Democratic messenger., 1894-01-20
Peninsula News.

wharf for 33 cents a bushcl.
Camden NJ. +. Church has invited
the Rev. |. G. Fosnocht to return as
pastor next year.
B. +. Vansant has been appointed
postmaster at Millington. Kent comfy,
rice J. {. Turner, removed.
An entertainment for the benefit of
the poor of Laurel is being arranged.
The receipts will be given the pastors
Of the different churches for distribu-
tion.
j. j. Lawson, of Crisiield. aged
seventy-nine years. died in the Mary
land University Hospital, Baltimore,
Wednesday. lie was mariner many
years and later conducted the Lawson
House, at Cristield.
CESTREvILLE. Jan. l5.-Mrs. John
T. Rutter. residing in Ruthsburg.
this county. died at ~ o'clock Satur-
day night from the effects of arsenic.
Mrs. Rutter went into the store ad-
joining her residence after some
quinine. She got bottle that had
arsenic in il aud took two doses before
she discovered that she had taken
poisoR. DIR. J. I. Holland was at
once summoned, but found that her
recovery was impossible. A husband
and six children survive her, four of
which are grown.
Hope II. Barroll, attorney for
Joseph II. Gibson. has filed a suit
against the town commissioners of
Chestertown for $4,000 for injuries
received by his twelve year old son on
October q. 1893, aud for $500 dam
age to his team, as Mr.. Gibson's horse,
drawing Dearborn wagon, took
fright AT steam flying horse outfit in
Chestertown and ran away. The
wagon was upset, Mr.. Gibson's son was
thrown out, wheel smashed and a
horse was injured. The suit against
the commissioners is for allowing n
nuisance in permitting the flying
horses to continue in operation.
Thomas Winterbottom, a we'll
known citizen of Talbot county,
caught saltwater terrapin i'm 1890 at
the head of Rigby's creek. 1t meas
ured three and half inches on bottom
she'll He cnt with his penknife on
the shell. the date and set it at liberty.
On Christmas day, 1898, while oyster
ing he picked up the same terrrapin
in another prong Of the river, at least
a mile from where he turned it out.
He again measured it and discovered
it had only made a growth of one inch
during that time. 1t seems rather
strange that Mr.. Winterbottom should
be the fortunate one to catch the same
terrapin-as several persons have
dragged the river each year for the
high priced diamond. backs.
ELKToN, Jan. 15.-An attempt was
made this morning to set fire to the
Howard House, the largest hotel in
the town. and located in the heart OF
Elkton. About l2.l5 o'clock Proprie.
tor W. W. Buckley was awakened by
a loud ringing of his door-bell. and on
investigating he found no one there,
but while down stairs noticed the
smell Of burning rubber. lie tried to
turn ON the electric lights, but found
the globes had all been removed. He
was then positive something was wrong
and loading his revolver he wen,
through the house and found a num-
her of combustible articles piled up
on the kitchen stove. aud which had
been set on fire. Shortly after the
fire was discovered, Charles Ernest, Il
barber in the basement OF the Howard
House, was noticed acting in very
suspicious manner, and on being
spoken to remarked he could prove
where he was. This he repeated
several times, and states Attorney
Croihers. who boards at the Howard
House, had him arrested, and on be-
ing searched number of electric light
globes were found in his pocket. Ht
was given hearing this morning al
IL o'clock before Squire Cleaven. wht
held him in $1,000 bail for his apear
lance at the March term of the Circuit
Court of Cecil county. Ernest wa:
drunk at the time of the attempted
lincendiarism, and, while it is claimed
by some that it was an attempt to rob
, the general opinion is that he did i
to see the fire company get their en-
gine out, as there is great deal o
curiosity here to see it work.