Democratic messenger., 1903-08-01
HAPPENINGS.
Large Yield of Wheat on
a Wicomico Farm-Many
Elderly Voters in Talbot.

fore assistance could reach him. He
was born in Elkton and was about 20
years of age. Last fall he was a mem.
ber of the Elkton football eleven. He
was grandson of William ID. Dunbar
of Elkton and a second cousin of Bowden
b. Dunbar of Elkton. who about a
month ago was drowned i'll Elk River.
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The Sixth District Road League met
at Rising Sun Friday and organized.
The Maryland Geological Survey was
represented by a. n. johnson of the
highway division, who went over the
work of an improved road system thor
oughly with the league. The league
proposes to act i'll conjunction with the
County Commissioners in the work of
making piece of permanent road near
Rising Sun. The County Commission
ers on June 30th set aside over 81 900.
which will be used exclusively for
permanent roads. The first experiment
will be tried in the Sixth district
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Harry Radcliffe. one of the election
supervisors for Talbot county. finds
thirty eight voters in St. Michaels
precinct over 20 years of age, eight of
whom are colored; also seven over so
years of age. In Chapel district there
are forty registered voters over 20 years,
eleven of whom are colored; there are
eight voters over so years old. In st.
Michaels the oldest voter is 81. In
Chapel there are three over SS years,
one white and two colored In Easton
there are six over IS years who are
voters.
The standing committee of the Episco-
Chesley CAN'T son of Rev. J. Gibson
CAN'T of Berlin, to Bishop Adams for
holy orders.
John E. Mackall of Elkton, a member
of this years graduating class at Della
ware College has been appointed assist
ant principal of the Cecil County High
School, at Elkton.
During the progress of a game of
craps between a number of colored men
Sunday morning quarrel arose be-
tween Howard Wilson and Allie Fran
els. Wilson drew a revolver and fired
the arm and. glancing off. penetrated
his side. The injury, while painful. is
not considered serious. Wilson made
his escape.
Harry Bozman. the seven year old son
of Mr.. James Bozman. Somerset Coun-
ty, met with serious accident last
week. He was driving the cows up
from pasture and, as many boy has
done before him. caught hold of cows
tail and ran along behind. The animal
becoming enraged threw the lad with
violence against fence, breaking three
ribs and infiicting some internal in.
juries. DIR. Goldsborough was called to
attend the boy and pronounced his con-
dition very serious.
Samuel Griffith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Purnell Griffith. of Kingston. this
county, met with serious accident
last Wednesday morning. The young
man was running an edging saw at
Johnson's mill near Kingston and, by
some accident, his left hand came in
contact with the saw, and it was lacer-
ated badly. He was carried to Prin.
cess Anne and received surgical treat
ment from Drs. Wainwright and Smith,
assisted by Mr.. Henry NJ Lankford, a
student of medicine. The doctors were
able to save the thumb and one finger
of the hand. the other fingers requiring
amputation.
Mr.. S. Z. Gordy. of Parsons district,
Wicomico county. is one of the lucky
wheat growers this season. From a
field of 171s acres. on his "Orchard
Hill" farm, he threshed 437 bushels of
choice wheat, an average of about %
bushels to the acre. The crop was
grown on a piece of land that had never
before been planted in wheat. 1t was
an orchard for ID years, and had never
been plowed deeper than to inches.
A crop of scarlet clover was grown on
the land last year. followed by COW
peas. After cutting the peas the stubble
was turned under and the wheat seeded.
The large private stable of William
p. jackson. son of Congressman Will
liam IL. jackson, of Salisbury, was
burned to the ground last Friday. The
building was situated in the rear of his
home. on Camden avenue. The fire
started in the hay loft and although the
Fire Department was quickly on the
spot, the building could not be saved
The carriages and horses were all gotten
out of the building and nothing was
burned, except the stable and some
feed. The loss is between $4,000 and
5000. with 1900 insurance.