Democratic messenger., 1893-01-21

The shoe shop.
Ely Schoolfield. of Pocomoke City,
was arrested and brought 10 Jail here
Tuesday night for threatening 10 shoot
the bailifi of that place. The bailiif called
on him for dog tax. and upon his refusal
To pay il. he caught hold of the dog The
negro said if he didn't let the dog go he
would shoot him; suiting the action To
the word he raised his gun. but the bsiliir
let go the dog and put the negro under
arrest and carried him before "A magis-
lraie who committed him 10 Jail.
VIM. Petit. while on his way back TO
Snow Hill from Salisbury Tuesday AFTER
noon found George Blake colorsd appear
antly frozen 10 death along the roadside
about three miles from here. Mr.. Petit
alighted fronn his carriage and endeaver
ed To resuscitate him, but could not do
So lie got So cold himself that he had to
leave Blake and come on home. where he
reported his condition. Several persons
went out 10 investigate on Wednesday
morning and found that Blake had re-
turned To life and was AT that time eating
The case of o. B. Voshell, teller OF
the SMYRNA National Bank. was before
the grand jury in Wilmington ON Thurs
day morning when the indictment charg-
ing the defendant with making false en-
tries in the books OF the bank was ignor-
ed. This is the gravest of the three
charges pending against the accused.
The other charge Of false entries and the
charge of embezzlement were withdrawn
by the district attorney and Mr. Vos.ell
is free man. The action of the grand
jury is in accord with public sentiment.
as the defendant has mrde the bank Sc
cure. and the people Of his community
unanimously acquit HIM of any intcn-
tional wrong doing.
"Wednesday morning capped the cold
weather climax At four o'clock a. M
the mercury registered l40 below zero
The lowest ever known in tins section OF
the country. The atmosphere was dry
and consequently people suffered from
the cold very little more than they usually
do with the mercury at 200 above when
the atmosphere is heavy and the wind
blowing. 1t showed again last Sunday
morning. and this week has furnished
the finest sleighing imaginable. Game
of all kinds has suife red very much from
the cold and our cou ntry friends report
that they have found rabbits and birds
rozcn TO death in great numbers.
Information reached here early in
the week that the peo pie of Chincoteague
were without flour and other provisions
and that il was impossible to get any to
them. This report Is borne out by the
franklin City correspondent of the MES
sENGER to-day The steamer Widgeon
has been unable TO make trip for a
week or more and il the weather does
not come warmer soon there Is no doubt
but what our Island friends will fare bad
ly as they will not only be without food
but fuel as well. The oyster industry is
at stand still and many persons are
suffering from the extreme cold weather,
exposed AS the island is TO the ocean on
one side and the bay on the other.
The New York Fruit and Produce
Association of New York city has decided
that ii will no longer return crates in
which berri es and frui, have been shipped
and that the package must GO with the
fruits. The association rec commends that
shippers secure cheap berry crate that
they can afford to give away. The Secre.
tary says: Our plain duty, the refore, is TO
give you this timely notice The gift crate
will make but little il any increased cost
to the shipper when are taken into
accoun, the first cost of the returnable
crate; the percentage of crates lost: the
cost of repairs; new cups: the decreased
freights; the disadvantage of marketing
fruit in old and dirty cups and crates
With u n-reiurnable crate will come
more extended markets, increased con
sumption. and better prices from the use
OF new and clean packages. We are firmly
convinced that we advance the welfare of
our shippers and all others interested in
yielding to this demand of modern pro
gress in which we have been preceded by
all other lines of trade, viz. The package
mast he sold with its contents.
"A correspondent of the Drummond
town Enterprise says: Among the unior.
tnnate vessels that happened TO he in the
latitude of Cape lla,teras. during the
storms of Christmas week, was the three
masted schooner City of Baltimore"
Capt. Len Tawes Meeting the Capt. al
dinner in Baltimore the day after his ar
rival. ! had from his own lips graphic
description of his experience. He took
the gale in the Gulf Stream, the storm
terrific from the first, necessiiated the
''heaving TO" OF the vessel, in which DO.
sition she remained five days, and during
that time the sun was invisible; day and
night being nearly the same The cold
air from off the cost coming in contact
with the warm Gulf current created sea
mirage which made the situation appall
ing. At times there would lie ships with
all sails set, hearing down upon them. and
so life-like, the look out" though fully
understanding the nature OF tho circum.
stances. would inadvertently report, ship
on The port bow. sir" etc. Again white.
capped mountains. dark forests. beautiful
architectural displays. and every real aud
imaginary scenery followed in pan pramic
succession
] have been sufferer from catarrh
for 20 years. found immediate relief In