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Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
A Narrow Escape for Twelve
PASSENGERS.

CHEsrERTowY, MD., June 9.-The steam
tug Oracle was sunk yesterday morning
nj the mouth of Queenstown creek in
Chester river, while attempting to trans.
fer passengers to the Emma A. Ford,
which has been unable to make the
Queenstown landing on account Of logs.
The captain Of the Ford says that tho tug
came on his leeward side, and as soon as
she touched her guard over she went. aud
sunk In 10 minutes. There were on the
Oracle besides Captain PETER and Engi.
ncer Siorks 10 male passengers and two
ladies, all of whom were thrown in 1s feet
Of water, and chung to the tug for five or
10 minutes. Boats were lowered from the
Ford aud all were saved.
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
READ AND PROFIT.

TO ladies who have ordered llorss
Shoe Spring Beds we say clear days per.
hitting we'll see you soon.
If you are too warm and want a cool
refreshing drink call At my store and Try
glass Of soda water. v PAYNE.
For cool refreshing draught Of soda
watea call at my store and you can be
accommodated TO your satisfaction. v,
PAYNE.
An examination Of my stock of ready.
made clothing and ladies line shoes and q
comparison of prices with others will
convince YOU where Ia buy. A more
complete stock can not be found In the
county. LII. MERRILL. Pocom0ke City
The Pocumoke Brick Company re.
Gently formed at P0comoke City, with
Mr.. Francis II. Dryden Secretary and
Treasurer, h now To- full operation. The
brick yards of this Company are located
on the POcomOke river and are surrounded
ly an unexhausiihle amount of the besi
hrick clay. Bnllders and others shonld
consult this company bet,re purchasing
bricks
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
Reduction Of Rates on the Della.
ware Division.

The reduction in passenger rates, which
went into effect an the Delaware Division
Of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal.
timorc Railroad June LIST, is conspicuous
example Of the liberal policy of that cor.
poraiion. and has met with hearty appre.
citation at the hands oi our people. All
iirsi.class rates on the Queen Anne aud
Kent. Delaware and Chesapeake. Della
waIe, Maryland and Virginia. aud Cam
bridge aud Scaiord Railroads have been
reduced to three cents per mile. Excur.
sion rates have also been reduced 10 two
cents per mile in each direction. At the
same time the sale of thousand mile fifty.
trip firm. and fifty.trip family tickets
was resumed on all the branches of the
Delaware Division.
This reduction will undoubtedly tend to
increase the travel on these reads.
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
Berlin Items.

The Wicomico & Pocomoke II. n. Co.
are giving their passenger coaches coat oI
paint and general renovation. They are
getting ready for n big trade to Ocean
City this season, as all the signs poin,
that way now.
Senator Z. Stanley Tosdvin Fish Com,
missioner, =. +. Toadviuc. Judge Holland
AMI MIR. A. +. Parsons. all Of Salisbury, and
two gentlemen from Baltimore made a
gay party at Ocean City Wednesday. Mr.
SpofTord and II. II. Dashicll were also
down on Thusriay inspecting the "A,lan.
tic Hotel"
Mr.. ID. J. Adkins lost his little daughter
Minnie, by diphthcria on Thursday even.
Ing Of last week, after an illness Of one
week. Ills wife has q slight attack oftlle
same dreaded disease.
Mrs. Mary Anderson and Miss NJ.
Agnew were delegates TO the Presbyte.
rian Sunday School Convention held q,
Pocomokc City this week.
Mr.. J. W. Tucker Is visiting Salisbury
Us delegate to the Baptist Conference.
Mr.. W. J. Brattcn spent few days In
Chestertown this week.
One Of our merchants seems 10 have
considerable business In Snow Hill Of late.
We presume he means business.
Sm00 Fly.
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
Death of Mr.. Moses Bowen

Mr.. Moses Bowen, one Of the oldest In.
habitanis o { the county. was found dead
ON the river shore near his residence. on
Tuesday afternoon last by Messrs. Harry
Gray and George Mills. Mr. Bowen had
left his home some hours previous and
was out looking after his turkeys when IL
is supposed he was attacked with paraly
sis. from the effects Of which he died In
sianily When found his feet were in the
water and his body cold. nm evidence that
he had died soon alter leaving home. lie
was In his cightie,h year aud leaves two
children and many relatives and friends
TO mourn his death. lie was always n
good citizen, whose opinion on matters ot
business were appreciated by those who
knew him well. lie left u small estate
and died without debt. His remains
were inferred in the NJ. +. Churchyard
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock.
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
EASTERN SHORE RAILROAD.
Arrangements Made With Syn
dicate to Build it.

From BALTIC. Morning Herald Of Friday.
The prospects Of the Ong-discussc,l
Baltimore and Eastern Shore railroad have
frightened very much Of late. and a gen,
tleman identified with that interest said
yesterday to u Herald reporter:
"Thc road will surely be built. You
may smile because we have been talking
so long apparently without having accom-.
plished anything, but assure you that
now thers is very little doub, abou. our
success"
This road. Il Is proposed, will star, from
a point In Talbot county nearest the
Western Shore. which will he reached by
ferry in 40 minutes from st. Thomas's
Point, Anne Arundel county u mile below
Bay Ridge. II will run to East0n and
put that thriving town within about two
hours' ride Of Baltimore; thence To Sails
bury. which will be reached In about three
hours. The railroad from Salisbury 10
Ocean City is already In the controle Of
the Baltimore and Eastern Shore Railroad
Company, and by connection with II
Ocean City could be reached in four hours
after starting from Baltimore, A number
Of gentlemen interested in the enterprise
will go down TO Annapolis over the Short
Line to-day to look over the ground lie.
tween there and ~. Thomas's Point. over
which connecting link must be built.
The reporters informant stated that ar.
rangements have already been made with
n syndicate 10 build the "a miles of the
proposed road. The syndicate requires,
however, that there shall be raised local
subscriptions along the line of the ruad Ia
the amount Of $4,000. or the sum $780,
900 has already been raised. The man
ayers say that they feel assured that the
remaining $e9.OO0 will be forthcoming
before long. They think that Baliimo.
reans should subscribe 100000 Of Il, as
this city will certainly be largely benefited
by the improved facilities for reaching
points an the Eastern Shore and bcing
put in close connection with Ocean City
in the sumner months.
Gentlemen interested In the success Of
the new road are soliciting subscriptions
ON the following terms;
I'VE. the subscribers. agree to subscribe
for and pay 10 the Baltimore and Eastern
Shore Railroad Company the number Of
shares opposite our names Of the capital
stock OF said railroad company at the par
value Of $50 per share on the following
terms: One ffth 10 be paid when the
first 10 miles are completed. one-fifth
when the second 10 miles are completed,
and so ON until the entire subscription ID
paid"
A number Of Baltimore business men
drove over the proposed route Of the road
about IL months ago and came hack tho
roughly lmbued with the Idea that the
road would be of lnestimable value 10
Baltimore and Co she country through
which !, will run
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
From Bishopville.

4 crowd Of men met nj Mr.. Liitleton
lIickman's in 81. Martins Neck on Sat.
urday night last, and while there one Of
the men. Charles Campbell, became en-.
gagged in dispute with Mr. Hickman.
which grew more bitter till the two men
clinchcd. Campbell proved much the bet
ter man and Hickman was very severely
injured, having had his eyes and face very
badly bruised and three Of his ribs broken.
DR.. 7. A. J Holloway Was sent for and
came and dressed the wounds. The iol.
lowing day DIR. Holloway again visited
Hickman accompanied by Squire" Par.
sons. and they each report the case n
very aggravated one. Campbell has taken
flight and evidently thinks his action in
the matter is deserving of punishment and
not jusiihable.
Mr.. James Law. who has leen employ.
ei IN Philadelphia for some time passed
returned home on Monday last. Mr.. Law
was engaged IN house carrentering by
contract, hut was compelled to give M
the job on account Of bud health. he is
now confined To his house hut we hope
he may soon recover sufficient To be out
again.
Mr.. A. u. Bowhcn was ~ town again
this week and his many friends in this
town were glad To see him.
MIR. VIM. Blades aud wife returned
home few days ago from North Carolina,
where Mr.. Blades Is extensively engaged
in the lumber business Mr.. b. will leave
In few days, however. as his business
will not permit his remaining away from
his Southern enterprise long at time.
Mrs. Blades, however, will spend the sum
mer in this town AS the South will be too
warm.
Childrcn's Day was observed In the NJ.
T. Church Of this place on Sunday. The
entertainment, was In every way success.
fil and all who attended were much pleas.
cd. The little folks showed much careful
training and did justice to the occasion.
Last Monday being a legal holiday u
crowd of our young ladies and gentlemen
celebrated II by taking trip io the beach,
The weather was good but when they got
out in the bay they found pretty still
breeze and the waters rough. They re.
por, u pleasant trip and nothing to mar
II except the high waves which burste,l
over the bow Of the boat and sprinkled
them. They were pretty wet when they
arrived home. but they evidently fel, paid
for their trip.
The proprietor Of the canning factory
at Sclbyyille was in our town Tuesday
inspecting the tomato crops In this sec.
tion. lie reports them in a ii0urishing
condition and says they are making cans
bv the thousand for the coming season.
ROxIE
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
Greenbackville Va.

GREESBAcRvILLE, Va. June 12, 1889.
.Messrs. Editors We are having some
very pleasant weather now and our farm.
ers and truckers are getting along finely
with their work although they are yet
somewhat behind in their crops.
The strawberry crop has not turned out
rs profitable as could have been desired.
yet II is not AN entire failure In Accomac
county, but at this time The prices are
ruling so very low Ia the Northern marx.
cts as TO almost prevent shipments being
made.
The hearircnding scenes which recently
occurred Mt JohnstJwn. Pa. In Cambria
county, on the Baltimore Il Ohio railroad
and the conemaugh river owing to the
late storm and the breaking of the dam
at that place is the principal topic Of our
people.
Rev. Avery Donovan, agent for the ID.
VI. Il V. L. Il. company al Franklin City,
Accomac county, Virginia is engaged In
soliciting contributions from our people
in aid of the sufferers by the flood u,
JolinstOwn. J
Rev. B. +. Jester, formerly oi Green
backvillc, Va, now Of Snow Hill, Md.
and family were welcome visitors n,
Grecnlackvillc, during part oflast week
Mr. Jester has recently been conducting a
revival and prolracted meeting In ,leMP
Church AT Porlersyillc. near this place. and
rs usual with his efforts. " rs very success.
iul. He is very popular both as pastor
and neighl'or with the entire people Ol
Greenhackvi!le and its vicinity. in tact,
wherever he is known, he retains u good
name for himself and family. Mr.. Jester
and family made many warm and personal
friends whilc'residing in Accomac county
Fish are very scarce in our Market, but
CLANS are more abundant, and are being
sold to dealers at soc To $lOO per thous.
and. PETE.
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
BAYARD-CLYMER.
Secretary Bayard Quietly Mar
ried at Washington and
Expectel 4 Here.

From Wilmington Evening Journal.
WASHINGTON. ID. G.. June l.,-Shor,ly
after two o'clock this afternoon Ex.Sec.
rciary of State, Bayard. OF Delaware and
Miss Mary W. Clymer were married a, ST.
Johns Church. Rev. DIR. Leonard oilicia.
ling. The bride was ailired in "a gray
travelling costume and entered the churcl,
leaning 0n the arm nf her brother Shu.
brick Clymer. The wedding was n quiet,
anosientatious affair and the seats were
filed with friends of the cx Secretary aud
The bride. Letters ofconrraiulaiion were
received from the late Cabinet. President
Harrison aud wife seni flowers. Mr. and
Mrs. BayaId will leave The city this even.
ing for their home. The ex.Secrcinry's
children witnessed the ceremony.
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
Notice TO Teachers.

The regular annual examination Of ai'.
plicanls for certificates to teach IN the
Public Schools Of Worcester county will
he held in the High School building AT
Snow IIill an Friday, July 9Th, 1889, com.
mcncing at . o'clock a. M.--POmp, at.
tendance viii be strictly required. Ma
admission will be granted Ia the examine.
iion room To any person except those
required by Law Ia he present. Teach
ems whose certificates have expired. II
they wish the same renewed, must
attend this examination. except In cases
where the certificates have been renewed
by the examiner without re.examina.
iion. by order Of the School Bomrl.
CLAYTON J. ',GhSEIL.
June.i.A. Examiner
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
Sunday School Convention.

The fourth annual convention OF the
Southern Sabbath School Association OF
the Prcsby,ery Of New Castle, convened
In the Presbyterian Church at Pocomoke
City on Wednesday evening at 8 O'Clock.
In the absence Of the newly elected
president Mr.. II. $. Cohen, Rev. Meryine
j. Eckels was called to the chair aud pre-.
sided during the session.
Mr.. +. II. Dryden surprised himself and
pleased everybody else by delivering an
eloquent and appropriate address Of wei.
come. Mr.. Eckcls In his response alluded
to the fact that the unexpected had hap.
pened' in the case Of Mr. Cohen aud him
SELF When the officers were elected n
year ago, IL was feared Mr.. Eckels would
remove from the district and Mr.. Cohen
was elected to take his place. Now Il
happens that Mr.. Cohen is taken aud Mr..
Eckels lcn.
The President then introduced Rev. w.
II. Logan. the recently elected Prcsbytcr-
ian Missionary who delivered an address
rcplctc with striking facts aud able argu-
men,s In favor Of the Religious instruc.
ton Of the rising generation.
On Thursday morning the Association
convened at D o'clock. The calling of the
roll disclosed the fact that there were
present thirty three delegates, besides Wis.
ilors. representing 13 sabbath Schools.
All schools that were represented last
year at Snow Hill. sent delegates again
aud fredericksburg. Md. Rclloboih, Md.
aud Pitts Greek were added TO the list.
The following persons were present from
Snow llill aud Stockton at one or all OF
the sessions: J. 5. Price, John l.. Mock.
Mrs. G. l.. Vincent, Miss Melissa Parsons,
DIR. Paul Jones and wife, Miss Ella Moore
aud Prof Eckels. z. =. Wharton. Miss
Sailic Riggin, Miss Triiti, and Miss
The reports indicated the greatest
advance in Sabbath School work made
since this association was organized.
Pocomoke City, Rehoboih, Pitts Creek,
Lewes and Bridgeville reported the larg.
est number Of conversions from the Sab
bath School.
Miss Kate Bingham. formerly a student
of Mr.. Moody's Mortified School aud
now secretary of the association read well
prepared paper on "lIow to Study the
Bible" Other subject discussed were
The proper use of Lesson Helps" "rhe
Conversion Of Scholars" and Our Yoke
Fellows Bands" At the evening session
Rev. J. Z. Campbell. Of Faith Church
Baltimore gave an illustrated lecture on
places in Palestine and Egypt. Al the
close Of the session J. =. Price Of Snow
Hill offered appropriate resolution, thank
ing the people Of Pocomokc for ihcil
most hospitable entertainment. Rev. Mr.
Eckcls. who came from Pocomok Il
Snow Hin. pron0unces this last one oi
The most successful meetings Of the Asso
ciaiion'
This work. so well begun under Mr.
Eckcls' presidency will bc carried on
during the next two years, by Rev. J. :
liowk, of Pocomokc, MS president.
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
Stockton Items.

Mr. john DickefsOn u IN cape Charles
City this week.
Mr.. llancc Fooks of Snow Ilill was in
town ON Friday last
Mr.. Charles Hudson, of Pocomokc, was
in town Tuesday.
We are ylad To learn iha, Miss Lou
Clayyille is recovering from her recent
attack and hope that she will soon bc out
again.
Mr.. Aaron Hudson lcii here an Thurs.
day morning with car load Of cattle foy
lIaic's Corner, Del.
Most Of the hay raised in this section is
bcing housed this week. Capt, Houston
has II field Of very pretty clover.
Eben llcarn, Esq. oi the "Pocomoke
Record and Gazette" was in town last
week: his mahy friends here are always
glad to see him.
Some Of our citizens attended the Pres.
byierian Sunday School convention held
in Pocomokc City this week. and report
the exercises of very interesting clarac.
Ter.
Our yomns people tooa advantage of the
pretty holiday last Monday. for u sail on
the bay; the water was rather rough
However. every one enjoyed themselves.
Miss Mary Onley. of Girdie,rce, is the
guest Of the Misses Price this week.
Professor W. \. Eckcls, of Snow Hill,
AM Mr. Vim. Bromwell. of Johns Hop.
kin's University. paid Mr.. Thomas II.
Spence visit on Friday last.
Strawberry shipments from this place
have about ceased. our growers say that
there was only half crop and that these
only brought half prices.
We are glad to see Miss Ida Marshall
home for the summer holidays, ailer a
season at the State Normal School.
Mr.. Henry Burbage returned Thursday
last from Golddy's Commercial College,
Wilmington; lie is now at work on his
thesis and will graduate next week.
Mrs. L. J. Houston left on Tuesday for
Frederic. to attend the graduating cxer.
cises Of her daughter Miss Cecic, from the
Seminary at that place.
The ladies' of the w. &. T. U. gave
public entertainment In the VI. +. Church
on Thursday week aud the audience filed
the church.
Music appropriate To the occasion was
finely rendered by Misses Lily and Minnie
Vincent Of Snow Hill and members Of the
Pocomokc Quar,eitc. The readings and
recitations 10y members Of the society
were very good aud fully appreciated ,,y
the audience. The exercises concluded
with an address by Rev. Mr.. Mowbray ol
PocomOkc City who held the attention ol
his hearers for over an hour in well de
liyered and convincing speech.
Mr.. Il. II. Taylor has lately had new
roof put on his residence. On Wharton
st. and otherwise greatly improved III
appearance by repainting II and adding q
new porch.
White wash has been liberally applied
during the last two weeks In our town
and adds greatly TO It's already handsome
appearance.
Rose bugs are universal plague In
this vicinity and the only grapes this year
will he those saved by means Of mosquito
netting. They have also attacked young
fruit Of all kinds. =.
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
a. ACRES IN ASHES.
The City of Seattle. Washington
Territory Swept by Fire.

This tlourishing city Of $1,000 people
beautifully situated on Ellicott bay, an arm
Of Puget sound was visited on June with
an awful confagration. The entire busi'
ness portion Of the city was burnt. Its
citizens are wealthy aud enterprising and
will at once rebuild Il with brick and stone.
Il Is growing city. having the finest har-
bor in the world. and Is the greatest rail-
road centre west Of the Rocky Mountains
The latest estimates place the financial
loss at $l0,OOO.OOO.
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15

II, will pay you for the trouble Il costs
10 file home papers. M volume In your
library will afford more pleasure. more
profit. more lasting benefit. Il contains
dates of locnl events which you cannot
get elsewhere, marriages, obituary notices
etc. In short, your paper Is history oi
the world ia which your friends live aud
occasionally reminds you that you are a
year or two behInd ON sulscriplion.-Ex
II wAs never bciier prepared 10 serve
my customers with ssaia water than nj
present My fountain works splendislly
and my hasOFs are pure dive me trial
v pxyNR.
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15
.Iune.i.4l.

When you wish Pocomokc City do not
hall to stop in and examine my siock OI
cl0ihing. sh9s. hats. caI,s anil gents fur.
nlrhlngs. which were never nsoFrcomplrie
N MERnfL, Pocomnke cliy.
Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15

-"When you visit Baltimore. stop nj
the Malll,y ll0nse. where will b. found
liTsl class accommodations and exceed.
ngly iOw rates
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-10
POLITICAL ELIXIR,

While people are looking hopefully to
a possible prolongatlon of life by some
such expedient as that credited to
BRowN-SEQUARD and operated by DR..
HAMMOND, there is another suggestion
that has not impressed the general
mind. 1t is conducive not only to len
gevity, but moral health. A historical
glance will illustrate. When Mr.. LIN
COLIN convened congress in special SEES
sion in 1861, there were senators, in
some cases but one, present from TWEEN
ty-four states. Most of them were, of
course, Republicans, and of all the
members of that party in that body, but
three now survive; and two of them,
LYMAN TRUMBULL and j. r. DooLIT-
TIE, have prolonged their lives by join
ing the Democratic party. JOHN SHER-
MAN is the only Republican who has
survived as such. If another of the
members has not been entombed
physically he has politically. The
seven members of Mr.. LIN
COINS cabinet are dead. In the
house of representatives the prominent
Republicans OF the tlule WeIe GoNk-
LING, BINGHAM, CoLFAx, ELIHU
WAsHBURNE, THAD STEVENS, LOVE
JOY, BURLINGAME and ASHLEY. ASH
LEY alone lives, and he went to the
Democrats and was spared. The war
governors who achieved note on that
line were ANDREWS of Massach usetts,
CURTIN of Pennsylvania, MORTON of
Indiana, BRoUGH and TODD of Ohio,
and YATES of Illinois. All have passed
away except CURTIN, who was infused
with thesDemocratic elixir and enjoys
life. The great editors and antl-slavery
evangelists of the time, as remembered,
were HORACE GREELEY, GERRIT
SMITH, HENRYW WARD BEECHER, HENRY
j. RAYMOND, WENDELL PHILLIPS. j.
r. GIDDINGs, THURLow WEED, j. W.
FoRNEY and GEORGE W. JULIAN. The
latter alone now Ii YES, and by virtue of
his baptism in Democracy.
Among the men who sprung into
national view about that time the names
that easily appear are EDWIN NJ. STAN