Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-03-23
CHINCOTEAGUE LETTER.
The Storm on the Island.
Ureck;S, Etc.
THE PILLAR OF FIRE.
d.. WhealtonRetireS from,
Business on the Island.
LOc0L NelcS.

respected by our citizens. has left this
place and gone to Milford. Del, which he
expects to make his home.
Miss Clara Collins. who kindly assisted
Rev. Truitt in his "caniata" has returned
To her home in Snow Ill.,
Mcssrs. ID. J. Wheaton & Bro, are sell.
ing out their interest in their large store
at this place 10 the junior member of the
firm Of ID. J. Wheaton Il Co., Mr.. T.. =.
Timmons, who will run the same In his
name. In order to in9oicc the goods rap
idly, II was necessary 10 have outside help
which they procured and are as follows {:
Mcssrs. W. +. King, 4. V. Davis. +. w.
vcascy and J. b. Hopkins, of Pocomokc
City. and Messrs. Charles T.. Pruitt, and
W. +. Dukes. of stockton.
The canta,a pillar of Fire" was quite
u success. 1t was held "Wednesday and
Thursday evenings Of last week and was
To have been held on Friday evening but
owing to the inclcmcncy of the weather
ON that evening, the same was postponed
until Monday evening, uSth,) and was
largely attended. Much praise is due to
Rev. u. p. Truit,, the originator of this
grand affair, rs well. 10 those who assist.
cd in the same. Our people feel very
grateful to Miss Clara Collins, oil Snow
Hill, who gave valuable aid to its produc-
ton
| Rev. II. J. Watkins, pastor Of the NJ l..
Church, ut this place has gone 10 Easton,
Md, To attend conference and will not re.
turn to this charge May his successor
he Us good a preacher AS he is.
Ducks are plentiful here now, and pco-
pie fond of wild duck shooting could have
plenty of sport:
Rev. 5. L. Grimslcy, Baptist minister Of
this place, has been almost unanimously
requested TO remain here and is promised
300 increase in his salary. He has ut last
accepted their proposition and will remain
with Us, for which nearly all feel glad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Jones have return
from their tour and are now h0usckccp-
ing in the house recently vacated by Mrs.
j. H. I.uiland. We all wish them long and
happy lives together.
The three maslcd wrecked schooner W.
B. Wood, which wen, ashore on Wallop's
Island, condemned by the board of survey,
aud vessels hull. valued ut 800, sold To
John W. Bunting Il Co. II was thought
she could he lighiered and saved, but the
northeast storm Friday night tore her up
and sen, her ashore in pieces all along the
shore. Her sails and riggin, for the bcne.
iii Of the underwriters and wrcckcIs, were
sold for $6lo9j. The sixty thousand dol.
lars worth of crysiallizcd sugar was sold
a, auction 10 C. T.. l'abbiti Il Co, for SEQ.
which hal been pronounced total loss.
Babhiii sounded with forty.foot poles
with screw attached thereon. and found
the sugar all there in comparatively good
condition, and hooked up from twenty TO
forty tons. lie then sent To Philadelphia
and secured Diver II. q. Laurence, who
went down in the vessels hold and found
the sugar all thcrc--holh holds full up Ia
her decks Babbiit supposed he had struck
a gold mine and commenced preparations
for getting the sugar out, but the north
east gale stranded the wreck along the
beach and the sugar is total loss.
Capt q. ". .Iohnson's large two top.
mast sch1oncr-yacht Roxanna, Thirty TONS
register, came into this port for harbor ON
Friday in II northeast gale, bound from
Norfolk To Cape May. Several of our cit
liens boarded the vessel To render assis-
lance The captain told them he was sail.
ing the Yacht alone, and came III for sleep
and haib0r.
The northeast gale Friday night did
considerable damage and created much
excitement among our people The wind
blew nj the rate Of seventy miles an hour.
The chimncyS from the Atlantic Hotel and
several other houses were blown on. The
tide was over the lower portion of Chin.
colleague Island, and the wild ponies and
stock Jared badly. Tie tide reached the
main ,horoughiarc, washing away the out
buildings of Wilcox Il Co.'S fish factory
and strcwing the main streets with small
oyster boats and making il impossible
The surimen on their patrol along our
coast state tina, il was impossible for them
To make their beats against the wind.
Capt j. j. Reed, from Philadelphia, OF
the fourth lighthouse district. was here in.
speeding .Assaieaguc and Kcllick Shoal
lights. and stated they were well kept
lights. aud tina, no keeper of any light
shall he removed from his position ON nc.
count Of politics that he can avoid.
SHAVE.