Democratic messenger., 1893-07-01

The alumni banquet at the Snow
Hill II ich School Hall came off last night
too late for us 10 report in this issue MIR.
Thomas Humphreys Spence acted as
Toast master and the following toasts
were responded to: The Snow Hill
High School. Mr. John +. Moore. The
Glass of '93," Mr. Lewis Covington B@hm.
Memories Of The Past" Mr.. William A.
Eckels The Young Man of The 10Th
Century Miss Mary Spence. The
Young Woman of The 18th Century" :"
Mr. Harry Franklin Coyington. Posi- :
biities," Slr. William Francis Johnson.
ON Thursday Mr.. John l.. Mock was
appointed Postmaster at Snow Hill to
succeed Mr. James T. Wimbrough the
present incumbent Mr.. Nock's applica-
tion for The office was extensively signed
by majority of the leading citizens and
business men of the town. lie is popu-
lar and good business man and we pre-
dict that he will conduct the office To the
satisfaction of the patrons lie is 20
years of age and son of the late John b.
Mock for so many years Justice of the
Peace in Snow Hill and proprietor of the
Washington Hotel.
About 10 O'Clock on Tuesday night
the alarm of fire was sounded aud il was
soon ascertained by those living in the
center of the town that the fire was in
the neighborhood of the railroad depot,
and thitherward the people rushed call
ing fire :" rs they ran. The building on
fire was not The depot as most people
thought. blt the residence OF Mrs Sarah
f. Moore several hundred yards further
out. BY the time assistance arrived on
the scene the building was so thoroughly
ablaze that thought of saving it was
abandoned as buckets were scarce and
water scarcer. So everybody pitched in
To save the furniture. most OF which was
COTTON out of the building. but. of course
il is now in very badly damaged
condition. Mrs Moore had an insurance
of 81 900 on the building and furniture
The policy would have run ou, sometime
next month. The insurance companies
are more able To loose than Mrs. Moore
therefore we are glad her policy was yet
in force
1t is a crying shame and disgrace
To the town which is the county seat of
Worcester that il should have no tele-
graph Office within its corporate limits.
The railroad station and telegraph office
are out in the country. over "a halt a mile
from the business center Of the town, and
ten cents is charged for delivering mes
saees 10 the residents Owing 10 the
distance 10 the telegraph office the West
can Union Co. without doubt looses
as much business here rs il gels. for peo-
pie will not use the telegraph unless ur-
gent necessity demands it, We venture
the assertion that il the telegraph office
was located in the centre of the town
convenient TO The banks, lawyers offices,
newspapers and other business houses,
the telegraph tolls would double in a
year. The people want il and have want
ed il for several years and as we are ever
on the look out for the towns welfare we
shall start petition to the manager of
the Company at once. Persons who
are anxious 10 see this evil remcded will
find the petition at our Office and are
earnestly requested To call and sign il,
We believe the Western Union Telegraph
Company will not ignore ihcrrqucs, and
as you are as much. and many of You
more. interested in the matter as we
are, we trust you will act-hastily in the
matter of signing this petition. Lets
get move ON us. Lets make Snow
Hill an enterprising. bustling place: