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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-04-27
MORE ABOUT PRICE.
Accused Murderer of Saliie Dean
May Have Been HypnOtiZed.
Evidence of ~ Medical
Eynerf


BALTIMORE, April 2l-The Balti-
more detectives who have been at
work on the Sallie Dean murder case
since March 18th, the day after the
school girls body was found in the
woods near Denton,in Caroline county,
have returned home after turning
over to the States Attorney all the
evidence they collected
There seems to he no doubt that
Marshall Price, now confined in the
jail in this city, killed the girl, but so
far the detectives have failed to dis
cover motive for the crime. The
intimation that he had seduced the
girl and murdered her because she
threatened to tell his wife or her
parents we're shown by the physicians
who made the autopsy to be without
foundation.
PRICES HEARING OCCURS NEXT WEEK
The trial of Price will take place
in Denton, April 80. Medical testi-
mony will play an important part in
the case. particularly the evidence of
DIR. John Morris, the expert on mental
diseases, who late on Saturday, after
an examination Of the prisoner, ex-
pressed the opinion that Price may
have been under hypnotic influence
in whatever connection he had with
the crime. 1t appears that the young
man has always been a believer in
omens and the significance of dreams,
showing that he is weak willed and
very impressionable.
DIR. Morris did not examine the
prisoner at the request of the author
tiles or his counsel, but because Of his
interest in the peculiar case. Price
told him remarkable story aud the
doctor is convinced that he was speak.
ing the truth. When Price was arrest
ed he tried to implicate Grant Cork
ran, young school teacher, in the
crime. In fact, he disclosed TO the
chief of police here that Corkran pro-
posed the crime and that when they
followed the girl up as she was ON her
way to school Corkran struck her on
the back OF the head with stone and
cut her throat with n razor belonging
to Price.
THE ACCUSATIONS OF THE PRISONER.
C0rkran was arrested on Prices
accusation. but released in few DAYS,
his innocence being clearly established.
II has been shown that the girls throat
was cut by left-handed person and
Price possesses that popularity. Cork
rams relatives proved that he was in
field on his farm ut the time the
murder was committed. Whether
Price had an accomplice the detectives
have not been able to discover, but
they believe that he alone is guilty.
DIR. Morris will not say who Price
duplicates or who is exerting an in
tluence over him, but the physician is
confident that the authorities will not
be able 10 show a motive for the
crime.
Corkran was given royal reception
en- his return home to Denton. No
one in the place ever believed he had
any connection with the crime.
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\ Farmers Fight With "a Burnley
Burglar.

ONANcocK, VA. April ?l.-Mr.
Jefferson Davis Mears, a farmer,
living near Keller, in the southern
part of Accomac. has for some time
been missing fodder from his stacks,
which stand in an open field about
three hundred yards from his house.
He determined, it possible, to catch
the thief, and so, one night last week,
he secreted himself, with a small boy,
in one Of the stacks and awaited the
coming of the thief. About midnight
he was aroused from his slumber into
which he had fallen by the noise of
some one pulling fodder from the stack.
He rolled out from his place of con.
cealment, and grappled with the thief,
who proved to be Ezekiel johnson, a
burly negro, living IN that community.
Seeing that he was caught, Ezekiel
showed fight, and informed his captor
that one or the other would have to
die. Mears endeavored to draw his
pistol, but the negro crowded HIM so
closely that he had all he could do to
keep from being overpowered and
thrown upon the ground. With the
aid of the small boy. Mears finally
succeeded in getting his pistol out Of
pocket, and with this he pounded the
negro vigorously over the head till he
gave up the fight, and made an
unconditional surrender. Mears took
the negro at once before Justice Black
stone, who arose from his bed, and,
after hearing the case, sent Ezekiel To
Jail for three months Mears says the
negro fought like tiger. and that the
fight from start to finish must have
lasted more than twenty minutes
Mears had his clothes torn to pieces,
and the negro's head and face were
badly battered.
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DRAWING THE JURY.
Judge Holland Draws he Names
of Jurors for May Court.

Judge Charles +. Holland was in
Snow Hill Monday and drew the fol.
lowing persons to serve as Jurors ut
the coming May Term OF the Circuit
Court for Worcester county.
Pocomoke District: Elijah ].
Schoolfeld, Calvin +. Hughes. John
l.. Paradee, Littleton 7. Ewell, AL.
fred /. Barnes, Henry G. Tull. &.
Pierce Gordy, and Francis NJ. Will
son.
Snow Hill District: Richard c. +.
Moore, Oliver Nelson, John J. Duffy.
Levin b. Disharoon, Edwin A. Mari.
ner, John 7. Moore, James n. Jones
aud William ID. Knox.
East Berlin District Geo. War.
ner Jarman, John w. Willett. George
Collins, William F. Pitts, Josiah Blunt.
ing, Samuel NJ. CULLEN and Joshua
+. Carey.
Newark District Solomon NJ.
Richardson, Frank Davis and Sidney
W. Adkins.
st. Martins District: Timothy
Rayne, William S. T. Carey and Chas.
X. Law.
Colbourn's District: Uriah W.
Dickerson and Dewitt G. Fooks.
Atkinson District: George NJ. Ad.
kins, George J. Dryden and Thomas
Corbin.
Stockton District: MILKY Hancock,
Robert W. Colona, Gideon Price.
Henry I. Jones, George w. Ward,
George I. Jones and Charles +.
Onley.
West Berlin District Thomas T.
Savage, William l.. Timmons, Thomas
\. Gray, Littleton b. Bethards, James
;. Burbage. James + Thomas and
William X. Powell.
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A New Era!
What u Real Estate Agency Is
Doing for Snow Hill and
Surrounding County.

Mr.. A. L. Barnes has sold two more
farms in this county; the final arrange
ments having been completed this
week Mr.. Duhling, Of the State of
Wyoming, is the purchaser OF the
Cellar House farm situated in Akin
sons District, about seven miles from
this town, which was inherited and
owned by Mrs. George w Covington,
Mrs. l.. L. Behm, Miss Virginia Hack
and James ID. Hack. Esq. who placed
it in the hands of A. =. Barnes IL Co.
for sale. The farm contains 524 acres
and solo for $4,000. Mr.. Duhling is
a man of means and also sufferer
from catarrh. He will take possession
OF the farm January, 1896 as it is
rented for this year
The other farm sold is known as the
Cox Farm" owned by William S.
Wilson, Esq, and situated near Corbin
and about four miles from the Cellar
House Farm" 1t contains 500 acres
and was purchased by friend of Mr..
Duhling for $4,000. This farm is also
rented for the year and will he turned
over to its new owner on January LIST,
1896. Neither Of the gentlemen have
seen their purchases and have never
been in Worcester County. One of
them has visited Dorchester and Som
erset and is delighted with the climate
of the Eastern Shore. and the ease with
which our lands can be titled. This
is three important sales OF real estate
made in this section by live real estate
agents within the past month, and goes
to prove that a good live agency is one
of the greatest blessings our town can
have. One of the editors of the MIS-
sENGER asked Mr.. Barnes how he
secured his purchasers. "By adver-
Using" he exclaimed. Il have al
ready spent in the neighborhood of
$500 in advertising. 1t takes nerve
but itpays-l knoc it pays" DO you
think the papers who offer to take your
advertisement cheap are the ones to 90
in? mo indeed here's three lines in
the American Igricuhurid for which |
pay SIS quarter and here is man
who offers to run it in daily thirty
days for $3.50, but | believe in getting
the best; if it does cost more it is apt to
do more good"
Our people should encourage this
Agency in every possible way and
refer those in search of real estate to il.
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BERLIN.

Mrs. Calvin b. Taylor went up last
Monday to Wilmington and Philadel-
phia TO visit friends.
Mr.. ID. G. Hudson went up to Lew
es last week to attend the Presbytery.
Mr.. Galloway has been in Berlin
for the last two weeks holding revival
services in the NJ. +. Church. Quite
a large number have professed their
faith in Christ.
Mr.. James Holloway left US last
Monday morning. His old friends
were sorry to see him leave.
The Green and White tea last Tues
day evening at Mrs. Nancy Showells
was a very pleasant affair.
Miss Bessie Jones died suddenly in
Baltimore last Wednesday morning.
The new drugstore Squire Pitts is
erecting on Bay street is going up
very rapidly. He will have itas near
fire proof as possible.
Among the successful guessers as
TO the final chapters in the one thous-
and dollar prise story just published
by the Ncw York World, Mrs. Hattie
J.. Dirickson, Of Berlin, secures $50
in gold.
Mr.. Charles Goldsborough, president
of the Sinepuxent Beach Company,
took party of friends to Ocean City
Saturday night, including Nicholas
p. Bond, Major Henry T. Douglass
Robert Ober and Harry Turner.
The NJ. L. Church is in the midst
of a glorious revival of religion. Over
40 souls were brought to Christ the
first week of the meeting, and the in
terest is increasing daily. Rev. +. c.
Atkins the pastor, is being assisted by
Rev. VIM. X. Galloway.
Notice. will make levy, adver-
tise, and sell all property in the cor.
poration Of Berlin on which taxes are
not paid before June LIST, 1895. w. J.
Massey, Collector. Ct
Daniel Webster Hastings, the subject of
this sketch. was born January 2ist. 1855.
and departed this life April 18TH 1895, aged
~ years. months and Ia days. lie was
the youngest son of Henry and Julia A.
Hastings. He was "A dutiful son and a loving
brother. He sought and found the blessed
Saviour. ard his last DAYS Of earthly life
were cheered by the comforts of religion
and the presence of the Lord Jesus
His last words were: 'Ilallclujah am
not deceived, ! see Jesus, my sweet Jesus. :"
The blessed vision Of the Saviour appeared
To him many times in the last hour of life,
and he called the attention of his mother
and brothers 10 the fact, and thought it
strange that they conld not see what was
so clear TO his vision in this closing hour of
lifc's day.
Ills favorite hymn was: 'lIallciuiah,
I'm Saved" Often as this hymn was being
sung by those who gathered about his bed
side. he reioiced aloud in God his Saviour.
The funeral was preached on Sunday
afternoon at the Methodist Episcopal Church
in Berlin. of which he was member. on
probation. The body was inferred in Ever
green cemetary.
a mother and two brothers mourn their
loss. but "thcy sorrow not. ms those who
have no hope. T.. e. ATKINS, Pastor.
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One of the most efleclual mound.

One of the most efiectual pound
ings ever received by mortal man was
that given Rev. Ralph Coursey, pastor
of Whatcoat NJ. +. Church, Of this
town, by his congregation on Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Coursey was totally I'M
prepared for the attack upon him.
His servant. who saw through the win
dow the crowd waiting in the dark Oh
the outside, was somewhat frightened,
and advised him not to open the door
lest trouble might ensue. Not needing
this advice he ventured to open the
front door when a rush was made for
the dining room. and not until the
table groaned under its load, and the
larder was filled TO overlooking, did the
pastors admirers cease TO deposit their
burdens of everything good for the
inner man. The Snow Hill Conet
Band discoursed music during the
reception.
William Young is the p0ssessor
of curiosity in the way OF money. In
the course of trade at his store he took
in trade dollar which appeared to
be light weight and have peculiar
ring, yet the metal bore the unmistaka-
BILE evidence of being genuine. William
investigated until his finger came in
contact with a little spring near the
date m tho nni,, an, Tho IoIla. A..
open 1t had been split and the two
sides hinged together so neatly that no
one unacquainted with it could discern
the work. Inside, the silver had been
scooped out and frame set in to hold
a picture, although it contained none
at the time. Perhaps the owner got in
Strengthened circumstances and conclud.
ed to part with the coin but removed
the picture of some dear one, and put
it elsewhere for safe keeping.
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NEWARK.

The two Norway maple trees in
front Of Mr. Ara p. Bowen's residence
are the finest in town.
Mrs. Squire Geo. 7. Richardson
has been recently visiting relatives
in Berlin.
A fine new porch has been placed
in front of the Post Office adding to
its improvement.
Mr. Ward from Cape Charles, Va,
has been visiting the family of Mr..
Archie Gault.
Mr.. Charlie Davis has recently
opened barber shop in the store op.
posite the Post Office. We wish HIM
success.
On the 18th of next July will be
the regular time for the NJ. L. Church
here TO hold its usual biennial festival
which, it is hoped will be well patron
lied by the public.
Richards 4 Bowen have common
ced the erection of their new store.
1t is being put up in the finest style
and with the best material and will
be splendid building when finished.
Rev. James Il. Campbell, A. NJ,
will preach tomorrow in the NJ. f..
Church Of this place ut 1890 a. m.
and $50 p. M Cedartown ) p. m.
Mr.. Ba;eman Richards, a telegraph
operator at Salisbury. has been visit
ing his parents Mr.. and Mrs. John b.
Richards. Bate is one of our popular
young gentlemen and il prospecting
finely.
The attendance at the Sunday
School services here on last Sunday
morning was unusually large and the
collection for missionary purposes was
very creditable.
Miss BERTHE Birmingham makes an
excellent organist for the NJ. +.
Church of Ironshire. The choir is II
splendid one and the fine musical
efforts of its members are very highly
appreciated by the congregation.
The pastor and Mr.. Reese G. Peters
are DESTROYS of procuring il possible,
the services of the Rev. Mr. Galloway,
the evangelist, OF Salisbury, to assist
in revival work at Ironshire. The
Rev. Mr.. Galloway has been very
accepiably helping the Rev. Mr.. At
kins of Berlin, recently in his revival
which has been 50 very beneficial in
its results.
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AN OLD CHURCH.

hANhhiN, A., ~ IIii -.
Editors Messenger Some time ago
II discussion was going on in your
valuable paper in regard 10 ancient
churches. BY observation find st.
Johns +. +. Church located in
Hampton, Va. was built in 1860. 1t
is miles from Old Point Comfort,
and the same from FORTRESS Monroe"
and is the On y structure in Hampton
that was not destroyed by the late
war. [ would add it reminds me OF
the one in Snow Hill, and is Of nearly
the same material and style.
If you can spare scace TO publish
this short article you may interest
others and will obIige A. +. NJ.
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DIED MEXICO.
Little Elsie Purncll Formerly Of
Snow Hill,

Several months ago Mr. and Mrs
John w. Purnell left friends and rela.
tives here TO take up their abode in
Mexico. On Friday last word was re-
ceived here of the death of their inter
esting little daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
PurnelI have the sympathy Of their
many friends here in their great loss
We clip the following obituary notice
from The Trio Republics published in
the city of Mexico.
ELSIE:
Peaceful he thy silent slumbcr;
Peaceful in thy grave so low?
Thou no more wilt join our number
Thou'lt no more our sorrows know
Yet again we hope To meet thee
when the day of life is fled.
And in heaven with joy to greet thee.
Where no farewell tears We shed.
Elsie Purnell, our little Darling Baby
Just wears, s months and , DAYS old, died
on Good Friday morning. April IL. 1895.
Our precious little one was very sick for
three weeks with measles and bronchial
pneumonia. What she suffered no one but
she and the Almighty knew; vet she was
patient and loving all through her illness
hearts are broken from her leaving US. but
God saw she was too bright and good for
this wicked world and took her to the place
of perfect happiness where she belongs.
Elsie was a beautiful child and loved by
every one that ever saw her; and we are
sure that she was loved too much by her
parents, is why God wanted her. The Oar
ling Baby slipped away with sweet smile
ON her precious face. We never saw any
change until we listened for her dear little
heart and found it had ceased to beat. We
dressed her in pink and cream silk. curled
her lovely golden hair put her cap (Which
she loved so much) ON her head, placed two
lovely roses one pink and one white in her
dear little hands which were lying careless
ly on her breast; then placed her precious
little body in a beautiful white casket. clos
ed and locked it and hold the key close tn
onr hearts until she calls for it, Her little
grave was covered with white and pink roses
which were given by loving friends who all
were So Kind and sympathizing To us. We
buried her ON April Is. 1895 in the Amcri.
can cemetery, Mexico City. where her dear
little body is at rest and her loving little
soul is asleep in Jesus.
MAMMA AND PAPA
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JOHN L. MOORE,
Mayor 81 the town of Snow Hill.
Thousands of Acres .AbIaZc.

LAKEWOOD, n. j.. April PA
forest fire, covering six square miles
and consuming valuable pine timber,
is raging two miles southeast of this
place. A gang of labors has been sent
out to keep the fire from spreading
The fire is gaining steadily, however.
owing 10 high winds This place is
filled with smoke and the roaring of
the flames can easily be heard.
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STOCKTON.

DIR. Will Taylor is a good dentist
and is kept busy all the time.
Mr.. Levin Mariner, who has been
on the sick list for several weeks is i'm
proving.
Miss Eva Burbage- who has been
visiting friends in Baltimore returned
home on Wednesday.
Mr.. John life and his bride arriv-
ell here on Wednesday. A reception
and supper was given them by Mr.
Illife's parents on the evening of their
return. The MESSENGER extends
congratulations.
Gunby Presbyterian Church of this
town is being greatly improved by
having new roof put on it. This
has been needed for some time and we
are glad to see the work going on.
Quite a nice little sum to help defray
this expense was raised through chain
letters, although not as much was
raised in that way us was anticipated
The oyster season now nearing its
close has been a very profitable one
after all. We don't know what our
people would have done this winter
had it not been for the favorable con-
ditions which surrounded the oyster
industry. Orders for good stock are
still coming in.
Messrs George Pruitt of Cedar Hall
and Mr.. Lloyd Mason, of Good VIII,
were the welcome guests of Charles
Mason one day this week.
A liberal donation has been given
by our people to Mr.. Rufus Wells.
We hear very little political gossip
down here this Spring, in fact politics
never were So quiet. Our people
would like to see Col. John Walter
Smith the Democratic nominee for
Governor, for we believe him to he Il
noble man and old Stockton would
give him big vote.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-04-27

The following is a list OF unclaimed
letters remaining in Snow Hill Post
Office, Saturday, April 9th, 1895
Miss Emma Spencer, Miss Francis
Moore (2), Miss Alice Killie, Miss
Charloorte Burls, Robert Fooks, Ed
ward Cropper.
Persons calling for above letters
please say they are advertised.
JOIN l.. Mock, I. NJ.
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License Notice.

All merchants and other dealers
requiring licenses are notified that |
will he in Pocomoke City Wednesday,,
the first day of May, next, and in
Berlin, Thursday, the second day of
Nav, for the purpose of receiving
license money for the ensuing year.
BY attending to this matter promptly
the risk of indictment by the Grand
jury will be avoided, besides being an
accommodation to the Clerk, whose
office is overrun with Court business
after that time.
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL,
II. Clerk.
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800 Reward 800.

The readers Of this paper will bc pleased
To learn that there is ut least one dreaded
disease that science has been able Ia cure in
all its stages. and that is catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires "a
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the foundation
Of the disease. and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative powers.
that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails TO cure. Send for list of
testimonials.
Address. +. J. CHENEY & Co., To-
ledo, q.
sfSold by Druggists, 7sc.
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ELECTION NOTICE.
To the Qualified Voters Of the
Town of Snow Hill, Md.

The Mayor of the town of Snow
Hill hereby gives notice that an cleo.
ton will be held in said town in the
storehouse recently occupied by DIR.
5. L. Benson, Cor. Market Il Pearl SIS.
on Monday the 9Th, day of Nay A. ID.
1895 for the purpose of electing three
persons as Councilmen of said town
OF Snow Hill to succeed Robert w.
Townsend, Robert J. McAllen and
John J. Collins, whose term of office
is about to expire, and that the polls
will be open on said last named day
and at said place from 2o'clock p. M,
till 6 o'clock p. m, for the purposes
aforesaid.
JOHN +. MOORE,
Mayor 81 the town of Snow Hill.
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~ Friend in Need is ~ Friend
Indeed"

A friend advised me to try Ely's Cream
Balm and after using il sin weeks | believe
myself cured of catarrh. 1t is most val
liable remedy. Joseph Stewart. ga Grand
Avenue. Brooklyn, N. Y.
My son was afflicted with catarrh. in
duced him to try Ely's Cream Balm and the
disagrccable catarrhal smell all left him
lie appears as well Ms any one.-J. G. Dim.
stead, Arcola. Ill.
Price of Cream Balm is fifty cents.
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SHowEIIs, Mn, Apr. Is, 80.
Messrs. Editors Please find en-
closed the amount OF Sl.00 for the
MESSENGER from March, 1895 to
March, 1896. ! enjoy reading your
paper and am always delighted when
it reaches me. Respectfully.
MRs. MARY f.. WILLIAMS.
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.so. O36 Sunday school Scholars

Mr.. G. :. Griffith, who has served
as president Of the Maryland Sunday
School Union thirty-one consecutive
years. in his annual report last week
spoke of the increased interest in
the work of the union and the large
number of conventions and institutes
that have been held. The report stated
during the past year 1886 persons
were admitted to the church from the
Sunday schools of the State; that the
number of Sunday schools at present
is 1858, with 34,966 officers and
teachers and 1921 pupils.
The third Sunday of May has been
designated as Maryland Sunday School
Union Day. and the schools will he
invited to have special exercises on
that day for the advancement of inter
UNCONVENTIONAL work
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TRUSTEES SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE!

BY VIRTUE of decree of the
Circuit Court for Worcester County in
the State OF Maryland, sitting in
Equity, passed in the case of Adelaide
l.. Farrell vs.. John + Farrell and wife,
which is No. 1926 oil the Chancery
Docket of said Court; the undersigned
as Trustee will sell at public sale on