Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-07-04
MI OVER me PENINSULA
Boy Accidentally Killed by a
Rifle near Dover.-Salva-

had been in feeble health for some time.
Her maiden name was Stanford, and
she was married to Mr. Morris in 1913.
who died about six years ago. The de
ceased is survived by seven children and
number of grandchildren. The child.
rem are Messrs. Jacob A. and John +.
Morris, of near Fruitland; Mrs Leroy
Cox, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Coates, of
Wilmington; Mrs. Edward y. Lark
ford. of Somerset county, and Misses
Mary and Emma Morris, of near Fruit.
land Mrs Morris had been n member
of the NJ. E Church since childhood.
and was widely known, and will be
missed in the community, where by a
loving life of usefulness in her home
and church, she was endeared to all
who knew her He remains were in
TERED on Wednesday in the family
buryiug ground on the farm. Rev. Mr..
Williams officiating
John Maloney, of Clayton, is ut the
Delaware Hospital with three fractured
ribs as result of a pile of lumber fall
ing upon him at the lumber yard where
he was employed i'll Clayton.
Laban Ashmead. who was shot and
fatally wounded by Officer Jackson
Hall at Hastings Electric Park on June
20, and who died at Maryland Univers-
brough, to his home in Crisfield Sunday
night for burial. Mr. Ashmead was
about 80 years of age. Funeral services
were held i'll the Baptist church, which
was crowded and bouquets of flowers
numerous. The services were conduct
ed by Rev J. w Wharton, Rev. w. 5.
Philips. Rev. J. NJ. w. w. Kleine. and
Rev. j. w. Colona.
An unknown Italian laborer was
struck and killed Tuesday morning at
Principle Furnace, on the line of the
Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington
Railroad
J. \. Cranston has been reelected a
School Commissioner at Newport.
The new plant of the Delaware Pulp
Mills will be in operation in Wilmington
within Il month
At Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Church, Wilmington, on Sunday 5000
was secured in subscriptions toward pay
ing the church debt.
City Treasurer Fred c. Mammeie
of Wilmington. entered upon his duties
Tuesday.
The Salvation Army has invaded Cam
bridge and established Judgement in
the heart of the town. \ tent has been
erected, and regular meetings will be
conducted.
DIR. Chas. w. Reid, the retiring pres
ident of Washington College, Chester
town, has accepted the managership of
the y. II. Reid Creamery Co, of Phila-
delphia, and entered on his duties last
week. DIR. Reid was engaged by this
concern because of his executive ability
and business acumen The concern EN-
ploys over one hundred men.
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JOSEPH: Rogers, prominent farmer
near Milford recently shot bald headed
eagle which measured seven feet and
four inches from tip to tip He had
noticed the eagle flying about his farm
and fearing it was after brood of young
hogs which was in field he secured a
shot gun and killed it.
Edward Johnson, aged - years, shot
and killed himself last week, while hand
ling 4 rifle in the barn on John T.
Denney's farm, near Dover The rifle
being out of order, Mr. Denney and the
boy had overhauled it in the morning.
Subsequently Johnson obtained it with.
out Mr.. Denney's permission and took
1t to the barn. The weapon exploded
while he was handling it, and bullet
endered his abdomen, penetrating the
kidneys. Death resulted 20 minutes
after the accident. johnson was an or
phan, and had lived on the Denney farm
three years. Previously he was an in
mate of "A New Jersey orphanage
This was one of the most prosperous
seasons for Sussex County farmers who
raise strawberries i'll great quantities.
Despite the cold snap in March, the Der.
ries fiourished and experienced city buy
ers say that the berries this season
looked better than those several years
back. The farmers all realized good
prices for their berries, the average paid
for thirty-two quart crates being $l75,
when the season was at its height. At
Selbyville in one week there were as
high as ten buyers from the city markets
several of them coming from Chicago
and Boston. Inability to procure refrig