Evening journal., 1890-08-20
PENINSULA NEWS PARAGRAPHS,


10000 waterlnelons have been shipped
from Salisbury, Md.
Chesapeake City has decreased 300 in
population In the past ten years
woodcock are plentiful in Maryland
$4,000 worth have been shipped from
Berlin this season.
The Democratic and Republican
primaries will be held on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland on Saturday.
Miss Willie Hess, popular school
teacher OF Queen Anne's county, died at
the home of her uncle in Queenstown.
Md, yesterday.
R. r. Pippin & Son have contracted to
build the new Second National Bank
building, Chestertown, Md. The building
viii cost $4,000
The funeral Of Ellis Whiteman, who
died in Wilmington last Saturday, will
take place from his fathers residence in
Elkton, to morrow afternoon at o'clock.
Craig R. Arnold & Co. the electri.
clans of Chester, Pa have the contract to
put in an electric plant at Elkton, Nd.
for William NJ Singerly, consisting Of
500 lamps.
William Everett and John Willis, who
were placed under arrest at Chestertown.
Md, for supposed completely in the re-
cent horse stealing In that locality have
been released.
4. e. w. Crew, found the dead body Of
carrier pigeon in his hen house at
Chestertown, Md recently. 1t had sill
yer bands on its legs, and the numbers
H., IL, 5l2 Elk, 593.
II. M. Stuart Of Chestertown, Md,
will repair Chester river bridge his bid
being 81. 400. A Baltimore bid was
1000, and the other objected bid was
offered by r N Boston Of Chestertown,
81, 600.
Jas. II. Jump Of Queen Anne's county,
Md has sold his Orange Blossom mare
to j. W. Wallace, superintendent of
motive power at Altoona, Pa. He paid
1926 for her. A special car conveyed hei
to her new home.
An excursion will be given to Ocean
City to morrow By Pilgrim Castle, No. z
Of Clayton; Union Castle, No. II, OF
Smyrna; Appoquinimink Castle, No. 10
of Townsend RoxannA Castle, No TO-
Castles Of the Knights Of the Colder
Eagle.
The Queen Anne's county Republican
convention met at Centreville yesterday
and elected Charles Wetherby, ChaFles
Kirby, colored, Lloyd Ford, d. b Stewart
and Joseph Mallalieu delegates TO con-
gressionRl convention, which will meet IN
Cambridge, September 4. The delegates
were not instructed.
| A telegram hiss been received by Rev
w. K. Thompson Of CentervilIe, Md,
stating that his nephew, Harvey w
Emory, was dying. Mr.. Emory is thl
son Of the late DR.. d. O. H. Emory, was
raised at Centerville and is a printer h,
is at Tucson for the benefit of his health
de is % years old,
Fire destroyed the brick storehous
belonging TO William A Clash, and occu
pied by w. T. Rawleigh & Bro, a
Cambridge, Md early yesterday morn
ing. The building and contents wsr
entirely consumed Neighboring prop
erty was also damaged The loss
heavy, but the actual figures not ye
known
The Talbot County Democratic Con
vention met at Easton, Md, yesterday
Jerome B. Bennett, chairman OF Oh
Democratic State Central Commute,
called the convention to order. tn
officers were: Robert f. Butler, presi
dent John Satterfeld Colonel f. 4
Benson, NJ Merrick. r. N. Chancl
James r. Mcdaniel, vice presidents
: Charles G. Wright, Arthur f. Haddawal
secretaries These delegates to tn
Centreyille convention were elected b
reclamation Osmond Hammond, Thee
philus Tunis, George E. Haddawal
William S, Merrick, James NJ Wooteri
James H. Welles, William r. Martin
Joshua G. Wrightson. Resolutions wei
passed endorsing Congressman Gibso
and asking for his reconciliation, con
mending his vote on the Mckinley bill
the Force bill and the Silver bill, and HI
efforts in resisting the unseating
Barnes Compton. The resolutions wei
offered by Major William E. Stewar
and we're received with applause NJ
Gibson addressed the meeting oy invita-
ton,