Democratic messenger., 1894-09-01
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discovered protruding from her side and was
removed by a physician.
Nine hundred barrels of sweet POTATOES
were shipped from onancock, Va. one day
last week. compared with only fifty
barrels shipped "n corresponding date last
wear
Judge Stump has decided. at Easion.
against the constitutionality of the legisla-
tive act authorizing Talbot County to issue
S25. .OO0 worth of bonds to pay the county
subscription To the Baltimore and Eastern
Shore Railroad.
Little Eddie Trniti. the youngest son of
George X. Truitt, of New castle, is said to
he the Youngest cornetist in Delaware. On
Sunday last he was called To play in lmma-
nnel SUNDAY school. Eddie is only II wears
old and his brother George has been the
church oiganist ever since he was wears
old. Both play with remarkable accuracy.
Dr. Jessie NJ. Weston. daughter of Mrs.
Laura T.. Weston. formerly of Doyer and
one Of the graduates of the Womans Me,li-
cal College in s3. has been elected to the
medical staff of the Connecticut State Hospi-
tai for the insane at Middlciown. occupying
states government has thrown open to
women.
The citizens of Dorchester are Indignant
nj the action of the Town Commissioners in
exempin. the two banks in the place from
taxation. When the commissioners fixed
the rate. few DAYS ago. they raised the as.
sessment about S2s 900, and took off SIS
600 from the banks =. 900 from the Cam
bridge and $4,000 from the Dorchester
eXemptins them from taxation.
lydia Nav Wclch. of Milton. aged =
years. is the musical prodigy Of Sussex
county, Del. When but wears Of age she
san. beautiful. and at three PLAYED her first
tune upon the organ. At her fourth year
she could play fifty tunes ON an organ ar
piano, aud has been increasing in proficiency
ever since. She performs on the organ reg.
nlarly for the infant department of the
Sunday school and it is claimed that she
is the Youngest Sunday school organist in
the country.
Luce Bros. and :. $. Brown & Co.. men,
haden fish oil manufacturers, of Iewes, re-
port an abundance of fish this season. The
catch is double the quantity caught at the
same time in the season of 1899. The hoais
90 out early in the mornin. and sometimes
return in the evening with AN aggregation
of over million menhalen caught in the
vicinity of the capes. Very few TODD fishes
are taken. a representative of United States
fish commission accompanies the boat this
season "a investigate the quantity of food
fishes taken with the mcnha,len catch.
Geor.etown. Del. has the cnviahle dis
tinriion of brins the largest peach shipping
point on the peninsula this year. 4 number
oi farmers in Kent County, Nil. also have
CLEVER sprinkling" through their orchards.
and the prices average from 81 Ia - per
basket. tine man j. selling them in small
quantities that average $ls per bnshel.
y horse belonging to =. II, Elicit. of
near sridscyillc. died on Tuesday and upon
examination hy n veterinary surgeon il was
found death was caused hy scarlet clover. its
stomach being clogged by the tine wooley
portion of the hay.
\ Telegram sent from Easton to Roya;
Oak. distance of 6s miles. goes first tn
Philadelphia. then to Salisbury, AMI finally
10 its destination.
The Port Penn Presbyterian church has
called the Rev. Oscar 4. Gillin.ham He
has taken the matter into consideration and
will probably accept it.
Robert Smallwood. a y"uns farm hand.
recently purchased cigar ut Townsend.
and. having difficulty in getting il lighted,
discovered II 22-calibre bullet in il.
The Talbot Fair Association will offer
special prizes this wear To- wheat growers.
For the best bnshel grown by exhibitor S2a,
second hest Sl5 and the third hest $40.
The Rev. Joseph u. Turner, of Altoona.
Pa, to whom the congregation of the Pres
hytarian Church of Dover extended n call
Ia hecomc their pastor. has accepted and
will enter upon his new field of labor in
September.
\ schooner lclon.in. To Capt. J. Is. Sculh
WIS launched at Milton last Saturday nj
the shipyard of G. e.. Davidson. The vessel
Is of lao tons burden and was named the
Lydia and Mary" This is the first new
craft launched at Milton for several wears
On Sunday DIR. Charles I. Bevan Of Bal.
timore, accompanied by Dr. John Dale. of
Princess Anne. visited VIM. Smith. who
was struck an the head by Oliver Ford with
a baseball bat ut Fairmonnt on the llth
instant. After an examination of the
wound Dr. l!evan said he thought Smiths
chances TOR recovery were good.
The barn on the farm of \. ii. Lord, near
Wilgeon Postoiiics in Somerset county, was
DESTROYED by fire. No insurance.
The Somerset republican county conven-
tion 10 elect delegates TO the congressional
convention mt Ocean City instructed the
delegates To vote for 4. Lincoln DRYDEN
for the long term.
Sussex couuty is troubled with tomato
''plucks" instead Of peach ''plncks" this
year.
Robert L. e. Crouch died on SATURDAY.
morning at his residence, near Elkton. OF
consumption. in the thirty-seyenth wear of
hls age. lie was superintendent of the
Elkton Stock farm. VIM. VI. Sinserly, pro-
prieior, and was well known To all horses,sn
throughout the country.
Prof. Horace u. Gale, n graduate ef the
Boston Institute of Technology and lske of
the Leland Stanford University of Caiifsr-
MIA was elected this week to the chair of
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer of Ill
aware College. and the salary raised from
II, to S2.25O.
Half u hundred Of Ilunsarians from Bal
timore arrived ut Middletown, Del. last
week and found employment at the new
creamery at that place. arrangements having
been made for them prior to their coming.
David NJ. TAYLOR. for several years cash.
Ter, has been elected president of the Farm
ers' National Bank, Of Oxford, Pa.
Early last week Henry 4 Rr.le =, f.r.,-
er residing near Elkton. left home ostensi-
bly, for a visit to Philadelphia. lie did go
To that city. but left there for home on
TUESDAY the 9Th instant. since when nothing
has i'een heard of him. IL. has u wife aud
several children.
The Tome Institute Library at Port de.
posit will open with abont l, 500 volumes.
1000 of which will be reference hooks and
works ON history and travel. The remain
Ing 500 will include works of lighter
character. suited to home reading
Work has been commenced upon the
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