Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1894-10-27
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Miles and Henry which appeared III
the MESSENGER last week excelle,l
anything in the way of illustrating ever
attempted on the Shore. When you
want anything right up-to-date look III
the MESSENGER for il. The pcopie',
paper always get there on both feet
A number of our people attended
the mass meeting at Berlin Saturday
and heard good speeches. Every Dem,
ocrat in the county should hear a.
many of the speeches next week as
possible. Prohibi,ionists and Repub-
Leans should also attend these meet
ings, and seeing the folly of their way
abandon it.
-Seatord narrowly escaped ser.
ious fire a few evenings ago. The
night Waterman, who has just begun
to do his duty, discovered the fire
issuing from the lower floor of W. +.
Horsey'. residence on High street.
The wind was blowing hard at the
time, but the quick action of the night
Waterman got number of people on
the scene and extinguishcd the flames.
ii once knew family in Missou-
ri, said man returned from the
West, "who seemed to have a very eff
fective simple preventative of chills and
fever. All the neighbors about suffer
ell from ague, but these folks, with a
house full of children, escaped it. |
always ascribed il to the fact that n
hearth fire was lighted every day, win
ter or summer, about dusk. So that the
damp Of evening was taken from the at
mosphere indoors. The neighbors took
no such precaution."
A remarkable accident occurred at
Rock Hall. Kent county, Thursday.
October 18th. :. $. Benefits corpse
was expected to arrive from Baltimore
and the mourners and undertakes
were at the wharf TO receive the remains.
A body arrived, but upon opening the
case at the house il was found to be the
wrong man. Mr.. Bennett died at the
hospital, and it is supposed he was sent
somewhere else. kilograms were ut
once sent and the right corpse arrived
by steamer Friday.
ibid any member ever see a horn
ed snake?' was the question solemnly
propounded at a recent meeting of the
Still Pond Farmers Club of Kent
county. Nd. The reply was sober
and unanimous mo-" but one member
said that an acquaintance of his had
killed horned snake several years
before. The horned snake is reputed
to have a monstrous horn at the end of
his tail, and with this 10 strike his foes.
The Still Pond Farmers Club is anx-
iOus to have visible proof that the horn
ed snake exists.
Mr.. William 7. Benson, of New
York, brother OF DIR. Samuel l.. Ben
son and Mrs I. ii. Collins of Snow
Hill, was married to Miss Olivia Dor
land at her home, Hyde Park. on the
Hudson, on the 17th, inst. Mr.. and
Mrs. Benson came south on their we'd
ding tour and spent several days of
this week in Snow Hill, leaving on
Wednesday for Old Point, Washing
ton and other points of interest. Mr..
Benson holds a very responsible posi-
ton with large paper manufacturing
concern in New York and has many
friends in Snow Hill who wish him and
his better half happy welded life.
The Rev. X. W. Todd. who has
so acceptably and ably filled the pulpit
of the NJ. +. Church of this town for
the past nineteen months, was, last
Thursday, appointed agent of the Ma
ryland Bible Society, at salary of
81 200 per annum. Mr.. Todd will
move his family to Baltimore about
the middle Of November During Mr..
foods stay among us, he has made
hosts of friends who are sorry to part
with him. His flock fears they will
not get pastor TO suit them as well as
he, and reluctantly gives him up. His
successor to this pulpit will be named
by the presiding elder of Salisbury
district, of the Wilmington Conference.
Princes .inne Herald.
Owing TO the great increase in
the number of pupils registered at the
Girdletree Grammer school it has be-
come necessary TO add another teacher
to the efficient corpe of that institution.
We understand that the school in
question has for long time been over
crowded, and feel sure that the School
Board, ever attentive to the interests
entrusted TO them. will see that the de-
mands OF the Girdletree school are sat
isfied. There is now in the school a
vacant room already furnished, and
only the addition of another teacher is
necessary TO supply the requests of
those interested i'm the success of this
school.
-Bicyclist Elmer c. Davis. OF Bal
timore, attempted TO capture the Amer
lean Neutrality-suspicious. road champion
ship at Easton Tuesday. He rode un-
der the colors of the Avon Cycle Club.
The course was from Easton to Todd's
store, a distance Of six miles and re-
turn. This is one of the best roads in
the county. but the fact that Miles
River Bridge had to he crossed caused
some loss of time. Davis started at ,
O'Clock, and made the first twelve miles
in forty-two minutes. lie kept up his
pace until he had gone sixty miles.
Numerous delays were caused by his
PAGERS leading him into rough places,
and finally he punctured his tire then
he gave up the run. lie covered over
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