Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-01-07
OUR TWENTIETH VOLUME

With the last iSslc the MESSENGER
closed the nineteenth year Of its exis
ience as newspaper and the first year
under its present management, and i,
Us with considerable degree Of pride
tina. we call attention to this the first
issue Of the second year under our
control. Although a change in the
proprietorship was generally known in
this town long before we assumed con
troll no public mention was eve.
matie Of it by either oar predecessor in
the editorial chair or by any other
journal in the county. uncourteous as
II may appear. On the other hand we
were told in an undcrhand manner
that it was an easy matter to get off a
few issues but when il com. to getting
out paper every Saturday, year in
and year ou', ii took "brains, and al
ter years experience W: most heartily
concur in our esteemed brothers view
or course this advice was unsolicited
bu, we proflted by it aud looked only
for the worst. So determining. We
commenced operations on the first Of
las, January and have been hard AT
work every since ahd are fully con.
WINGED that i, not only takes brains to
run a good paper but il takes grea,
deal OF hard work and we believe this
community will bear us ont III the rs
sertion TINT more hard work was done
in the MESSENGER office during the
year 1887 than during any correspond
ing period for many years past. The
fact that the paper was run down a, The
time we assumed control Of il was self
evident to all its readers Upon com
ing into the Office aud finding but one
or two live advertisements we set to
work with determination to do our
duty, let the result he what il might.
and so VIC have been driving ahead
every since, and although we had
considerable sickness aud other hinder
ances we never missed getting out
paper during the year 1887. One by
one new subscribers were added and
Que by one new advertisers made APP
plicaiion for space. until we were com
PEELED, on account OF the size of our
paper. TO issue an occasional supple
meni. Why this should have been the
case We leave TO the public to an
swer Our circulation having increas
ell to such an extent, that il required
more than one days work in every six
to get Off our issue, we found il nee
essary TO make our arrangements SO as
to comply with the demands OF our
patrons. which could only e done by
getting rid cf our CID hand pres, aud
putting in faster and larger press.
We therefore set To work with this
Object in view and have succeeded in
purchasing Of the Campbell Printing
Press and Manufacturing Company one
of their power presses aud were busIly
engaged putting il up Christmas week.
which IN measure accounts TOR the
non appearance OF the MESSENGERS las,
Saturday, hut under the circumstances
We hope an indulgcn, public will ex.
cuse US IN another column will lie
found cut of the press an (which the
MEssLNGER will hercaf or lie printed
and TO all. whether Subscribers az MT,
we extend cordial iuvila'inn Ia conn
in and see our improvcm brlievl =
il will be more satisfactory TO you. than
for Us 10 write oui full description
for yon To read "Seeing is believing"
and when you have seen the improve
menis which have been made in our
'SSsss'ce we believe you will subscribe to
the largest ani best paper ever
published in Worcester county.
We thus an the second day OF the sec
ond year Of our proprieiorship inaug
uraie another revolution in The news
paper business 10 this county. aud in
so doing We have gone far in advance
OF any Of our contemporaries and we
can assure our readers there will be no
backward step taken. We hope indeed
10 celebrate the next anniversary OF
our connection in more signal man
ner but should we fail in this one thing
We will promise that the MESSENGER
will continue Ia furnish all The latest
aud most reliable local and general
news during our propfieiorship The