Democratic messenger., 1892-07-30
The wife Of Mr.. G. w. Rider. who re.

day. Her remains were taken To Paugh
keepsis. n. " for intermeni.
Sunday. Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday were the hottest days experienced
momeier in some places registered
1867 in the shade and what air there
WAS felt Ms hot as though blown from
burning volcanoe. Very few people in
Snow Hill secured good nights rest on
Tuesday night il being the hottest night
of the week. The hot weather seemed 10
he general throughout the United States
and many deaths resulted ihercirom in
the large cities.
Steamers from nearly all the routes
tributary 10 the Chesapeake Bay will
carry hundreds Of people Ia the Deals
Island Camp meeting to-day. The steam
or PocOmoke leaves Snow Hill to-day for
the Camp. ground and will return Sunday
night Fare for The round trip only $l00
This is your opportunity 10 see hosts of
friends from the adjoining counties of
Somerset, Wicomico, Dorchester and
Talbot.
The Seaside Hotel at Ocean City is
being conducted better this year than we
have ever found il before and il is being
well patronized by the best people of the
Shore and the State. MIR. John I acv,
The proprietor, is giving his personal at
icniiOn la the requirements of his many
quests and they are loud in their praise
of the menu of the establishment. For
rates see advertisement in this issue OF
the MESSENGER.
Captain John Bunting ot Chinco
league. who the first part of last month
caught while out in his menhaden fishing
steamer 1000 drum fish at single draw
Of the purse net. made an other wonderful
catch ON Thursday This time il was
about 5000 blue fish. Mr.. w. ID. Corddry,
Jr, was on The Island when the steamer
reached the wharf with her Tipping.
Hopping, floundering cargo and he pur-
chased two Of his choice for five cents a
piece
The Prohibition State and Congress
ional conventions met at Glyndon camp
on Wednesday and made the nominations
for electors and congressman. The Presi- !
dentlal Electors are Messrs. Joshua Lev |
ering oi Baltimore and Lawrence Hast
ings Of Worcester. The nominee for
Congress is Daniel w. Miles. of Somerset.
Worcester now has an Electoral Large
for each of The three parties-John Wal
ter Smith Democrat. A. p. Barnes Repub-
Iican ane Lawrence Hastings Prohibition.
On Wednesday at noon. while the
employees of L. J. IIouston's steam saw
and grist min at Stockton, were at din
ner, the alarm pf fire was sounded aud in
a few minutes| thk mill was wrapt in
flames and was finally consumed. together
with many thousand feet of lumber. Mr..
Houston says his loss is about $1,000
No insurance. The south-bound mail
train with about twenty passengers on
board was delayed about three hours by /
the fire. The mill being right alongside
the railroad, the immense heat twisted I
the rails out of shape and greatly endan
ed the station and freight houses of the
Railroad Company.
Manager Frick. Of Homestead was
seSbed last Saturday by an
~ is on the road to recovery
Iwouldbe murdereris contincdin /
ysburg Jail. When private Iam's /
Z malitiaman on duty at Home
that Frick was shot he hur +
Go. yA-for the man that did the Iced "
He was ordered by Col. Sirealor TO be .
hung up by his thumbs for thirty minutes
and one half of his head shaved. The or
der was carried out after whch the young .
man was drummed out Of camp in an old I
suit of Clothes. His cruel punishment 4
is being condemned by the press ot The /
country. aud Col Sirealor viii likely have /
10 stand trial for his over S'es.
MIR. Conrad Jordan. one Of the oldest
citizens of Salisbury. sied al hIs home
Monday afternoon. lIc \y"s eich,y-six
years old aud had peen Conducting q
mercantile business in Salisbury for the
past fifty years. lie vas horn In Prussia
and well remembered having stood in his
door and seeing the armies march by 10
the battle of Waterloo. Some time re-
Gently Mr. Jordan sold OF some of The
o'd furniture brought from the father
land and among aDe articles was table
on which NapeSon wrote some of hs
ar'ny orders. fhe relic haai the coat of
arms OF Napoleon engravedNpn 1t and was
purchased by Mr. Bachrach, pf Baltimore.
Mr. Jordan leaves daughter, who re-
sides IN Salisbury. son in Kansas and
another son who lives in Philadelphia.
"A w. Cooper, President Of the Ma
pie Valley Troiiing Association Kirk
wood, Del, in speaking of the su,urc ~
the kite track. said few days ago, Al
rangements have been made 10 dnuble
the size Of the big grand stand ami in
the future the accommodation "nd fhc
railroad facilities for handling big or" 'y,'s
will be perfect The character Of our *
hibI,ions will always be second &" none. 4
There will be no hippodrome exhibitions
by horses with fast records or this track. /
When fast horse is eDgaFed to go on
tins track he will be under contract TO be
driven 10 beat his record The fastest
horses in this country will he seen on
this track both in races and in re ord I.
breaking performances. Tia, this tack T
IS the fastest in the world was proven on
July 4ih when Belle Hamlln and Globe
broke the worlds record at the first
tempt"