Democratic messenger., 1889-09-28
DELMARvIA PARAGRAPHS.
COndensati0ns From Our Penin-
sIla Exchanges.

buih Exchanges.
Diphtheria Is prevalent In FELTON,.
Clayton, Del, has new Postmaster.
Odessa, Del, is to have new creamery.
Pratt" Parsons, Of Somerset county, Is
dead.
Cape Charles Is enjoying building
boom.
Georgetown, Del, has ordered $50 ID.
school bell.
The phosphate factories around Smyrna
are very busy.
The Recdy Island je,,y will he complet.
ell In two months.
Thomas Jefferson is to be the new Post
master at Smyrna.
Broken electric light wires caused two
slight fires In Milford last week.
Joseph Sudler Truiit. a prominent Re.
publican Of Milford, Del, died on Sunday.
Peach growers near Laurel have real.
lied $4,000 from their orchards this yeat
Col. Lemucl Malone, Of Wicomico, Is
an independent candidate for the I.cgisla.
turc.
The display oi poultry nj the State Fair
will he the largest ever made on the Pc.
ninsula.
Hereafter The Smyrna Creamery Com.
pany will pay for milk according TO Its
tested quality.
Salisbury ladies' have sent some very
beautiful specimens of their handi. work
TO the Dover Fair.
A Chcsicrtown man caught several shad
last Friday. Something unusual for this
season Of the year,
II is estimated than QUE half Of the corn.
fodder and hay in Sussex county Is ruin.
cd by the late storm.
The young men of Smyrna gave u de.
lightful hop in the Opera House Tuesday
evening Of last week.
The Cedar Beach Hotel, which was
burned las, spring, is 10 be rcbuil, at once
! The house is To be 30xj0.
The civil engineers employed in survey.
ing the Manokin River, Somerset county,
have completed their work.
An OK roast and barbecue will he held
ut Smyrna, by the Bethel \. VI. l.. Church
ofthat town on October 10th.
Hon. T.. w. Mckinney, the Democratic
candidate for Governor of Virginia vii
speak at Chincolcaguc tonight.
Mr.. Abraham Vandcgrift has purchased
the Middlctown Transcript Of w. L. Mif.
ilin and has assumed charge Of same.
DR. 5. Frank Jones, of Gumboro, Del.
was married TO Miss Willie VI. Ruth, Of
Georgetown, on Wednesday of last week.
The owners Of pound nets in the lower
/ part of Accomac suffered terribly in the
loss ofihcr nets during the recent storm
Five acres oi land northeast Of Dover,
formerly owned by The Dover Brick Con.
pany have been purchased by Timothy
Seaman for the sum Of $3a5.
| Court was ia session at Salisbury this
week. Judges Holland and Irving were
both present. No cases Of great mpor
tance appeared on The Docket.
On Wednesday, Sept. lith, the golden
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Mason,
residing near Onancock, was appropriate.
ly observed by the relatives and few
friends.
The Lcipsic cannery is running night
and day ON tomatoes. The creamery at
that place is turning out an excellent arti.
Gle In butter aud has demand for more
than they can supply, at fair prices.
Senator II iggins is IN trouble about Sc
Letting a postmaster for Georgetown. DIR.
Messick, the leading dentist Of the town.
is backed by Daniel J. Layton, W. Scott
Walls, a business man, has the majority Of
the community and Charles II. Treat has
his indorsers.
Information has been received at the
Marine Hospital Bureau from Cape
Charles Quarantine Station. showing that
IN the gale of the 10Th aud llih inst, the
tide rose eight feet and washed away the
north end of the island, leaving the Hos.
piial in the surf and breaking up the floor.
About 600 fee, of the island disappeared
-HadlighL
About IL o'clock Monday night resi-.
dents of the Western part of Whining
ton were surprised on seeing fl"nd of
water come dashing down the streets
II was asccriaincd that water main had
hurst and in three hours 100000 gallons
of water was poured into the streets, or
over 1000 gallons per minute. The dam
age done was slight.
John Burton was arrested "Wednesday,
charged with arson. The church nj Belle
Haven was burned Saturday the ii,h.
Burton had collected considerable sum
Of money for improvements TO the ediilce,
which he said was lost in the fire. II is
supposed that Burton sci the church ON
fire 10 trump up nm excuse for not turning
over the money to the trustees. -Lead-
light
Joseph Taylor, committed TO jail on
Friday Of last week, by Justice VIM. 7.
Parks, on the charge Of shooting with In
tent to MAIN. disfigure, disable and kill
Robert Ewell ut Guilford. VA, August
2s,h, on application for hail heard before
Judge II. :. Neale at Accomac G. H., last
Wednesday. was realeased under bond Of
$500 for his appearance nj next grand
jury term Of county court.
Ills name is Rel. Mckinney; his resi-.
dcncc is Woodbury., Hill county. Texas;
his statement May, 1889: My little son