Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-03-05
PENINSULA NEWS NOTES.
Short and Breezy Items from
Our Exchanges.

4 new Court House is 10 be built at
Princess Anne, to cost not over $25, 900.
Wheat is selling for $lOI in Cecil
County. the highest price for many
years.
DIR. J. Clement Clarke has been re.
elected superintendent of the Spring
field Hospital for the Insane.
The damage done to the new Havre
de Grace High School by a recent fire
has been repaired, and it is again ready
for occupancy.
Governor Warfield has appointed Mi
chael b. Nichols. of Easton. member
of the Board of Directors of the Female
House of Refuge.
But few changes are expected to be
made among the Methodist Episcopal
ministers in Cecil county by the annual
conference at Dover. Del. this month.
The Hartford County Court House
Commission has organized by electing
Judge George L. Van Bibber president,
and a. Henry Strasbaugh secretary and
treasurer.
Manufacturers along the streams in
upper Cecil county will make every eff
fort possible to defeat the bill before the
Legislature to incorporate the Octoraro
Water and Power Company.
The Aberdeen basket and box factory,
which has been closed down for several
months. resumed under new manage
ment on Tuesday last. March LIST, and
gives employment to about 100 hands.
The taxable basis upon Talbot county
property upon which State taxes are col
lected is assessed at IS, 296. S4i, which
pays on the 500. $l4, lO4.64. The fees
received from all sources amour. to
$5006. II.
John @. Bartlett & Son, who run the
milling business in Easton. has bought
from Henry Zeigler between 500 and 900
bushels of wheat. for which they paid
8 81 per bushel. This is the highest
price thar has been paid for wheat in
Talbot county for many years.
In Queen Aune's county farmers are
annoyed by the operations of wheat
thieves.
There is talk of organizing baseball
league in Queen AIMS county for the
coming summer
Mrs. Eliza litter, of Chesapeake City,
died few days ago from blood poison
as a result of an injury to her hand.
The majority of the ministers in the
coming Methodist Protestant Confer
cnce will favor the time limit for pas
torates.
w. G. Orrell. postmaster at Centre.
vile. has appointed William +. Thomp-
son deputy postmaster. and he assumed
charge of his new Office on Tuesday last.
The water in the Susquehanna River
has receded at Port Deposit. and trains
are running on schedule time over the
Columbia & Port Deposit Railroad
The iceboat. Annapolis. of Baltimore.
visited Oxford last Friday and broke ont
a number of oysterboats frozen up in the
Choptank and Tired Avon Rivers.
A valuable horse belonging to Charles
Breeze fell in rut at the corner of West
and Post streets. Easton. a few days ago
and broke its leg. Mr.. Breeze ordered
the animal killed
Ralph Gamble, student at Tome In
stitute. Port Deposit, has been awarded
handsome medal as token for win
ming one of the contests at the relay
races at Washington, d. c., last Satur-
day.
At meeting OF the Board of Direc-
tors of the Second National Bank of
Easton. on Wednesday. Hope II. Bar
roll. Esq, was elected vice president.
The creation of this office was deemed
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absence of the president of the bank.
Judge James Alfred Pearce. during the
session of the Maryland Court of Ap-
peals at Annapolis. Judge Pearce was
unanimously reelected president, and
the honor of the new office was conferr-
cd upon Mr.. Barroll, because of his val
liable services as a member of the board
of directors.
The Tri-State Packers Association,
composed of the leading Gamers of New
Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. has
been formed. with the following officers:
President, Walter o. Hoffecker, Smyr-
ma; vice-presidents. Owen 7. Jones, Sa-
lem, n. j.: +. Greenbaum. Seaford, and
Charles 7. Wrightson. Easton, Md. The
object of the association is to protect the
interests of the Gamers by keeping in
close touch with the markets and the
producers. The organization succeeds
the Independents of the three States.
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