Democratic messenger., 1892-08-13

county on Monday last. Mr.. Laws pos
sessed bright intellect and WAS in every
way a promisi pg young man. His re-
mains were in,eHed in the family burying
ground on Mr/fAyi Laws farm and his
funeral whicE waApreached by Rev Mr.
Poulson waf largely attended by relatives
and friends from this aud Wicomico
county.
The schooner Thomas W Waters,
bound to Norfolk. from Saugeriies, \. Y,
and loaded with tagging and curbing
stones, went ashore on Hog Island shoals
last Monday night and is Il total Joss. She
was valued at 5000 and insured for
81. 500; value of cargo $4,000 Acting
keeper of LifeSaving station Capt. Thos
B. Smith. with n competent crew. went
out To the vessel 10 see il she could be
saved. but found her breaking 10 pieces
-Bridgevile shipped five ears peach
es Monday, six Tuesday. tour Thursday.
The dry weather of the pas, few weeks
has been very favorable TO early fruit,
preventing il from roiiing. and with It's
good color and full maturity has conse-
quently been bringing good prices from
representatives of Philadelphia. New
York and Hartford. Conn, commission
houses. Troih's and Mountain Rose
bring at the station from 81 To $i.75 per
basket.
The KeRt Ne,rs says: Edwin Smith,
government specialist has made an ex-
tensive examination of The peach orchards
of the upper counties of our State and
Delaware and reports that in The coun-
ties of Cecil, Kent, and a large portion of
Qneen Anne's trees are suffering fearful
~ from the yellows and that it is only a
matter and that very short when these
counties will cease 10 be peach growing
ago were in splendid condition and free
from yelows. he now finds seriously af-
fecied, aud in some instances entirely
ruined.
One day last week Jim Hammond,
colored of Five Mile Branch lrft his cow
along the roadside near his home, fasten-
ed 10 block with chain. Some sconn-
drel tied the COW 10 perslmmon tree and
with an axe cut aud hacked the animal
almos, To pieces. Mr.. John DAVIS hap
pened along. found the axe the miscrcant
had used. IN the field near by. lie killed
her with well directed blow on the
head and thus put an end To her sufierings.
Such an act should be severely punished
If the guilty one can he gotten up with
About 100 lashcs on the bare back and
five years in the penitcniiarv would be
about right
In Another column Of to.day's paper
we publish a lengthy article concerning
the anniversary picnic of the the EN-
ployees of the Charles NJ. Stieif piano
manufactory, Baltimore. Fiity years ago
Mr.. Sleif established this mam0th enter
prise in Baltimore. Mr.. Stietf died some
thirty years AGO aud the business has been
successfully carried on by his sons. Mr..
Frederick F. Stieff who recited the sketch
of his fathers life at the picnic. married a
daughter OF II. T. Waters, Esq. formerly
Of Snow Hill. The Stief piano is consid-
cred here the best manufactured and many
OF them ornament the homes of Worces-
ter's best citizens. We congratulate the
firm on its prosperity and wish it many
more prosperous years.
The recently appointed School Board
for " orccster county met Tuesday and
organized by appointing Jacob Ii Siurgis,
OF Snow Hill, Presidenr. and re-appeint-
ing Calvin B. Taylor. Examiner and
Treasurer. They also filled the vacancy
in the principalship Of the Snow Hill
High School w the appointment of Ed
ward White " Thomas II. Spence's sue
cesson. Mr.. Spyhce takes the chair of
Languages in Maryland Agricultural
College Pr2Eessor White, who takes the
principalslhp of the Snow Hill High
School. is a graduAie of Western Mary
land College and recently principal of the
Stockton High School. lie is thoroughly
competent 10 teach our school and we
wish for him pleasant administration.
Canals and inleis form, To a large ex.
tent. the theme of conversation for the
citizens of Worcester living on naviga-
bic streams. On November 2s;h, 1885, a
correspondent of the DEMOCRATIC MEs-
sENGER signing I'll, /" from Newark. sug-
gesied that a canal from Pocomoke River
to Sinepuxent Bay be constructed by the
government. The object being To give a
route 10 the people along The Sinepuxcnt
Bay To get to Baltimore, without having
To 90 outside" and 10 connect Ocean
City by steamer with Baltimore Last
summer the matter WAS again revived
and Congressman GibsOn's attention
called TO ii. lie took action in The matter
and secured preliminary survey which
Mr. A. Siierle of General Smiths depart.
meni came here Wednesday To make.
The Farmers State Alliance held its
annual meeting in Baltimore this week
at which representatives from Worcester
were present. Tue committee on ex.
change reported that they hoped TO have
an exchange business house operating by
October l. The plan proposed last year
was reailirmcd. II includes a per capita
tax of So ON the members for the neces
sary funds To start an exchange. wher,
the members of the alliance can obtain
their supplies and dispose of their pro
ducts without selling through a commits
sion man. We notice that The Worces
ter delegation was honorcd in the dstri
button of officers by having Mr.. Charlc
Gum, of Showell's named as one of th,