Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-07-06

-Whew 100 in the shade Our
influence don't quite reach the mark
that keeps the thermometer on the
jump, but we can help along the fellow
that has TO do the sweating here below
IT there is anything in soda water we
have got it. Keep cool and go easy
Your temperature should be below
normal after fine glass OF soda phos-
phate. F. ID. Cottingham & Co.
Success never comes to the man
who waits for it to fall on him, nor the
man who buys his advertising in the
cheapest market without regard To
value. There are cheap rates in good
papers, and then again there are cheap
er rates in poor papers Returns meas
ure values in advertising. II you don't
get any there is no value. You should
try The MESSENGER. Examine the
list of advertisers in the MESSENGER
and you will find that they are the
best and most prominent business men
in the county.
There is every indication that the
new Queen Anne's Railroad will be
built, as the company has already adj
vertised tor proposals, and il is said
that trains will he running next sum-
mer. The road will start from
Queenstown, Md, and will run through
Delaware until it reaches point near
Greenwood. From there it will run
TO Milton and then to Lewes and Re
hoboth. The idea of the management
is to run boat from Queenstown to
Baltimore and in this way the lower
part of Delaware will be opened TO
Baltimore.
-"Whenever you hear man find
ing fault with his local paper, open
it up and ten to one he hasn't an adj
vertisement in it, five to one he never
gives job of printing TO do; three to
one he does not take the paper; two TO
one that il he is subscriber he is n
delinquent; even odds that he never
does anything in any way that will
assist the publisher TO run a good
paper, and forty TO one that if the pa
per is good one and full of life, he is
the most eager to see the paper when it
comes out" Elk.
AT a special meeting of the direc-
tors of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Somerset and Worcester
counties, held last "Wednesday, the
object OF which was to elect a successor
to ii. II. Dashiell, the late President,
Mr.. Thomas ii. Book was the only
person put in nomination and he was
elected. He accepted the position and
entered upon the discharge of his
duties before that meeting of the Board
adjourned. He is good man for the
place and policy holders in this county
may rely upon him with all the assur-
ance they had in the former President.
There are engaged in the oyster
business OF the Chesapeake so odd
thousand people and 1000 boats, with
capital invested Of nearly 81, 000,0 900,
producing annually between nine and
ten million bushels, valued at from
five to six millions OF dollars. The
crab. indigenous To all the waters OF the
bay. is a prodigious product, and one
that gives employment TO thousands
and yields large annual revenue
The shad, the most domestic of fin life,
is big factor in aggregating the
wealth of the products, and the returns
are generally distributed along the
water courses.
The bicycle races at Pocomoke
on the 4th were very interesting and
attended by large number of people
The big race of the day was between
Will Scott, of Pocomoke City, and ii.
X. Smith of Chincoteague Island
Smith won the race easily. He rode
a Rambler bicycle; Scott used an
Eagle, The next important race
was between Younger son of DIR.
Smith Of Chincoteague, Lee Stureis of
Snow Hill, Hayman of Pocomoke and
Taylor of Pocomoke. Smith won with
ease on his Rambler. Sturgis had a
fall in the first heat which put him out
badly, but he made good run for one
young in the business.
Marriage licenses taken out by
women as applicants are rather I'M
usual, but Worcester county possesses
a woman who, as applicant, probably
outshines any one man in the county.
Harriet Handy, colored, is driver of
the star route from Pocomoke City to
Snow Hill, and in that capacity makes
daily trips TO the county seat and takes
advantage OF her opportunities by act
ing as a soit OF marriage license agent
for many of the people from the lower
part OF the county and those Nirginians
to whom Maryland is very convenient
Gretna Green, and the proceeds from
her service 10 her clients make quite a
nice addition to her pay from the
government, besides the qualification
Of woman's natural interest in affairs
of the heart.
Another pretty wedding was SOL
emnized in the Cedartown VI. T..
Church on "Wednesday evening. The
contracting parties were Miss Lille
Layfield and Mr.. William Shearkey,
both OF this county. Rev. Ralph
Coursey tied the nuptial knot and a
large circle of friends witnessed the per.
formance The church was beautifully
trimmed by the young lady friends of
the bride Misses Priscie Wimbrough
and BERTHE Jones acted as bridesmaids,
Messrs. Claude Morgan and Benjamin
Goodwin served as groomsmen and
William G.. Bowdoin and Charles
johnson as ushers. After the marriage
the bride party drove to the home of
the newly married couple where a
royal reception, with plenty Of refresh