Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-03-26
PENINSULA NEWS NOTES
Short and Breezy Items from
Our Exchanges.

4 lodge of Modern Woodmen of
America has been instituted at Cardiff.
Rev. ii. L. Searle has been appointed
pastor of Goodwill Evangelical Church
The biennial convention of the Mary
land State Christian Endeavor Union
will be held at Westminster in October
next.
a number of Kent County farmers
have saved their fruit orchards from the
San Jose scale by spraying them with
sulphur, lime and salt.
Harry Jobes, of Havre de Grace. has
signed an agreement to umpire all the
home games for the Maryland Athletic
Club baseball team this season.
Wild ducks by the thousands. NAL
lard, canvas back. black heads and
other varieties have made their appear
ance in the Susqu. hanna River north of
Peach Bottom.
AlfonZo Wing. colored boy between
II and Is years of age. while cutting
wood on the Lowery farm, near Trappe,
was caught by falling tree and had
his leg broken above the ankle.
The United States Fish Com mission S
steamer Fish Hawk has arrived at
Chestertown. and Captain James A.
Smith expects to place 81. 200. 900 young
yellow perch in Chester River.
While the schooner Annie Leonard
was at anchor at Hopkins Cove. Hoop
cr's Straits, John Otis Garrison, son of
Captain John Garrison of the schooner.
fell overheard aud was drowned.
The washing away of the Conowingo
bridge across the Susquehanna River by
ice has resulted in the closing down of
the flint mills at Flintville. The own.
ers cannot get their product shipped
away.
Charles Buesrtagle, of Mcdaniel, fell
from tree while cutting in the wood
land Saturday. and struck on sharp
stone. which penetrated his side and
may necesitate surgical operation.
Cash prizes aggregating 81 900 will be
offered visiting fire companies and teams
in competition at the annual convention
of the Maryland Fireman's Convention
at Cumberland on June Z. s. and Q.
Rev. William Venables. formerly
rector of the Church of the Good Shep-
herd, at Chesapeake City. will be the
successor of Rev. Giles b. Cooke. as rec
tor of ST. Mary's p. f. Church at North
East.
BY premature explosion of dynamite
Charles Paxon. of Belair. who was en-
gagged in blasting stumps. was seriously
injured, his face being cut in several
places and one of his arms was badly
torn and wrenched.
The water of Eastern Bay is filled
with drift stuff near Claiborne. which
greatly interferes with the fishing in
these waters. II is supposed that the
driftwood and other trash is coming
from the Susquehanna River. as il did
the year of the Johnstown flood.
The four rural mail carriers from Ea>-
ton postofiicc report the following num-
Der of pieces of mail matter collected
and delivered by them during the past
month: Charles +. Ball. 51Ii; John +
Ball. i25l: Victor V. Camper, 1914; Rob
crt NJ Coulby. 226i: total number. 1904.
an average of $50 pieces day.
Stephen J. Seneca, of Havre de Grace;
! Wesley Henderson. of West Hartford;
=. 7. Baker. of Aberdeen; Jacob 4.
Dozen. of Bclair: Jane I. Gorrell, of
East Hartford, and William Hopkins
have been elected lay delegates to the
annual NJ. Z. Conference at Baltimore.
which convenes on March 80.
A big dog terrorized the farmers in
the vicinity VI Chapel Branch. near Sea
ford. Sunday afternoon. \ pnss, went
in search of the animal. but before kill
ing il several men were forced IL climl
up trees 10 keep the dog from biting
them. 4 party of Automobiles wer,
chased by the dog and barely escaped
being bitten. The dog was finally kill
cd by Herbert Murphy. young farmer