Democratic messenger., 1894-09-29


Thursday and Engineer John Parsons,
Fireman Albert c. Dunn and Brake
man Curtis L. Ellingsworth were badly
scalded. Ellingsworth was the most
seriously injured. The accident was
caused by the water in the boiler get
ting too low. When the crown sheet
fell the water went into the fire box,
and, the furnace door being opened,
the cab was soon full of steam. The
men on the engine had to jump TO save
their lives The train was running fast
when the men jumped, and before the
steam had been exhausted the train
had gone about mile.
The State Normal School was
opened Tuesday to register new pupils
tor the coming session. During the
summer months the school building was
thoroughly renovated New floors have
been laid and new metal ceilings have
been put in position. New heating
apparatus has also been put in. The
walls and woodwork have been repainted
and the rooms and halls look bright
and cheerful. The regular class work
will begin Monday. The scholarships,
234 in number. are now filled, as is
also the roll of III paying pupils.
The law provides that there shall be
two scholarships for every member of
the Maryland Legislature and one pay
ing pupil for every two scholarships at
the school.
Captain Thompson. General Nam
ager of the Baltimore, Chesapeake *
Atlantic Railway came to Snow Hill
Wednesday on the steamer Pocomoke
accompanied by Nicholas p. Bond of
Baltimore, Banker Scott, of Whining
ton, and a number OF New York cap
italists interested in the new company.
They were met at Snow Hill by Sup
crin,endent A. J. Benjamin with Il
SPECIAL train and taken to Ocean City.
From there they made trip over the
road TO Baltimore. The main office of
the Baltimore, Chesapeake Il Atlantic
will he in TIE building which has been
occupied by the Eastern Shore Steam
boat Company. Carpenters are now at
work converting the building into suit
able quarters.
During the past week George w.
Purnell, Esq, has purchased OF Samuel
ii. Townsend, Esq, the lot on Market
street where Mr.. Townsends law office
formerly stood and also the lot on
street where Mrs. Jane
Sturgiss millinery store was located,
which belonged to o. NJ. Purnell.
These two lots adjoin on the back form
ing an l.. Mr.. Purnell has not decided
Just what he will do with them, but
thinks of building an Office for himself
which will front OH both streets. Should
he do this he will have one of the
largest and most convenient law offices
in the State. Whatever he concludes
10 do the citizens of Snow Hill are
assured that in point of architectural
beauty and completeness the house,
which covers these lots, will he second
10 no other in the town, for they know
that whatever he undertakes he does
right.
DR.. George Z. Purnell, who has
been visiting relatives and friends here
Tor several weeks past, left last Monday
Tor his home in Guadalajara. Mexico,
where he is successfully engaged in the
practice of his profession, dentistry.
During his visit here DIR. Purnell's
business in Mexico was left in charge of
his brother, DIR. John w. Purnell, who
is still there. On his return to Mexico
DIR. Purnell stopped over several days
with Mr.. James l.. Purnell in Cleve-
land, Ohio. He will also visit friends
in Illinois and will not reach Guadala-
ara before the latter part of next week.
,r the week after. He is much pleased
with his success in Mexico. This was
his first visit home for five years and
his friends were exceedingly glad to
welcome him among them and sorry to
see him leave. He expects however TO
return in about two years and will then
probably locate permanently in Balti-
more.
The owner of one of the largest
OH the Peninsula says that
there is total of 100 canneries on this
Peninsula and that they will average
10000 cans of goods day when
they are running Some of the can
neries only put up 5000 or 5000 cans
of goods day, but others have been
known to put up as high as 10000
cans day. The average, he thought,
would be about 10000 cans a day for
each cannery. This would mean that
the canneries turn out 100000 cans
of goods day in the season of four or
five weeks in which they run. At the
present time tomatoes are the principal
being canned. They are
purchased by the ton at the canneries
and it takes about sixty baskets TO
make ton. This is also about one
wagon load. When packed in cans
and the cans are boxed it takes about
IL, 800 cans to fill a car.
The Adrocate, published at Cou-
dersport, Pa, says: Lees Circus
drew an audience that packed the big
tents to their utmost capacity yesterday.
The performance was far ahead OF
The best show ever in
Coudersport' is the expression of all
who attended. Mr.. Lee is to he con-
graduated upon the decorum of his
employees" The Sentinel, Trumans-
burg, n. u, gives the following descrip-
ton of Lees Circus performance ::
The splendid band is heard playing