Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-10-19

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A negro base ball club from Car
DINA county, went to Easton TO play
with local colored club Saturday,
but before the game came off, one of
the members was detected stealing a
pair of shoes. He was arrested, and
when the other members of the club
were searched for the shoes it was
found they were all loaded down with
razors and pistols The whole crowd
was then arrested for carrying conceal
ell weapons, and when tried late Sat
urday afternoon, six of them were sent
TO the House of Correction Tor six
months.
There are twenty-seven Post OF
fees in Worcester county; Wicomico
has twenty six; Somerset, thirty-tive
Dorchester, forty.nine Talbot, twenty
three Queen Anne, twenty-six ; Caro-
line, thirty Kent, twenty-seven. The
names of those in Worcester are, Beaver
Dam, Berlin, Bishop, Bishopville, Box
Iron, Campbell, Cedartowu, Colbourne,
Corbin, Girdletree, Goodwill, Ironshire,
Jones, klej Grange, Longridge, New
ark, Ocean City, Pocomoke City, Saint
Martins, Shovel, Snow Hill, Spence,
Stockton, Melbourne, Wesley, Wha-
leyville, and Whiteburg.
Thomas NJ. Lanahan and Charles
J. Bonaparte were Wednesday night
comissioned by Governor Brown as
Democratic and Republican election
supervisors, respectively, to fiji the
vacancies caused by the resignation of
DIR. George III. Cairnes and removal of
Col. John c. Holland in Baltimore.
Mr. Bonaparte was recommended by
Chairman Wellington and Stone, of the
Republican city and state committees,
and Mr.. Lanahan was the nominee of
Chairmen Talbot and Rusk, of the
Democratic state and city committees,
and Col. John Walter Smith, the
chairman of the Democratic campaign
committee.
A bloody riot occurred in Middle
town late on Saturday night, during
which Theodore Armstrong. a prom
inent and wealthy lumber merchant of
that place. was fatally injured. A
gang of boisterous negroes left Cecil
county and went to Middletown for n
good time. There their number was
reinforced, until fully four hundred
congregated and declared their inten-
ton to take possession OF the town. |
Officer Dickson demonstrated with them, |
and they beat him numerically. Final
~ town constable succeeded in placing
one of the fellows under arrest, where
upon a general riot was precipitated. |
Armstrong, who was passing along the
street, was struck on the head with
brick and knocked senseleSs. He did
not regain consciousness until Monday
morning He will die. The town
authorities succeeded in landing mum
Der of the rioters in Jail
There was quite number of Re
publicans in Snow Hill on Monday
to complain OF the recent appointments
of election officials by the board Of
election supervisors. The trouble
seems 10 be because the recommenda-
tons made by the republican central
committee were not carried out in toto
by the board. Mr.. Thomas ii. Collins,
president of the board, said that there
was n list of recommendations given to
the republican supervisor in making
the appointments. Nearly all of the
officials already in were reappointed,
but that in the Berlin districts where
the dissatisfaction exists the ballot
clerks had resigned. The ones recon.
mended to the board in their opinion
were unsuitable, and they unanimously
named Ernest Collins. secretary of the
LOwndes Club, and Charles West,
well-known young republican. To the
political opinions or personal character
Of these men there is no objection, but
the whole trouble, it is stated, is in the
fact that they were not recommended
by the republican committee. The
selection was unanimous. Mr.. West
was appointed because he had been
asked by number Of republicans in
in his district TO serve in that capacity
As TO the two who were recommended,
one is not fully known to be republi-
can. In nearly all cases except these
two the suggestions of republican COM
mittee were carried out. There was
no formal protest, and in view of the
fact of there being 10 friction what
ever among the members of the board,
it would seem probable that no protest
will he made.