Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-26
OVER THE PENINSULA
Reunion Of First Maryland
Regiment. - A Floating
Bar Room in Kent Co.

ing his housekeeper, Mrs. Gracy, and
attempting to criminally assault her 16.
year.old daughter, Esther Crazy.
Turner says he was intoxicated and
says he does not remember what hap.
pened.
Commander O. j. Badger acting for
Captain Brownson at the Naval Acad
envy during the latter's absence, IS still
investigating the recent hazing case,
but no arrests have been made. It is
understood that the first guilty person
discovered will be summarily dismissed.
Mr.. Harry Philips will on October 1st
take charge of the Peninsula Hotel,
Salisbury, as Manager. Mr.. o. J..
Schneck. the proprietor being compelled
to give the most of his time to his hotel,
the Davis House, in Philadelphia. Mr.
Phillips recently sold his hotel at Chin.
colleague, Va which he had conducted
for two years.
Capt. Henry Page, assistant surgeon
IN the United States Army. has been re-.
lieved from duty at Fort Mason, Cali.
fornia, and ordered to the Philippine
Islands. Capt. Page is a son of Judge
and Mrs. Page, of Princess Anne, and
was on duty in the Philippines about
three years ago.
The Keiffer pear crop in Delaware is
reported to be failure. In June the
leaves in all the orchards began to show
signs of disease. then fell, until nearly
all lower branches were bare. New
blossoms were killed by the blight of
the leaves; or were attacked by the be-
lated frosts and the trifling amount of
fruit that has matured on the trees is
small and defective.
DIR. Mervin T. Sudler son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Sudler, of near Westover,
Somerset county, who recently returned
from Germany. is now on visit to his
parents, with whom he will remain un.
til the first of October, when he will
leave for New York to take a position
in the General Memorial Hospital
Washington College, Chestertown,
opened Wednesday. September 10TH.
for it's 1872 year. The new principal, DR..
James w. Gain, who replaces DR.. @. w.
Reid took charge of the college and made
a short address to the students. A
building has been erected for the home
of Prof. J. S. W. Jones.
Wanamaker, the king of all mer-
chants, whose success is due more to
newspaper publicity than to all other
causes combined, said not long ago: IA
newspaper whose columns overflow
with advertisements of business men
has more influence in attracting atten-
ton to building up a town than any
other agency that can be employed.
People go where there is business.
Capital and labor go where there is an
enterprising community. No power on
earth is SO strong to build up town so
well as paper well patronized, and it's
power should be appreciated. The
man who overlooks his town paper
Injuries himself by injuring his town
and townsmen."
four years has been practicing his pro.
fession in Mt Vernon district, Somerset
county, having decided to locate in Pc.
comoke City, left with his family for
that place last Saturday.
A large American eagle measuring
seven feet from tip to tip was caught
last week by Capt Tarbutton of the
Kitty Knight, and is now on exhibition
at the establishment of Geo. F.
Obrecht, 514 Light Street, Baltimore.
The eagle was seen by Capt. Tarbutton
lowering over the Sassafras River and
he determined to either kill it or to
capture it. With a gun loaded with a
very fine shot he took good aim and
succeeded in bringing it to the ground.
When the bird was picked up it was
found to be only stunned Ropes were
then tied about its talons and the cap.
tive Was taken to Baltimore aud pre-.
sented to MIR. Obrecht. Mr. Obrecht
has offered the bird to the park board
and it is probable that it will be accept.
ed and placed in Druid Hill Park
A Floating Bar in the shape of a
gasoline launch, hailing from Balti-
more, has caused considerable excite.
ment in the little temperance town of
Rock Hall. The modus operandi of
this fellow is to glide to and fro among
the oystermen in the bay and sell beer,
whiskey, gin and other alcoholic bever-
ages. aud he has become so bold, as to
sell it in the creeks and inlets which is
supposed to be violation of Kent
county's local option law. The officers
of the law are on his trail and expect to
make it hot for him.
As rule a man will feel we'll satisfied