Democratic messenger., 1903-01-24
STATE and PENINSULA.
Timely Items from Our Ex-
Exchanges Concerning g
Things in Nearby States
and Counties.

Alfred ID. Handy. Collector of Taxes
for Brandywine hundred proposes TO
bring suit against Mr. Addicks for non.
payment of road taxes for the last three
years. amounting TO 1921 .05. The Col
lector declares that he has visited Mr.
Addlcks IL times in an attempt to get
the money. and the people of the dis
trict are demanding that he collect the
taxes. Mr.. Handy says that Mr.. Ad-
dicks informed him that he would not
pay the tax until certain improvements
i'll the road were made
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Miss |. @. Hall has resigned as vice
principal of the Ridgely graded schools
Charles w. Greenley, blacksmith in
Kent County, while shoeing "A horse.
was kicked in the face and seriously in
jured.
Chief Judge Thomas A. Jacobs. aged
20, of the Kent County Orphans Court
while OH visit 10 Cecil County last
Saturday. killed 10 wild geese.
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Republicans of Hartford County will
celebrate at Belair on January ~. the
anniversary of the birth of the late
President William Mckinley.
The Centreville National Bank. re.
Gently destroyed by fire. has purchased
property upon which to build IA modern
banking house to cost 1000.
Francis Moore, 10 year old son of
Michael Moore. while skating on the
Susquehanna River. broke the ice into 20
feet of water and narrowly escaped be.
ing drowned
At the coming meeting of stockhold
ers of the Talbot Fair Association the
question will be decided whether TO
continue the fair or sell the grounds
The fair was organized IS years ago.
but has proved Improbable.
For bad taste in the mouth take a
few doses of Chamberlain Stomach
and Liver Tablets. Price - cents
Warranted to cure. For sale by P.D
Cottingham & Co., Snow Hill, Nd.
Articles of Incorporation of the BaIti.
more q Belair Electric Railway have
been filed with the Secretary of State
The capital stock is $500, 900. The route
Will be either upon the Baltimore &
Hartford or Baltimore & Jerusalem
turnpike.
carp fishermen have reaped good
harvest during the past week. William
and George Bowen caught abont 300
pounds in two days on the Gemmill's
dyke. and sold the catch at sl2 per
hundredweight.
Mr.. Jonn W. Carroll, who for several
weeks has been filling temporary
vacancy IN the general office of the
Baltimore. Chesapeake & Atlantic Rail.
way Company in Salisbury, has secnred
an important position with the Sea
board Air Line Railway. Mr.. Carroll
was for several years employed at Cape
Charles i'll the office of the New York.
Philadelphia q Norfolk Railroad Co.
as chief clerk to the Superintendent.
According to recently compiled sta
tistics. Maryland leads the world in its
output of canned tomatoes. The i'm
crease of the pack on the Eastern Shore.
the report states, has been marvellous.
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Several fishermen caught IA number of
young Goldfish on Saturday off Love
Point. With the exception of Is of these
fish which were caught last week, these
were the first specimens of cod ever
caught in the Chester river.
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Sheriff Mortimer of Talbot county and
Deputy Sheriff Jones have captured
William Scipper and Harvey Stewart,
the two young white men, who. with
John Andrews, are charged with Grim
inal assault upon Mrs. Ernest Parrott IA
lew nights ago
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ir. J. Miller Thomas, son of Rev. L.
6wden Thomas, a member of the
Philadelphia Conference NJ. L Church,
ed suddenly at Providence, X. |. on
thursday of last week He was ma
tive of Pottsville, Pa. and was IS years
of age. For nearly thirteen years he
was publisher and proprietor of the Pen
insula Methodist, and was largely en-
gagged in the publication business in Will
nington. A widow and four children
1rvive him. His remains were buried
Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon
ID. Il. King has been appointed post
tster at Tuckahoe.
Mr. and Mrs j. Hersey Hall of Cen
vile celebrated their silver wedding
"Wednesday.
ezer Church, Easton, has invited
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