Democratic messenger., 1893-01-07

ature ever brough out The froniispiece
color painting by w Granville Smith,
illustrating the complete novel. A Christ
mas Witch. by Gertrude Atherton, is a
feature never before attempted. There
are also many special and brilliant feat
ures IN this number.
The Farmers aud Merchants, Savings
Bank is the name of new banking in
siitution organized in Salisbury last week
with the following officers; George ID.
Insley; X c. lIorsey, Oak Hall, Va; w.
II. Stevens, Seaford, Del; John Robin
son, Sharptown; n. T. Fitch, X. ID. Greir,
w. ii. McConkey. A. f. Parsons. l.. 7.
Coulbourn. Lacy Thouronghgood, ID. w.
Perdue and H. Brewington, of Salisbury,
Mr.. Stevens is president and Mr.. Grier
yice-president. DIR. Samuel A. Graham
was elected cashier. DR. Graham was
for long time connected. with the Sails
bury National Bank, and is qt present
the cashier OF the Elizabeth City Nation
al Bank.
1T is always pleasure for the edi-
tors OF this paper 10 publish items of
news sent in by subscribers But we
must know from whom the letter comes
or we will not publish il. There are un-
reliable people in this world rs well rs
raltal.fa a,.I - ~. 70 lao
editors From Subscriber" without
giving any further indication as TO who
the writer is, is very unsatisfactory We
don't want to publish your name but ii is
courtesy To us for you TO sign your
communication. How are we To know
that an item of news is correctly report
ed when we don't know the writer !?
While we are talking on this subject an
other thing we want To mention is the
habit people have of sending in obituary
notices weeks after the death ofthe party.
In the future one week will be our limit.
We must run live newspaper and not
fill II with items that are moss covered.
Go. L., better known here as the
Smith Guards, of the Maryland National
Guard. will give supper at The Armory
in saow Hill on Wednesday evening,
January 1lth. commencing at o'clock.
The supper will he served on the Euro
pean plan and will embrace all the deli
cacies of the season, such as oysters,
fowl, salads and cake and cream One
the features of the evening will be an ex-
hibiiion drill by selected squad The
affair will be conducted in the most pro
per manner aud the patriotic men and
women of Worcester County. whom il
will be the duty of the Guards to protect
IN time of trouble, are asked to lend their
moral and financial support to the cause,
as the proceeds are 10 be used 10 liqul-
date the Indebtedness of the Co, for
necessary expenditures since its forma-
tion, nearly Il year ago The ladies OF
Snow Hill and the surrounding country
or anywhere in the county are requested
to make cakes for the entertainment,
and they are invited to help Us serve our
friends on the evening in question. C.
5. Capper. Captain.
The annual report of the interstate
commerce commission has been submit
ted to Congress. Reference is made IN
the report TO the fact that during the
year petition was filed against the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Company and the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company and some of the connecting
lines of It's system in the United States
Circuit Court for he Eastern District of
Virginia upon the complaint OF the Della
ware State Grange. The order of the
commission directed the defendants not
to charge rates on peaches, berries. ap-
pies, potatoes, peas and other vegetables
in excess of certain percentages of rates
in effect in 1890 for the transportation of
such freight to New York and Phlade-
phia from points on their lines in Virgin
la, Maryland and Delaware. The report
says il Is understood the Pennsylvania
system is willing to concede a substan-
iial reduction in rates from points on lis
lines, but The Norfolk Road has not con-
sented 10 make like concessions. Answers
to the petition have not yet been flied
in court.
The Maryland independent, publish
ed at Port Tobacco, Md, has the follow
ing report OF Col. Winners trip TO the
Eastern Shore: Colonel Wilmer and
Captain Boswell have returned from their
trip to the Eastern Shore where they
spent a week inspecting the military
companies stationed there, and which
have recently been attached TO the lst
Regiment. The inspection was thorough
in all OF its details and the shaking up"
that the Colonel gave them will no doubt
be seen In decided improvement and an
increase of interest on the part of both
officers and men. The Colonel and Cap
tain Boswell first visited Pocomoke City
where they were most pleasantly treated
reached Snow Hill on Sunday the 18th,
and were met by Captain Charles S. Cap
per of Company L. who drove them to
his beautiful home SIX miles distant on
the Sinepuxent Bay, where he entertain
them during the day and night. They
returned 10 Snow Hill on Monday and
were entertained al the home of w sgd
ney Wilson, Esq. AT Cambridge. Major
de Kraft aud Captain Bryan gave them a
royal welcome and feasted them on all
the delscacies of the Chesapeake bay.
Major Purnell joined them here. Al
Easion, Captain Roberts, Lieutenanis
Pascault and Dawson, George f. Hadda-
way, of the Easton Ledger. George Par
lelte. Esq and others lett nothing un-
done to render tehir visit delightful AT
Elkton, John ). Witt, Esq, and Major
W. q. Purnell did the honors IN such