Democratic messenger., 1894-02-24
From Peninsula Papers.

'DtR'V.
Greensborough is to have Il new
passenger depot.
Oysters are very scarce in Easton
and the prices low.
Greensborough's shirt factory will
soon be in operation.
\ large canning factory has Just
been finished at Hurlock.
Peach growers state that the outIook
is very promising for crop.
Fox-hunting continues To he the
chief sport in the section of Marion.
Fifty persons united with Easton
Southern Methodist church last sun
day.
The first National Bank Of Milford
has taken $4,000 OF Secretary Car
isles new bonds.
The grip plague has reached Sussex
County, and is almost an epidemic in
some of the towns.
Odd-Fcllows' Hall, on North street,
Elkton has been purchased by DIR.
Charles NJ. Ellis for 5000.
Don't forget that this is the month
to prune grape vines and other shrub
berry which flows sap early.
The three Methodist churches Of
Easton have united in conducting the
largest revival ever held in town.
\ post office has been established
at Clarkville, Sussex County, with
Charles :. Richards as postmaster.
Through the efforts of Rev. \. Ed
win kegwin beautiful Presbyterian
church has been built at Church Hill.
4 colored woman OF Middletown.
Del, lighted fire with kerosene and
she is no longer seen about Middle
town.
There is talk of building a bridge
across the Nanticoke river at Sharp
town, connecting Wicomico and Dor
chester counties.
A revival in the NJ. r. Church at
Georgetown resulted in l07 conver-
sions and so accessions to the church
membership.
The Pennsylvania Railroad officials
are considering plans to give contin-
uous railroad connection to all county
towns ON the Eastern Shore.
Spencer & McGonigal Gamers,
Port Deposit. have decided not to run
their business this year. owing to dul-
ness in prices of canned goods.
The latest addition to Chestertown's
manufacturing enterprises is n mill
established for making sofa and lounge
frames balustars and newell posts.
Frank Reedy, of North Milford
and Henry Davis, of South Milford,
are favorably spoken OF as candidates
for treasurer OF Milford for the next
fiscal year.
A site for the building of the First
National Bank ofOnancock" has been
purchased of DIR. O. b. Finney, on
Main street, near the centre of the
town.
Mrs. :. ID. Venable. wife of the
proprietor Of the Eastern Shore Hotel
of Crisiield, died Tuesday morning
at 4.30 o'clock. She was buried in
Princess Anne.
Somerset oystermcn are in favor of
law prohibiting any boat over five
tons capacity from dredging in Tan
gier Sound or other waters Of Somer-
set county.
The people Of Princess Anne, we
understand, by large majority have
signed petition asking the I.egisla-
ture to resubmit the whiskey question
to the voters of that town.
The Schooner John III. Griffin,
wrecked in the gapway of the Break
water Friday night of last week, was
broken up by the storm Of last
Monday night and the wreckage seat
tered along the beach.
John Smittox, a negro who was
tried for burning barn near Smyrna,
Del, was sentenced to pay fine of
$500 and costs OF prosecution, $4,000
restitution money, stand one hour in
the pillory, be whipped with 20 lashes
and imprisoned for six years.
The vestry of the Episcopal parish
of Somerset county. at meeting
Monday by unanimous vote, called
Rev J. +. Jerolemon, OF Newark, n.
j., to fill the vacancy in the parish
caused by the resignation OF Rev
Henry B. Martin, in March last.
Books Of sub>cri ption to the capital
stock OF the company to purchase and
run a steamboat from fredericksburg.
to connect mt Vienna, with the steam
boats running to aud from Baltimore
have been opened.
Alfred l.. Dugan. for many years
proprietor of the Rockwell House,
Chestertown. has sold out his hotel
business to J. w. Kendall. ofQueen
Anne's county. Mr.. Dugan has re-
ceived an appointment under Internal
Revenue Collector Nandiver.
Bishop A. A. Curtis, of Wilmington,
has purchased for $1,000 from Mr..
Edgar Bayly lot corner of Mill and
Williams streets. Cambridge. AZ site
for n new Roman Catholic church
Money for the constructions ota church
somewhere i'm the diocese of Whining