Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-02-27
OVER THE peninsula.
Crew of Oyster Boat Drowned
Near Nanticoke Point. A
Camden Man Already
PREPARED to Die.

HillsborO Gamers are contracting
with farmers to plant corn at 81 and to-
matocs at 81 per ton.
Trains are running again on the Col
umbia & Port Deposit Railway, the ice
having been cleared away.
While he was operating saw at the
Easton furniture factory, Victor War
rington had several fingers cut off.
William c. Palmatary of Church Hill,
owns hog weighing 500 pounds. said
to be the largest in Maryland.
In row on Point road. near Easton,
jenkins Bailey seriously stabbed Jim
Clarke in the breast with an oyster
knife.
Joseph Dalton has been appointed
constable for the Fourth district of Har-
ford county. vice John I. Thomas re-
signed.
Company +. of the First Maryland
Regiment, which has been on duty in
Baltimore. since the fire there, has re-
turned to Easton.
Captain John q. Constable, of Com
pany f. First Maryland Regiment, Elk
ton, who is now in Colorado, il is said,
will shortly resign.
II has been nearly three months, with
the exception of parts of few days.
since oyster tongers have been able to
fish in the tributaries of the Chesapeake
Bay.
As the result of New Years agree
ment. James +. Merritt. Jr.. J.W. johns
and Amos p. Merritt. of Warwick, have
each forfeited s. to Archer NJ. Crawford.
the first of the four TO marry.
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Many fishermen on the Eastern Shore
will be prevented from participating in
firms with whom they had placed their
orders being burned out by the fire at
Baltimore.
During last week Cambridge oyster
men again turned their attention To TAX
ing oysters from the river through holes
cut in the ice. On "Wednesday aud
Thursday at least two hundred men
were at work opposite Chancellor's
Point. Oysters are selling at 81 H. per
bushel. and some Of the men average no
cents an hour for their hard. dangerous
and uncomfortable work
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The proposed three new rural routes
radiating from Seaford have been can
celled. People along the Galeston route
were so much opposed to rural service
that they sent delegation to Washing
ton opposing it, The three successful
applicants were disappointed, as they
had purchased horses and delivery wag-
ons.
Alexander jackson. of Camden. who
two years ago distributed large por-
ton of his wealth among relatives. is
seriously i'll. His grave has been dug
for year. and the monument. bearing
an epitaph written nv himself. is erect
ed. Recently he sent for grave dig
ger, and gave instructions concerning
MS burial.
In a communication to Congress. Sec
rotary of War Taft transmits recon-
mendation made by Brigadier General
Mackenzie, chief of engineers, for an
appropriation of 81 600. 900 for an addi-
tional breakwater at the Delaware Bay
Harbor of refuge. known as the Shears. -
The Milton and Philadelphia Steam
boat Company expects to put a boat
upon their route about the first of April
Captain Bloomsbury, president of the
corporation. has in view the purchase of
the new steamer. Mary NJ. Vineyard. re-
Gently built at Milford for the Milford
and Philadelphia Steamboat Company,
but which is said 10 be too long for the
many short turns in the Mispillion
River.
A petition largely signed by citizens
of Upper Cecil County. has been pre-
sented to the Legislature against the
passage of the bill to incorporate the
0ctoraro Water and Power Company
Governor Warfield has signed the
bill passed by the Legislature authoriz-
ing Chesapeake City to issue bonds to
meet judgment obtained by Mrs. Agnus
T.Emmons against the town for personal
injuries.
Fannie Tilghman. cook for George NJ
Wilson, owner of the Phoenix Roller