Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-01-11
PENINSULA NEWS.


Hon. Joshua w. Miles has intro.
duced bill in Congress providing for
public building at Cambridge, to
cost $50, 1000.
w. r. Howard, of Chestertown,
made an assignment last week tor the
benefit of his creditors and X. ID. Hyn-
son, Esq, was appointed trustee.
Mayor Vanneman was reelected in
Havre de Grace Monday. John S.
McCombs is the only new member OF
the Council. He succeeds Assembly
man Seneca
Annapolis harbor was frozen over
Monday, although the ice was thin
Dredging is at standstill in the
Chesapeake and its tributaries. Ice
extends from Hackett's to Sandy
Point.
The Rev. Dr. Martindale has de
cided TO remain with the people o
Milford, and not accept the call to be-
come pastor of st. Paurs Church
Wilmington.
States Attorneys William S. Evans
Cecil; Clayland Mulikin, Talbot
Alexander kilgour, Montgomery; J
X. Brashears, Anne Arundel, all new
ly elected, entered upon their dutie:
Monday.
Miss Mary Norris. daughter o
Owen Norris, Tunis Mills, narrowly
escaped drowning while skating Sun.
day. Mr.. Norris broke in while as
sisting his daughter, and his colored
cock rescued them both.
The young Lewes woman who hung
up her stocking ON Christmas eve and
found on Christmas morning three
proposals for marriage in the clicked
stitched hose is somewhat indignant
because her girl friends cannot keep a
secret, says the DeldWare Pilot.
Drake Il Stratton, contractors, are
actively pushing the work OF straighten'
ing the tracks OF the Philadelphia,
Wilmington IL Baltimore Railroad
from the iron bridge just north Of
Elkton to Iron Hill. They have now
about fifty men employed.
A family reunion was held at the
home Of Rev. Charles |. Stengle, in
Dover on Monday Of last week. Rev
Adam Stengle and wife, of Smyrna,
Geo. L. Stengle. of Port Deposit
Miss Bertha Stengle. Miss Minnie Lee
Ward and Miss Grace Beloat, of Ac.
comac county, Va, and the family OF
the pastor were present.
The people in the vicinity of Greens
boro are experiencing water famine.
The wells OF the town are going dry
daily and the matter is becoming SER
ious. For m than year the water
springs have been remarkably low
aud the absence OF surface water is un.
precilented in the memory OF the PEG.
pie now living.
James ii Truss, an engineer, OF
Chesapeake City, has been arrested by
the Cecil county authorities Tor the
murder of Captain Camp. Truss was
one of the Jurors nj the coroner's in.
quest. He is a married man, Sc wears
Of age, and has always borne II good
reputation. He says he can prove an
alibi. A Pinkerton detective worked
up the case.
Ex.Comptroller, j Frank Turner,
has bought the franchise of the Easton
Star. He sold the paper last year to
Samuel n. Smith, Jr. Wilson NJ.
Tylor, of the Gazette, has bought the
Stars plant. The Star will probably
he continued as political organ. II
is the oldest paper on the Eastern
Shore, having been established about
1900.
Greenbaum Bros, the well.known
Gamers OF Seaiord. will commence this
month the erection of new canning
house 42xS0 feet with back building
30x55 feet, to be used for hulling peas.
They have now one OF the largest can
ming factories in the State and have
contracted for 400 bushels of peas,
which should make $4,000 cases OF
canned cas-.
Thomas n. Todd and wife, OF near
Andersontown, Caroline county, were
both seriously burned at their home a
few days ago Mrs Todd had thrown
some corn cobs on the fire in an open
fire place and in turning around the
back Of her dress was Sc, on fire. The
flames leaped up as high as her head in
an instant and had not assistance been
promptly at hand would probably have
burned to death, as the fire was upon
her back where she could not reach it
to smother it. Her husband came
promptly to her rescue and succeeded
in extinguishing the fire, but not until
his hands were horribly burned, so
that he is unable to Use them for any
purpose. His fingers, hand and even
hls wrists, are said to be in a fearful
condition. The injuries Of his wife,
are, it anything, worse, and both are
confined to the house under the care