Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-02-07
: MARYLANDANDD DELAWARE
News of the Peninsula Dish
ed Up in Short Order. A
Telegraph Line Begun.

There is considerable talk of a hospital
for Easton.
Governor sSmith has appointed s. p
Jump Justicel of the Peace for Queer
Anne.
Some Kent County farmers have al
ready contracted with Gamers for toma
toes at IS per ton
An unknown disease has killed q
number of horses in the vicinity of Ce
clifton during the past week.
Town lots in Centreville are selling
at enormous rates since the recent dis.
astrous fire. They are bringing prices
at the rate of siO47 per acre, the average
cost being 5000 front foot.
The coal situation in Chestertown has
been much improved this week by the
arrival of several carloads.
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The Pennsylvania Railroad engineers
in Chestertown OH Friday staked off the
site for the new $1,000 station.
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William X Reese, at Crisfield, and
NJ. 5. Landlord. at Princess Anne, were
confirmed as postmasters by the Senate
Saturday.
Work has begun ON the new draw al
the bridge which spans Chester River
at Chestertown aud connects Queen
Anne and Kent Counties.
The execution of Lewis ID. Green,
colored. which has been set for April 3,
at Easton, will be the first hanging i'll
. Talbot County since 1875.
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Hiram Bowen. deputy postmaster at
= Chestertown, Is being doomed by his
ENDS for postmaster, to succeed Mrs
1cas whose term expires in March.
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land monument To be erected
aauga National Park is near.
eted, and will be dedicated
e last of July or the first of Au,
The State will be represented at
dedication exercises by at least one
-egiment of the National Guard
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The junior promenade at Delaware
College will be held on February 23
The Delaware JcfrrSo"idD, new
Sunday paper, published by syndicate
of Democrats. appeared Monday in Will
mington.
The Harlan Il Hollingsworth Com
my, of Wilmington. has contracted To
build another 325 foot-long car float for
he New York. Philadelphia & Norfolk
aailroad.
The Democratic nomination for the
Judgeship in Hartford County has mar.
rowed down TO George L. Van Bibber
and William w. Preston.
Rev. Z 7. Ward. formerly of Column
bia. Pa. entered upon his duties as
rec.0r of St. James p. E. Church, at
Port Deposit, Sunday
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The Susquehanna River, at Port De.
post. was high Sunday. the water
covering the streets and the tracks of
the Columbia & Port Deposit Railroad
~ the depth of several feet
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consolidation of the public
in Maryland is being strongly
ID. and the School Boards in al.
y county are in favor of legis-
will bring about the change
Taylor, of Elkton, was OH
lected president of the Board
IS of the Poor and Insane: A
of Zion, secretary, and DR.
sekeeper. of North East, ply
the Almshouse and Insane
az To the trouble between the
ylvania Railroad Company and
estern Union Telegraph Company
laware Railroad Company will
S own telegraphic line through
te.
Sc of errors in his indictment
nennlson. of Chicago, who was
ed for murder IL years ago and
d life sentence as penalty, ha,
eed ON nabeas corpus proceed
)ennison was accused of the
If a man named Dillon. aud al
time a man named Burke was
for robbing Dillon. The draw.
indictment against Dennison
ed Burke's name for DENIM.
nd worded the document sc
)usly as to practically nullify it
lfusing sentences were erased
not known whether the erasure
ada before mr. after the trial Tho