Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-04-04
MARYLANDAND DELAWARE
Newsy Items of Persons and
Things on the Peninsula
and Adjoining Territory.


John ID. Hawkins, one of Dover's
citizens was the recipient Of sad news
on Monday evening. when he learned
that his brother, William f Hawkins.
had lost his life in fire which partial
ly destroyed the Grand Rapids Hotel.
Grand Rapids, Michigan. MIR Hawk
ms, who held lucrative posiii IN at
Grand Rapids was permanent boarder
at this house, and the news received re-
garding the occurrence shows, that the
fire in which he met his death occurred
in such manner that his escape was com.
pletely cut off, while several others
were severely injured. Mr. Hawkins
was the only one whose life was sacrl-
feed. 1t was a shock to the many
friends who remembered Will Hawkins
in this community.
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Slot machine thieves have been oper
ating in Elkton and Port Deposit
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soon begin "a survey for the proposed ex
tension from Hobbs Station to some
point near Chincoteaguc Island.
a rich vein of malachite, discovered
in Hartford county. is pronounced by
geol ,gists equal in quantity and beauty
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The Queen Anne's Railro I'd Company
has purchased the steamer Emma Ries.
of the Milford and Philadelphia Trans
portation Company, for SIT .000 and will
put her in service on the Chester river.
w. I. Joiner has been sentenced by
Justice Frances. of Chestertown. to one
year in the House of Correction for as
sault upon his wife. while the latter
is held in $3.50 bail charged with a vio-
lation of the local option law.
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Rev. c. Dester Weeden has resigned
as rector of Trinity Episcopa. Church.
Clayton.
Dentcn. Md, March 2S.--John II. I'M
Ter. ia well-known young farmer, who
resided several miles north of here. was
shot in the stomach this morning about
o'clock by Adam Stewart, a negro,
whom he had employed OH the farm.
Stewart had manifested an ugly DISPOSE.
ton for several days and when Mr.. I'm
Ter called him to go to the field this
morning he drew pistol and fired. then
fled. Mr.. Imler was taken to a Balti-
more hospital, but it is feared he will
die. A posse of about fifty men went in
pursuit of Stewart. Deputy Samuel
Griffin found him in pine thicket Just
north of Denton this afternoon and
brought him to Jail.
Robert Porter, of Harrington, brake.
man ON the Delaware Railroad, is in a
critical condition as a result of being
crushed between two freight cars.
X. Heston Hicks. Galena merchant,
has applied to the United States Court
for the benefit of the bankrupt law.
His liabilities are placed at SlO,346. 10
and his assets at SS233 40.
Friday night. March %. the dwelling
and barn on the farm of Mrs. Sarah E.
Hastings were burned in Somerset
county. The furniture and other ef-
fects of the family were destroyed.
Loss $1,000; partly insured.
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The Democratic Ledger, of Havre de
Grace, renews the agitation for hand
some Masonic Temple for that town on
the plan adopted by the business men of
Salisbury. In Salisbury a compuny
was formed, a proper site was secured,
and an effort is being made to provide
quarters in the building for the post
office, with the Government as a tenant.
Two young boys. armed to the teeth
and giving their names as Archie Mar
vel and James Dell of Bridgeville, were
arrested in Seaford Saturday on a
charge Of robbing farmers carriages of
blankets and stealing silverware from
the residence of J. j. Purse. When the
boys were arraiged before Magistrate
Parks they looked so young that he held
them to await the arrival of their
parents.
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The Regular Republicans of Kent
County met in Dover. on Tuesday last
and decided to keep up their fight