Democratic messenger., 1893-01-28

toHH L ltHitIGs lbi titrphcS- WI lthiihE
having gone upon the premises of Mr..
Sheppard aud killed two dogs, one of
them ncinc a very valuable one. \. y.
Barnes Esq. appeared for the Plaintiff
and Clayton j. Purnel tor the Defendent.
The case was held sub curia" and up 10
the time of our going 10 press had mol
been decided.
Owing to the short crop of hogs, the
price Of pork has advanced, and is still
gong up, which renders it certain that
pigs will be in active demand The coming
spring at much higher prices than farm
ers have received fer some years. This,
then, is the time for farmers 10 he up and
doing Have good, warm, dry pens TO
start with, with plenty of leaves for bed
ding. Leaves are hctter than straw;
they are light and the little fellows can
slip through them with little trouble.
After liilcrng the SOW must have n very
light food for several days, a thin Cruel
about blood warm being The best. AT
eight weeks the pigs should be wcaned.
The more milk they are allowed Ia have
AT this time the better il will he for their
future growth. When pigs are removed
from the SOW, she must be fed very light
" for several days in order that her flow
OF milk may he partially stayed.
Mrs William Evans of Cecil County
recently sold tall hickory tree. one 1 {
the monarchs of Maryland. to Mr.. Reno.
SAWYER After he had cut l0j feet of
logs from the tree it measured lJ inches
across the butt of the top, showing that
the hickory was an unusually large one.
The lumberman got 1000 feet of stuff out
of the tree. We do not know the exact
height of the tree but a sportsman says
he has known gunners to shoot several
times at squirrels in lis top and go away
Disguised. In 1874 the mate of the above
tree was cut down, James Evans then
owning the woods in which il grew. Half
hundred yoke of oxen drew il To Capt.
Kraus.' tavern. near Harris vile. When
planted by the old brick inn 30 feet OF
the stick stuck up in the air for long
iime.- Orford Press.
= lIennie Richardson, colorcd. died at
ihe residence of Thomas \. Herman on
Friday last Aunt lIennie,' was s.
years Of age and had led an eventful life.
During slavery days she belonged TO one
Charles Bennett of this county. In 1894
she ran away from him and after remain
ing secreted in the meadows near town
for about three weeks. during which
time her husband carried her food under
cover of darkness, she started north, go
ing she knew not where. She was under
the impression that her master was on
her trail, and when she reached the
Brandywinc river near Wilmington, She
swan across the stream 10 eludc her pur-
suers and made her way through Penn.
sylvania where she felt safe She then
went To New Jersey and was employed
III that State as domestic by Quakers
She saved $400 with which she purchas-
ed her freedom, and after several years
returned TO this county where she re-
mained the balance Of her life
MIR. John =. lIargis. nurseryman and
owner Of fruit evaporator here showed
us bunch Of peach tree twiggs on Mon
day on which there was not single live
bud Mr.. IIargis says he went through
his large orchard near Snow Hill and
examined trees of every variety and tina,
he is of the opinion there is not one bud
out Of hundred thousand which is not
killed. He thinks. too. that they were
killed before The present cold spell of
weather. The new wood Redeemed up
earlier this year than usual so that be-
fore Christmas The trees were as far adj
vanced as they should he in the month
ot February, therefore, he thinks the buds
must have been killed about the eth
of December, which it will he remember.
ed was a bitter cold day. Mr. lIarsis
| opinion is also entertained by most
growers in this vicinity. Ii the crop
proves failure this year, and we see
nothing now TO prevent II doing So. il
will cause many cf those who have orch
ards 10 destroy The trees and put the
ground occupied by them into something
more profitable.
The Condition of the residents of
Chincoteague is by no means bettercd by
the present spell of weather. The ice on
the bay, which Is about ten inches thick
is now thoroughly rotten. and while no
boat can go through il, is still unsafe for
pedestrians and really the condition of
the Islanders is more threat ening than il
ever has been. The only way now for
them 10 get provisions would be from
Ocean City, n distance of about fifty miles
up the beach, and to carry them over this
route would prove very difficult and
tedious task Presiding Elder l. II. White
of Salisbury District, NJ. T.. Church, oi
the Delaware Conference. was here TO.
day aud said he received letter from
one OF his preachers ON the Island few
days ago, in which he said I'VE are in a
very bad plight only few pounds of
flour and meat and the prospects grow
ing darker The Island is now cut of
from the outside world. AS no mail is
received or forwarded from there and il
is hard 10 tell their condition. IL this
warm weather continues until Saturday
The steamer Wiigcon will he able to
break her way through the vast sea OF
ice and once more established conmuni
cation between Chincoteague and the
rest of the world.
Mary land Farms and Homes.
Washington. ID. C.. Jan. 24-The
Census Bureau TO day issued IA bulletin