Democratic messenger., 1888-09-29
Mr.. All. w. Smith has accented posi.

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Miss Aline Causey, of this town. lefl
on Tuesday morning for an extended
trip to Philadelphia. She was accom-.
panied by Miss Cora Hancock. who has
been visiting the family Of Mr.. Joshua
Duffy. In town.
Mr.. George II. Brittingham highly
respected citizen living near Berlin, died
very suddenly on Wednesday right Of
last week. lie was enjoying his usual
good health until he went home TO sup.
per, after. which he WIS taken with
spasms, aud died during the night lie
was we'll to do farmer ami life long
Democrat. The funeral took place on
Thursday.
-Bcan-bag Parties promise to be popu-
lar this winter among young people. Each
player Is provided with fancy bean bag,
the colors OF no two being alike. A board
about three feet long and two feet wide,
with hole In II six inches square. Is
placed slanting against the wall. The
bags are thrown from one end Of the
room and whoever throws through the
hole the greatest number Of times gets the
prize bag corresponding In color TO his
or her own. The greatest fun consists IN
opening the prize bags. Sometip Jehcy
contain peanuts and sometime .,on-bons
or even lace handkcrchicfs, o. almost any.
thing.-Ex.
DIR S. II. Waters, clerk Of State
Tax Commissioner Levin W0olford, has
received from the clerks Of the county
commissioners reports Of the rates oftaxes
levied ON every $iOO Of property in the
State, as follows: Allegany, set cents;
Anne Arundel, $i.i4; Baltimore county,
81 cents; Carroll. 80 cents; Calvert. 80
1.20 cents Coroline, OFT cents; Cecil,
800; Charles. 93 cents; Dorchester. oct
cents; Frederick. 6j cents; Garrct. $l.10
cents; Hartford, 81 cts. Howard, G2 cents
Kent, 0I cents; Montgomery, 92t cents
Prince Georges, 90 cents; Queen Anne's,
81 cents; Somerset 9St cents; st Mary's
81; Talbot, ~ cents; Washington IS cts.
Wicomico, SIT cents; Worcester, 90 cts.
The Baltimore city tax rate for municipal
purposes is $i.9O on the 800.
Next Monday. the first day Of Ocio.
her. begins tho October sitting for regis.
;ration. II Is a matter Of vital impor
,ance that every man entitled To q vote,
should see that he is properly registered
for casting the vote. The sitting next
week is the last opportunity. Do not
neglect it. Ifyou should be transferred
to new voting place, give attention TO
the matter without delay. If you know
oi any party who should be registered or
transferred. who is indifferent about the
matter. stir him up and urge him TO attend
to II. This is n presidential year. ~and
every man who values his American sciti
zenship, should be prepared to asseu ik't
the polls. tus have u full rcgistrat ion
and full vote next November.
The expedition which left Philadcl.
phia nearly two months ago on the
steamer Long Branch. to locate the sloop.
of.war Del3raak. sunk nearly 100 years
ago near the Delaware Breakwater, with
qvlargc amount Of treasure on board, have
Abandoned the search and returned to
that port. The exploring party, which
was under the command Of Captain
Charles A. Adams Of the United States
Navy, included Dr.Seth Pancoast, Chaplain
Kane of the United States Navy, A. J.
Kane, George SchIiner. several divers,
and the crew Of ten men. The search has
been in progress for about five weeks,
and on Thursday morning last Captain
Adams asked DIR. Pancoast for money to
purchase coal for the steamer, but the lat
ter had expended all the money allowed
him by the syndicate and some of his pri-
vate funds, aud declined to furnish any
more. Subsequently the search was given
up and the steamer started back to Phila.
delphia.
"A very fruitful joke was told by your
correspondent ON young man living
near Pocomokc, and its correctness Is ad.
mittcd by him. While in the act Of rciir.
ing he heard a peculiar noise, he paid no
attention 10 II. however, hut retired. I'm.
medaicly the noise became frightiul, and
thinking il was a dog in the corner Of his
room, he began TO whistle and call It TO
him the mysterious noise changed and
he imagined It was cat. After throw.
ing his boot in the direction Of the supp0s.
ell object sudden change Of tones took
place. and II rcsembled the hiss of a snake
lie then threwa pillow. aud then in ter.
ror cricd out Justify for n lamp. In the
interim he took slat irom the bcdstead,
and venture,l N near the supposed snake
rs his irightful mind would allow, and
raised his weapon 10 dispatch the mys,eri.
Gus intruder At this crisis, the lamp
arrived. and 10 his amazcment and cha.
grin, there appeared 90 view jar OF
peaches that were going through the pro.
cess Of fermentation and making a queer
hubbling noise. - Crisfeid Lerdsr.
The Wild West at Dover.
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