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Der fortschritt. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1891-1915, 1892-01-21

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Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
GAMBLED FOR 4 LIFE.
rwO COnvictS Play Poker to See
Which Shall Die.

\ good many apocryphal tales have
on the throwing of die or the turning
of card but the Prescott, A. I. Courier
tells one which is vOuched for as correct.
Some time since. two men named John
son aud Wilson, murdered an entire fam
ily in remote part of that territory. the
circumstances of the crime having been
of the most brutal character Both were
arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced
to be hanged While awaiting execution.
they were confined in the same cell.
where, after considerable discussion. they
concluded that it was folly for both 20
confessing te having done all the bloody
work himself They accordingly decid-
ed To play game of poker, TO see who
should assume all the blame and save the
life of his accomplice. Johnson. who. by
the way, was a negro, proved the better
player and won the game. ThereupOn,
Wilson faithfully kept his share of the
agreement, made confession" exculpat-
ing his companion. and went 10 the gal
lows with the lie in his mouth. Johnson
was recently pardoned, and the story in
some way leaked out But imagine two
men IN narrow cell playing cards with
their lives for the stakes
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
A Bod Burglar Bayged.

Two of the burglars who blew open the
safes and robbed several stores in Milford.
Delaware. were captured by posse near
Frederickiown, Cecil county, about fif
teen miles from Elkton. They were first
noticed by the bridge-tender as they were
crossing the bridge over the Sassfras river
from Georgetown, Kent county Md, TO
the Cecil county side. He made known
his suspicious, and in a short time posse
was form ed that started in pursuit Of the
robbers, who were overtaken aud cap
tured after short struggle.
Both appeared to be very stiff and so re.
presumably eau sed by their leap from the
flying express rain on the Delaware Rail
rond on Tuesd ay morning last, after their
battle with the dectives who tried To cap
ture them Two of he posse, John F
Bnuchelle e and Charles Cohee. arrived
at Elkton last Thursday night with the
men. They walked alongside the wagons
in which tie burglars were tied. This
gave the mep chance To unite the ropes
which bound I heir feet. and one of them
jumped from The wagon and ran down
the railroad track. lie was followed by
one of The officers, who fired several shots
AT him with out effect The other prisoner
was safely lodged in Jail. II, is about
twenty-five years "f age. and gave his
name as John Richardson When cap
tured fifty dollars was found on him. and
nineteen on the one that escaped
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26


Have we firebug among ~ Mr.
Charles Taylor on his way home tuesday
night about nine o'clock happened to
stop in his shop to get his overcoat which
he had left there during the day. To his
surprise and horror he found The whole
place full OF smoke On investigation he
found bundle made mp of new under
shirt wrapped around roll of wadding,
on fire. There was shingle off on the
side Of the shop and il was through this
aperture that the instrument of destruc
ton was thrust-There To shoulder
slowly for hours, and when our little
town was hushed in slumber TO burst out
IN flames carrying havoc and ruin To the
many homes and stores around That
danger by Divine Providence was
averted The question now arises Is our
town in the slightest degree provided tor
such an emergency. Why cannot we
have meeting of the citizens of Berlin
and make some arrangement that would
in some degree he effective in case of fire.
Or shall we wait until it is too late,
when fire engines. bucket brigades or
hose cannot restore the wealth that has
b. en- reduced tc ashes.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
iRONSHIRE.

The Misses BERTHE and Lula BrIttIng-
ham of this place visited friends and rela-
tives at Ocean City the past week
Mrs. William McGee has been quite sick
for sometime with nervous dyspepsia and
rheumatism, but we are glad to report she
is now improving.
Mr.. James Birch and Kendall West are
also on the sick lis,.
Miss Annie Hall, of Synepuxent, has
been visiting friends in town.
The Misses Berthe Scott and Stella
Pruitt were the guest of Miss Eva Trader
last Sunday
Mr. William Dickerson met with fatal
accident last week While working in the
woods he was struck by the limb of tree
which resulted in his death the follow
ing day. He leaves wife and fiye chill
dren to mourn their loss.
Miss Rose Bratten had the misfortune
Of falling last Thursday and was badly
hurt.
Miss Berthe Scott entertained quite a
number of young ladies and gentlemen
last Saturday evening; all report a pleas
ant time
Rumor predicts marriage soon. Guess
who: RoEBUCK.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court was in session on
Tuesday last in. the office of Tie Register
of Wills A full bench was present also
Register of Wills and Sheriff James II.
Lockerman.
Major T. Hall guardian to Edward H.
Poole passed his first guardian account
Order issued authorizing Isaac II Bow
en- executor o' Moses Bowen TO transfer
to Robert Crammer's guardian in Vir-
ginia said Crammer's distribution shnre
of deceased's estate.
Arba c. Tucker administrator Of VIM.
A. Smith filed his administration account
On petition the letters Of guardianship,
of John p Riggiu. guardian to James
Harris revoked and William +. johnson
appointed new guardian
No further business appearing at the
time court adjourned till April l2ih
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
Citizens Meeting.
PocoMoKE CRY. Marcl

PoCoMOKE CITY. March ~.
On Monday evening the 2ls, inst. a
citizens meeting, composed of represen.
iatives from all the political parties oi
the town, was held at the engine house,
for the purpose Of nominating Mayor
and City Council under the new Charter,
The Rev Vim. Dale presided and J F
Birmingham acted as secretary. Mr.
Dale, on taking the chair, made the fol
lowing remarks: My friends and fell
low citizens; thank you for the honor
you confer upon me in calling me TO pre-
side over this citizens meeting to nom-
nate candidates for municipal offices un-
der the new charter. take great pleas
ure in saying that am in hearty accord
with the spirit and purpose of your as
sembling, and shall give the nominees
my earnest support. am opposed to
making partisan contest in the munici-
pal election and believe that such q
course will result in injury TO the town
Again thanking you tor the honor of
presiding over your deliberations. de-
clare the meeting open for business"
Nominations were then declared in
order which results in the following tick
ct.
For Mayor. c. o. Melvin and Council
men f. James Tull. George W Bailey
and s. Pierce Gordy
Short addresses made by the nomine es
and Others, closed the meeting which was
largely attended. and both harmonious
and enthusiastic throughout
+. ]. BRTTTINGHAM. Secy.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
STOCKTON.

The remains of Mrs. Hettie Payton
were brought from POcomoke City last
Friday p. m. and inferred in the VI. +.
Cemetery here. Mrs. Payton was form
erlv for number of years resident of
Stockton, and had many friends III this
community. Rev. Mr.. Melvin preached
the funeral sermon.
Nr. Jno. Taylor and son Edward Tay-
lor, Esq, spent a few days this week in
the Monumental City"
DIR, VIM. Aydelotte Taylor, of the Bal
timore College Of Dental Surgery and
DIR. J. Dalton Dickerson, OF Baltimore
Medical College are expected home this
week
Miss Stella Smithman of St. Michael's
is spending sometime at the parsonage
Miss Mamie Wharton spent few days
recently in Snow Hill.
We hope to be able to send in longer
letter in the near future; just at present
there is nothing interesting to relate.
BEATRICE.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
FRANKLIN CITY

Ihe steamer WidgeOn that p,ys be-
tween tins p'~ne and Chincoteague was
aground most e'erv day last week, owing
to being heavily loao,d and the low tides.
Mr. Edward Bunting, of Greenback,
and Miss Truitt, of Horntowa. were join
ed in holy bands Of wedlock. Wednesday
evening, March 18th. in the N. p. Church.
by Rev X. $ williamson. May their
life he long and full of sunshine.
Mrs. Florence Jacobs, of Peru, Neb,
who has been teaching at Greenback for
two years past, left for home Thursday
morning, much TO the regret of her many
friends. She was splendid teacher, and
was loved by all her scholars. We trust
her future life may be bright and prosper
Gus, and that she may soon return where
she will he greatly welcomed.
The members of the NJ T. Church, Of
this place, held festival Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday nights of last week /;
but owing 10 the inclemency Of the wealth
er, il was not very well attended.
WINTER Blossom.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
PRETTY TANGIER ROMANCE
and His Daughter Secured
Her Romeo.

A special TO the Baltimore american
from Onancock, Va, says
For the past three years the Rev. james
Connor has been pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church on Tangicr Island, in
Chesapeake bay. His daughter, Jennie, a
pretty and sprightly young lady, has been
II great belle among the island ladies, but
her father has stoutly opposed her marry
ing any one on the island. The young
lady, however, did not agree with her
father, and, in spite of his warnings and
threats, continued to receive the atten-
tions of Lewis Crockett. an Industrious
and honest young islander, who seems to
have distanced all competitors and won
the affections of the parsons daughter.
The young people were on the point OF
getting married last summer, when their
plan was discovered by the girls father,
who forbade young Crockett TO visit his
daughter again at the peril of his life To
all appearances the match seemed broken
off, but the two young people managed 10
meet occasionally at the houses of friends
and arrange their plans for the future.
One week ago the Rev. Mr.. Connor left
Tangier Island to attend the district con
ference of hls church now in session al
Wilmington, Del, and. fearing that some
thing might happen while he was gone.
offered his daughter great inducements
To 90 with him, but she declined. and her
brother was left to watch over her in the
absence of her father.
Every day strict watch was kept and
at night the doors were locked and bolted,
and the windows securely nailed down.
But Love laughs at locksmiths," and
yesterday morning, while pretty Jennie
Connor was preparing breakfast, she
asked her brother 10 watch the bread in
the stove while she went out to get II
pitcher of water. As she staid rather
long her brother finally went out 10 look
for her, but she could nowhere be found
He turned his eyes To the wharf, several
hundred yards away. aud saw the fastest
sloop in all those waters putting out into
the hay in the direction of Onancock.
Everything had been planned beforehand.
and, with fair wind from the northwest,
the sloop sped away like a bird, and be-
fore the young lady's brother could find
anyone TO lend him boat to pursue his
fleeing sister, the two lovers were in
Onancock and firmly united in the bonds
of wedlock. The marriage took place in
the parlOrs of the Grand Central Hotel,
aud witnessed by large assemblage
After receiving the congratulations OF all
present the bride and groom returned TO
the wharf, and, having embarked or their
gallant sloop. sailed away to their island
home. Those who know the Rev. Mr..
Connor say there will be high old times
on the island when he returns home from
conference. The bride is twenty-one
the groom twenty.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
"In God We Trust"

The motto, I'm God We Trust, which
is now stamped upon all gold and silver
coins of the United States was suggested
by an old farmer living in Maryland
This conscientious and Christian gentle
man thought THAI our currency should
indicate in some way the Christian Char
acter of our nation, which, he argued,
could be best done by putting a motto
Upon our coins expressing a national re-
lance on divine support in governmental
affairs. Ii was in 1861, when 5. z. Chase
was secretary of the treasury, that this
man wrote TO Washington respecting his
pet idea. Ills letter was referred to Mint
Director Pollock, who discussed the ques-
ton in his report of 1862.
Pollock and Chase were in favor of in
Producing the motto at once, but congress
gave the suggestion no attention what
ever. In his next annual report Director
Pollock again referred TO the matter, this
time in firm theological argument, saying,
"The motto suggested, God Our Trust
is taken from our national hymn, The
Star Spangled Banner the sentiment is
familiar to every citizen of our country
the time is propitious; It's an hour of
national peril. Let us reverently acknow-
ledge his sovereignty, and let our coinage
declare our trust in Cod
A two cent bronze piece was authorized
by congress 10 be coined the following
year, and on April -, 1864, the first
United States coin was stamped with the
legend in God We Trust st Louis
ReDnbIic
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Diamonds and other precious stones
set in the latest patterns of jewelry by
Boettinger & Walter, 205 w. Lexington
ST., Baltimore, Md. 2Y
We desire 10 inform the public that we
are selling the same kind of fertilizers
that we sold last year, and anyone who
may desire to know the results obtained
by the use of them. is respectfully refer
red to the numerous truckers and farmers
who used them No fertilizers ever gave
better satisfaction. Our truck fertilizers
were unsurpassed. Our prices are low
for the high grade goods we sell.
HASTINGS Il SHocKLEY.
Have your watch repaired by Boet
finger & W alter, 205 w Lexington St,
Baltimore, Nd. 2y
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
A Cave of Gold Quartz.

OURAY. Col, March ia remarkable
cave was broken into the Ironclad mine.
near the American Nettie on the gold
belt. II is vast body of honeycomh
quartz, running $50 in gold to the ton.
The extent of the formation is not known,
but il is six and a-half feet in height, ex-
tends into the mountain to an unknown
depth, and is similar in character to some
of the rich caves found in the American
Nettie. 1t is believed the gold bearing
body of the honeycombed quartz extends
into the mountain for hundreds of feet.
and il so there are millions IN it. With
out doubt il is The richest gold bearing
formation on the American continent.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
BOX IRON.

Mrs. Jane Henderson, who for some
time has been very i'll, we are sorry to
say is no better
Messrs. Stewart and Charley Bromley
paid flying visit to Berlin few days
ago.
We are expecting number of our
Chincoteague friends up this week.
PETE.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26

Laurel-S N Pichard
Mount Vernon I Prouse
Nanticoke--L = Corkran
Newark-W = p Bowen
Onancock-E G Atkins
Parsonburg-W w Chairs
Parksley--J II Wilson
PocomoRe--W n Conoway and w w
Chairs
Pocomoke Cuy-W A Wise
Powellsville-G w Hastings
Princess Anne + Sheppard
Quantico-J NJ Mitchell
Quadocque-V + Northrnp
Roxanna-C T Wyatt
Reads Wharf-Eben Welsh
Salisbury-C A Hill
II Peters, Warren Burr
Selbyville-Theodore + Beecham
SharptOwn-T & Smoot
Smiths Island w Gray
Snow Hill o Sypherd
Somerset-D + McFaul
STANDARDIZATION McQuay
Tangier-Z II Webster
Westover-C X Morris
WhitesvIlle-E II Miller
Millsboro-James Carroll
Rev. J. 4. b. Wilson. of Dover, against
whom many charges were made tefore
the conference. aud the nature OF which
our readers have already been informed,
was cleared of all of them, although he
was deposed from the office of Presiding
Elder of Dover District. Rev. X. H.
Adams is his successor. Conference ad
iourned to meet in Middleiown next year
IN FAVOR OF WOMEN DELEGATES
Conference favored, by u vote Of 90 TO
80. That women shall be eligible as lay
delegates TO the Electoral and General
Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal
Church; that the second restrictive rule
shall be amended by inserting the words
and said delegates may be men or wo-
men after the words two lay delegates
annual conference. "
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
A Berlin Query.

MR EDITOR 1 wish To ask you two
questions
/. Is there any town in Worcester
county where the streets are in worse
condition than in Berlin.
.. l. there any county in the State of
Maryland where the county roads are
more neglected or are in more wretch
ed condition than in ours We think
not. Eds.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
Official Paper of Worcester Co.

Authorized by the County Conn
missioners to do all the County
Printing for 1S02-03. Has the
largest bona fide circulation Ot
any newspaper published i'm Wor-
cester County and can prove it.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
|. 81. W ftttdHfS.
Ship goods as directed.

II is not to he signed except 10y the
password and number The password
and number being changed to different
individuals. 1t further states that in
siruclions will he sent on receipt of
Telegram and To be sure and send tele-
gram in the forenoon between $ and 10
o'clock. No night messages received.
This Mr. You Know prices for his
medicine are: for four hundred dollars
you get four thousand, for five hundred
and fifty you get seven thousand. In re-
ality if you went you would either get a
brick or box of saw dust. Mr.. You
Know" impresses very strongly that you
are not 10 urite letters kilograms will
only he received. Hundreds of men have
been fooled from time 10 time by these
rascals. with. smooth tongues. and many
more will he until they are caught or
until the game gets too well known. Why
one man living not one hundred miles
mum PUbn AAAi, iCNEiNGN OhC wa Ah'oS
letters, few days ago, and was so i'm
pressed that he would have started right
away, IL he had not shown the letter to
friend who saw the whole thing. He
said, here have been working all these
years, and have nothing now. What is
easier than this: My friend do not pay
have been sent. And they think that
Worcester County is good place Ia
work. But | should lie sorry TO see any
of our worthy residents get caught. II
YOU have money on hand and want Ia
get rich, wait until the New Inlet gots
opened. There will be more money in
that than in green goods. A cutting sup
posed to be from some newspaper-but
in reality well gotten up article print
ed on purpose is sent in every letter.
Entitled The Counterfeiter Free.
enclosed il herewith for publication.
Hoping this will be of some service "a
protect our goodapeople from the devi-
Ccs VI WI Ou huO"- fOuis
truly, Pro BoNo PUBLIco.
We have not space to publish the ar
ticle referred to in full. but the purporl
is that the United States Court failed Ia
convict Charles Wilson. notorious
counterfeiter, because it could not be
proven that the bank notes made by him
were moi genuine. The article gives a
full account of Wilson's case and tells
how the judge was compelled TO let him
go free That the plates from which the
notes were printed were stolen from the
Engraving Department of the Govern.
ment and that the counterfeiting would
continue until the plates werei discover
ed, very remote possibility. The whole
tenor Of the pretended newspaper clip
ping is to show now easy it is to pass the
money for genuine and to awaken in the
hearts of the unwary aud uniformed
the desire TO obtain wealth rapidly. Oi
course the whole thing is lie from be-
ginning to end and our correspondent
has done well 10 warn those who do moi
understand such tricks, ,..and possibly saw,
them good long term in the peniten,i
AIRY. EDS.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
Strawberry Plants.

have for sale strawberry plants of the
following varieties Michaels Early, Blu.
bach, Jessie. Ioffman's Seeding. Sharp.
less For prices address, George &.
Dukes, Girdletree, Md NJ 20 I'm
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26

MIR Henry Legg, OF Centreville. who
is visiting DR. Bishop. paid oar Office "a
friendly visit on Thursday
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26
Caution to the Public.

To the Editors Of the Messenger:
There have been sent to numerous
residents of Worcester County, letters
from New York, stating that the writer,
who signs his name as You KNOW" is
desirous of procuring good shrewd
agent, in this locality, to handle medicine.
This letter which is very nicely gotten
up and shows the advantages TO be gain
ed, is nothing but the old green goods
game. You are required to go in person,
to certain place in New York TO he
named in after correspondence. You are
not to write. Telegraph only. The
telegram reads thus.
IA SPRING STREET. y. y.
e. j. Williams
Ship goods as directed.
Democratic messenger., 1892-03-26

Attention Truckers and Gardeners ,
A new supply of Buist's choice garden
seeds jIl-i received at DIR Halls Drug
store H.