Democratic messenger., 1889-10-12
DELMARvIA PARAGRAPHS.
COndensatiOns From Our Penin-
sula Exchanges.

tie.
Cecilion NJ. +. Church will lc completed
this month.
B.C. Warren N. L. Chapel, Dcais Island
was dedicated Sunday.
4 powerful telescope has been put In
the Maritime Exchange at Lewes.
A birthday party was rendered the Rev
II. q. Jones Of Odessa. last week.
James A. Layton, Milford merchant,
has failed with liabilities at $500.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
bought the Newark Iron Foundry.
John W. Messick, II Is said, will lie ap.
pointed postmaster at Georgetown.
W. B. Curtis, Tor many years leading
citizen Of Accomac county, is dead.
The new Methodist Episcopal clurcl, at
Bridgevillc will he dedicated ON Novem.
Der 3.
The 10Th annual fair Of the Cecil Coun.
~ Agricultural Society was held this
week.
\ pumpkin weighing i'3 pounds is cx.
hibi,cd in Wilmington clothing store
window.
The Rev. Walter &. Benson, formerly
Of Smyrna, has been transferred to Pine.
vile, Kentucky.
W. Scott Roberts Of the Centicyillc
Recor,i. is making trip through Pcnnsyl.
vania by carriage.
Fifty probationers were received into
full membership In the NJ. f. Church Vf
Dover on Sunday last.
Alexander Morris, aged ~ years, was
killed Mt Harrington last Thursday while
wrestling with u stallion"
The Rev. +. II. Dcrrickson, of Sharp.
town, has an liberated eye. and has gone
Ia Baltimore for treatment.
The Rev. ". +. Corkran is holding a
big revival near Crisfield. Sixty penitenis
were II, the altar last Sunday evening.
Happy Bee, a.ycar.old col, of Mr.. i.
-. Ford, Ccnircvillc, trotcd mile in .a9t
at Dover last Friday. This is the best
?.ycaro old record.
The Reed farm, near Harrington, has
recently been sold five times by the Shcr.
III. -Four successive sales of the property
have been set aside on tcchnicalitics.
The centennial anniversary Of the As
bury Meiholis, Episcopal Church, in vii.
mington. which will occur on October III,
will be observed by services all next week.
Mr.. William II. Zumbrum. n miller and
wcll.knOwn citizen of Carroll county. died
nj his residence, near McKinstfy's Mills,
Tuesday. lie leaves widow and several
children.
The Harlan Il llollingsworlh Company,
of Wilmington, has established board of
surgeons for the purpose al rendering
free medical aid To any Of It's employees
who may he lur.
State Senator. John =. D0nohuc, of
Wilmington, has Offered gold medal Ia
the Delaware College Newark cadet who
shall make the hest showing IN the college
corps during the ensuing year.
The Kent county democratic conycn.
tion rcasscmhltgl NJ Chcsiertown Tuesday
and nominated j. \. Groves for county
commissioner. {" MI the vacancy caused
bv the dcclinaiion uf j. +. Dixon.
There will In reunion and contest Of
brass hands from Pennsylvania, New Jer.
sey, Delaware aud Maryland ut Whining.
ton on October ,? aud %. Three prizes will
he contested ior--$2OO. 800 aud $50.
The Caroline county republican c0nven.
ton Ieassembled Tuesday at Denton and
nominated Daniel J. Zacharias, Of the
third district, for the House of Delegates
in The place of Frank q. Simmer. ineIigi.
! BILE.
/ Cards are out fnr the marriage of j.
Edward Taylor, Of the Eistm Ga,ctts
and Miss May Clark, daughter of Mrs. j.
+. Clark, At -. Paul'l Episcopal Churcl,
Tmppc, Md, On Thursday morning. Octo.
her 18th, at II o'clock
Blanding Upshur. son Of Mr.. Thomas
7. Cpslur. Of Northampton county. died
very suddenly several days ngo IN Prin-
cess Anne. Md, where he was visiting his
aunt. lie was about III years old, and
was very promising youth
The Peninsula Oyster Packers Associa.
ton composed Of oyster packers Of Cam.
bridge, Oxford, Seaior,l. Crislield and 9th.
cr towns ON the Peninsula. has been or.
ganizcd. with VIM. H. Stevens, of Scaford,
/ Del, as President. Their object is iu
keep M the price Of oysters,
Farmer Hilton, 0f near Odessa. babe u
hoy To go salt Gulf in his pasture. The
la,l oheycd by rubhinga quart of salt IN
the hair of the young bovine. 4 herd of
colts IT, The same field with the calf scent
cd the salt and almost killed the unforiu.
nate animal by licking oil the mixture.
The calf has since eluded capture.
HER HEALTH WAS RUINED.