Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-05-03

ers' Club Fighting Fire in Cecil.
Maryland pensions: Wm. II. John
son. Chcs,ertown. So; Harriet 4. Den
ny. Baltimore. So: John Harris. Royal
Oak. $40; James b. Eggs. James. S.
Augustus Miller. Leicester. 50: Mary
SangS:on. Cumberland. So: George w
Smith. father. Baltimore. $I,: Michael
Harris. Warwick 50: George W. VII
son. Baltimore. 50: Mitchell J. CoStin.
Snow Hill, So: George w Mifiiin. Balt
more. SI7 John Nichols. Fairlec, S
Eliza " Miller. Baltimore So: minors
OF liionai +. Miller. Baltimore. $40:
Carrie Glasgow. Baltimore. Si2: Leon
ard Gilber Baltimore. SIP Samuel q.
Daniel. SI2; john II. Bolton. Baltimore
So: Willianl II. Wright. Altamon;. 81.
The warm weather OF the past fen
days has brought the peach trees in
bloom. and Kent and Qucen Anne farm
ers have be yun to get 4 line OH the pros
poets of crop of peaches. Carson Har
ris. son OF President James 5. Harris.
OF the Maryland Horticultural Society
says that the outlook is highly SatiSiac-
tory. He says the peach bloom was OFT
at the average date. April Is. Inc tres.
in his section. about Still Pond. are well
set with b ids. and the conditions are
very favorable. He says the kicfer ard
Bartlett per trees have more fruit than
last year Ex-senator W. /. Hebron
OF kcnncdyville. says there will be plcn-
" OF peaches. but that orchards IN hi
section are few and small. Is great
many trees have been taken up the las;
few years John Bennett says the peach
prospect is good Judge Franklin Har-
per has planted ont young orchards and
says the in locations point TO good cror
this year Joseph K. Usiilon. OF Wor-
ton. says that MANY trees have been
taken M in his section and about one
half as M ny young trees planted. lie
says the outlook is good for crop
Judge Thomas A. Hudson says there is
fine prospect for fruit in lower Kcn'
county
The Caroline County Bar Library As
ISOLATION. which was incorporated 10y the
General Assembly at its late session. lia.
been organized by the election of theS.
officers: 7. Pliny Fisher. president A.
bert G.. Powers. vicc-president: Ha-vc!
l.. Cooper secretary and treasurer;
Fred T. Owens. librarian The associa-
ton will have the use of 4 room IN tac
courthouse The library now contains
several hundred volumes and large add
tionS will be made annually with tn"
funds arising from dues and from fines
and iorfeiturcs in the Circuit Court.
The library OF the late Judge George NJ
RusSun is to lie added 10 the present
collection.
Rev. L. P. Perry. pastor OF the Meth
odist Protestant Church at Leeds. Cecil
,t.istn tstvt,t,.,n
fire. He was burning rubbish on his
place and the fire got beyond control
spreading rapidly to ar adjoining trac;
OF woodland. In his efforts to stop the
progress OF the flames he was overcome
The fire destroyed several acres OF good
woodland before it was under control
1t was necessary for Marty Mill 10 close
down in order to permit the large force
OF men there employed to assist in fight
ing the fire.
At their home. near Florence. Messrs
John and Marshall I. Wartield enter
tanned the Glcnwood Farmers Club. The
club informally discussed the imDoriance
OF stone roads. all present favoring that
sort OF road Improvement. Mcssrs
Joshua ~ Warheld. Mortimer ID. Crap
stcr. Elisha Jones and J. Bradley HYATT
WCTG diIlOIE lUG quests. H~
club members present included Gustavus
ley. T. c. Stewart. S C. Murgrove. f.
7. Pcddicord. B. d. Patrick. ". II. S,in-
son and Charles w. Hammond
Joshua Terry colored. was killed near
Gaithersburg. Montgomery county. BY
William Prater. also colorcd. Gray
Dimes. another negro. was present. He
told OF the shooting and arrests followed
Dimes charged Pratcr with the killing
while playing with revolver and Pra-
ter at first charged Dimes with the shoot
ing. but at the coroncr's investigation
Prater confessed that he did the killing
while playing with his revolver.
Contract for the construction OF a new
draw on the bridge between Kent anil
Queen Aunes county. on the Chester
river. has been awarded TO the YORK
Bridge Company OF York Pa. for
S.. 4o5. The same company is construct
ing 4 substantial iron bridge over Sas-
safras river between Cecil and Ken
counties.
A frame outbuilding owned by ]. +
Crout. near Hotel Edgewood. Pen Mar
was burned The fire started from sparks
; from locomotive. For while the Ho-
tel Edgewood and the Pearl OF the
Mountain clubhouse were in danger.
Ernest Startling. colored Youth was
seriously and perhaps fatally injured
| by falling from passenger train on the
Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad. near Iron Hill. Cecil county.
The new paper mill at Rowlandsvillc
Cecil county. owned by Logan & Bros.
will shortly commence operations.
| An unoccuDied dwelling on the farm
OF Mr.. Joseph A. Lee. OF South River
| Anne Arundel county, was DESTROYED BY
| fire
Miss lydia Woodrow. Cecil county's
oldeS; resi- lent. has reached the advanced
| age OF % years. Miss Woodrow resides
near Leeds. She enjoys good health.
fredericksburg citizens will not cleo,
| town commissioners under recent,
granted charter Legal complications are
| feared
a partly decomposed body was found
bn the farm of William Pyles. near Sill.
yer Hill. Prince Georges county. Murder
is suspected.
| The board OF visitors to the Nav:;
Academy appointed by President Roose.
welt have begun their inspection.
| In a mandamus case Judge Jones I'D.
held the liquor license fee OF $500 for
Ellicott CITY saloons
Mr.. Milton Mackley died from in.
iuries received by being kicked BY .
horse at Middlcburg
Fire destroyed the public school build.
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