Democratic messenger., 1894-05-19

Hill. lie was one of the few candi-
dates that came up to the ideas of the
congregation of Mackenzie Memorial
Presbyterian Church as good preach
er, So call was attended him to
become the pastor of that congregation
Word was received from Mr.. Fitzsi-
mons on Wednesday that he could not
see the way clear to leave Hartford
county. so our Presbyterian friends
are vet on Il preacher hunt.
Quite an excitement was created
last Wednesday morning by Mr.. John
Herman who was hauling dirt from
the cellar over which Rev. Edwin
Nelson's rev brick building will I've
erected. Ii appears that in order to
keep from throwing dirt far Mr.. Hen
man hacked up TO the embankment too
close and the cart went down with the
horse under it. The bank was 50 steep
the horse could not get out until the
dirt was thrown away 50 that he could
climb the hill. No damage done except
TO the cart which was slightly broken.
A very sad death occurred at Par
sonsburg a few days ago. Miss Lida
Richardson. young lady, was taken
sick with sore throat which the doctor
pronounced tonsilities In day or two
she became worse and the disease devel-
oped into a very severe case of diphth-
eria.-She told the family she could
not live, and went up stairs with her
sister and took out of her trunk the
clothes she wished to he shrouded in.
She died about ten o'clock in the morn
ing. dropped down while walking the
floor; she could not lie down. III
comico NerS.
MIR. John X. Taylor and Miss
Annie Jones, of this city. were married
on Wednesday evening. at $50 o'clock.
at the NJ. =. Church, by Rev. q. l..
Morrow. The altar was beautifully
decorated with cedar arch, interspersed
with flowers, potted plants and vases of
natural flowers. The bridal party was
escorted to the altar by four ushers,
Messrs. William G.. Bowdoin, Hurley
Esham, Edward Mumtorl and Oswald
Tilghman. Miss Nora Lewis playing
the wedding march. After the cere.
mony the bridal party was driven to
the grooms parents, near the Furnace
We haven't been blowing about
it. but our job department has been
unusually busy this Spring turning out
work for customers in all parts of the
county; the large number of straw
berry tickets printed this week is an
evidence that the MESSENGER adver-
tising pays. We only called attention
to this branch of the business one time
yet the orders have been coming in
rapidly. We do work any day in the
week except Sunday and have two men
most of the week engaged in turning
out job printing, so bring on your or
ders and they will be promptly filled
and the prices just right.
The races to be held on the track
of the Snow Hill Driving Park Asso-
citation OH June 18th, are already an
assured success. A number of fast
horses will be here and some good
trotting is promised. In addition to
the trotting, arrangements are being
made for a bicycle race, free for all
riders in the county. Snow Hill, Po-
comoke and Berlin have some good
wheelmen, and a test of speed is desir-
ed by them. The purse for this race
will be announced later. In addition
to the above we would like to see a
game of base ball arranged We feel
sure that our boys can organize a club
that will furnish amusement for any
otner in the county.
-Jailor Mock has the most accomo-
dating set of prisoners probably to he
found in any Jail in the State. They
are in very frail building, so they
are put in leg irons every night to
keep them from escaping, which pro-
vision appears entirely unnecessary as
the men now iron themselves every
night and the jailor only has to make
an inspection. when he finds everything
all right. The other night he left the
irons off one of the men, but on his
visit next morning he found the man
with leg irons securely fastened on him
like the rest of the prisoners. In reply
to Mr.. Nock's inquiries as TO why he did
it, he said he wanted to act square and
be treated like the others.
Several young men i'll Salisbury,
each claiming to have the fastest
trotter in Wicomico county, arranged
for trial of speed on the Salisbury
track for last Friday. Their horses
had been in training for the occasion
and were reported in excellent condi-
ton. Before the race was called,
consent was granted Mr.. William
Purnell, who had driven over ON the
morning OF the race, to enter his black
as amusement for the losing horse.
Five heats were trotted, and to the
surprise Of everyone Mr.. Purnell's
horse won the race in three straight
heats, after driving distance of twenty
one miles from here to Salisbury. The
track was estimated to be from ten to
fifteen seconds slow, but Mr.. Purnell's
horse made the full mile in 2.5l, beat
ing Wicomico's three champions, and
leaving the Salisbury boys every sick. >"
The aid of the Baltimore police
has been requested in the apprehension
OF Mr.. +. NJ. Sage, who is charged
with victimizing the Hartford National
Bank, of Belair, Md, to the extent Of