Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-02-06
Maryland and Delaware
News of Our NeighbOring Towns
and Villages.
CONDENSED FOR YOU.
Fires, Weddings, Deaths, Lcgis-
latiye Matters and Other
News

tracked.
Somerset Prohihitionisis meet next
Tuesday.
Princess Anne Presbyterians will give
a supper on the 10th.
Col Malone, of Salisbury, is to be edi-
tor of the Maryland Farmer.
Seaiord's High School building was
destroyed by fire on Sunday night
Queen Anne's county farmers are pc
,itioning the Legislature to pass law to
tax dogs.
Gus Ward of Crisiield put IL fingers of
powder in an old gun and was nearly
killed for his folly.
There is strong talk at Milton of build
ing packet steamer to ply between that
town and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Henry Friday, OF North East, has
fallen heir to $1,000 by the death of her
brother, in Philadelphia.
BY card from Rev. Charles Hill the
report that he had resigned as pastor of
Elkton NJ. E. Church is denied
Mr. ]. Y. Bratten, brother of Robt. F.
Bratten of Somerset is TO marry Mis- S
Elizabeth Hunt. of Ellicoit City.
The increase in the receipts OF the Del
aware railroad in 1891 over 1890 was al
most quarter of million dollars.
The Central Hotel at Milford is to be
enlarged to double its present size Work
on this improvement will begin April list
The dwelling of Herman Cook, in East
Cambridge, took fire between ~ and /
o'clock Thursday night, and was entirely
consumed.
Hon. John W. Hall, Ex-Governor oi
Delaware and holdover Senator from
Kent county, died in Frederick on the
a3d ul,, aged "a years.
Thomas Thompson, the murderer al
Bully Adams, of Salisbury was hanged al
Chestertown on Friday. He said he was
going straight home to heaven.
Wood-choppins parties ale being held
on Sussex county farms. As many as
twenty cords of wood are chopped par.
". Refreshments are served afterwards
4 young man named Melvin, from
Academy, Dover, has developed case oil
scarlet fever, and tie school has been
closed.
II is reported that the heirs of the late
Milton White. of Cecil county, recently
found gold and government bonds in an
old trunk Of the deceased amounting tc
81 600
The Secretary of War considers the
present route of the AssOwoman cana
too costly and party o! government en-
gineers are at work at Lewes, running
new lines for it.
Connecticut men are proposing to start
furniture factory in North East thai
will give employment to 60 workmen, il
the citizens Of the town will subscribe
literally in stock.
Charles Haines, Rising Sun, Md.
drug clerk. was recently badly injured by
the explosion of nitric and sulphuriC
acids. which he was compromising TO fill
horse doctors prescription.
The farmers OF the Peninsula are dis
cussing measures for the exterminati on o.
the English sparrow. The next Della
ware Legislature will probably be asked
To pass law giving a bounty for the
heads of dead sparrows.
II must be a nice system of bookkeep
ing which figures out loss of $6.l4l Il
the Queen Anne's & Kent road in 1891
when il is notorious that the road did ,
splendid business aud hauled more frui
and grain than ever before.-Ccntrec
Observer.
Joseph Argo was found dead along III,
roadside near Dover Wednesday morn
ing lie left home early and started I,
inquire how SICK neighbor was. II il
thought that he WAS suddenly taken il
and sat down under a tree aud was fro
zen To death.
A little colored girl living with vii
liam Roselle. colored, of Dover. was ter
ribly burned about the head one nigh
recently. He became angry with he
and. seizing a shovel. he filled ii with no
Goals from fire and poured them on he
head He was arrested.
The Maryland Legislature will proba
bly, extend the Australian ballot law /,
the nine attempted counties of the State
the Legislature Of Virginia is considering
the law, Delaware will hold her first cleo
ton under It this year so the whole Pen
insula will likely vote under the system
The Maryland Court Of Appeals ha
recently decided that memorandum
made in the leaf of II family Bible grant
ing bequesi To Maryland college is
genuine document aud must stand rs tn,
last will and testament of the deceased
Mary NJ. McKinsiry. of Carroll county
who died year ago.
a Beau of 1920.
When grandpa went wOOing,
He wore satin vest,
A trail Of running roses
EmhrniInr..h an The hrnnsi