Democratic messenger., 1894-02-10
From Peninsula Papers.

From Peninsula Papers.
Princess Anne streets are being
>helled.
Oriolc. Somerset County wants Il
town hall
There are twenty-five prisoners in
Elkton Jail.
Fairlee, near Che>tertown. Is TO have
a creamery.
The Georgetown lee Factory is
running night and day.
The VIM Lea e. Sons -four mill
at Wilmington was burned last week.
Over one hundred conversions in
the Georgetown VI. +. Church this
winter.
Scarlet fever is prevailing To Il con
siderable extent in Queen Annes
county.
LAWYER John L .PattiSon. of Cam
bridge has recovered from severe
attact OF the grip.
The bill which limits the salary %
the States Attorney for Talbot county
to $4,000 has been passed bv the
States Legislature.
The two most pruminen, candidates
for the Easton po>tofiice are John Y.
Todd. editor Ea>ton D,moc,ut. and
En- Delegate Capt. {. X. Lenord.
Alexis +. Henry. Il prominent
voung farmer aud Miss Annie Stevens
were married at the home ot the bride
near Easton. Wednesday evening
Mrs. John II. Muir nt Fairmount.
was accdcntly shot with pistol.
which was in the overc"at pocket of
Capt John f.. Muir, who was paving
the family visit She will recover
Last "Wednesday night Il sneak and
possibly. a hungry thief. broke into
the chicken house of Rev. Vaughan
j.. Collins Centrcvillc. and stole seven
of his choice chickens
Ex-Governor and Mr>. Jackson
have been called Ia New York to the
bedside Of their daughter. Nellie. who
is very i'll. suffering from an attack Of
peritoniii>.
II is stated that VIM. Massey of
Caroline county. who was one of the
Cleveland electors in 1892. is slated
for the position OF Deputy surveyor
of the Port when the change is made
ut the custom-hou>c.
The Commissioners of Easton have
passed law which prohibits chickens
and all other domestic fowls from being
on the streets. The constable is
ordered 10 shoot all such found outside
of the wards. and return them 10 the
owners.
The Rev. Henry i. Martin. for the
past seven years rector OF Somerset
Protestant Episcopal parish, termina-
ted his rectorShip there last sunday.
DR. Martin has accepted Il call at 1t.
James Church. in West Philadelphia,
and left for that city on Thursday.
The clothing of Fred Powell,
four wears old. son of Mr.. Edward
Powell, living near Accomac {. H.,
caught fire while he was plaviEg with
same in the absence of his parents and
and he was burned 50 badly. that he
died in Il few hours thereafter.
Mr.. VIM. T.. Noriham captain of
the Sloop n. f. Noriham. reports that
he sighted Il whale in Chesapeake bay
above Cove Point about II O'Clock
SUNDAY morning. The whale came
within two hundred yards Of the
Northam. and looked to he about 90
feet long.
\ comirac has been awarded to Fred
kunsman. OF Rchobo.h. Del, Ia put
5000 pine piles along the shore front
for sea wall. The piles to measure
five feet below and five feet above
ground. The contractor is required
To cut. sharpen. haul and put them
down for 10 Is cents apiece. The
corporation is to furnish the piles from
timber belonging L, the corporation.
w. j. Eliason, who was recently
appointed postmaster mt MI. Pleasant
Delaware is prevented from taking
possession ot the office bv the Repub-
lican incumbent. who refuses to va
cate The lattcr'S contention is that
he has a righ, to serve four years.
Mr.. EIiason has applied 10 the Post
office Department inr assistance in
obtaining possession of the office.
Col. VIM. II. Lcgg has secured
leave to introduce bill providing for
Il county treasure for Queen Anne :
county The treasurer is To he elected
hv the people and hold office for four
wears at the annual salary of not less
than : 800. The treasurer shall als"
be the collector Of taxes for the county.
The passage of this measure will abol-
ish the present method OF collecting
taxes. II is now done by district
collectors appointed by the county
commissioners.