Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-04-11
MARYLANDAND DELAWARE
Newsy Items of Persons and
Things on the Peninsula
and ADJOINING Territory

and Adjoining Territory.
The first shipment of asparagus from
the Eastern shore of Maryland was
made last week from Landlord. Kent
County.
Miss Martha Biddle of Elkton, last
week completed half century's ser.
vice as teacher in the public schools
of Cecil County
The Commissioners of Queen Anne 5
County have appointed road supervisors
and limited the amount to be expended
on roads this year to s66l5.
The Barksdale Racing Association !
land, near Barksdale. Cecil County,
has been sold TO George Nj. Campbell.
by Andrew +. Burns, OF Philadelphia.
Rev. George w. Bowman, who con-
ducts general store at Theodore. has
made an assignment To George A. Blake
of Elkton, for the benefit of his creditors.
The auditors appointed to examine
into the financial condition of Kent
County will report to the Commission
ers on Tuesday. The Indebtedness of
the county is shown To be about $50. 900.
The Court of Appeals has reversed the
decision of the Circuit Court for Talbot
county in the case of Annie l.. Whitby
and husband against the Baltimore and
Chesapeake railroad for damages, and
granted them a new trial.
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A charter has been obtained for the
Eastern Shore Transportation Company,
of Talbot county. with capital of Sj0,-
600. The incorporators are Francis e.
WIighton, Colonel Oswald Tilghman,
George NJ. Wingard, w. Jarden Brown.
of Easton, and George p Hart, of
Washington, ID. g.
Mr.. William J. Collision. of Denton,
while at work IN "A woods near that town
last week was struck on the head by "a
falling limb and died shortly afterwards
from the injury. Mr.. Collision, ut the
time of the accident. was cutting "A tree,
which, in falling. crushed DOWN limb
from another. by which he was struck
ON the top of the head
Mr.. John NJ. Elliott, who recently
purchased Radcliff Manor, the home of
the late Hon. Charles H. Gibson, East.
on. Talbot county. has sold il to Mr..
Andrew A. Halfway, of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. The purchaser will make
numerous improvements.
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Last Saturday afternoon Capt. w.
Henry, of near Chestertown, brought
to the office of the Enterprise pint bot
tie covered with large barnacles and
about half full of wine. The cork of
the bottle was wrapped with stiff red
paper on which was written in ink
MAY Sth, 1899" The bottle and con-
tents were caught with pair of oyster
tongs Thursday of last week by Mirtin
Taylor, of Cliff City. while oysterinS
4 johnson Bar" Chester river.
Governor Smith appointed Mr.. Eph
rain A. benson chief Judge of the Or
phans' Court for Wicomico county to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Judge George w. Cathell. This makes
two vacancies Governor Smith has fill
ed in the Orphans Court of that county,
the other appointment having been Mr..
ellis Bennett, who is filling the term
made vacant by the death of Judge
- VIM. jackson.
The large fish steamer, Tangier, built
at E. James Tull's railway. i'll Pocomoke
City, for Charles Wacker. Jr., and
others, of Northumberland county, Va,
was launched last week. Her master,
Capt ]. f. Bussels, will in few days
take her to Baltimore where she will be
equipped with up to-date machinery.
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Joseph Mahoney, William Mason
and A. G.. Sterling were arraigned be-
fore Justice Wheaton at Crisfield last
week, charged with dredging in POGO
moke Sound. Sterling owned the boat
and he was fined $500 and costs. The
charges against MahOney and Mason
were dismissed.
The members of the Cambridge Fire
=. Company attended Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church i'll body last Sunday
crowding that large cdifice. Rev. +.
Arthur Waltham, who delivered ser.
mon of unusual force and power, took
occasion TO voice the gratitude of the
people TO this noble volunteer associ-
alton, which mas repeatedly saved the
town from destruction.