Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-09-21

AMI ran up town. When in the act o
turning the corner at the Bank the animal
fell and broke his fore leg.
The friends Of Mr.. Chas. T.. Williams
in this county will regret to learn he !:
again very III. lie recovered sufficiently
from his recent attack oftyphoid fever
TO be able 10 go out and was in Salisbury
several days ago, but has suffered re-
lapse. and at this writing is In prccarious
condition.
The Talbot County Fair wi be held
at Easton September 2ith. 25th, 2Gth, a7th
This will be the Fourth Fair Of the Tai.
bot Association and promises to he the
most interesting and largcs, one ever held
there. The managers of the Association
will accept our thanks for u compliment.
tary ticket.
Our readers have thought and talked
much about the great rainfall during the
year but few could make an intelligent
estimate of the amount. Our old friend,
Mr.. S. II. T. Tilghman, of Co:bourne's
District has kept nm accurate account and
says that 80 inches had fallen up to the
first Of the present month.
All persons interested in the Build.
ing and Loan Association are requested
to meet at the Court House this (Satur.
day. evening. Al recent meeting a
committee was appointed To dnft con
stiiutiOn aud Bi.Laws for the Association
which committee will report ut this meet.
ing. DO not fail TO lie on hand Mt $50
o'clock to night.
MIR. Vim. VI. Richardson. our enter.
prising hardware dealer. having secured
the services Of James lIorscy. a firs,. class
timer, has y ,ned tin shop in the house
adjoining j." in, store and i, is no" prepared %
Richard has also received two car
loads Of .ovcs and is making other large
additions To his stock.
A large American eagle flew on the
ship William Siarbuck an September 10
in the Gulf Stream, and was picked up IN
an exhausted condition. The bird had
glass eye, with the unintclliciblc initials
of the supposed owners name in IT, The
birds craw was entirely empty, and il is
supposed 10 have been carried 10 sea by
the force OF the wind, aud was unable To
reach the shore.
lie was from Snow Hill aud was
aboard the Steamer Tangier bound for
Baltimore ibis first visi, to any city, lie
remarked MS he passed several spar buoys
that the storm had indeed been fearful
Judging from the number Of sunkcn boats
whose masts were sticking out Of the
water. As he walked 10y Lexington
market he exclaimed. my what n big store
wonder how they shut il up nights.
MIR. William Dcvcrcaux met with n
very painful acciden, on last Friday after.
noon. While cutting beef piece fell
from the block and in trying 10 catch il
stuck bone in the palm Of his hand
tearing the flesh of to the hone lie
suffered the most circulating pain for
several days and neither ate or slept for
three days We are glad to learn he is
much better and hope he may soon he re-
licvcd entirely.
In speaking Of reliable county nurse
rymcn Of whom our farmers should buy
their frui, trees. last week. we neglected
To mention Mr.. John =. lIargis, OF this
town. Mr.. lIargis is I reliable man but
the very fact that he is not regular adj
vcriiscr caused us 10 forget nj the time
that he was in the business. Moral: II
pays every business man to constantly
advertise as editors are not ungrateful
and like lawyers are hound 10 look after
their clients.
Wilmington Ecenins JoUrndi Of Mon.
iay says: 4 wcll.known Wilmington
man bought basket of grapes, and ON il,
found note which read thus Il am an
old bachelor. have very large vineyard
lovely builtlins, and all want now is n
wife. aud then I think would he happy.
| don't see why should not he; have
lite hnir AMI mustacli. blue eyes and very
homcly. hope this will fall in some
ladies hands that Is rs crazy for n man rs
| am for woman, and think II would
max mach. hope so and my age is %.
| am not particular about the ladies age IL
she aini over 20 years ofagc
PmiLIP PowERs.
up. q. Crosby. Kenka Lake, n. u"
A new serial story, entitled "lIeron's
Wife," by Eta ". Pierce, is begun in the
October number Of Frank Lc.iie's Popaiar
Monthly. The color. pic,urcsq ncness aud
dramatic force of this novelist have al.
ready given her reputation as n sort of
American Ouida IA reputation which this
latest work from her pen will fully sustain.
The literary and artistic features of this
number Of the magazine are even more
profusc than usual Among the illustra.
ted articles are. "llorse racing in Colon.
ial New York, by John Austin Stevens /;
"A Quaint Old Japanese Town" (Nikk0l.
by Mabel I.oomis Todd; Cardinal Layi.
geric aud the African Slayctrade," by
Mare r. Nnllciic; climbing the Peak Of
Tcncriiic "Dickcns's London includ
ing picture of the recently demolished
old White llan lnn. Southwark. the
scene of the iirst meeting of those two i'm
morials. Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller /;
"Trou, aud Salmon Fishing" M admira-
bic nut door paper, by Riples Hitchcock;
"Thc California Elephant" by &. +, Hold
err; and "Sioux City, Iowa" by John II.
Patterson. There are short stories hy
Madeleine Ninion DahigTen. Francis
lIodgson Burnett, Virginia Baker, Lucy
Hooper, and others, ana poems by Doug
la sIndan an,l the lnie n - SaIius