Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-02-04
GENERAL NEWS.

Milliard Blown, Of Lynn, Mass. is
just one month old, and weighs one
pound and seven ounces.
James Works is one Of those rare
persons, rich farmer, 100 years old
He lives at Waterford, VT.
Wa,,sfeld, VT, has its share Of old
folks I, has eight couples who have
been married over fifty years.
Esther S. Damon, aged IS, Of Ply
mouth Lucy Morse, aged 76, Of Bar
nard, and Polly Richardson, aged 90,
Of Bethel, are three Vermont widows
OF Revolutionary soldiers. and as such
draw pensions.
Timothy Bacon, who voted for An
drew Jackson and all Democratic Presi.
dental candidates since, is living in
Barre, Mass. bearing the weight OF
100 winters His health is good and
his mind clear.
Joseph Thompson, negro con.
demned to be hanged, broke out Of
the. national prison at Taklequah, l. T.,
last Wednesday. He is still at large.
During his life he is known to have
murdered seven persons.
John W. Young, Brigham Young's
oldest son. is said to be a successful
business man and a shrewd builder OF
railroads in Utah Territory. He has
only three wives,
A syndicate Of Delaware capitalists
have purchased 1000 acres Of land in
Polk county. Florida, near the new
town Of Floridelphia, which they will
divide up into five acre tracts.
The engineers and firemen Of the
Rocky Mountain Division Of the Can
adam Pacific Railroad have had their
wages advanced without their solicita
ton.
when the wife Of A. Ellis, OF
Kansas City, Mo-, woke up one morn.
ing recently, she found her two child.
rem, boy and girl, twins OF a month
old; dead by her side, the little ones
having been accidentally smothercd to
death.
Cedar Key, Fla, furnishes the bulk
of red cedar used in the manufacture
Of lead pencils Throughout, the world
Hundreds Of operatives are there EN-.
ployed, and the product is shipped to
European as well as Northern factories.
Mr.. Whit,ier's birthday presents are
still coming along, one Of the latest
being balsam pillow embroidered
with pine cones the balsam grew by
the grave Of Helen Hun, Jackson, in
Colorado, and the pillow was made by
an Indian girl.
An Ellsworth (Me. merchant re-
Gently received the money for small
mat which he had acciden,ly added TO
the purchases Of customer several
years ago. The lady who sen, the mon.
ey said in her note that the matter hal
been troubling her for many years.
True business enterprise is shown in
the case Of the York Daily. The Offices
Of the paper we're entirely destroyed
by fire on Sunday last, yet the Daily
appeared as usual on Monday and con.
tanned in addition two illustrations OF
its ruined place of business This is
indeed quick work.
Chester Bellows. recently hung in
Iowa for murder, was the first man to
be legally executed in that State or
twenty-five years. For period OF six
years capital punishment was abolished
by State law, but since 1873 hang.
ing was made a penalty for murder
provided tina, the jury should decide
whether that or life Imprisonment,
should be the penalty
Three masked men entered the hut
OF Henry Merits. an oil woodsman,
OF Henderson township, near Hunting.
ton. Pa, Thursday, aud held his bare
feet 10 the fire to force him to tell
where his money was concealed. He
finally became unconscious His as
sailan,s succeed in finding 81. 500, bu,
missed 81. 500 hidden in the yard. II
is though, Merits will die from his in.
juries.
Paul Redmond. who recently com
United suicide in Philadelphia, was the
fifth husband Of Irene Van SAINT, OF
Trenton. n. J. Eleven years ago she
killed her second husband, House.
while he was beating her son by the
frs, husband and was acquitted after
an exciting trial. Her third husband
was Frank Parker, a noted base ball
player, from whom she was divorced
She married Redmond two wears ago.
Some Time ago two young Canadian
farmers began poking fun at each other
over their cour'ships, and finally one oi
them sent an account of his friends