerly % j.,
has been assigned To duty IL u, :
Atlanta, Ga. lie goes TO Fortress Monroe
next year.
While crossing field at her home near
Christiana, on last Tuesday, Mrs Mary
Palmer was dangerously gorcd in the side
by n cow
The Prohibiiionists, of Somerset, nom
mated u county ticket ON Tuesday. James
7. Daniel, Of Deals Island, was the nomi.
nee for Clerk
BURGERS entered the residence Of Allen
Smith al Cape Charles and robbed il of
about 5000 worth Of Jcwclry and money
on Wednesday night
The breakwater which runs out into the
hay from the Cape Charles barbor has
been torn down in some places by the
heavy barges jamming against il.
The steamer, David Reeves plying be.
tween Philadelphia and Leipsic, Del, was
struck by lightning while bound for the
latter place on Sunday, but was no, dam.
aged
Tract No. | Of "a peach orchard nj
Bridgeville, belonging 10 the estate Of
John ID. Dilworih. was sold on Saturday
b, Administrator l.. e. vandcgrii to T.,
W. willn for $i.3i3.
Thirty.two bills for divorce have been
filed in Talbot county within the pas,
twenty years. 20 were granted. In the
same length Of time there were issued
:2il marriage license.
Linda Truiit. young Miss Of Milford,
only years of age, ran away from her
home recently and entered house of ~.
fame in Baltimore. She has been found but
refuses To go home to her grandmother
The longing season for Maryland
oystermcn will commence an Monday,
Sept ?, after which time We may expect n
reappcarance Of the oyster ~ our markets.
The dredging season will not open until
October IL
Betterlon fishermen WAS thrown into n
state Of great excitement recently by the
appearance ola great school ofrock They
declare there were millions of them and
the catch exhibited by each fisherman
evidenced rare sport The rock is game
fish