Democratic messenger., 1893-09-09
MARYLAND AND DELAWARE.

Inc corH crop Ill nohtSoihcry county
is Il short one.
The basket factory at Ridgcly has
made 200, 900 peach baskets this sea-
s0n.
There is considerable bad feeling
between white and black Republicans
in Howard county.
A cousin of President Cleveland is
among the candidates at Annapolis for
the Naval Academy examination.
So much interest is manifested in the
campmeeting on Smiths Island that all
work and business have been suspended.
The largest shipment OF peaches this
year is claimed by Wyoming. Forty
two cars containing $4,000 baskets
were shipped in one day.
The Wicomico Republicans declare
as untrue the report that they will put
no ticket in the field this year. They
say they will fight TO the finish.
The Parish Leafet, a religious
monthly, made is first appearance on
Saturday. 1t is published by the Cam
bridge Chapter of St. Andrews Broth
erhood
Mark H. Smith has been ut Ridgely
negotiating for land on which to build
a shirt factory. If he can make salts
factory arrangements he will begin the
building at an early date.
Caroline county has six roller pro-
cess flour mills. From being the laugh
ing stock of the State, owing to its
poverty, it is one of the most wealthy
and prosperous counties on t." Eastern
Shore.
A young gentleman from Delaware
visited the Worlds Fair, staid four
days and the total cost was S24.6O, as
follows: fare, s17.OO; four nights lodg-
ing. $500; four days admission to fair,
$500: meals. $500; drinks, soc. Who
can beat this ?
A remarkable gold discovery is said
to have been made in Montgomery
county. The vein is said to be 20 feet
thick, is uncovered go feet, is equally
mineralized throughout the ASSAYS
S1439 to the ton, while less than S3.5
per ton wOuld nav
Railroad travel over the Delaware
division of the p, w. & B. X. X. is
the heaviest il has been in a long time.
1t is not confined to any particular
point, but covers all parts of the road
One explanation is that many people
who are out of work are taking their
families TO visit country relatives in
order to save living expenses in the
city for month.
The Adams Express Company is
robbing the peninsula about as much
as the railroad. 1t has lately advanced
its changes, although we were before
paying twice as much as other sections
of the country. A basket of peaches
sent from Milford to Tarrytown, n. V.
costs sl.20. To send the same package
from Tarrytown to Milford costs 20 cts.
Chronicle.
Bridgeville cor, of the Eery Eren-
ing says: II. p. Davis,o Milford, bought
73 acres of the estate of Elizabeth
Minors on Saturday for s11.07 per
acre. A popularity of the sale was that
after 81 per acre was bid, then one
cent bids were made until the sale
closed at S11.07. The clerk of the
orphans court said it was the only in
stance that he ever knew where land
bids of one cent each were made.
The meat house of Charles Elliott,
residing on the farm of Mrs. Minnie
Frazier, in Queen Anne's county, was
destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning.
The meat house was not far from the
dwelling, and it is supposed to have
caught from spark blowing from the
kitchen chimney, the high wind at the
time setting directly on the meat house.
Mr. Elliott saved his meat and had
hard work to save his dwelling, but
was aided in this by the direction of
the wind. The damage amounts to
about $50; well insured.
Wicomico county is now in the midst
of her canning season. Eight or ten
canneries are running at full capacity.
and the seasons pack will be large.
Late rains have greatly benefited the
tomato crop, and while the yield will
not be full one, it will he larger tl.an
was expected a few weeks ago. There
is scarcely of help and some Of the
Gamers have been compelled to 90 out
of the county to secure it. One of the
busiest places i'll Salisbury is the can
merry of Mr.. Strattner, on the river. Here
more than $50 men, wonien and child
rem are employed Tents have been
erected alongside the cannery, the
building being too small to accommo-
date the force necessary to prepare the
fruit. Mcssrs. w. j. Windsor & Son
are employing about $50 hands at their
cannery.