Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-07-06

Someone broke into the back room of
Esquire Ncssick's store on Thursday
night. The door connecting the store
room from the one entered was securely
fastened and the culprit was unable TO
force an entrance through It and conse-
qucntly left without stealing anything as
was evidently his intention. A large bar
Of iron was broken which fastened the
window through which the thief entered.
The 4,h was celebrated In very quiet
way around Snow Hill. The stores were
most all closed during the day and those Of
our young people who could get teams, left
town IN the morning, some for Pocomoke
city, some for Newark. where the Odd
Fellows had big parade and festival, and
Others for Public Landing. Many got
caught In the big rain wich began to come
down in torrents about 4 o'clock and
lasted until :.
The Mutual Reserve Fund Life Asso.
ciation, Of New York City. has cash sur
plus Of $2.OOO,OOO Paid in lust years TO
widows and orphans over $G,OOO.OOO. ut a
cash saving of $40 1000, 600 To It's members.
In form of policy, prompt settlement OF
cy holders, III strength Of organization.
and in everything which contributes to
the security and cheapncss Of life insu-
rance. tins company stands unrivalcd.
For full details, apply To +. r. 7. Ham
mond, attorney ut law, Snow Till, Md
The berry season has opened this year
some weeks earlier than heretofore.
Thousands of quarts are now gathered
every day in this county. Both black
berries and hucklcbcrrics are now on the
market and great quantities are being
shipped. Blackbcrrics this week are sell
ing nj ! cents u quart in our market. but
hucklcbcrrics are much higher. The crop
Of both is said 10 bc great aud will bring
n good deal Of money 10 the county. y
person can make from - cents TO $i.0O
per day if he is u fast picker.
Upon the recommendations In the last
report Of United States Agent ". +.
Smith. of the United States engineers
office in Wilmington the chief engineer Of
the Engineering Department of the Uni.
ted States Army. has ordered surveys To
he made Of the following rivers IN the
Peninsula, with view To improvements
in their navigation Chester river, Md.
Wicomico river. Md; Appoquinimink
creek, Del. Chincoteaguc inlet, Nd. for
the purpose OF \ rcakwatcr; Onancock
hari or, Va. Elk river, Md. North East
river. Md.
Our farmers have encountered another
destructive rain, coming rs il did while nj
leas, two thirds of the wheat raised IN the
county was down. The rain commenced
on Mandny ut which time very little wheat
had been stacked and n portion yet re-
mains uncut in the fields where not only
the cut but the uncut is sprouiing and
growing. The prospect, as we stated in
our last issue, was very encouraging for
large and profitable yield but when the
rain set in on Monday and continued from
day to day until all hopes were lost, and
Il is now concluded that the yield will
fall short at least one half We sympa.
ihize with our farmers but hope they may
be encouraged in their work by better
prices Tor wheat and large corn and to-
mato crop. This deficiency in crops must
necessarily reduce the amount of money
In circulation and Is therefore not very
encouia aging outlook for our merchants.
We want regular correspondent at
Chincoteaguc for the MESSENGER. also
one at Girllctrcc and Berlin. We will
furnish stamps, envelopes, writing paper
and the newspaper free, to any person ut
either Of these places who will write rcgu-
larry for Ms. We, Of course, want the
news from every town in the county, but
we mention the above because we occa.
sionally receive letters from them. but
not as regularly as we desire. II You
wan, us to give you good paper send us
the news Write Il If ,ou have time or il
you have not send word by someone or
call and tell Ms yourself We cndcavor
to give you the best we can obtain, but
II you know anything tina, we don't, come
and tell us We will thank you and you
will even &c, better local paper than now
We want Ia know who is sick, who is
dead. who has gone away. All about ac-
cidcnis, weddings funerals "reminiscences
and everything else
capers tina, make them noticcably diff
fcrcnt from our stock of horses. On Mon.
day lns, one of them belonging To Mr..
sylvester Bunting succeeded in breaking
loose from halter with which he was
tied IN Sclby's stables and ran out Main
street nj full speed When near the col
orcd school house he crossed n vacant lot
and plunged into the river swamp "up 10
his chin" Mr. Bunting learning Oi his
pOny's rash act, went la rescue him but
after nm hours trial abandoned the nm
deriaking and left his pony where he
found him, entirely submerged in the mud
excepting hts head which was all that
could be seen Of him. To parties who
had gathered around 10 witness the scene
lac offered n rcwarl for the rescue NJ his
pony and hiring horse hc left here on
time with the mail. Sid Burroughs and
his assistants finally succeeded in getting
the animal out and Sid was exhibiting
him on our streets the balance Of the day.
The work of preparing for the great
Trades Display and Exposition, at Pimli'
co, in September. goes steadily on, and
that both will be the biggest things Of the
kind Baltimore has ever seen is now as.
sured beyond an. reasonable doubt. The
Trades Display. TO which President Frank
/ Blown has npplicd his uncomfortable Ell.