Democratic messenger., 1893-01-28
PENINSULA POT PIE.

SMYRNA Mc,hodists want the Confer
ence OF 1891 held there
A playful dog upset Peter Chambers,
At Lewes. breaking his leg.
Typhoid fever is proving unusually
fatal in parts Of Somerset county.
Tobias McKinsey, Sr.. of Newark, Del.
died few days ago, in his 92nd year.
Andrew Lingham. colored. who died
in Prince Georges county recently, was
reputed To he 10 years old.
4 grea, many potatoes, which farmers
in the upper part of Cecil county were
holding for higher prices, have been
frozen.
The Delaware river. which is about
two miles wide at New Castle, has been
frozen over. the first time IN nearly
twenty years.
Fifteen dogs bitten by mad dog in
Elkton have been killed. II Is said that in
consequence of hydrophobia - dogs
have been killed in Elk Neck, Cecil
county.
i Orlando J. Redden and Albert J. Tow
ers have been appoint ed weighers Of
mail matter on the Delaware division of
/ the F.. W. & B. railroad and the n Y,
r. & n. railroad.
\ Willis Gardner. aged thirty years,
farmer near Greenwood. went home in
toxicated on Wednesday. While ungear-
ing his horse he fell in the stable. lie was
4 frozen TO death.
Nine men walked across the bay 10
Colchester on the ice Tuesday morning
The ice boat on Monday reported the ice
in the Chesapeake as ranging from nine
/ 10 twelve inches in thickness.
The preparatory work for the reception
and entertainment of the 200 members
and visitors Of the Wilmington Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church
has begun o, Middle,own. where this
years conference will be held, beginning
March 18th.
Several nights ago some malicious
person broke into the engine room Of the
Knauff organ factory, at Newark. Del.
and turned on all the water cocks, which
resulted in flooding the compartment TO
a depth of several feet. The machinery
was badly dumaged.
August Haaga. Middletown's only
baker. departed for parts unknown and
with him went his worldly goods loaded
on two farm wagons during Monday
night. Numerous creditors mourn their
departure. as well as the residents who
depended upon the red push cart for
their morning meal. lie left several hun
dred dollars in debt.
Mr.. Henry Goldsmith. of Prince
Georges couhiy. died under peculiarly
sad circumstances a short time ago. lie
was about ~ years old and was engaged
10 be married 10 Miss Watson, of the
same county. They had gone to a spring
near the house, and rs he tried 10 lift
bucket Of water fell 10 the ground expiring
almost Immediately. The sad occurrence
has cast deep gloom over the commu
nity, where they were known and re-
spected.
Some of Dclaware's sportsmen are Of
ieIiEg ten cents apiece for live quail.
Their object is tn keep them during the
cold snowy weather and turn them ont
when the weather becomes favorable.
Tue Sussex County Teachers Institute
will be held in Milford On February 2sth,
2sth and March lst and End. This has
been announced by Superintendent Gray,
who has been making up splendid pro-
gram. Last year the grippe" interfcred
with hls programme, but this year Senator
breckenridge. and Prof Wimans, of
Michigan, will make addresses.
The New York pilot boat james Gordon
Bennett which stranded on the beach near
SeabrIshi has gone To pieces. only her
sails, some Of her spars and part OF her
rigging have been saved by the wreckers.
At a meeting of the Princeton College
foot ball team Tuesday night Thomas q.
Trenchard son nf George q. Trenchard,
Esq oi Church Hill. Queen Anne's county
Md was elected captain OF the team.
Young Trenchari played with the team
last Thanksgiving Day against the Yale
College Team and was accredited at the
time by the entire press of New York
City as being one OF the best players ever
seen on the Metropolitan ball field. We
predict he will lead his team to victory
this coming season.
Remember. reader, how often YOU for
get the poor: forget how often you do
remember them.