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Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24
A Call for a Convention of
Farmers.
To Fruit and Truck Gyoreys.

To Fruit and Truck Groweys:
Your attention Is called to the iac, that
in these days Of Trusts, Combinations and
M0nopolies 1t is imperaiiyely necessary. IL
farmers would guard their interests, that
they organize and cooperate, In order To
secure economy In transit and sale 0f their
productions. The method prac,iced in the
past, in performing this important service.
have well-nigh stripped them Of living
profits, while Others have received the re.
ward Of their labors. Eximyagant freighis.
carriage, commissions and other c0nting-
ent expenses have already ruined our bus.
iness. When the millions OF young peach
trees recently planted, contiguous to the
waters Of the Chesapeake Bay ana its
tributaries. come into bearing, the gluis
and confusion will be complete. The nd.
van,ages to be gained by the adoption Of
some system Is incalculablc. and we need
but 10 organize aud cooperate to secure
them. Suitable wharf facilities with rail.
road advantages have been secured for
this purpose. Farmers We need your help
your wisdom and judgment In organizing
this grand movement. Therefore. we,
whose names are hcreunto subscribed, ON
behalf and by authority OF the respective
organizations we represent. do hereby
call n Convention OF the Farmers of the
State of Maryland, and the members Of
the East Baltimore Business Mems Asso.
citation To meet in Baltimore, at White
Hall Building. Bank street near Broad.
way, on the second day of April. 1883. nj
y. M. aud continue In session until the
business of the convention Is concluded.
y. Barnard, President of Still Pond Ag.
ricultural Club
James Bates. President Of East Balii-
more Business Mems Association.
n. o. DEvRIEs. Agt.
by order of the Maryland State Grange.
All communications may be addressed
to J. n. Gardner. i7il East Pratt street.
Baltimore, Md.
Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24
About the Office Of Surveyor.

H"t
To tic Editors Of The Messenger :

To the Editors Of The Messenger
GENTLEMES:-Wih you kindly give me
space in the columns Of your valuable pa
per, to inquire Of our County Surveyor
what benefits, IL any, will acrue to the
land owners by the passage Of "a bill re.
quiring all deeds TO contain the several
courses Of the land decided" and II he
thinks that the benefits to be derived are
IN any way commensurate with the addi.
tional expense, vcxaiions, Delays and the
more or less litigation necessarily involv.
cd in the enforcement.
II can be readily seen that II will in.
crease the cmolumcnts appertaining to
the Office Of County Surveyor, but on the
other hand, will II so benefit land owners
that they will be satisfied to assume this
additional tax upon real estate already so
heavily burdencd us to have become al.
most Improbable!
At present, the Office Of County Survey.
or Is but slightly rcmunerative. and the
cause is, that in an old aud settled county
like ours his services arc but seldom re-
quired to settle disputed bounderics.-
Therefore, would it not be more sensible
and reasonable 10 abolish at once an office
that has become cifctc by the force of
necessity, than to make new laws to in.
crease lis emolumenis at the expense Of n
community that will derive but little II
any benefit from the increased cxpendi.
turc which they will necessarily have to
incur:
The conveyance Of land, has become. of
recent years, much simpliiied but, will il
not, by the passage Of this act, become
more difficult than ever beforcy requiring
an additional outlay Of money, time and
convenience for which the parties inter.
esied will in no way reap commensurate
value, therefore ifthese differences are cor.
rect the Office OF County Surveyor willcx
is,, not because il is a necessity, but by
virtue of law for its protection.
ENQUIRER.
Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24
In a Waterv Dungeon.

CAMBRIDGE MD., March i9.--Cnpt. Geo.
II. White, of Lower Iloopcr's Island, Dor.
chester county, who passed through Cam.
bridge this afternoon on his way To Balii-
more, reports great damage in the neigh.
borhood by the late storm. lie also brought
intelligence of the drowning of two
drcdgcrs and the almost miraculous Is.
cape of another from the capsizing Of one
of his own vessels, the Pinkney Whytc,
on the Sunday evening Of the gale. The
vessel MAS m0orcd near the island, having
the three dreigcs on board. Soon after
the storm burst On her the masts of the
Whyte were broken of, and during the
night she capsized. At the time the YES.
sci went over two ofthc sailors were on
deck and the third In the hold, between
decks The snow was falling thick, and
the weather was terribly cold. The two
men on deck climbed by aid Of the rigging
fastened TO the broken mast. to the top Of
the vessel, but were soon numbed by the
cold, washed of and drowned. The third
man, who was in the hold, after being for
a time completely submerged by the rush.
ing waters, found himself standing in
watery dungeon, his body TO the neck be.
ing under water. and his head in the vac.
uum between the surface of the water and
the bottom Of the upturned vessel. Thus
imprisoned in the darkness and with
scant supply of air. the sailor clung To the
vessels bottom while she was tossed about
at the mercy of the waves. lie remained
in his perilous condition for 30 hours
More than once, the man states. he felt all
the tcrrors Of death and despair The yes.
sci was driven towards the shore and the
broken stubs Of The masts took hold In the
sand. The tide rcccdcd and gave the sail.
or room TO move about and more mir TO
breathe, but afterwards the tide. rising up
to his neck, threatening him with death
by slow process Of drowning. Amer the
storm subsidized Captain White, who hal
viewed the vessel from shore, felt satisfied
that all the men were drowned, but on
going with u party to discover her condi.
tion. heard groans proceeding from the
wreck. Axes were procured aud hole
cut in the bottom of the vessel and the
prisoner rcleased.-BdItO Sun.
Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24
From Bishopville.



Correspondence 81 tho MESSENGER.
One night last week, Captain Curtis
Dukes came home to Bishopyille, TO spend
the night. The tide being too low for him
to run his sloop near home, he was com.
PEELED to leave her In harbor near Ocean
City, with the steward In charge. In due
time the steward retired TO his bunk, In
the cabin, anticipating good nights rest
and dreams Of home. Such, however, was
not To be the case. for hardly had he drop
ped of into drcamland before he was
awakened by voices which he soon learn.
cd proceeded from three pirates who were
planning to rob the boat, not thinking any
one was aboard Of Il. Now Captain D.
always carries number OF fine firearms
aboard his little craft and when the stew.
ard became aware Of what was going on
lie quietly stole tSAhe gun room and Sc
lcctcd the best weapon in the lot intend.
ing to give them warm reception
Pcering through the window of the cabin
he saw the men on the shore preparing TO
board his boat. Silently Us possible he
opened the companion way but the rob.
bers heard him and started pell.mell
through the bushes, making as much noise
rs runaway hurricane-which was ma.
terially assisted by the steward. who pour.
cd three or four charges Of duck shot into
the retrcating iscrcants-increasin
their speed TO an extent that would cause
Maud s. to hide her head. What effect
the shots from the sloop had is unknown,
but the steward does not think he will
be troubled again shortly. lie Is. however,
anxious 10 know what effect his shot in
the dark had, and will pay n liberal re-
ward for the information.
Professor Garreison Nichols, ;of Reads.
vile, opened singing school at the NJ.
l.. Church South, In this place. and the
prospects are that he will obtain large
class. The class meets again on Monday
evening, and all who wish to join should
be present TO start at the beginning. This
Is move In the right direction as we have
many fine voices In our midst which with
a. little cultivation, will become u pleasure
to our town and TO those fortunate enough
TO possess voice.
Mr. Simpson Hudson and wife have
been quite III for some time, aud we arc
sorry TO say, show no signs Of improve.
ment
The Rev. +. +. Carpenter has returned
from Wilmington Conference and was
welcomed by his congregation who are
much pleased with the prospect of having
him with them another year.
Divine services may be expected to-
morrow Sunday in the u. Church South
at 10 o'clock a. M, and in the VI. +. Church
at Z o'clock p. M.
Mr.. l.. VIII. Bunting has about com.
pleted his large and cOmmotlious store
house and at an early date will lay in full
assortment of general merchandise.
Mr.. Charles Hill, Of Philadelphia. has
contracted with Messrs. Furbush & Kcas,
Of Berlin, 10 erect for them II store house
In our town. The building will he - feet
square, two stories high. and will contain
u dry goods and grocery room, with an
office In the rear. The lower rooms will
he ceilcd and the upper plastercd. Mr..
Hill does the building and plastering for
$4,000. RoxIE.
Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24

The news ofthe death ofRev. Robert
Pitts, of Newark, reached here last Thurs
day. lie was one Of the Oldest men in
the county, and in his death Newark loses
one Of It's best citizens. lie was In the
eighty-seventh year Of his age at the time
Of his death lie leaves host Of friends
to mourn after him.
We call the attention Of our lady
readers TO the advertisement Of Miss Il. II.
Reed In this issue. She Is well-known to
some Of our readers and you can not do
better than write her for samples of en-
broiderics, silks. laccs. ruches and any.
thing In this line kept by her. Prompt
attention will bc given to all orders or
inquiries by mail.
The following shows the condition of
the Baltimore Grain Market rs reported
for us by Messrs. VIM. B.T,lghman & Co.
Commission Merchants, Bowley's Wharf,
Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24
PENINSULA ITEMS.

Kent County owners of horse flesh oi
the trotting variety arc making arrange.
ments TO secure an experienced trainer.
Treasurer Meekins, Of Dorchester coun.
ty Monday afternoon, in the presence of
the board Of county commissioners de.
stroycd, by burning, county bonds Of var
Gus denominations 10 the amount OF
$50, 900, being the last of the bonds out.
standing against the county on the issue
made July LIST, 1867, for the purpose Of
subscribing 10 the stock Of the Dorchester
& Delaware railroad.
Caroline county has incorporated a
mining company. This company has It's
headquarters in Philadelphia. Benjamin
House, Esq, of Grcensborough, is one Of
the prime mocvrs In starting the enter.
prise, and he has secured the attention Of
Philadelphia capitalists, and work will be
pushed at once. II Is said that the Caro-.
line mines will yield several hundred
thousand tons ofiron ore.
Recently. after the benediction had been
pronounced In st. Paul's colored church,
Andersontown, Caroline county, Il was
discovered that box had been placed on
the steps aflcr the services began, and In
the box was found n male infant. The
young one was comfortably fixed, extra
clothing and a couple Of bottles Of milk
being found in the box. II was taken
charge Of by kind.hcarted woman who
resides near the villagc.--Cdroliae Demo
crat.
A number Of gentlemen interested In
the Rose Hill race course at Chestcrtown,
met at the Office Of Stedman Wickes, Esq.
Saturday evening to discuss the feasibility
Of establishing an agricultural fair in con.
nection with the race course. Il was de.
cidcd TO push ahead the idea, and sub.
scription books are now open. There
should be enough stock taken by our peo.
pie 10 assure n fair here. This Is decidedly
the place for ono. II Chcstcrtown don't
boom with new factory, free bridge, en-.
larged town limits, electric lights and a
fair ground then we shall stop booming
the town.-Indepenient.
Hon. !. ID. Clarke died at his residence
In Trappe, Talbot County last Sunday
morning. Mr.. Clarke was elected to the
House Of Delegates last November but
was taken III with cancer In his face
soon after the election, and has not been
well enough since to take his seat The
most eminent physicians were engaged to
treat his disease, and all pronounced II
incurablc.
Mr.. Clarke was u man Of large wealth,
and for many years has been engaged in
the mercantile business at Trappe. He
was elected and served four years ms
Judge Of the Orphans Court Of his county
and one term as State Senator. lie was
the largest stakeholder in the Easton
National Bank and has been Director of
the bank since its organization. A Repub.
lican in politics, he was not an offensive
partisan. Ills death is great loss to the
community in which he li7cd.
Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24
Farmers, Attention !

The following notice appears in one Of
the Dover papers this week. We call
attention TO il, for the purpose of showing
the difference between doing" and talk.
ing" Our farmers have heard that u
canning factory would he started here
this spring hut they have no positive
proof Why no: come out friends and
say what you will do and give oar farmers
a chance to go To work for you. We have
no doubt you car get all the tomatoes and
corn you want ir you will let the commu-
nifty know how much il is and what will
be paid for them. Do not hide your light
under bushcl but come forward. Let u
meeting Of our enterprising business men
he called, and n stock company be organ
lied, five cannot get n canning establish
mcnt in any other way.
I'VE, the undersigned. have arranged 10
start u canning factory in Doycr, Del, pro.
yidcd we can get grown sugar corn and
tomatoes necessary for orr purpose. Mr..
Robert +. McGaw is practical Gamer
from the corn packing Districts of Abcr.
deem, Hartford county. Md. We are in
wan. of 100 Oacrcs set in tomatoes for which
we will pay 80 per ton delivered at our
factory in Dover, and we also want 200
acres set in sugar corn for which We will
pay $40 per ton in the hask, delivered at
our factory in Dover. Cash on aud after
Oct. isi, lsss. Books open and full par.
,iculars made known by II. &. Collision ut
his store in Dover. Come in farmers. aud
lc, us know how many acres you will take.
Seed furnished by us. Respectfully,
II. &. COLLISION.
RonT. +. MCGAw.
Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24
He Dared TO do Right.

The following notice appeared In the
Harrington Eaferpri.c oflasi week:
Notice.-Nolice is hereby given to the
temperance people of,hIs community that
the undersigned has torn out his dislillery
and has decided to make no more brandies
or Intoxicating drinks Of any kind. My de.
sire isto lead u new aud better life. Ask.
Ing the sympathy Of all who are interested
in my welfare In such 4 movement. I re.
main yours truly, BENIAH FLEa,SG
Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24

Capt. Robert Henry and crew. of Po-
comoke. who were away during the recent
storm aud were supposed TO have been
losi have come to light They report dis.
asirous time hat met with no serious loss.
Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24
THE LATE BLIZZARD


II was such blizzardly
Hliz-bliz-bliz.
II came with whirr and u
Whiz-whiz
And bent upon nothing but
Biz--biz--biz.
Froze everything up with a
FriZ-fr;z-friz
II grated its teeth with a
Grit-grit grit,
And swnrc IL would never
Quii-quii-quit,
II cracked up its heels rs il
l.it--lit-lii, -
And howlcd with delight as II
Bit-bit--bt
II swept thro' the streets with u
Gust -gust-gust.
And bust NIL the pipes with
3ust-bust--bust,
II yelled nj the merchants who
-cusscd-cussc,l,
And grinncd at the plumbers
Lust-lust-lust.
II made on the traveller, n
Sncak-sncak-sncak
And blister,l his bullet-proof
Check-check-che
II blew through the stoves with
Shrick-shrick--shrick,
And made all the hinges
Crcck-creck-
Then il yelled and Il whistlcd,
II howlcd and il roared,
II grunted and bristled,
II buckcd and IL gorcd,
II lcapcd and il snortcd,
II whipped and II las!icd,
And wildly cavorted
AS onward il dashed
II crooked and II twisted,
II hunched up It's back,
II blew where il listed
Through window and crack
II came through the basement
And up through the floors;
Il whirled through the easement
And swept through the doors
II frOzc up the marrow,
And likewise the pump;
And, swift as an arrow,
II went ON the jump;
II palsie,l the wood pile.
And blighted the coal:
II shrunk up in good style
The fuel dealers soul.
Then away on its courae II spcad like III,
wind,
Leaving mountains of snow and discom
fort behind;
And yell of defiance Il gave rs il passed
And that was the end II the blizzard al
last. SAM. r. CLOVER.
Sour Falls, DakdtO, March Ii
Democratic messenger., 1888-03-24

Nye, IU05U
MIR. George Bleasdale. who has been
merchandising in this town for n year oI
more, has sold out his stock to Mr.. II. w
Townsend, and has gone TO Wilmington
Del, where he will engage In the same
business. We wish him success in his
new home. lie Is the son Of Mr.. John
Bleasdale, who was recently compelled to
leave his post as engineer on the Steamer
Tangicr on account Of crysipclas in hi:
legs. Mr.. Blcasdalc has been in Whining
ton, Del, for several months, and we ar,
glad TO hear lie Is getting better.
The colored people in the vicinity ol
Newark are very much excited over the
mysterious disappearance from their midst
Of an aged colorcd woman named IIcnny
Bowen ON the 10th inst. lIenny, IL Is said
lcn tin house Of her daughter, Millic Pur
nell, where she had been visiting AT the
time mentioned. leaving word that she
was going over TO Eliza lIarmon's a dis
tnncc Of several miles. She has not been
heard Of since and it is supposed she lost
her way, wandered of in the woods and
died.
The Seaforl Reritr says: The Scafsrd
Base bali club are going TO rent the Nor.
row lot, and will build a grand stand, and
il they can secure the needed cash, will
fence II in. They hereby extend a chal.
lengc TO any club on the Peninsula, either
professional or amateur, and most especi.
ally the crack Baltimore nine Of Poc0moke
City, Md.
[Wehope the Pocomokc boys will re.
organize at once, and as soon us the wealth.
er permits, go right up TO Seaford and
bring that grand stand" and all back TO
Pocomokc with them as u trophy of their
victory.
AT Frankforl on Saturday Joe Bodlcy
was committed to Georgetown Jail for
stealing horse belonging to DIR. Hitch OF
Dagsboro which had been left in the care
Of farmer in lower Sussex. No consta-
bic could be found who was willing to
take Bodley to Jail however and about
night he took leg hail for Maryland where
he had just finished n term Of imprison.
ment, leaving u horse which DIR. Hitch
seized in lieu Of the one Bodley had stolen.
The horse that BOdlcy stole or rather oh.
tained from the farmer by presenting u
forged order from DIR. Hitch is said to
have died. Bolley is II white man.-Svs-
ser journal. l'odlcy was the man tried
before the Circuit Court for this county
recently for committing an outrage on u
Miss Bradford near Newark last summer. |
-Drs +. :. Dashiell and Sylvester X.
Marshall have formed partnership for
the practice OF Dentistry. This will prove
Of much benefit to the suffering, tooihsome
humanity of our county. as they will visi,
nearly every place Of promise in the coun-
ty: DIR. Daslicll will visit Berlin We'd
ncsday following second Monday. and
Poc0moke City fourth Thursday of each
month. DIR. Marshall will visit Chinco.
league, Va, first Monday, Stockton. Md,
Wednesday following first Monday; Bcr-
lin second Monday, Bishopvi!lc Wednes
day, Whaleyville Thursday, following
second Monday of each month. DIR. Da-
shell is well-known as skillful Dentist,
in fact. one of the best in the State, and
we understand DIR. Marshall graduated
with no little honor to himself and his
precep,or--Dr Dashiell This is u strong
team and we wish them success.
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Joined Mr. Roundup. with hls eyes On
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