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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
Arbor Day.

The Governor 0f Maryland. in pursu.
ancc Of law, has appointed the 18th day oi
April next 10 he observed as "Arbor Day"
The purpose of this observance is TO in.
spirc the young with love Of trees, To
prevent the unnecessary destruction Of
our remaining forests and tn lead 10 II
more general system Of tree planting and
tree culture.
Prof VI. y. Newell Secretary of the
State Board of education. in a c0mmuni-
cation addressed to School Examiner Clay
ton j. Purncll. suggests HAT the ordinary
school exercises he omitted on .irbor Day
and thai, lIJ pupils assemble AT The school
house nj an appointed hour. with their
friends and nci.hborS. and that appropri.
ate selections hc read suitable songs sung
and essays read hy the pupils Of the school
Addresses by citizens of the ncighborhuod
would also he in order, either in the school
room or an the ground. ~ the conclu.
sion at the literary exercises the tree, oi
trees should H. planted and named. Oi
course the trees should be- procured he.
iurchand, and all necessary arrangements
made for planting. II the school prcmi.
scs do not allow suitable place. the
trees should he planted by lie roadside
and in such Il way that in successive years
line OF shade trees will grow up II the
school prefers to plan, fruit trees, there is
no objection. Tie pear and cherry are
graceful and excellent ornamental trees
for the way.sidc.
The Legislatures or school authorities
Of twenty six States have already adopted
.Arhor Day ~ an annual festival. Let the
public schools al Worcester county SEE
what they can conifiinic towards The first
observance of this festival in the State oi
Maryland,
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
LOCAL BUSINESS.

IL. T. Truiii has The hest 5Oc dress
shin IN town.
What is the greatest pride of the
South The Horse Shoe Spring Bed.
"A full line of Pitts fine hand made
shoes just received n, H. 7. TRUTHS.
What i the rich mans legacy, the
poor mans treasure. the wiic's joy. and
the greatest comfort of the sick: The
IIorsr Shoe Spring Bed.
You can buy an elegant dress shirt nj
Il. I. Truths for 5Oc.
Don't fail To call aud see u. 7. fruits
jOc. dress shirt.
when you visi, Baltimore, stop At
the Maliby House. where will he found
first. class accommodations and exceed
ngly low rates
The Doctors of the South will tell
YOU TINT they prefer the Horse Shoe
Spring he'd Ia al Others, for they have
them 0n their own beds. 4 suggestive
fact.
i will I've at Berlin Saturday, March
3Olh and Snow Hill every Tuesday. to re-.
reiye taxes due for the years 1870 and
1887 II will he Ia the interest of those
in arrears To settle on or beiurc May lsl.
T.. ". MCMAsTEH. Collector.
The celebrated ''I'Deomokf !S.Icr Phos.
J.hdfc" which has been used for The last ten
years on all early crops with such general
satisfaction, Il NOW on hand and for sale
by JOHNSON X MCALLEN BRO. SNOW Hill
WM. y. ScARBoHoUGm X Bios. Ginllctrce,
l.. ]. lIOUsTON, stockton.
The Mansion House Is well known
To- all Eastern ShOTemen. Its location il
central and rates are much lower than
any other first class hotel. Mr.. Hopper
the chief Clerk has been at the Mansion
for number of years, he Is native of
Queen Anne's County aud will do every.
thing In his power To make Eastern Shore.
men feel nj home.
Devil appearing at sancinm door,
Copy! Want half column Ia I'LL out
Religious Department"
Editor lin desperati0nl Tell the fore
man Ia set up chapter Of the Bible aud
run II IN without credit. None of our es.
ieemed contemporaries will know where
IL came ffOm-Ex.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30

The standing of the hrs, -cc in each
class in the stockton Acait v for III,
last term j. ~ follows:
FIRST CLASS.
Reading 1. Ella Dishnroon ?,Florcnc,
Hudson >. Maggie .larman.
English Grammar-l, Maggie .larman
y. Ned Wharton; .. Ella Disharoon.
Arithmetic !, Willie Porter; ,, Ned
Wharton; 3. Maggie Jarman.
Physical Geography, Florence llud
son >, Maggie .larman 3. Ned Wharton
Roman History. Florence Hudson
e. Maggie .lHrman; 3. Ned Wharton.
Compo,ilinn--l, Florence Hudson; ,
Maggie .Inrman ., Clara Tull.
Book. kccping-l. Ned Wharton; ,
Ella Disharoou >. Maggie Jarman.
Algebra, Maggie Jarman; >, Net
Wharton >. Florence Hudson.
Latin. Ned Wharton; J. Maggie Jar
man >, Ella Disharoon.
Average in all StudicS-l. Florence
Hudson and Maggie .larman, tie; !, Ell;
Dishar"un ., Ned Wharton.
second class.
Spclling-l, Mcrlic Davis -, Willie Rig
gin, Jennie .Iarman. tie 3. Raw Taylor.
Reading. Willie Riggin, Mcriic Da'
Wis. tie; =. Nuti Jones >, Jennie .larman
English Grammar-l. Metric Davis;
Georgia Price 3, Ray TAYLOR.
Arithmetic Mutt Jones; J, Willie
Riggin 3, Claude ZONES.
Physical Geography Claude Jones
=, Willie l,igein; =. Jennie .larnan.
English llislnry-l. Harry de Wanl !
win Couman 3. Willie ltiggin,
Composiiinn--l, Mcrlic Davis, Willie
Rigsn. Jennie .larman. tie >, DAVID Clay
Vile !, Georgia Price.
Physiology |, Nuii Jones; ,, Claude
Jones =. Mcriic Davis.
Book Keeping. { laudc Jones . RAJ
In, Tor 3. Willie Davis, Mrriic Davis,lic
Political Geosiaphy-l. Nuit Jones;
Charlie Brs>nn D. Georgia Price.
Special NEWFOUNDLAND Jones, Charlie
lScSSOn.
Average in all Studic>-l, Willie Rig
gin. mark 81; =. Meriic Davis, t9A !
Jennie .lnrmnn, % TmnMNs II. SrENcE
Principal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
b. q 4. S. Railroad

Surveyors have been ut work for the
past three weeks in this county making
the corrected surveys for the Baltimore
Il Eastern Shore railroad and taking the
grade line Parties have been on the line
this week obtaining from rropcr,y.hold
ems the right of way, and intend Ia begin
Immediately To solicit subscriptions. They
propose, with what money is now sub.
scrilIcd aud what may he solicited in the
county. To begin Immediately the extern.
sion of the road from this point and will
push ii forward To completion Ms rapidly
rs possible. The company propose To
operate il rs fast rs u section of five or ten
miles is completed. Those who have no,
given the right Of way should feel suill.
Client interest TO do 80 unhesilalingly IL
they desire the road. Several lines have
been surveyed and the one that can offer
the best inducements will he adopted
Salisbury .idrertiser.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30

from Tappe. Nd, TO Chester; $. l.. Pill.
chard from Frankford, Del, To Delaware
City; -. +. McFaul from Carpo TO Elk
Neck; ]. u. Bryan of Asbury to Newport
j. ID. {. Hanna from Newport To Asbury
(only change in Wilmington, G. $. Moore
TO st. Georges.
Dover district Ralph T. Coursey from
lIurlock's To Cannon's; :. T. Gardner
from Magnolia to Church Greek; Asbury
Burke from Bethel and Glasgow To Grape;
]. NJ. Collins to Elliott Island J. W. Eas.
ley from OnancOck TO fredericksburg q. s
lIardcsty from Tangicr Island 10 Gales.
town; l.. +. Coikan from Preston 10
Greenwood; !. l.. Price To Harrington
Samuel II. Maxwell to Lcipsic; W. r.
Valiant from Cannon's to Magnolia: J. T.
PrOusc from ChuIcli Creek to Nassau Nv
l.. =. Bowen from Smiths Island 10 Por.
ter's Landing Edward Freeman To Pres
ton; q. 4. Sheets To Wyoming.
Easton district-W. VI. Warnes from
Marydcl to Appointments Samuel j
Morris from Harrington to Greensboro
q. :. Conoway from Appoquinimink Il
Marydcl l.. l.. White from smyrna cir
cult To Millingion w. Il. Mowbray from
Royal Oak TO Pomona; II. X. Stephenson
from Millington Ia Smyrna circuit; +. J
Corkran to Trappc; e. +. Sheppard from
Delaware City 10 Frankfort; W. W. Red
man 10 Fruitland; J. W. Gray from POGO
mokc circuit To Powcllyillc; Edward Da
Wis from Nassau 10 Quantico; \. ID. Davi,
to Roxana; W. W. Chmrcs from Shortly
to Somerset.
Virginia circuit-E. II. Miller TO Chin
colleague; q W. Burke from Fredericksburg
To Onancock J. T.. Graham TO New
Church Wilmer Jaeger from Galestowi
TO Smiths Island; James Common TO Tan
gicr.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
Tho Sind in Senson.

The fish was delicious. and the two cpl
cures rclskc,l il To the fullest extent, hut
he of the pc.simi-iic Turn remarked;
"Shad always suggests 81 me the Idea
thai nature was in u hurry when She got
Ia that part of her work. took lot oi eN-
ccllcnt material and just pinned II To
eclhcr"
"Ah.' said the oplimisi, YOU can't have
seen the noclical version of the matter
Then lac rrcitcd -
when the angel. made slad
The devil MAS mad.
For il seemed such ita,s, ol delight .
So, Ia ruin the scheme.
lie jumped into the stream
Aud stuck in the bones 1ut of spite.
when the strawberry Icd
First illumincd its bed
The angels booked down and were glad
Hut the devil, lis said
Fairly pounded his head.
Formed used all his bones on the sllad.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
rs THIS THE DE BRAAK
Diver Johnson's Discovery While
Looking After An Anchor.


A special TO the Philadelphia Pres.
from Lewis says: Randolph johnson, Ill.
yer on the Atlantic and Gulf Wrecking
Company's steamer Tamcsi, thinks he has
found the treasure ship DE Braak and
gives good evidence of the fact The
steamer Tamsci has been in the harbOr
for the last two weeks sweeping for an.
chors and has been very successful. A.
bout one week ago they caught an anchor
by sweeping, but could not bring il TO the
surface with steam power. Being unsuc.
cessiul they gave II up.
On Saturday last another trial was Civ
en-, but II proved rs unsuccessful as before
AS everybody on the vessel being very Gu.
rious TO know how aud by what the IN.
Choir was held by such tight grasp, Di-
yer John descended this evening. John.
son said TO u correspondent Of the Press
when descended found the remains
Of an old wreck which must have been on
the bottom for great many years. On.
~ icN pic'cs w tHhuci S"utu "c """e
out by me. The wood was worm eaten
aud like sponge. The anchor was fast
In the side of the wreck and could not be
removed. This vessel lies directly in
the line along the coast, although some
distance from the place where DIR. Pan
coast was working. The oldest citizen OF
Lcwcs knows nothing Of any vessel ever
sinking here. and by the look of the wood
the vessel is the DE Braak."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
Abolishing the Dog Tax.
Communicated


Our Town Fathers an Monday night
abolished The ordinance in relation To iaN.
Ing dogs. This was done because the
majority or the dog owners kicked over
it, and many refused point blank To pay
the iaN declaring they would go To court
Ne, &c, I'd hbitWm. Although the orli.
nanccs of the town were drawn up 10y u
lawyer il seems that this one might not
stand in court, and rs the finances ofihc
town will not allow its INDUCING in the
costly luxury of u law suit AMI lis com.
missinncrs are about tired of being con.
dcmncd to that sulphurous region iuhab
itcd by his satanic majesty, concluded in
the language of Mr. Manlilini To let the
ordinance go Ia the "dcmnilion bow.
wows." The town will lose by this about
30 or - dollars per annum. aud we sup.
pose IL will now be- In order for some one
To rise up and jaw over the repeal Of the
law.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
From Chincoteague.

CmiNcoTEAGUE, VA. March a9.-Mr. J.
II. johnson. one of Chncotcaguc's most
respected ciiizcrs has left this place and
gone To- Wacllaprcaguc City Mr.. johnson
leaves many friends behind him and has
the best wishes OF this people for his iu-
turc prosperity.
Miss VI. V. Warrington who has been
| teaching school nj this place has returned
To her home. Keller, Va During Miss VS.
stay here she made many friends, some Of
whom would he glad To have her return.
| The Invoicing crowd from pOcOmokc
City and Stockton have all returned 10
their homes. This delightful crowd seem.
cd To enjoy themselves very much not
withstanding the stormy weather and the
enormous amount of work that there was
To do. The proprietor oi the Island Hotel.
where they stopped, thinking oyster pie"
might strike their cultivated taste had the
same for dinner each day while they were
here. aud truly he could not have chosen
anything more desirable Judging from
their report. which was ~ follows: The
proprietor had quite quantity "Oysicr
/ pie" malc the first day, expecting Ia have
enough for his family too. hut family went
short. The second day he had double the
quantity made and family was still short.
| The third day, hc had made double the
quantity that he had ON the second day.
and as one or two al them had become
sick for SOME unknown cause, the "iami
ly' were supplied with "oyslcr pie Not
wilhsianhins their excellent Appetite the
Landlord was well pleased, n he would
have felt as though. thy were not content
had they been delicate eaters.
Mr.. Joseph SiciIcns, assistant engineer
on the steamer Wmgcon, aud deck hand
on same has lett the place and gone To-
Brooklyn, and Capt. Fruits son has Ia
ken his place on the steamcras deck hand.
DR. J. W. Field, applicant, for Postmas-
ter. nj this place. Is now waiting the ac-
ton of Hon. T. H. Baily Brown. Doctor
is considered II very worthy applicant and
many would be glad ifhc could secure the
appointment SHAVE.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
Passenger Rates Reducei.

PHILADELPHIA, March 20-The pennsyl
yania Railroad Company to-day gave
notice 81 an imporlan, change in its
ticket selling arrangements. ON aud after
Monday next special tickets will be placed
an sale TOR the use Of parties. Ten OF more
persons In party will be carried on one
ticket al the rate of Two cents per mile
per capita. The present rate Is three cents
per mile. without regard to the number OF
persons carried. The privilege Is extended
over the entire system Of the road east oI
Pilisburg aud Erie The rate Is the same
NJ that allowed theatrical parties anu has
heretofore been restricted Ia that class OF
passengers.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
The Accomac Assault Case

OSANcocK, Va, via Tasley Va. March
23.-News from Mrssongu Neck Is To the
effect thai Mrs. Mary T.. McCrendy, the
lady who was assaulted by the negro
Magru,ler Fletcher, died yesterday. The
citizens Of NIessohgo Neck were 50 incen.
scd aud Infatuated over the crime OF the
negro. that several days after he was
lynched. numerous coloTui residents Of
the Neck were notified To leave. which
they hastily did. One negTo owned con.
siderable property there, hut WIS compel.
ed Ia leave - Er.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
All Fools Day.

Monday will lie the first of April,
sometimes called April Fool or All Fools
Day The practices that give rise to the
name. are too well known Ia the young
people To need any further description at
our hands. and We wish them all the limo.
cent fun that they desire. Those practi.
ccs are Of very venerable antiquity and
can he traced back certainly more than
two thousand years To the "Floralia" or
The poli,encss Of the French does not
permit them Ia use sn coarse a term ~
fool 10 the sufferer under these little de.
ccp,ions, bu, he is termed IAN dapril,"-
an April first.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
A PERTINENT QUESTION.

When storm cavort> around your door,
And you, by light Of taper,
Sit closely by the evening fire,
To read your county paper,
Just think of HIM HhOsc work thus helps
To wear away the winter.
And put this question Ia yourself,
"llaye paid up The printer
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
Stockton Items.

STOCKTON. Mn March 29.-Miss Edna
lIill, were in town on Friday last.
Misses Emma Johnson and Eva Bur.
basc left for Philadelphia ON last Saturday
morning, for mn extended stay.
Mr. and Mrs Peter Pilchard, of Puts
Creek. spent Wednesday with their daugh.
ter, Mrs T.. II Taylor.
We are sorry 10 hear of the sickness of
Mrs. John Taylor and daughter. Miss
Mary, the latter is quite i'll. We hope that
both will soon be well and out again.
Miss Della Burbagc returned To her
home u, Pnwcllsvillc last week after II
pleasant visit To friends and relatives at
ll.is place.
cur singing school is booming and the
rapid progress made reflects great credit
upon it, genial teacher, Professor Eye.
Mc>srs John l.. Mock and William ID.
Cor,ldry, Jr., were in town Wednesday.
The recent rains have made the roads
in this vicinity very bad, especially that
leading from the Landing There is u
hole in il near The end of Mr. Davis field
which Is impossible after heavy rain ex.
ccpt hy walking the fence" Recently
Mr. NV lIrauchamp kindly run his horse
and cart as ferry boat for the children
Ia get 10 school.
Miss Esther Bennett and her brother
VIII. were in Town sunday,
The member, Of his congregation and
the people Of the community generally
will be glad to hear tina, the Rev. Mr.. vii
liams has been sent hack Tor another year
l,y the conference. Mr.. Williams is very
popular here aud his equal is hard 10 find,
The ladies nf the Poricrsyillc VI. T..
Church held festival and supper on
Thursday aud Friday evenings last. There
was a large attendance We have not yet
heard the amount cleared.
Early "Wednesday afternoon quite u
large crowd assembled AT the Church
Ia witness the marriage ceremony of Mr..
Edward Taylor aud Miss Waid, OF Green
lmcklillc. After long and impatient
wait the company dispersed and found
| that the marriage had taken place at Mr.
Henry rulrs. at porlcrsyille, and the
happy couple were then probably home
Mrs. Alfred Howard entertained a small
party at cards Tuesday evening.
\ party of ladies walked down To Por'
icrsIillc To attend scrvive in the VI. T..
Church u, that place, Sunday morning.
Capt. 5. II. Wilson. Of Snow Hill. was
In town an Sunday. EcNErs.
-Goy,TnOr Jackson has directed Major
". T.. Stewart. States attorney for Talbot
county. TO institute proceedings against
"The Baysidc Social. Literary and Musical
Club" the Oxford Social Club" the OK.
ford Social. Literary aud Musical Club
and the "lliyeryicw Social Club. all OF Ok
ford. Talbot Co. 10 ascertain whether said
corporations have been guilty OF such mis-.
use. abuse or non.user OF their powers and
franchises as by law would make proper a
forfeiture Of their charters. Action by the
Governor was taken ON the representation
that these clubs, which were chartered un-
der general incorporation act, were openly
violating the local option law.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-30
run CHANCES OV PLACE.

In the Wilmington district the changes
are J. W. lIammeTsly from Chester, Del,
Ia Bethel aud Glasgow A. +. Prettyman
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16

farmer and lawyer by trade and gen
tleman of kindly emotions. his iintiu-
ence at the capital seems to have had a
sort of reactionary motion, and has
started the wrong way. But, while
these things may be true to certain
extent, he seems to feel as though he
did not make Cass county, nor own
Fargo, and it is stated that
he will never visit the city
again, but Immediately upon the
adjournment of the legislature will
meet his family at the farm and there
remain in peace and quietude, fully sat
istied that the world of politics was not
constructed for men of his caliber. For
all this our citizens are very sorrowful.
They had placed the utmost confidence
in Mr.. Stimmel's ability to 'knock out'
all opposition to the interests of this
county and secure for it, at least, 1.-THE
of what it deserves; but inasmuch as
Providence has ruled otherwise there is
no kicking to be done, and Hon. Mr..
Stimmel can visit the city with both i'm
punity and safety. 'Tis pity, not venge-
ance, that actuateS our people.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16

had become national question, and
that the citizens of that territory were
not to be consulted as to the time or
conditions of its admission to the Union.
Our high and mighty rulers at the capi-
tol would decide that matter for us"
Over twenty thousand Union soldiers,
to say nothing of thousands of men who
are the peers of any race or people on
earth, whether they live north, south,
east or west, have no voice in their own
political future. This potential being
who has such exalted ideas of national
power should not waste his greatness
ION the desert air'' of this country, but
receive walking papers from his govern
ment to foreign shore, with recon-
mend that he be appointed satrap over
an outlying province of some Oriental
potentate.
1t seems that the partlsans in the
senate who admitted without any
qualms, the easily purchased borough
of Nevada, with its few thousand in
habitantS. are having SpasmS Of con-
science over the admission of New
Mexico with 100000, OH the principle,
l suppose, that the more inhabitants
those border states have the more eX-
pensive senatorial honors become.
Well. these Iordly lawmakers, dressed
in a little brief authority" may keep us
out of the Union for years. they may
represent that we have billiards every
DAY in the year, they may affirm that
we all freeze to death every winter, and
we thawed out in the spring, but if a
kind Providence will give us good crops
of our unrivaled grains we can
afford to laugh at them and their
plumbers. A crop OF grain is
much to be preferred to crop of poll
tics. The able advocate of Dakota's
rights in the house of representatives.
Hon. S. S. Cox, in the most eloquent
speech that has been heard in that body
for years, truly says: Before this all
pervading spirit (of progresS govern
ments become mere incidents in the
race of advancement, and they will use
governments as they use plows and
sawmills. and ore-crushers, and loco
motives, and when they come to con-
gress in the robes of statehood they
little reck what party may have made
the robes, or embroidered them with
land largesses for schools. political
franchises for men, decent dOmesticates
for women. and liberty and independ-
ence for ALL" The prospects for large
influx of immigration and capital into
Central Dakota for this year-18S9-eX-
coed any year since 1885.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-16

that law and order be enforced
lost large sum of money
last Saturday night, between 10
o'clock at night and 10 o'clock Sunday
morning. There it was that a Jew
peddler of cloths sat down recently and
took about everything that showed up,
skinning even the sharks themselves.
One OF them, however, was not salts
fed with the game, so made an arrange
ment for the peddler. who was "doing"
Charles Mix county, to meet him in
Armour. The meeting took place and
was perfectly satisfactory-to the ped
dler. After the peddler had won about
S170 his wife. by preconcerted signal,
rushed in and demanded that there be
no more playing-and there wasn't.
She set up the drinks all around, and
the loving couple then left to congratu-
late themselves, while the loser
mourned, ana returned to Kimball to
fleece the grangers. The legislator who
at Bismarck introduced bill prohib-
iting billiard tables in places OF public
resort should cease his waste of ammuni-
ton and prepare bill making it an Of
Tense for any one holding public
Office to medde with gambling games
with cards. That would be far more
sensible, and refusal to run for office
might then be construed as preferring
cards to honor.