Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-08-23
PARADISE P|CK|NGS.
sninsuia News Gathered From
Our Exchanges.

eninsula News Gathered From
Our Exchanges.
Oerebro spinal meningitis is reported
co be killing off horses in Kent County.
Beginning ON Monday Wilmington
dealers will advance the price of coal to
% ton.
.Beterton on the Chesapeake Bay, Is en-
vinging a unprecedented boom as
ightful summer sesort.
ues H. Middleton has been elected
i'd lieutenant of Company l.. Ma
Guard, of Centreville.
ing to the large demand the man
irers of peach baskets have ad.
d the price to five cents.
Of Willow Grove, has been stricken
paralysis and is seriously i'll.
IS Nellie NJ. Valiant, of Caroline
atty. has been appointed first assist.
at Crumpton. the principalship be-
still vacant.
Daniel G.. Anderson, of Milford, has
lst been elected principal of the Mills
no public schools, to succeed Professor
oman Tammany.
A large force of men are employed at
.berdeen laying new l00-pound rails on
y, Philadelphia division of the Balti.
Ohio Railroad.
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lomas II. Vickers. of Church Creek,
bought the Fishing creek farm, be.
ing TO the late James L. Dorsey, in
chester county, for 1900 cash.
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Miss Marian Hardcastle. of Talbot
ounty, has been appointed principal of
ormal Hall, Washington College, at
hestertown, vice Miss Hobbs, resigned.
-sx-~--iental sfae road in Queen
.1ty has been completed. 1t
st piece of model road mending
completed on the Eastern Shore
yland.
thief Steward w. G. Carman, who
nth his wife, will be remembered by
sudents of the Wilmington Conference
cademy, has resigned, and J. w. Can
1. of Philadelphia. has been engaged
ucceed him.
ne Kent County Commissioners have
sarded the franchise for building a
rolley line in the county to the Balti-
uore & Chestertown Company. TWEEN
five hundred dollars cash was paid
the franchise.
ne past week was the most active in
a shipments in Kent County of the
ant season, the greater bulk of the
being shipped to Philadelphia.
w-.d prices ranging from 20 to 40 cents
ents at the station.
The canning houses in Hartford county
now about ready to commence oper.
ms. W. Scott Handy, of Aberdeen
run the b. +. Thomas cannery, and
iry Deckman is making extensive
itions TO his plant at Green Hill.
= A. Q. Humphreys, son of Mr.. III.
phreys, of Rockawalking. Wi
county, has resigned as principal
ming High School to accept the
:ipalship of the East New Market
lemy, Dorchester county Maryland.
g post office at Georgetown will be
sly enlarged and improved by order
0Government and through the
of Postmaster Maull. The estab-
emit of five new rural mail delivery
snake an enlarged office necessary.
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heavy increase in the Delaware
ads fruit and freight business
.mmer is workings hardship upon
liens of the two lower counties,
q of the uncertainty it has
1t in the running of passenger
ee thousand people journeyed TO
ausount Vernon camp meeting Sun
y. The camping ground is situated
the beautiful grove adjoining John
lesley Methodist Episcopal Church.
We miles west of Princess Anne, one
lie from the Wicomico river. Rev. q.
Hardesty. of Smyrna. Del. preached
the morning. and Rev. Theodore +.
.auchamp. of Still Pond, Md, preach
in the afternoon. The camp meeting
lnder the direction of Rev j. w.
v, and will be continued until Mon.
August %.