Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-14
MAhlLANDAND DELAWARE
Newsy Items of Persons and
Things on the Peninsula
and Adjoining Territory.

L nlllSS OH the TenllSula
and Adjoining Territory.
The congregation of Bond NJ +.
Church, in Kent county, has presented
the pastor. Rev. A. II. Convey, with a
gold watch.
The congregation of the Rowlands.
Vile NJ. u Church has asked for the re-
turn of Rev J. Earle Maloy as pastor
for the tenth consecutive year
A joint debate has been arranged be
tween students of the Jacob Tome In.
stitute and the New York Institute Col
legiatc to take place on April "a.
The American Paving and Construct
ion Company, which has the contract to
deepen the channel of the Elk river
from Cedar Point to the Elkton wharves.
in order to hasten the work has put an
additional dredging machine into ser
vice. The contract calls for the channel
to be at least 100 feet wide and feet
deep at mean low water. When the
work is completed there is talk of line
of steamers being run between Elkton.
Baltimore and intermediate points. Ii
is said that outside capitalists are the
principal ones interested in the project.
Work on the new iron bridge over the
North East Greek in the town of North
East, the contract for which was recent
" awarded by the county commission
ers to the York Bridge Company, of
York, Pa. will be commenced in few
days.
The members of Company +. First
Maryland Regiment. of Elkton. have
had their night for weekly drills changed
from Friday to Saturday nights. There
is movement on foot to ask for the en-
campment to be held at Elkton this
year. Capt. John G.. Constable is now
in active command of the company.
Five new members were taken in last
week and the company now has almost
it's full quota. Many of the members
express preference to go away from
home for the encampment.
The annual election of five commits.
sioners will be held in the town of North
East on Monday, March l6. The pres
ent board is in the field for reelection.
and there will also be an opposition
ticket, and from present indications
there will be quite a lively contest.
The work on the new Methodist Epis-
copal Church at North East, which has
been somewhat delayed during the past
few weeks. is now being pushed rapidly
ahead, and it is expected will be COM
pleted sometime previous to Sunday,
June IA. the day sst for the dedication.
Bishop @. @. McCabe has accepted an
invitation to preach the dedicatory SER
mon.
Fishermen along the Elk. North East.
rivers for the past two weeks have been
making preparations for the shad and
herring season, which will be OH about
the latter part of this week, provided
the weather continues favorable.
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The Talbot County Savings Bank has
the banking institutional Dover street ),
from Mrs Leila l.. White, for $2400
Robert e. Henry and others have sold
to Robert L. Kemp the Meadows, or
Chapman farm. in Goldsborough Neck,
near Easton, for $1,000.
La grippe coughs yield quickly to the
wonderful curative qualities of Foley s
Honey and Tar. There is nothing else
''just as good" p. ID. Cottingham &
Co. (
Probably at no time in the past has
the prospect for building operations at
the opemnglof spring been so bright in
Cambridge as at present. Already the
new buildings which are sure to be
erected represent an expenditure of $50
600. The new hospital will cost not less
than $50. 900. and the new High School
about $4,000.
Judge Edwin II. Brown set aside the
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