Democratic messenger., 1893-01-14

A telegram from Crisfield on Mon
day says: The weather continues cold,
and the Annamessex River and POGO
moke and Tangier Sounds are still clos
ed with ice, all of the boats being frozen
up and unable TO work. Oysters are
scarce, and very high in consequence,
even the commonesf stock bringing 81,
and many of the packers are glad to get
hem even at that price. A protracted
freeze will be a calamity 10 this Sec
tion, and il not broken up soon many of
the oyster shuckcrs and dredgcrs of this
place and vicinity will be destitute.
A telegram from Annapolis says: "A
more severe winter has not been known
since 1856. In that year The Chesapeake
bay was frozen ovei 10 n thickness which
Ice in horse carts and sleighs A vessel
loaded with railroad iron was frozen IN
the river and the ice was sufficiently
strong 10 allow its cargo To hc carted
over 10 the city. At that time only about
forty boats were engaged in longing for
oysters which was confined exclusively
10 the Severn river. Now there are about
three hundred in the business Oystermen
then made from ten TO sixty dollars a
day"
Miss Mamie Devereaux. daughter of
Mr.. Thomas Devereaux, near this town
aud Mr.. Mackwell HerZog of Baltimore,
were married in Washins ton on Thurs
day December 22nd. The marriage was
a quiet one owing To the delicate health
of the bride. Only few friends and
relatives of the bride and groom were
present. After the ceremony the newly
welded couple, accompanied by their
friends returned to Baltimore where an
elegant reception was held at the grooms
home on German street. Mr.. IIerzog Is
one of Baltimore's Unknown cigar
makers. and for several years has been
recording secretary of the Cigarmaker's
Union.
Arthur Price, son of Mr.. J. Samuel
Price, while playing with some other
little fellows on the Ice at the "old ship
yard last Tuesday afternoon, was badly
hurt about the face and hands from an
explosion OF powder IN q bottle held by
him. II was an yeast powder bottle and
contained small quantity of gun pow
der. In the mouth of il he had placed .
long paper stopper aud it was to this that
he touched the blazing match intending
TO sci the bottle down Immediately the
paper was ignited, and run off with the
other boys to hear the crack" The ex-
plosion was Simultaneous with the touch
ing of the match TO the paper and Arthurs
face and hands were terribly larcerated
with the flying glass. II is almost a
miracle that he escaped alive
The Soldiers Festival Wednesday
night was pronounced success, consid-
ering the inclemency of the weather. The
Armory was atiractively decorated with
bunting and evergreens for the occasion
and the young ladies of the town served
the patrons with oysters, ice cream and
cake, according TO their various tastes.
During the evening Messrs. Mount, b .ker,
Wilson and others rendered some good
mns:c on the violin and organ and the
"sojer boys" warbled becomingly. The
exhibition drill by select squad was
quite a surprise for those who Witnessed
IL, as no one had an idea that gallant
Captain Capper had succeeded in getting
his men so proficient in difficult tactics
The whole aff:ir was success. and the
MESSENGER gives three cheers aud
tiger for the Smith Guards
The annual report OF the Philadel-
phia Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
of the Pennsylvania system has just been
issued. Ii shows the net earnings of the
road 10 be over two million dollars. or
the Peninsula branch roads the Delaware,
Maryland & Virginia makes the best
showing. Ii earned $ol5 $50 %; Queen
Anne Il Kent, $26,sii 20: Delaware &
Chesapeake. .$67. .Os6 92; Cambridge & Sea
ford, SEE 500 6S. Thus il will be seen
that the ID. NJ. & v. earned nearly four
times as much as the other three branch
roads combined. OF course the expe nse
of operating it was greater than any one
of the other roads. but its neat earnings
were over 100000, while all the other
roads failed 10 earn enough TO operate
them. In this respect the Queen Anne's
& Kent was behind $i9,967.59. the Della
ware Il Chesapeake $26,S4l.O2 and The
Cambridge & Seaford $1l ,550sl. Again
the value of our road as a feeder 10 the
main line must have been about four
times greater than the other three roads
combined. The p. w. & B. Co, should
therefore furnish our people with better
travelling facili ties than the other roads,
or equally as good. We do not see
why we cannot have two trains day.
As soon as the spring opens we want to
go before the directors again and urge
this matter. This is the end OF the road
which pays and we should get all the
benefits given TO others.
Business Failures for 1892