Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-07-11
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Severe Storm at Deals Is
land. House at Danes
Quarter Struck by Light

ming.
A fierce storm passed over Deals
Island Friday night and early Saturday
morning. The wind blew a hurricane,
carrying everything before it, Several
houses were blown from their founda-
tons and trees uprooted. The freight
house of the Baltimore, Chesapeake
and Atlantic Railway Company was
blown down and demolished, crushing
much freight. One large bugeye. be-
longing to Captain Rowe. of the island,
was struck by lightning and completely
shattered. Boats of most every descrip.
ton were blown on the beach. Elk.
Congressman Irving Handy of Delaware,
and DIR. J. A. Wright, of Wicomico
county, were stopping at the Hotel An
derson having come for the purpose of
delivering addresses at Fourth of July
celebration. A large glass door on the
second floor of the hotel was broken in
pieces and the crash was fearful.
Mr.. w. II. Thompson of Easton, died
Sunday, at the age of so years. He
was actively engaged in business until
within 10 days of his death. Mr..
Thompson retired from the mercantile
business several years ago and since his
retirement he has been interested in the
affairs of the Easton National Bank, of
which he was director, and for the
Building Association. Mr.. Thomson
was leader in the Methodist Episcopal
Church. He has held all the offices in
that church that laymen can nave and
represented Ebenezer Methodist Episco.
pal Church of Easton in all the Will
mington and General Conferences.
From 300 to 400 carloads potatoes and
other vegetables pass daily over the Del.
aware Division p. w. & b. r. r on the
way to the city markets. At Cape
Charles, the center of this vegetable
industry. the rush is now on Some
idea may be had when it is known that
from $4,000 to $4,000 is paid out daily
to the growers by the banks of that little
city. The largest days business in the
history of the business was June 10,
when $4,000 was distributed among
the truckers on that single day.
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During the severe thunderstorm of
Friday night. between nine and ten
o'clock, the dwelling house of Mrs. Alice
White, of Danes Quarter. was struck by
lightning and her son Samuel, aged
about seven years was instantly killed.
He and his older brother were lying on
on lounge down stairs. and Mrs White
their mother, was sitting by window
in the same room. When the lightning
struck the house the window glass flew
all over Mrs. White. AS soon as she
recovered from the fright she looked
after the children. and found one dead
and the other badly burned and uncon-
scious; in which condition he remained
for about three hours of an hour. At last
accounts he was improving The house
was considerable damaged Mrs White
lost a son by drowning sometime ago,
and great sympathy is expressed for her.
The Rev. J. G. Gray, assistant minis
ter of St. Paul's Church, Baltimor G, died
at Easton. Md. early Saturday morn
ing, while on visit to Judge Martin
On Thursday. returning from a fishing
excursion he was taken with commissions
which lasted until Friday morning.
Friday evening he was again taken with
the same illness and died at twelve min.
utes after midnight.
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Should the business of the Easton
Postoffice this year amount to SIC, 1000,
Easton will be entitled to free delivery
of mail. The office here is a money
maker for the government as the ex-
penses are only about half of the total
receipts.
DIR. &. Paul Jones, practicing ply
stefan of Princess Anne. died suddenly
at his home on Main street Tuesday
night of apoplexy. DIR. Jones was the
son of the late Robert Jones, who in
his day was the largest corn raiser in
the two counties of Somerset and
Wicomico. He was born at his fathers
homestead, on the Wicomico river, in
1912. He was educated at Washington
Academy In Princess Anne, after
which he took course at the Philadel-
phia School of Anatomy, and graduated
from Jefferson Medical College, Phila-
delphia, in 1869. since which time he
has practiced his profession in Somer.
set county. He was an enthusiastic
democrat, and always took an active
part in local and state politics. In 1888
he was nominated for the State Senate
by the democrats, but was defeated by
Thomas S. Hodson. During Mr.. Cleve-
lands second administration he was
appointed by DIR. Shaw, who was collec-
tor of the port of Baltimore, as deputy
inspector. A widow and three sisters
survive.