Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-07-20
PENINSULA NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered from
Our Exchanges.

Our Exchanges.
The Seventh Day Adventists will
hold a camp meeting near Newark,
Del, beginning on August |.
:. Colbourne d MOrrow's cannery at
Seaford has been closed The liabili-
ties are $4,000. IL is expected that
settlement will he made.
Prof. Charles Howell LeFevre, of
Hyndman, Pa, has been elected prin-
cipal of the Smyrna public schools.
The salary is $500 per annum.
Detective Hutchins arrested at
Clayton - tramps who were trespass.
ing on the property of the Delaware
Railroad. They were committed to
Dover Jail for 20 DAYS.
a Chestertown crabber while
casting his net for soft crabs several
days ago, was attacked by an eight
foot shark The man saved himself
by seeking shallow water
Talbot county has the largest and
best hay and wheat crop that has been
harvested for years The timothy has
been brought to that perfection that it
now ranks with Cecil county.
Two Millington butchers opened
a war of prices, and before they were
conscious of where the matter would
end, prices had dwindled from ~ to
! cents pound for choice cuts.
John Duffy, of New Castle, who
was i'll for several weeks with dysen-
terry, was seized with an attack OF hic-
coughs few days ago, which debili-
tated him so greatly that death occur
ed Yesterday
:; The State Board of Medical En-
aminers will sit for three DAYS ut
Dover, beginning on July %. for the
examination of applicants for certif.
Gates to practice medicine and surgery
in Delaware.
Joseph II. Steele, a well known
farmer of Cecil county, was found
dead in his bed last SATURDAY. MORN
ing. July 9th. lie was SIS wears old,
and in his usual health on retiring the
night previous.
:. The dead body Of an infant, ap-
parently but few days old. was found
in the woodshed of an unoccupied res
idence at Middletown. An investiga.
ton by the Coroner failed 10 throw
any light upon the affair.
Dogs attacked the flock Of sheep
OF Philip 7. Davidson, near Queens
town last week and killed fourteen of
his flock On Friday night dogs
attacked the fock Of Louis c. Quinn,
on Eastern Bay, Queen Anne's county,
and killed seventeen.
Diana Travers. who was born
slave to one John Hackett, OF Queen
Annes county l05 years ago, died in
Baltimore Monday of last week. at the
residence of her daughter Margaret
Ridgaway. Mr.. Hackett gave Diana
her freedom in 1923.
!: The new driving park at Cam
bridge was opened Thursday. The
grounds have just been completed, in
Guiding stables for fifty horses and
grand stand that will seat 1000 peo-
pie. The track will be used both for
trotting and cycle races.
:: The dwelling on the Fisher farm
on the road from Greensborough to
Denton on the east side of Choptank
river owned by Arthur J. Greenlee
and occupied by Lowder Messick, was
burned about 5 o'clock "Wednesday
morning. Mr.. Messick saved most of
his household goods and clothing.
Postofiice Inspector Maxwell ar
rested Samuel Morris, colored, assist
ant mailcarrier at Salisbury, last Tues
day on the charge of stealing packages
from the postOtlice. He was given a
hearing before Justice Trader and
committed for the United States Dis
trict Court in default Of $500 bail
FLAMES Bardly, Of Queen Anne's
county, charged with violating the
State Game Law by killing rabbit
during the closed season, was fined 50
and costs, amounting to 1885. The
prosecution of the case was at the in.
stance of the Maryland Game Protec-
tive Association, George w Massa-
more, President.
!: Ii is stated that the money re-
quisite to build the projected Queen
Annes Railroad from Queenstown.
Queen Annes county, Md. to Lewes
and Rehoboth Beach, Del, has been
and the construction con-
tracts will he awarded in a few days.
The line, under the present plans, is to
be built by the Peninsular Construc-
ton Company. recently formed in
Baltimore. Mr.. William ii Bosley
is the president of the projected road.
II is hoped to have the road in opera
ton within year. The line will be
sixty miles in length The capital