Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-12-17
ALL OVER THE PENINSULA
Newsy Happenings in Mary
land and Delaware.

Anne. is seriously i'll with "break bone"
fever.
Dogs found unmuzzled on the streets
i'm Havre de Grace will be killed by the
bailiff.
Cecil Farmers Club were entertained
Wednesday by Frank r. Cherry, near
Principle.
The Wilson mill property at Ridgely,
has been purchased by d. X, Grouse. of
Denton. for 1880.
Emory Sewell. of Kennedyville. has
been arrested for violating the Kent
County local option law.
Prominent residents of Hartford Coun-
~ will rmeet shortly and organize a
mutual fire insurance company.
Struck by passenger train at Nj
agara Falls, Walter Philips, of Rising
Sun, had several ribs broken and was
injured internally.
Captain w. II. Dean. of Hooper's
Island. Dorchester County, was acct
dentally shot and killed while returning
from ducking trip with Captain Tom
Howard and Captain Luther Phillips
all of Dorchester county. last Friday.
Captain Phillips was carrying the guns
IS 81, La naa
when the triggers of one ''of the guns
were forced down in some manner and
the loads of both barrels were fired into
Captain Deans body. He died almost
instantly.
Chestertown's Ladies' Town Improve
ment Association has offered $25 reward
for the arrest of the persons who broke
off the arms on the public drinking
fountain.
The trial of John Holland and Will
liam Hopes. the negroes accused of
numbering Lawyer Albert Constable, is
the most important case on the docket
Cecil County. The term is apt to be
long. as the docket includes not only a
number of criminal cases, but 50 civil
and l6 appeal cases.
John + Wilson has resigned as cap.
tain of Co. l.. National Guard, at Gen
terville.
Trustees of Maryland Agricultural
College have cut out Thanksgiving rs
students holiday.
Falling down flight of stairs, Clara,
three year. old daughter..of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles n Bowling. at .Belair, broke
her arm.
An Emergency Medicine.
For sprains. bruises, burns, scalds and
similar injuries. there is nothing So
good as Chamberlain Pain Balm. II
soothes the ,wound land not only gives
instant relief from pain. but causes the
parts to heal in about one third the
time required by the usual treatment
AS it is an antiseptic all danger from
blood poisoning is avoided. Sold by
p. ID. Cottingham & Co.
Thieves robbed the store of Richard
Kavanaugh. at Rising Sun. of money
and postage stamps.
Wilmington merchants have appeal
ed to the steamboat company to increase
the fare to Philadelphia. in order to
keep Christmas shoppers at home.
The body of James Williams, who
committed suicide in a Wilmington
boarding house. was inferred in the Pot
ter's Field, no relatives having been dis
covered.
PLEASE YOUR FAMILY and pre-
serve your house by painting with L. g.
NJ. Paint. Its lead with zinc. Nom
chalkable. Money saver. Fullest meas
ure. Takes least. Call on Scarborough,
Onley & Co., Girdletree. Bowen & Son
Newark.
Colonel Smith S. Leach. Captain J. G.
Sanford and Captain Flagler have been
appointed committee to establish the
new harbor or Port Warden's lines
recommended for. Wilmington.
The Jackson Memorial Hospital build
ing will be formally presented TO the
directors of the Peninsula General
Hospital on Wednesday. December 2S.