Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-04-12
FEDERAL OFFICIAL PLUMS peninsula PARAGRAPHS.

Interesting Items From the rIes-
senger's Exchanges.
Whooping cough has resulted fatally
in many cases at Laurel. Del. recently.
James Merrick, Jr, has bought the
Jas. r. SUDDEN farm. near Sudlersville,
for $4,000
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l. Fisher of Camden,
recently celebrated the 5Oth anniversary
of their wedding.
Charles Cooke. Jr., of Cambridge, fa-
tally shot himself last Thursday while
playing with revolver.
P. +. Pierce, justice of the peace at
Galena, died of paralysis last Friday
while conducting case in his office.
The entertainment given for the ben.
eft of the Easton firemen last week
brought in over $40 after paying all ex-
penses.
Lon Green, colored. driver of the
Standard Oil wagon. Easton, shot him.
self through the body in an attempt to
commit suicide.
There are now 66 vacancies in the
Naval Academy and ON May 2. 50 cadets
will graduate. making l25 vacancies to
be filled next fall.
The marble tablet put in st. Paul's
Church. Georgetown. in memory of the
Rev. Benjamin J. Douglass will be un.
veiled next Sunday.
George Hollowell, who has been fire.
man on the engine running between
Crisfield and Kings Greek for several
years has been promoted and is now an
engineer on the main line.
The Peninsula Fair Association, Tas-
ley. Va. dates August 5. 6. Z. 8. have
offered four guaranteed stake races of
the following classes: 2l9 pace, 225
pace. 2.l9 trot and 230 trot, the value
of each $500.
The camel used in the Ben Hur show
died in Boston shortly after leaving
Baltimore. The doctors said that death
was due to acute indigestion. caused by
eating too much candy which was fed
to it by the ladies.
The annual meeting of the members
of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of Somerset and Worcester Counties
was held at the Office of the company in
Princess Anne last week All the old
directors were reelected.
With the greater part of her crew of
l2 men asleep in their hunks below deck;
the little fishing schooner, Edna Earl,
bound for the sea, was run into and
sunk in the Delaware Bay. off Reedy
Island, Del. and three of her crew were
drowned.
Constable Rowland caught, at Sails
bury Station. three boys armed with
$S. cat rifle and couple of dime nov
els, who were ON their way 10 Minnesota
to fight the Indians. They were all
from Manchester. Md, and were sent
back home.
The diptheria havirg subsidized in
Cape Charles. our streets on Saturday
last assumed their old time business APP
pearance by a large number OF our
country friends who were looking over
the new spring stocks of our merchants
and making purchases .-Capc Charles
Light
VIM. b Jones mas been appointed as
sistant postmO str at Dover. succeeding
John Mccoy who had held the position
for % years Mr. Mccoy has been ap.
pointed ge,e ral delivery clerk, and d.
II. Casso' stamper. Increasing bust.
ness at th, postoffice and Mr. McCoy's
advanced age necessitated the changes.
Delnar WIS again thrown into state
of excitement at o'clock Thursday
morning by the alarm of fire. The Jew.
elry store of MIR. A. c. Brown was
found to be on fire in the second story.
II ooked for a while as if the remain
ing unburned portion of the town was
threatened. but with prompt work with
the new fire apparatus it was soon un.
der control and all danger passed.