Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-06
STATE I'M ruul,ouLA.
A Luncheon to the Physicians
of the Peninsula General
Hospital Constable
Brown Bitten bya
Negro.

stare 10 provide 1000 Tor quail and 9th
er game birds. whose existence is threat.
ened because of the severity of the win
Ter.
The freshet aud overflow of the bay
and its tributaries is causing muskrats
and oposums to be driven from fheir
lairs along the banks and marshes
Many muskrats have been reported
drowned by the overflow.
A Merchants and Manufacturers As
ISOLATION has been formed at Cambridge.
with Martin j. Perkins. president: w.
l.. Bowdle, vice-president, and II. A
Joyce. secretary.
The glass factory at Eastport which
has been idle for some time past is short
ly to be put in operation.
The spring term of the public schools
OF Cecil county commenced this week
The reports will show about 1850 pupils
enrolled during the past quarter.
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Ii is expected that the Official Board
Of North East Methodist Episcopal
Church will extend call during the
coming week for a pastor to succeed
Rev. W. A. Wise. who will 20 to Sea.
ford. Del
The annual county teachers institute
for Carroll county will be held ON Feb.
ruary 18th, at Westminster.
Experts claim that the zero weather
this winter has not injured the fruit
trees of the Maryland Delaware PENN
sula. and the prospects are splendid for
large crop of peaches. pears, and an.
pies
Mrs. Benjamin F. Fleming and Miss
Margaret Plnmmer, of Chestertown,
each have lilac bushes in bloom at their
homes-unusual occurrences for tina,
part of the country in winter.
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Mrs Edward Armstrong and Mrs
Mollie Rigby are under arrest for sell.
ing whiskey contrary to the prohibition
law of Kent county.
William j. Smith will likely be re.
named postmaster at Elkton, there be-
ing no opposition to him.
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DIR. Joseph W. Hearn, of Philadelphia
and Drs. H. o. Reik aud Guy L. Hun.
ter. of Baltimore. who were recently
added to the staff of the PENN sula Gen
eral Hospital. Salisbury. under the new
reorganization scheme, were given a
luncheon Thursday afternoon at the
Peninsula Hotel, by the directors of the
institution. In the absence of the Pres
ident, Mr.. VIM. p Jackson, Vice Presi-
dent fl. L. ID. Stanford presided and
made short address in which he out
lined the scope and method of the new
working plan adopted. All the local
physicians took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity of meeting the distinguished
guests and there were also present a
number of the county physicians and
several from Somerset and Worcester.
Henry Page, a colored man living near
Eden station, was shot and ser iously in
Jnred by his son, Jim Page, last Satur-
pay morning. II is said that quarrel
took place over getting their breakfast
and becoming enraged Jim fired mt his
father. two balls taking effect, one in
the right hip and the other in the left
breast. There was also cut upon his
forehead made probably by brick The
wounded man was carried TO Princes,
Anne and taken on the afternoon train
to the Peninsula General Hospital at
Salisbury. Deputy Sheriff Brown ar
rested Jim Page the same day at his
home where the shooting was done after
quite struggle, during which the Off
Ger was bitten in the righ, hand by the
prisoner. He succeeded in subdning
him. however. and landed him in Jail,
charged with assault with in, ent To kill.
The charge of resisting an officer will
also be brought against him. The pris.
oner has already served one term i'm the
House of Correction on account of his
propensity for pulling his gun on peo-
pie.
During the sleiehing races on Govern
or's avenue. Dover. Saturday afternoon,
a horse driven by George p. Wilmington.
son of George A. Millington, coilided
with Nolan McGoDigal's and when he
approached. it is said. Mllington opened
up for him to pass. But, il is believed,
McGopigal did not see him, and the col.
lision resulted. The shaft of Milling.
tons sleigh penetrated the PAGER, and a
piece of several inches long broke on in
the animals breast DIR. Kubus stopped
the flow of blood. and sewed ND the