Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-06-06
OVER THE peninsula.

ing at Princess Anne. "A
Corner Stone Laying at
Cambridge.
Mrs Mary Willis, widow of William
III. Willis of Church Creek. former Shcr
i'll of Dorchester. committed suicide by
drowning herself in Church creek while
mentally unbalanced.
During a heavy thunder storm last
Friday night a large barn on the farm
of Elijah Freeney. at Delmar. was struck
by lightning. and the building. with
fire.
Many farmers in Cecil and Kent
Counties have been compelled to plant
nearly all their corn over again.
Mrs. Mollie L. McConachie. wife of
DIR. A. ID McConachie, of Elkton, was
severely injured in runaway accident
The anDual report of State Insurance
Commissioner Lloyd Wilkinson shows
receipts for the year ending May l.. to
have been s22i, 376O6, an increase of
sl9.525 IS over last year.
The Democratic Executive Committee
for Kent County met this week for con-
sultation concerning the coming cam.
paign and decide upon a time for the
holding of their primary elections.
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The annual convention of the Diocese
of Easton. composed of all the churches
of that denomination on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, convened Monday
in Emmanuel Church, Chestertown,
Bishop Adams presiding.
The suit of Mrs. Agnes T. Emmons. of
Cecil County, against the Commission
ers of Ches ipeake City. to recover So.
900 for alleged injuries received by the
plaintiff, came up for trial this week at
the adjourned term of the Kent County
court at Chestertown
The new home for the Savings Bank
of Somerset County. at Princess Anne,
is now under way with a full corps of
brick masons at work. The first brick
was laid about o'clock Thursday after
noon of last week, by Mr.. Thomas III.
Book. of the building committee. and
the second one by Mr.. VIM. b. Spiva,
the Cashier. The building committee
is composed of the following named gen.
tleman: Joshua w. Miles, II. Fillmore
Landlord. Thomas III. Book. VIM. S.
McMaster and VIM. b. Spiva The
work will be pushed along as rapidly
as possible. consistent with good work
manship.
Tine Cornerstone of the United Chair
ties Hospital at Cambridge was laid
last week by the Grand Lodge of the
Masonic fraternity of the State. assisted
by Cambridge Lodge No. sc and visiting
Masons Grand Master Thomas J
Shryock had charge of the ceremonies.
Orations were delivered by Rev Henry
Branch. grand chaplain; DIR Henry Hurd.
Rev. +. q. Macnichol pastor of Zion
Church, Cambridge, and Hon. p l..
Goldsborough.
The following faculty has been select
ed for the Wilmington Conference Acad.
envy, Dover. Del, for the next academic
year: Rev. E. L. Cross, principal, Latin
and pedagogy; J. 7. Van Burkalow. Jr.,
Greek, German and ethics; Arthur ii.
Sloop. mathematics and sciences; J. NJ.
Belts. English and History; Miss Emma
II. Porter. French and literature; Miss
Mabel r. Ramsey. vocal and instrument
tai music; Joseph A Hopkins, violin. viola
and mandolin and instructor of orchcs.
md ensemble classes; Miss Genevieve
ittndge, art; Mrs Emma L. Gross, pre-.
ceptress.
The farmers throughout Talbot coun-
ty have been visited by another plague.
This time it is army worms. which have
arrived by millions. They usually come
within day and disappear just as
quickly. They are doing much damage
to growing crops, especially corn, which
had been planted late on account of I'M
favorable weather. Wheat too, comes
in for share of damage, but the worms
do not infest wheatfelds as much as
they do cornfields. Farmers were kept
quite busy Saturday and Sunday ditch
ing around their fields in order TO stop
their progress. These worms have not
visited the county in such large mum
beers before for many years.