Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-01-28


TUG WEATmER-First il blew thcr
it sncw, then il thew and then il friz.
Some of our young folks enjoyed them
selves ut the Rink two evenings this week
Mrs. +. ID. Co,tingham. who recent,
fell and hurt herself severely is getting bet
ter.
Quite number Of young people tried
roller skating a, the Hall last Monday
night.
The County Commissioners are still
kept busy at every meeting making trans
fcrs ofproperty.
VIM. :. Wilson, Esq, returned from
n trip to Baltimore. Annapolis and Wash.
ing,on, ON Tuesday.
-Messrs. Vim. l.. Laws. T.. $. Adkins
and Daniel 4. J. Holloway. all oi Wicomi.
CO county were in town on Tuesday last.
MIR. Levi Laws recently sold the tim.
Der Off of2O acres Of land for which he re-
ceived 81 $50 in cash or $iOi.50 per acre.
The Rink will be open on Monday
and Friday nights uf next week. On
Friday evening there will he u barrel
race.
The alarm of fire an Tuesday night at
9.30 was caused by the burning of II foul
chimney ut the National Hotel. No dam.
age was done.
Divine services will he held in the
Court House tomorrow nj 1880 o'clock.
a. M and in the Gunby Presbyterian
Church at Stockton nj 3 o'clock, y. IN. No
evening service.
The young folks have had II big time
on ice" this week. On Monday evening
the flats u, the shiryard were ,hrongcd and
Tuesday large crowd was on, on lurnclrs
Lake. The ice was thick and the surface
smooth.
The sale of Mr.. f. b. Bates personal
property took plac. on Thursday last.
The sale was well attended and good
prices realized. Mr. Bates ,rni,cr Lad
was knocked down ut $tiO00.
MIR. VIM. Dcvcrcaua bu,cherc,l a three.
ycar.ol beef this week that dressed $50
pounds. the largest and best beef that has
been in our markc, for some time. II was
raiscdby Mr. Stephen T.. Mason, near town.
A petition has been circulated in some
parts Of the county during the past week
Elvorng the abolition Of our fence law.
We understand that il is being signed by
some of our hest farmers. who do not
think they should he compelled To fence
their ncighbors cattle oil Of their property
The Treasury Department at Wash.
ington is ha,in money vault built. large
enough to hold lOO,0OO,OOo silver dollars.
II Is - feet long. 80 feet wide. AMI | feet
inches high The walls are from to O
fee, thick, and cost $1,000 II will b.,
when completed, the largest money vault
in the world.
The protracieh cold spell has made
the securing Of ice an assured fact. Every
one who has an ice house and who did
moi succeed in filling the same prior 10
this time, Is busily engaged in harvesting
,hc crop. The Ice is reported ah1u, four
inches thick AMI free from snow. thus
the crop is being harvested in lie, e. con
diiion this Gar than formerly.
samuel II. Townsend, Esq a 'rrus-
tee for VIM II. Tubbs. ha. given bond in
the sum Of sli,OO0. Mr. Townsend has
met with good success in the practice of
law aud xc are glad of il. The above
trust /, u good one Ms Mr. Tuhhs's person.
nj property alone will amount 10 nearly
$4,000. and the real estate will foot up To-
about $1,000 We call attention 10 the
sale Of personal property in this issue.
The steamer Tangicr arrived here late
last Saturday night. an account of the ice
in the river. She was compelled To cut
her way up. by sunday morning she was
frozen NJ her wharf in this town. and was
not able 10 resume her trip until Thurs.
day morning. II is very dnulhlml al this
writing whether she will he able Ia get out
Of the river this week TOR tie ice is max.
ing very f.s, aud ihr mir is sharp aud hold.
ing its own.
Tonight the moon will hc totally rcipsc,l
under conditions fiyorabl, To observation
The sun sets this evening few minutes
before ! O'Clock aud the moon rises nj the
same hour partially shadoWcl ~ ~
minutes past ). the total nbScura,iun he.
gins, and lasts until minutes past :; the
shadow leaving the moon about an hour
later II the weather l., 81 .lr ihi sight
will he an interesting one The phenom-
enon will h. visible throughout North
and South America. and in Europe Ash,
and Africa.
The February number Of llNRrEW's
MAGAZINE shows no falling oil from IA"
excellence 81 the January issue. Mr.
Henry James comes To III, front with n
novelette, one. hi, best eiloris \ pap y
written by the late General Randolph u.
Marcy. T.. :. A.. is on "I.mblin: in the
West" Finy years ago Grneral Marcy
led engineering mil military expeditions
In various parts Of the Great West. and
gained an immense am Iunt OF knowledge
oc,he country. Ills "Reminiscences are val.
liable from many points Of view. rs well rs
interesting.
Election OF Officers.