Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-04-09
State Happenings.


Elk Creek, has been raised and taken
to Chesapeake City for repairs.
William H. Booth and John Gilpin.
nominated for Councilmen of Elkton at
the citizens meeting, have declined the
honor.
The cases of typhoid fever at Jacob
Tome Institute are doing nicely aud
school probably will open at noon Mon
day, April H. In the town of Port De-
post there is but one supposed case
The basket and box factory at Aber-
deem. recently purchased by Mr.. Ar
thur at public sale. has resumed opera
ton TO full capacity. giving employment
to about 40 hands.
Two Philadelphia men, who have won
a considerable reputation as hunters.
have just returned from a coon hunt in
Maryland and are responsible for this
story: When their dogs had ''treed'' in
the big woods along Peach Blossom
creek, in Talbot county, one of the
Philadelphians insisted on climbing the
sapling and shaking down the coon. He
was. however. so fierce about il that he
shook himself down, while the coon re-
NAMED As soon as he struck the
ground the dogs were all over. him tear
ing away like mad. II was some time
before they were dragged away and told
of their mistake, and then the Philadel-
pl.ian was a ragged. muddy sight. But
he vowed to go up the tree again, de-
claring that the coon had laughed at
him. And he did go-and that time the
coon was bagged.
The State steamer Governor Robert
NJ. Mclean, of the Maryland Oyster
Navy, Saturday. made a number of i'm
portant arrests of oyster boats having
on board unlawfully seized oysters. The
boats were making an attempt to get
through the Chesapeake & Delaware
Canal into New Jersey. when an in
spector placed the captains under arrest.
They were taken before Magistrate
Henry Jones. at Chesapeake City and
fined s32S.5O. The boats captured with
their captains, were: Addie Mills,
Captain Eugene Mills; Urbane. Captain
G.. w. Hall; Preston, Captain J. O.
Taylor: Preston Lewis. Captain Alfred
G. Justis; Frank Batemen. Captain
David Price; Florence, Captain George
Adams.
There was mee ting of number OF
Peninsula packers at Dover last week
II was concluded. one of the members
said, to exclude soup in the putting
up Of tomatoes, and that hereafter
weight would be the basis of a can OF
fruit. All goods-tomatoes and peas
will be absolutely pure and unadulter
ated.
Dr. Edward G. Cannon. charged with
obtaining money under false prctcns,
by Joseph Bradbury. of Wilmington
Del. will be given trial before Justice
Gilpin, of Elkton.
For peaches. raspberries and straw
berries and other fruits the prospects are
bright. The very cold winter and late
spring have kept back all vegetation
There were some instances of zero
weather last winter. but il is not thought
that trees. canes and roots were dam
aged much.
Each Of the 23 members Of the Grand
Jury of St. Mary's county for the March
Term, 1904. planted In the Court House
yard. on Saturday. pecan scion. The
scions were given by Mr.. X. NJ. Free
man, who brought them from his home
where he has the prettiesr pecan tree in
the State. Mr.. Freeman's tree yield.
bushels of pc cans each year. It was
planted fifty odd years ago by Mrs Mary
Neale. wife of Congressman Ralph Neale
The pecan will grow and flourish wei
in most parts Of the State. but particu
larly IN Southern Maryland. The Eng
lish walnut is well adapted 10 Southern
and Eastern Maryland. In the neigh
borhood of Oxford. Talbot county, ant
in other.parts of tidewater Maryland thu
cultivation of both the pecan and tn,
English walnut would prove profitable
Michael b. Nichols, secretary anC
treasurer, of the Talbot County Fair As
ISOLATION. is completing arrangement
for one of the biggest Fourth of Jul,
celebrations ever held in Easton TIL,
fair grounds will be the scene of the car
nival a grand tournament will tax,
place in the morning at 10 o'clock TIL,
knights, dressed in the most gorgeous
uniforms, will first parade through thu
principal streets of Easton. headed b,
Bowman's Band, and will then contes
for prizes. Following this will be grea
sy pole climbing. prize given the hes
climber; bag races, running races. pie