Democratic messenger., 1893-02-25

- he farmers Ot tle Eastern SnOfe OIL
Virginia have brought SUIT in the United
States Circuit Court against the New
York Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad
Company to compel the railroad compa-
ny 10 obey the recent decision Of the In
terstate Commission ordering "A reduction
of - per cent in the rates for carrying
potatoes and other farm products from
that section TO New York, Philadelphia
and other Eastern markets.
A Philadelphia paper. recording last
week, some of the names of the guests at
the great Scotch Irish dinner, mentions
Rev. David Conway of Mount Joy, Pa.
who delivered culogy on United States
Senator +. X. Wilson, of Md. Mr.. Con
way pronounced Senator Wilson a pro-
found thinker. kind neighbor, n great
lawyer. IA just judge, an incorruptIblc
and a sincere christian, a member of the
Presbyterian Church of Snow Hill, Md,
the oldest existing Presbyterian Church
in the United States. Mr. Conway was
once its pastor.
Mr. George F. Brown recently rep
rcscnting the Herring, Hall & Marvin
Safe Co, has severed his connection with
that Company and has connected himself
with George l.. Remington. of 1921 Mar
ket Street. Philadelphia. late of the firm
Of Farrell Il Co, and now the manufac
,urer of the old reliLle Herring Safe with
all its recent improvements. Mr.. Brown
has sold n great many safes in this cOun-
" and so far as we know his representa-
stance We wish him and Mr.. Reminc
ton large share OF the trade and as their
safe is one of the oldest and most relia-
ble made, having withstood all of the
tests of time and experience, we do not
see any reason why il should not continue
the leader among safes.
Frederick Miller, who several years
but who has since been in poor health.
mentally and physically, was placed in
confinement on Saturday because his
family feared he would commit some act
of violence To himself or others. An ap-
plication was made 10 the Court for a
jury de lHndtico inquirendo To act on his
case and ON Monday the jury examined
him and found him HOa compns meHtUs,
which report was sent To Chief Judge
Page who ordered that he he placed IN
one of the State Insane Asylums for treat
ment. Mr.. Miller is about seventy years
of age, was born in Germany; is of excel
ent parentage; served in the German
army and has an honorable discharge
from further military service IN the Ger
man Empire. lie came 10 Snow Hill
from Baltimore some thirty years ago
and prospered here until his mental afilic-
ton began to make him unfit for Trans
acting business. His wife and estimable
daughter have the sympathy of the com
muniiy in their misfortune.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles l.. Boehm for
merly of this county, now of Phoenix
Baltimore County, where Mr.. Boehm is
head clerk for the Mount Vernon Co,
gave brilliant reception at their home
on Monday night of last week. The
Baltimore County Democra says of ii;
Mrs. Boehm received in black and pearl
ornaments, assisted by Miss Jennie Sto-
yer. in blue satin frOck en-train, V neck,
trimmed in point lace. The evening was
spent in music, games. &c. Handsome
prizes in the donkey game were won
by Miss Cora Boslcy, n handsome pearl
handled glove bu,tOner. and Mr.. Milton
Hare a scarf pin. After this the company
repaired 10 The dining room, where a
table beautifully decorated with cut flow
ers and laden with all kinds OF tropical
fruits, confectionery and cakes, with
lemonade, awaited them. Mrs. Boehm.
being the treasurer of the ". c. I. L..
no wine was used, and We wished there
were more Mrs. Boehms. The commit
lee of arrangements were Messrs. Chas.
l.. Boehm. Charles Slower and :. Harry
Morris. There were large number of
ladies and gentlemen present. The gentle
men were in full evening dress and wore
bouionniers.