Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-06-16

Laurel Gazette, and thorough newspa.
per man, Is the editor and publisher. AL
we have to say Is Onancock Is fortunate
In having Mr.. Gordon ut the head OF Its
only newspaper. He possesses that un-
firing energy which Is required to run a
country newspaper and Is q rcady.writer.
We wish him success.
CARRIAGES! CARgIAGHs!l We de.
sire to announce To the people Of Snow
Hill and vicinity, that We have received
this week the largest line OF Carriages,
Wagons and Road Carts. ever exhibited
on the Eastern Shore, which we will sell
cheaper that ever before. Please give us
a call before purchasing. Old Carriages
taken In exchange. Please call on OF
write for terms TO RICHARD i. HALL.
Pocomoke City, Md
Work on the streets of Salisbury In
laying the water mains was stopped few
days ago by order Of the town authorities,
on account Of the condition In which the
streets had been left by the wOrkmen. W.
II. Cathcll, foreman for the water c0mpa.
ny, attempted on Saturday last To proceed
with the work, but was arrested aud re.
leased on his own recognizancc for furth.
or hearing. After the troubled was salts.
factorily settled the work Of laying water
was continued.
An eclipse Of the moon will occur on
the night Of July 9od. and will be more
interesting than the one of January 18th.
The diameter Of the earth's shadow will
he much larger at that time In proportion
to the diameter Of the moon. darkening
the surface more totally. II will take
place at midnight, when the moon Ia high
or in the heavens. and will he visible In
this section.
1t pays To advertise in the MEssES.
GER as Is evidenced by the great quaint
ties of Dry Goods. Millinery and clothing
sold by our Salisbury advertisers to the
many subscribers ofsHe MEssExaER in
Berlin, and alop~ cline Of the Wicomi-
co and Pe'- Railroad. The Berlin
mcrcl/ .sald take advantage Of our
ce' and let their people know what
,atages they have To offer. Newspaper
,sertising pays
4 The mud machine finished work on
the river nj this place last Tuesday aud
left the following day TO cut out the mid.
playground near Rel Landing. Before
leaving. however. Capt. Albcrson. the
proprietor Of the mud machine. kindly
consented 10 allow the machine to cut an
entrance from the channel of the river
through the Hats To the property of Oliver
ID. Collins. Esq. which makes u big i'm
provemcnt aud enhances the value Of his
property for boating purposes.
We are Informed that Mr. Jesse j.
Trui,t makes most excellent Road Super.
visor. and that his roads are generally
kept in a good condition. Ills men are
required Ia work ten hours day and no
fooling. That's right Mr.. Truiit do your
whole duty aud little more. The ~ rs.
sESGEH has its eye on you for II County
Commissioner in the near future. II Is
our duty to point out these things TO the
people and To see That the faithful are re-
warlcd.
"A Prohibition County Convention for
the purpose Of eleciing delegates To Eas.
ton Congressional Convention and Glyp<
don State Convention will he held ~
SNOW Hill on Tuesday, June Goth, A 2
o'clock T.. VI. All Prohibition voters and
all persons who intend voting with the
Prohibition party nj the coming election,
are most cordially invited Ia. attend
LeSlAssIi3s, :.
OF State Central COMMITTEE for wprces'
ter county.
President ConlbOurnc and Clerk
Marine of the Board of County Commits.
sioncrs have promised TO provide US after
each meeting of the Board hereafter with
a report of their proceedings. rs our read
crs NIL over the county are interested in
their acts. We have tried 10 make the
MESSENGER u good county paper every
since we have had II, and now that we
have increased our force in the typc.sct.
ting department. we will allow nothing
To escape US that will prove interesting.
The Wilmington. Del. Ecening Jour.
nal of Thursday. says: THE congrcga.
ton Of the Central Presbyterian Church,
pursuant 10 the call of the session, met In
The lecture room of the church last even.
Ing tn elect pastor. Amer short ser.
vice of prayer the meeting was called 10
order and u unanimous call formally cx.
tended io the Rev. Mcrvin j. Eckels, Of
the Wicomico Presbyterian Church. Of
Salisbury, Md. The regular salary Of 81.
200. with the use of the parsonage, will he
offered
We learn that all the thieves In the
county do not live in Snow Hill, but that
Berlin has one or more TO dispose Of. The
store of Mr.. Myers Levi was entered by
ripping of some of the weather boarding,
on the lack of the building. last Sunday
morning before day. Mr. Levi missed,
among other things, one silver watch.
suit Of winter clothes. some jcwclry and
about five dollars in cash. We hope Der.
Inns detective force may prove more sue.
scssful Than ours.
clayton ]. Purncll, ESP, lost a yalua.
h.sf.r l,,s las. ,,tsyl.s Ia
animal was in the pasture with other
cattle the day before. and i, is thought ea,
something poison from which she died
Mr.. purnell purchased this hciirr from
Mr.. Buck, of New Jersey. who imported
her sire. and sold this animal 10 Mr. Pur.
nell when only two weeks old. lie has
taken great pleasure in caring for il ever
since. with the anticipation of having in
her one o. the hest COWS ON the shore.
The President has approved the act
Of Congress providing that pensions here.
toiorc or hereafter granted To widows ~
soldiers ~ The war Of the rebellion shall
commence ~ the date ofthe death of their
husbands. This legislation favorably nj.
fleets all claims of widows of the late war
which have been filed in the pension .oilic.
an ar after July |, issO, and which have
been allowed to commence from the date
~ the filing If the claims. hut will not favor.
able affect the eases III such widows rs were
filed before July /. lssO. and which have
been allowed. pensions having already
been granted in these cases from The date
Of their husbands death.
The GratreriMr Lecord IL Queen
Annc's county. Md. says: Gen. VIM
McKcnny will raise this year ON his H..
OOO acres oi farming lands In this county
a much larger crop of wheat than ever
before. Gen. Mckcnny Is skilled and
systematic farmer. Ills acreage seeded In
wheat last fall exceeded that nf any pre-.
vious year nv nearly One.thir,l. aud his
prospects for n large yield was never let.
ter. In view of the fact That the winter
wheat in many of the Western States has
been winter killed. Gen. Mckenny has hiI
the nail an the head by increasing his
acreage, as good price j. almost reduced