Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-10-15

The next excursion to Luray Cav
ems ON Tuesday, October 18th, via Balii-
timore aud Ohio Railroad, comes at {
time when a trip 10 the famous cave is
most pleasant. Travelling is delightful
The scenery en route is most picturesque
andoah hills is most gorgeous and bril-
liant in its autumnal hues. \ special
tram will leave Camden Station, Balti
more, AT : - A. NJ. Returning will leave
Luray at ) 90 r. NJ. and will arrive a,
Baltimore AT 1000 T. NJ Round trip
$3.50 including admission to the caverns
Hear they are, and they are unexccll.
ed; Standard, Harvest Queen, Bone
Meal, Pure Dissolved Raw Bone and
Celebrated Ground Bone These goods
are not new phosphales.' They were
used last year aud have been used This
year, and excellent results have followed
their use. w ;. Farmer u Co, the Man
uiacturers, are not new men TO us We
have known them for nine years. and
know they are square and honest men.
We sell their goods at the lowest figures
and can recommend them Hastings Il
Shockley.
The residence Of Mr. Lorenzo Shock
ley, in Coulbourn's district. had narrow
escape from being DESTROYED hy fire ON
Tuesday night of last week Mr. Shock
ley, who had been attending the Prohi-
bition speaking at Mount Olive. return
ed home late IN the evening and after
retiring TO bed lay awake for some time
longer than usual. lie thought to him
self "the moon is shining very bright
but when he observed that the bright re-
Election was not steady like that of FAIR
Luna the thought of fire at once possessed
him. He leaped out of bed and made
tour of the house; when he arrived nj the
kitchen he found that wood box was on
fire and blazing up some four feet high.
\ little girl had taken piece of half
burned oak wood out of the stove and
thrown it in The wood box and this was
what came near making very warm
time for Mr.. Shockley and his family.
Mr. VIM. : Richardson, of Somer-
set County, brother of Mrs. J. :. Price.
of Snow Hill, met with painful acct
dent last Thursday week He took his
Winchester rifle 10 go a hunting; but dis
covering 1t was u little rusty. he went
into his store and laying the weapon on
barrel, started behind the counter TO
get some oil 10 put on H. Presently his
little boy. about seven years of age. en-
tered the store, and commenced To handle
the rifle as il lay on the barrel. II was
cooked. and when the little fellow pulled
the trigger, il went off, and sent an ounce
ball whizzing through the iIeshy part of
the right leg of Mr. Richardson. DIR. T.
+. Robinson, of Marion, was sent for and
rendered the necessary medical and Mr..
Richardson had to keep very quiet for
about ten days after the accident: nut he
is now able to walk about some. The
ball passed through the count er before il
struck him, and after passing through
his leg il went through the side OF the
house and kept going until it spent its
force
Owing TO one person in our Office
supposing that another had attended 10
writing up the Martha Washington Tea
Party last week. ii failed to get in the pa
per, and the discovery was not made un-
Ill the paper was at press. which we re-
gret very much. as the affair was one of
the most successful ever held here. The
Tea netted about $50. The m,nu en-
braced oysters on the half shell, fried
oysters, stewed oysters. chicken salad
all kinds of breads and several ices
Mrs. Scott, rs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., assist
ed 10y Miss Emma Dougherty as Miss Gus.
It's and Miss Covington as her friend
Miss Calvert received in the waiting
room" Of the franklin House, and IN
formed the visitors that General Wash
ington was unasoidablv detained nj home
on business. But one young man SAYS
he saw him just the same and he was on
u bust. The editors of the MESSENGER
ate so heartily Of the good things served
that several Of their lady friends felt
very anxious about their being able to
collect enough subscriptions to meet the
bill The ladies We're dressed in We an
cicnt style and looked charming with
their powdered HAIR aud short WASTED
dresses.