Democratic messenger., 1893-01-07

Court House next Tuesday afternoon at
, o'clock sharp-for the purpose of reor-
ganizing all the present officers having
resigned. BY order Of the Committee on
good of the order
MIR. John II. Moore, of the firm of
Richardson. Smith, Moore & Co., went
TO Crisiied on Monday TO examine the
firms water-logged schooner Delaware"
which was towed into that Port by the
Captain of pungie-boat, who picked her
up drifting around in Tangier Sound.
Governor Brown has instructed the
State Librarian to forward TO all Magis-
trates who apply, a copy of the Magis-
trate's Code as ordered by the last Legis-
ture-c containing all the laws which are
essential 10 Magistrates-upon payment
of one dollar, and cents for postage
The Philadelphia Record says the
following simple remedy has saved many
a child suffering with diphtheretic sore
throat from death: Buy five cents worth
of flower of sulpher ard by means of n
quill or straw blow little OF it into the
throat of any child suspected of dipther-
itic tendency.
We sincerely sympathlze with our
old friend ex-Sheriff Shockley in his great
misfortunes which have so recently be-
fallen himself and family. To loose two
beloved sons within few weeks is indeed
a great afiliction. We trust that MIR.
Shockley IS regaining his strength and
will soon be ont again.
The GirdIetree Farmers Alliance
will be publicly addressed by J. Fred
Woolley, President; and DIR. ). X. Mar
shall, Lecturer OF the county Alliance,
Saturday afternoon January 18th at 2
o'clock. The interest of the farmers and
the beauties of the farmers alliance will
be discussed. Everyone invited 10 at
tend. Frederick Dukes, President.
A number OF friends of the generous
host and hostess OF Pansy Cottage spent
pleasant evening there on Tuesday and
were royalty entertained. Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T. Hargis,
Mr. and Mrs ID. b. Fitzgerald, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Barnes and others. They re-
mained until late hour and expressed
themselves as having spent a most de-
lightiul evening.
Coffee has made a sharp advance in
price in the last two or three months
While so far the effect has been felt chief
~ in wholesale trading, il is predicted
that retailers will be soon compelled TO
put up prices TO meet the advance, and
that the consumers will be forced to pay
from three cents TO four aud half cents
a pound more than at present
Miss Mary Caulder, relative OF
Mrs J. J. Hurlock and who has lived
with her quite n number OF years died on
Tuesday moraing of last week in the 18th
year of her age. Her remains were in
TERED III the Episcopal Churchyard on
Thursday She was a native of Kent
County, a Christian lady and communi.
cant of the Protestant Episcopal Church
for many years.
The Rev Theo F. Barber. D. d..
rector of Christ Protestant Episcopal
Church, Cambridge, died Sunday night
of Bright's disease. His wife aud two
sons, Lieut. Henry A. Barber. L. $. A..
and Prof William Wyatt Barber, of St
Marks School, Southboro, Mass. were
al his bedside. DR. Barber was seventy
four years old and had been rector OF
Christ Church, Cambridge, ioriy-three
years.
Mr.. Raisin was appointed Insurance
Commissioner. as foreshadowed in the
columns of the MEssE NIGER of recent
date. Mr.. Thomas p Townsend of this
county. is chief clerk in the Insurance
Commissioners Office and 1t is said on
good authority that Mr. Raisln will make
no cha nge IN the present clerical force
DR.. George w. Truitt. of WIcomico Is
also a clerk in the office Both of these
gentlemen are good competent men and
no man knows il better than Mr.. Rasin.
John :. Timmons, member of the
firm of Timmons & Co, OF Whaleyville
died Al his home In that place Monday
last of heart disease. Mr. Timmons was
nearly IS years old aud was one OF the
most prominent men of his section. For
many years his firm has been the larges,
corn buyers in this part OF the country
and has large business relations all over
the State. Mr.. Timmons leaves seven
children one of whom is Mr. Thomas w
Timmons OF the firm OF Fowler & Tim.
mons of Salisbury. The funeral obsequies
of Mr.. Timmons were held Tuesday al
ternoon at Whaleyville.
MIR. George f. Bowdoin. one of the
oldest grain merchants of Baltimore,
died last week of congestion OF the lungs.
Mr.. Bowdoin was seventy-six years old
and was apparently in excellent health
He went to his office as usual on We'd
nesday. and, returning in the afternoon,
ate a hearty dinner lie spent the even
ing pleasantly and was in his usual good
spirits He became suddenly i'll and died
at about o'clock Thursday. lie was
disiantly related to the Robins family of
this county and WAS well known here,
having handled many thousand bush els
Of grain for our farmers
MIR. Edward +. T. Hammond of this
county. who is the American Counsel nj
Budapest, gave an elegant dinner at the
Grand Hotel IIungaria. says the Ner
York Herald, last evening (Thanksgiy-
lngl, in honor of the day and also as a
farewell dinner to Sir Arthur Nicholson.
the retiring British Consul General who