Democratic messenger., 1889-10-19
DELMARvIA PARAGRAPHS.
C0ndcnsatiOns From Our Penin-
sula Exchanges.

sula Exchanges.
The Cape Charles Fair was success.
Clayton has not enough dwelling hous-
cs to supply the demand.
Richardson & Robins, the Dover Can.
ners, packed ,O32 lbs. OF hams last week.
Thomas Rogers was on Saturday acquii-
ted of the murder of Franchise Janovszky
at New Castle.
Peter J. Hart, u Georgetown hoicl.keer-
er, owns horse which walks up steps
and drinks, unassistetl, from glass.
Rev. Charles n. Frost has decline,i the
call recently rendered him by Forest Pres
byterian Church OF Middlctown, Del.
For beating his wife James Martin was
fined $40 and costs and sentenced to one
months imprisonment in Wilmington ON
Saturday.
The residence Of John Warrington, a
wcll.to.do farmer residing near Laurel.
Del, was destroyed Saturday night by
fire. Loss $1,000.
The VIM. b. Miller Kindling Wood
Manufacturing Co, at Salisbury, has re-.
Gently purchased large tracts Of woodland
in Somerset county.
Ex.Spcaker of the State House Of Rep
resentativcs, John II. Hofrcckcr, of Smyr.
ma, is prominently named as a Republican
Gubernatorial candidate.
The Circuit Court tor Somerset county
was In session this week. The politicians
from every section of the county were in
attendance and worked like Turks.
The body of young white man was
found on the shore between the Maryland
Steamboat wharf and the oyster packing
establishment at Oxford, Nd, on Monday.
The corn crop OF Sussex will be INSULT
cicnt for home consumption this year,
and Kent will have but small surplus.
The price promises to h 30 cents per
bushcl.
\ movement Is ON foot 10 have the State
aid in reclaiming several thousand acres
Of rich marsl, land east Of Milford, an the
Delaware River, in the vicinity Of Slaugll.
ter Neck.
\ frame house occupied by James
Spence, in Harrington, was burned on
Monday night. Loss, 800. Spence wen,
home drunk, upset candle, ard thus fired
the building.
Mr. aud Mrs. Stevenson Wilmington,
of Marion, Somerset county, celebrated
their 5O,h wedding anniversary ON Thurs.
day October 81. Mr. Wilmington is II
prosperous farmer.
The Peninsula Oyster Packers Asso.
citation effected permanent organization
yesterday IN Seaford. The association
controls the sliucke,l oyster trade. AMI !.
equivalent 10 a trust.
John Loux. Pennington boy, is the
possessor Of several tame squirrels that
were reared by cat. The feline was rob
bed OF her regular family and took very
kindly To the substitutes.
While DI. George Il. Wells. u druggis
of Cape Charles City, was waiting an a
couple of strange negroes. several days
ago. they secured the money drawer con
tanning about $25 and ran oil.
Surgeon. general Hamilton of the Ma.
rinc Hospital service has been authorized
by the Prc>ilcr, To keep open the ,liaran.
tine stations nj Delaware l,rcakwatcr
Touugas Keys, Sarclo Sound and Cape
| Charles
\ part nf the burned block In Scaf'" al
has been purchased by William
and n soon rs he can remove
he will begin the erection I
handsome brick structure 10 lie /.
drug store and office.
| II is announced that Fort Delaware is
to I've rcgarrisoncd. The government, il
is stated, has decided Ia station two com.
panies of infantry nn the island Ms soon
as the old for, has been put in condition
for their accommodation.
| The farmers of the Peninsula are now
,lcliberating upon the adoption Of n scheme
for murnal protection lald down by So.
ciciy known as the Farmers Alliance. II
promises well and is being thoroughly re-.
viewed by prominent agriculture men.
On Thursday night of las, week Harry
&. Ellison. farmer living near Middle
town. heard an unusual noisc in the yard
attached Ia his house, aud his son, lad
of IL years of age. started out of the house
To investigate the matter and, Ms the hoy
opened the door, pistol shot was fitted
from the gard toward the door. and the
bullet lodged in the wool work about a,i
inch above his head. The would bc muir
dcrcr then made his escape without being
discovered Ctcd Dtmocrat.
4 few minutes past 10 o'clock last Sat.
urday morning the Philadelphia and
Washington Express an the L. W. Il u
II. X. jumped the track one mile south OI
North Eas, and several passengers an III,
tram were hialy injured, while numcr'
ous others received severe wounds and
bruises. the accident was caused by al
iron l0or of freight car being across the
track. The engineer aud fireman stuck Ia
their pos, and the engineer was fatally in
iuicd. rhr fireman received only few
hrdiscs.
STATE ~ ONO, CITy ~ TorEpo.
LUCAs COUSTy, :. =.
FRANK ! CHENEY makes oath that he
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