Democratic messenger., 1894-03-17
PENINSULA POINTERS.
A Weeks Doinss From Wilmington. Del
10 Cape Charles, va.
COVERING THE ENTIRE FIELD
Accidens, Deaths, Births, rlarriages
and Other News.

and Other News.
Mrs. Joseph Grant, who fell in the
fire al her residence, near Elkton, Is
not expected Ia recover from her
injuries.
Kent county gunners will urge the
Legislature Ia pass new game laws
similar to those in fo:cc in Anne
Arundel county.
II is said that 1900 voters in Kent
pay no taxes. The total number OF
voters in the county is 1036, nearly
2O00 bein. colored.
Rev Mervin J. Eckels. iorme pas
tor Of Wicomico Presbyterian church
and his wife have been guests of Dr.
and Mrs. Slemnns. Salisbury.
Joseph Guest, II former of Brandy
wine hundred, while on his way to the
mills of VIM. Lea X Sons with load
Of wheat Tell anI broke three ribs.
Sylvester Roe. farmer living near
Warwick. Cecil county, is lying at the
point of death. He was gored By an
iniuriated bull while walking across
his cattle yard. lie has since died.
Talbot farmers are destroying their
peach orchards because OF the uncer-
tainty of the crop Of late years. Ii Is
said that the peach was first intro
duced into America in that county.
Capt. Jacob Owens,a veteran of the
Mexican war, who Is said 10 have fired
the last gun in the battle OF Vera
Cruz, died at his home in Bethal Sus-
sex County, Del, Monday after short
illness.
Two grannaries near the bridge in
Greensboro were totally DESTROYED by
fire at noon Monday with fodder and
peach baskets The fire is supposed
To have caught from the engine in
Buffers saw-mill, nearby.
Mr.. J. Polk Scott. who conducts an
agricultural warehouse on North street,
made IN assignment Monday to Austin
l.. Crothers, Of Elkton, for the benefit
of creditors. The assets are placed AT
81 100; liabilities not known.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Comgany has set
tied with the family of Patrick Rayne.
of Easton, for $3.50 for damages sus-
tanned by the death of Rayne, who
WAS killed on the Delaware Railroad.
Mes>rs. L. T.. Williams & Co Sails
bury have contracted with Mr.. Thos.
ii. Mitchell for the erection of their
new mill building. The building will
be located on the warf between Cam
den avenue and the main branch of
the river
Lodge No. ~, Knights of Pythia>.
OF Crisiield, celebrated lis 25th ami
versary Wednesday night. The Rev.
C. 5. Baker and DR. Quinn made ad-
dresses. The l.od &c owns its own
castle aud it has distributed over
$4,000 in charities.
There has already commenced fine
run Of herring at the lock AT Delaware
City. Old residents say this is the
earliest movement of the fish in the
Delaware IL Chesapeak canal for many
years. The fish are not quite So nu-
mcrous as on former occasions, but
they are very Fat and large.
On the 18th OF April 1894. Mr.. l..
T.. i. Dennis. collector OF the port OF
Crisfield, will have filled that position
four years, and he might as well begin
now to make preparations TO vacate.
There are six or more candidates for
the position. Princess Anne has two.
namely: DIR. Rufus w. Dashiell and
ii. II. Dashiell, Esqr. Congressman
Brattan is said 10 be favorable to the
former, while Senator Gibson'> intlu-
ence is credited to the latter. S,merSei
Heruh.