Democratic messenger., 1893-12-30

MESSENGER Is not u gift enterprise but
its editors are constantly looking to the
interest ot its readers
A large party from Snow Hill
and surrounding country went on a
fox hunt last Tuesday Reynard was
turned Loose on Scotland farm He
gave the hunters lively chase for
five hours and was then caught at Fair
field farm near The home of Mr. Jos.
TAYLOR. About fifty horsemcn were
after the fox and il is said TO have
been one of the prctticst hunts ever in
dulged in by those present.
Some Worton citizens ar agitated
over the appearance Of a real ghost. II
seems that his ghoStship has visited a
Worton gentleman and enioyc, feast
of apples. An investigation discloscs
the fact that the apples which are now
attributed to the unusual appetite OF
the ghost, were eaten hy the gentleman
whose representative the ghost Is claim
ed To he. several months ago. or before
the gentleman death.
Ono of the oldest Bibles IN the
world Is now To bc seen in the Theohor
Graf collection at the Academy Of
Fine Arts, Philadelphia. II is IA century
Worn manuscript, painfully written in
ancient Jewish characters upon ~
leaves Of papyrus. the Egyptian river
plant fiDm which came the name
'paper" The leaves have been half
torn and rottel away. but enough OF
the writing still remains Ia enable one
Ia identify the hooks inscribed therein
as portions of Zacharias and oi Malachi.
The manuscript dates back to the third
century before Christ. an,l is of inesti-
mablc value.
Habit j. nn doubt responsible for Il
good deal Of purely pertunctory giving
at Christmas time. Such giving has
nothing Of the genuine Christmas spirit
in it ; ii is simply trade and barter a
game Of give and take or the sordid
payment of real or imaginary debts.
Such giving should be forbidden bv
the Christmas code. and. il il were,
there would be much less Inconvenience
felt when pay day comes around. The
gift maker who gives To the poor is not
only certain to make his Christmas
happy one To them but an exceedingly
pleasant one Ia himself.
The three story building in front
of the Court House being built by q.
ID. Collins. Esq. 10 he known as the
MESSENGER Building has received the
first coat Of plaster. and the second
story will he completed for us next
week, 50 that after the Holidays our
friends will find us over the postoiiice,
as Of old. and in the only threc-story
building in town. The MESSENGER
Building is an imposing structure and
reflects much credit on the owner who
planned il without the ailt'of an arch-
tect. Everyone of its tenants should
feel rs the editors of this paper will,
proud of their quarters in such build
ing
The Snow Hill Glcc Club, com
posed of MessrS. Iorie Wilson. George
GRAY. William Bow,loin and Robert
Causev. screnaled some of our towns
men on Tuesday night. The homes
visited were these Of Mrs. Mamie
Dryden. Mr.. G. l.. Vincent. Mr.. A. ID.
Irwin and Col. John Walter Smith, in
the order named. We mention this
for the purpose OF explaining To those
who received notice that the Club
would visit them. that they were enter
tanned at each place visited and found
before they had gone to more than halt
the places on their list that the hour
was too late to go. the rounds. The
boys very much regret that they took
a bigger contract than they could fill.
She came To grief at last. ID was
on Christmas day that big Sue Ham
mond, the noisicst and most consequcn-
tial negro woman in town accidentally
or otherwise shot her husband, Turner
Hammond. She says that Turner gave
her his pistol and told her To load il
and fire il for the amusement of the
kids on Christmas morning. While she
was in the act Of loading il the pistol
was discharged, one Of the balls struck
Turner's lcg above the knee, went Ia
the bone and passed around 10 the
other side Ii was taken out by DR.
Aydclottc and Turner is now getting
along as well a. could he expected. |:
is said the woman had been drinking,
hut the truth Of this we 10 not know.
She was thoroughly frightened at what
she had done.
Dr. James \. Stcuart. secretary
Of the State board ui health, ha. issued
a public warning in view ot the preva-
lcncc Of smallpox in other States than
Maryland. DIR Stcuart SAYS There
exists at this time no smallpox in this
State ~ far n j. known to the State
board. but that fact does not remove
the obligation of obedience To the law
or the moral obligation of protection
from this loathsomc disease toward the
community and the family. One tramp
with small Pox tramping through an
unvaccinated community may give rise
10 dircful consequences. State laws
relating Ia vaccination aud the spread
Of infectious diseases are appended To
the warning In Maryland parents or