Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-11-10
AT SCOTS BEACH.


A party composed OF II prominent gen.
tlemen representing various professions
and callings arc at SCOTS Beach enjoying
tho cunning and fishing for which that
section Il noted. The weather has been
rather unfavomble for cunning since they
arrived few days since. being most too
warm. but letter from one Of the party
To the MESSENGER says they are having q
"bang up" time and like the place very
much-in fact, so well that they have or.
ganized club to he know o. the Chinco.
league Sports, ,".,h= ,xhichs er,,sni,',i..-.
proposes to visit SCOTS annually. They
will make such improvements as are
necessary for their comfort and pleasure
and II 10 thought several more prominent
sporismen will be added TO the member
ship another season, For the benefit Of
those Of our readers who do not live in
this section we locate SCOTS Beach. II Is
about fourteen miles South.eas, Of Snow
IIill and is portion OF the beach running
from Pwnix Island 10 Chincotcaguc Inlet.
It is washed on the one side by the turbu.
lent waves Of the great Atlantic and on
the other by Synepuxent Bay, and is only
about three.fourths Of mile In width
This spot is virtually the sportsmen's
paradise, for here can DC found in large
quantities every variety Of beach birds
using along the Atlantic coast. Fish are
plentiful and easily caught in either the
ocean or bay.
II Is not the first time that some Of these
gentlemen have visited the place. Cor sew.
eral Of them meet at SCOTS every year for
the purpose Of enjoying the fine cunning.
They are as usual stopping With Mr.. J. T.
Waters. who does everything in his pow.
er toward making their visit successful
and pleasant one. The party consists Of
Manager Harry Wright, Of the Philatiel.
phia Base Ball Club. who Ia an ardent
sportsman and genial companion: s. +.
Andrews the celebrated player Of the
Philadelphia Club and one OF the most ex.
perienced sporismcn Of the country, Is the
leading spiri, of the party. The other
gentlemen are DIR S. q. Dixon, Professor
Of Hygiene. OF the University Of Pcnnsyl.
vania DIR. Horatio C. Wood. Of the Uni.
vcrsi,y Of Pennsylvania. author Of the
United States Dispensatory and various
standard works on Materia Mcdica and
Therapeutics and noted specialist in
nervous diseases DR.. A. &. Patterson, Of
the Government Hospital for the Insane.
Washington. ID. T.. II. e. Blair. Of Phila.
delI,uia, one 0f the most noted pharma.
cist Of the country: A. +. Thompson. q
leading spirit In the wellknown drug
house Of Lilly, Rogers & Co. Baltimore i;
DR.. NJ. A. Wood. prominent physician
Of Philadelphia George II. Summers.
connected with the house of Parkc, Davis
& Co, Of Detroit. Mich. the leading phar.
maceutical chemists OF the world and DR..
II. II. Rusby the noted botanist who en-.
tertains the party with his rich fund of
experiences and Is always ready to eclipse
u big story with one stlll bigger.
The editors ofihe MESSENGER thanks
the club for kind invitation TO partake
Of their hospitality. which would be cheer.
fully accepted II business would permit
We wish them jolly good time and many
more visits to Worcester county the home
Of the lucIcus oyster and the paradise OF
spOrtsmcn.