Democratic messenger., 1893-03-04

strawbcrrieS Every member shoulu Dt
present. :. X. Marshall. Sec'y.
The Peninsula Press Association
held N business meeting in Dover. Del
las, Tuesday which was attended by MIR.
G l.. Vincent. Delegates 10 the National
Association, Which meets in Chicago
next May were elected.
To morrow will I've missionary day
in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev
J. Il. Campbell will preach a missionary
sermon in the morning. aud in the even
ing the Sunday School will hold its mis-
sionary anniversary All are cordially
invited.
I've tried all sorts of blood purifi.
ers," said an old lady io "cutter," land
you can't persuade me that any other
Sarsaparilla is as good as Ayers" There
where she had him. She knew that Ayers
was the hest-ani so did he, hut il paid
him better to sell cheaper brand.
Clayton J Purnell, ESD delegate at
large from this county 10 the Tax Con
grcss in session in Baltimore, made an
eloquent an forcealle speech in defense
of the Constitution Thursday evening in
Su'ro Hall. His remarks were well re
ccived aud he was frequently applauded
na,.u,,. Sba.;N ITanr, p.il inf hoaa
on the steamer Pocomoke Thursday
morning in charge of Mr.. Frederick Mil
Ter who has been committed 10 the State
Insane Asylum at Frederick Mr. Miller
is no, only badly deranged mentally but
his physical condition is such as 10 cause
fears that he cannot live long.
The schooner Oakes Amcs. Captain
William Cropper, which went ashore at
Wachapreague early in January. but
later fIo.;.ed and went into Chinc0teague
inlet. arrived Sunday at Norfolk. The
vessel is in good condition; she lost but
one hundred bags of salt, the same hav-
ing been thrown overheard Ia tighten
her
The schooner Peter J. Hart" which
was advertised in the MEssENGsR and
sold by Clayton J. PurnelI, trustee. To
Capt Joseph Pruiit, of Stockton. was
lost in the storm of last week. We have
been unable To learn whether any of the
crew were saved or not. but il is thought
several were drowned
-Messrs. r. j. McAllen & Bro. have
had force pump driven in front of their
store on Washington street 10 which
they will connect sufficient hose To
sprinkle the streets around their store !:
il will also serve rs great protection in
case of fire as it will throw water all over
their store house as well as those oppo-
site.
The Eastern Shore of Virginia has
been besought to give India the sweet
potato for food for the often famine
stricken millions of many East Indian
provinces. f. B. Francis. director of
lands in the Punjsub. has written 10 a
Mr.. Bennett. Of Accomack county. ask
ing for roots well packed" as it is de-
sired to introduce that veg-tablc into
India, in the hope that the soil and climate
there will be found peculiarly favorable
To il.
When Judge Robinson. of Worcester
county, died, some time in the thirties
of the present century, he left behind him
a good number of slaves, and landed
estate of twenty five or thirty farms,
varying In area from 200 to 1900 acres.
The landed estate he eniailcd in the male
line. with the hope of founding territor-
ial family of Eastern Shore magnates.
His only SON however. cut the entail
with the consent of the eldest grandson,
and ailer litigation by two sets of the
Judges grandchildren only a small frac-
tod Of the estate remains in the family.
-Ner York Sun.
-Seventeen-year old Perry Fletcher. of
Milford who weighs 22J pounds aud
wears No. IL shoes, has an appetite that
has never known Ia have been satisfied
Recently he ate for dinner - large white
potatoes, four and one half pounds of
beef, one can Of corn and one of tomato toes,
two chickens. Two pounds of scrapple,
three muskrats. one quart of beans, u
mince pie. pumpkin custard, and wash
ed down the mass with seven cups of
coffee. Soon afterwards he seized a raw
iurnip and munched il as il he were halt
starved. His abnormal appetite began To
develop in his 18th year AMI gradually
increased. Perry is now employed by
the proprietor Of the Dorsey House, and
barely earns his board
An attempt was made 10 burn the
Jail here yesterday morning about half
past three o'clock. The fire was discover
ed hy Miss Annie Moore, who lives across
the street and who saw bright light
reflected against the Court House. She
ran over and aroused jailor Mock, who
found that the roof Of the shed in the
rear of the Jail was on fire and burning
furiously. lie slipped on his clothing and
ran down TO the electric light plant and
soon the steam whistle was blowing fire."
IL WAS not long before big crowd
responded TO the call and the fire was
soon extinguished. The shed Is right
under the window ola cell occupied 10y
Emma Duilield colored woman, and two
little boys and il is thought by jailor
Mock that one of the trio threw IRE upon
the roof of the shed; as he found a charred
piece of kinsling wood on il like some
he had given them with which to kindl,.
a fire in The morning.
Company d." better known as
Smith Guards left for Washington yes
,arday xrh.ra tha,. ,r;Il ma rti.;na,. -, ,f,o