Democratic messenger., 1896-03-14
PENINSULA.

\ Milton man while out cunning
fell into a muskrat bed and the guI
went of killing two ducks he did no
know were anyw here near.
Lew Purnell, the prince of MILFORD
sneak thieves, has come to grief again
and is now enjoying the hospitality o
Dover Jail. He was held for stealing
horse blankets off horses ON the street
and will no doubt get the iull benefi
OF the law. When he returns tn,
people of Milford should give him ;
coat of tar and ieathers.-Chr0nicie.
Diphtheria has caused the death o
another child os William X. Brown
who lives three miles from Bridgeville
This makes the fourth child to die o
the disease within eight days. Tues
day morning a girl about 13 year,
old, after being sick three days, sue
cumbed. Her father buried her re
mains on the farm during the after
noon. Mr.. Browns son. aged -, and
young daughter are suffering from the
disease
William II. Barton, father of vii
liam II. Barton, Jr.. president of the
National Bank of Cambridge, died al
the latter's residence in Cambridge
Monday afternoon, aged 81 years.
Samuel Morris. colored, mai-carriel
between Salisbury and Spring Hill. i:
committed for action of U. S. authori
ties charged with stealing gold ring
from package in the mail bag.
w. X. Vanderbilt is going into the
chicken raising business at his hand.
some home in Asheville. n. G. To do
so he sent for 400 eggs To f. +. Hudson,
OF kennedyville. The Maryland man
took some prizes for chickens at the
Atlanta Exposition.
Andrew Roe, of Queenstown, while
cutting wood on Thursday morning
drove his axe into what he supposed
was a solid dogwood log, which proved
to be hollow, and the axe went through
the log and cut his left foot. He had
to be carried home in carriage, as he
was unable to walk.
Thomas A. Strong. one of the oldest,
ard highly esteemed citizen of Kent
county, died in his SD year at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Ida Maslin.
at Rock Hall wharf. Kent county. at
about 8 o'clock on Friday night, Feb
ruary 2Sth.
A new market has been opened to
Kent county owners of poplar timber.
A representative of Philadelphia is in
the county paving So and 81 per cord
The wood is cut in ) foot blocks,
barked and split, and will be used for
The manufacture of paper.
Georgetown is erecting new build
ing to be used as telephone exchange.
Pennington is busy furnishing cross
ties for the new Queen Anne's rail
road.
George + Smith. of Georgetown. has
himself as candidate for
the Republican nomination for Gov
ernor.
w. J. Thoroughbred. of George
town, has purchased two lots centrally
located. at Rehoboth. and will open u
lumber yard at that place.
Georgetown public schools. which
have been closed for a week on account
Of there being case of diphtheria in
the town. were reopened Monday. II
was thought hest by the school board
to take no risks in the matter.
Bishop Henry w. Warren will pre-
side over the Wilmington Conference.
which will hold this years session in
Dover, beginning ON Monday, March
Is. The conference will be held in
Wesley NJ. +. Church, and il is ex-
pectel that there will be a very large
attendance.
Charles II. b. Day. a prominent
lawyer of Dover. was stricken with
paralysis at IL o'clock Sunday night.
His left side is affected and il is feared
that death may result.
The republicans OF Cecil county are
for the primaries that will
name delegates to the State conven.
ton which will name the delegates to
the national convention to be held in
Chicago. 1t is understood that Dele
gate William j. Smith will make a
fight to control the delegation to the
State convention. A bitter fight will
be waged in the primaries to defeat
him. The leaders of the several fac
tions are determined on this.
The Chesterto,cn Transcript says: A
of farm hands in the lower
part of the county have formed a
combine" and are now or strike de-
demanding siS per month for farm
work tor the present year. At present
low prices for all farm products, of
course these wages are excessive and
the farmers will resist any such de-
mand. To say the least of it, at the
threshold of the busy season of the
year the situation is one of incon-
venience and embarrassment to the
ng ricultural st.
Found by ~ Dream.
We are in receipt of a copy of the
Mexican Herald, from DIR. John w.
pnrueli dentist containing nm intarest