Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-27
news OF EASTERN SHORE.
Interesting Bits OF News From Delaware
And The Eastern Shore OF Maryland.
Oldest Free Mason.

Havre de Grace will ask the Legisla-
ture for authority to issue $50. 900 bonds
for waterworks and S.. bonds for
school annex and street improvements.
In Easton Major Charles w. Adams
has been appointed Chief Fire Marshal
and c. NJ. T. Soulsby, W. j. II.
Wooters, $. Kottcamp and William l..
Hull assistants.
A movement is on foot in Port De-
post for the enforcement against GER
tain stores of the law forbidding Sun
day sales.
Judge George l.. Van Bibber. of Har-
ford County. will, il is reported shortly
resign from the Bench, to resume prac-
tice at the Bar.
Residents of Betterton are about to
petition for incorporation of the town.
An epidemic of whooping cough has
broken out in Easton, and il is not con-
fined entirely to children.
Rector DR.. William George McCready
of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church,
Easton, is confined to his home with
chicken-pox.
The body of Elkton's oldest Free
Mason, William H. Eder who died re-
Gently, was laid to rest in Elkton Gene
terry Monday.
Kent County fishermen report small
catches of herring probably due to the
mild weather.
A pardon has been granted by Gov
ernor Warfield to Charles II. Scott, of
Centreville, convicted three years ago
of assault with intent to kill.
Patrons of the rural free delivery
route between Chestertown and Rock
Hall complain of young men and boys
destroying their mail boxes.
Judge William K. Martin. of Easton,
has sufficiently recovered from his re-
cent paralytic stroke to be able to at
tend to business.
The suit of William l.. Hand, of
Havre de Grace. against the Philadel-
phia. Baltimore & Washington Railroad,
in the Circuit Court at Elkton, has been
settled Hand is to receive $500. Mrs.
Hand received verdict for $4,000 for
injuries. and the suit was for loss of
services of his wife.
While the sexton of the NJ. p. Church
in Chestertown was working in the
vestibule he found three small tubes of
explosives slowed away under window.
The official Board of Elkton Method
list Episcopal Church is unable to find a
suitable pastor in Conference, who has
not already accepted call. to fill their
pulpit. The pastor, Rev. DR.. I. f.
Martindale, has accepted call to Sails
bury.
More wild ducks are feeding on the
marshes and flats in Great Choptank
River this season than have been seen
there for years. On Saturday Jaudon
Brown and Captain c. X. Leonard, of
Easton, killed in an hour and half 81
blackheads.
Claiming that he owned all land to
the middle of the road in front of his
estate, Mr.. Pogue, who resides on the
outskirts of Rising Sun, attempted to
prevent the planting of Diamond State
telephone poles Monday, but his en-
ployes We're obliged to give way to the
corporation workmen.
South Millington Methodist Episco-
pal Church was the scene of pretty
wedding at noon Wednesday when Miss
Lydia II. Jones and Clarence l.. Turner
were married.
j. Waters Russell of Chestertown has
been appointed subregister by the
Board Of County Commissioners for
Kent county, to succeed his father, the
late Waters Russell.
Capt. Andrew Woodall, an owner of
62 farms in lower Cecil county, is crt-
cally i'll at his country place at George
town. Capt. Woodall recently cele-
brated his 87th birthday anniversary.
While William Dyer was operating a
circular saw in his woods at Greensboro.
Wednesday, he had his hand caught in
the saw and so badly mangled that part
of it had to be amputated by DIR.
Goldsborough.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
w. Ward, at Perryville. last evening.
their eldest daughter, Miss Pauline
Ward, was married to James H. Davis.
They will reside in Fredericksburg, Va,
where the groom is in business.