Democratic messenger., 1895-08-17


next week.
MIR. William Scarborough of thi.
town has been treated badly by mis-
chievous boys; they went to his water
melon patch recently and stabbed
every melon of any size in the patch.
Mr.. Scarborough had II nice patch and
the scoundrels who went into il and
destroyed his fruit If caught should be
made to feel the full extent of the law.
Mr. Uriah w. Diekerson was in
Snow Hill on Tuesday and desires u:
to say that he does not consider him,
self subject for the consideration of
those interested in other political parties
than the Democratic, and that he in.
tends to vote his party ticket; is Demo.
crat to the backbone aud sees no rea.
son for being anything else. Mr. Dick
erson is man who knows his own
mind and others who differ from him
politically will find him well prepared
TO give reason for the faith that is in
him.
Col. John I. Layfeld, the we'll
known conductor on the Delaware rail.
road. completed his thirteenth year Of
continuous service last Saturday, Aug.
3rd. During these thirty years he has
only lost eight weeks outside of the
allotted yearly vacation. OF the time
lost, four weeks was on account of i'll
ness and the other four when he was
married. Mr.. Laytield says that when
he began work on the road in 1865,
it was big job to run from Whining
ton TO Cristield in a day aud to make
the round trip in two days was consid-
cred fast time. Hdcr.
1t is a perfect man who never
makes mistake, and as we do not
claim perfection we sometimes make
mistakes. One at least happened in
our last issue. In giving an account
of the attempt to burn stables and
the putting Of the person who attempted
the act, i'll Jail, the name of Mr.. Samuel
NJ. Atkinson was used instead Of Henry.
We are very sorry this occurred as
Mr.. Samuel NJ. Atkinson is an honest,
straightforward citizen. whom any com
munity would do well to call one of
her sons. He is an honorable gentle
man and it gives the MESSENGER
pleasure to make the correction.
Hon. Joshua w. Miles writes this:
I'VE belong TO that element of the
Cleveland Democracy that challenges
the right of any supporter of Grover
Cleveland to cast his ballot against
Cleveland democrat standing upon a
platform which indorses the Cleveland
administration that we deny the right
of any man to appropriate 10 himself
and those who think like him, all the
potent influence that attaches to the
great and good name of our Democra-
tic President while engaged in an effort
openly or otherwise to defeat such a
zealSus and avowed advocate and sup.
porter of Cleveland Democracy as the
Democratic candidate for Governor.
Since going to pr IS last Friday
two games of ball have been PLAYED
between the Stockton and the Snow Hill
clubs, both of which resulted unsatis-
factorily to the spectators. The game
of Friday was played in Snow Hill and
the ninth inning found the score 6 to 6.
Owing TO darkness setting in the game
was called. On Tuesday afternoon the
Snow Hill boys went to Stockton and
played seven innings. The score stood
: to 10 in favor of Stockton when the
Snow Hill boys proposed to put another
man in the pitchers box. Stockton OBJ
jected and refused to play. Umpire
Willis then forfeited the game to Snow
Hill. The MESSENGER as a Worces
ter county paper is equally interested
in the two clubs and we are sorry that
differences which possibly preclude
further games between them have
arisen.
While fishing for trout last Wed.
nesday morning Mr. Arden Daisey, of
Chincoteague, fished up an enormous
sea turtle. When brought TO the sur
face, the turtle made dive for the
bottom, but a second hook thrown into
one OF his paddles held him up until
he was towcd ashore. II took several
men to haul him up on high land in
the shade. His measurement over shell
was three feet eight inches by three feet
six inches. If measured from head to
tail, his length would he about five and
three-quarter feet. His weight was a
bout four hundred pounds. Mr.. Daisey
thinks of launching him again, if he
can secure him, with view to finding
purchaser The turtle is one of the
largest ever caught in these waters.
The residents of Chincoteague claim
that the sea turtle contains seven differ
ent kinds of meat, all of which are pal
atable, several OF which are as tooth
some rs a tenderloin steak or canvas
back duck.
Last Monday morning Oscar
Lewis, son oi Mr.. w. Sampson Lewis.
was shot in the temple aud in both legs
with gun shot discharged from gun
claimed To have been in the hands of
Thomas West. who lives with Mr.. Geo.
Hill near this town. Young Lewis
says he was crossing the field, going to
town from the pasture where he had
taken COW, when he was suddenly
fired upon and fell, before he could re-
gain his feet another report rang out
and he was again hit He was walking
4 in the corn rows when shot and could
not tell the person who did the shoot.
/ ing. As soon as he could yet to his
father he reported the matter and with
Deputy Sheriff. VIM. j Mock Mr.
Lewis went 10 the scene Of the shooting.
The boy pointed out the direction from
which the shot came and Mcssrs. Lewis
and Mock proceeded TO make an uAam.
inailon Of the foot prints in the soft
earth. II i claimed they corresponded
with the shoe soles Of West aud par
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