Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-01-26

tAIfi"Nh NHpli liHll itfhhFfH yea r'l
up on the side and Kept himself hal
auccd with au onr md n broom Somc
member. Of the Lie saving Station
who were searching lnr the body 81
Birch and hl- companions Win we've
drowned ln-i ~unda, week. ,aa hnu
aud went t. biz re-cuc.
And now the hunters are bringing
ia the mu.kral., the season having
opened on january l-l Those who g
after the rats -ay thar they gct .circcr
and scarccr each year which may result
from improvement IN the method Of
catching them Trap or ,uarcs are
almost exclusively used now, the old
method OF gigsiug being nearly PLAYED
ont, and only very lew being shot
Yet the hunting comes on nj "a season
when little else can be done. and tor
thi- reason II paw
Mr. Gordon .A'lair 1T one time
Clerk on the steamer 'fangier when
that boat wa Oh the Pocomokc River
route, but who tor several wears has
been clerk to General Agent. T. Il.
Clark. OF the Eastern Shore Steamboat
Company. has been promoted TO the
position Of Agent at Baltimore for this
line. Mr. Clark having. upon the con-
solicitation Of the Steamboat line with
the Baltimore, Chesapeake x Atlantic
Railway, been given a more important
position.
Miss Edna Brown OF kaneville,
Ill.,. has been collecting cancelled
stamps by means Of letters sent all over
the country stating that she was help
les cripple and would receive treat
ment free if she could furnish n million
stamps. \ letter from the postmaster
at kameville discloses the fact that il is
a scheme 10 collect stamps and that the
Browns have already secured over r.
600. 900 cancelled stamps. We know
OF several parties in this county who
have received Miss Browns letters
There are rev industries that are
taking a vide a range and covering n
much territory n the contract sewing
business At all points Of the State
reached by Steamboat or railroad there
are branch agencies for this work: con-
siderable money is made nv rural sew
ers who can easily do it in connection
with their usual home duties he city
managers find that they can have the
work done more cheaply in the country
than in the city factory, where rents
aud taxes are high and skilled labor at
a premium.
-Messrs Burbage 4 Conner have
purchased handsome pair OF black
horses from Mc.,rs. Pernar and Clark,
who came across the animals while ia
Delaware. There was some question
before the purchase was made. as 10
whether the horse. would travel we'll 10
a hear~e Mr. Permar hitched them To
the hearse aud drove around town
The horses proved very suitable, hut
stranger perched upon the drivers
box Of hear-e with strange horses to
il, caused considerable connection a. it
passed through town. and many times
was the question asked: Nv hose dead -
Hon. George W. Coviugton re-
ceivcd telegram on Tuesday from hi.
son George. who is member Of the
celebrated Seventh Regiment. of Brook
lyn, y y. saying that be- was min
jured by the attack Of strikers on his
regiment. IN Brooklyn the street car
men have been on strike for week
or more and the roads have been tied
up. On Sunday 1000 soldiers were
called ont to quiet n troublesome mob.
which refused to allow the car. - he
run and attacked the policemen, who
attempted to protect property. George
Covingtou. jr.. was one Of these soldiers
who RESI- oided 10 duty and hi. company
was stoned 10y the mob. in return Tor
which the boys ia blue fired into the
mob and drove il before them We
hope George will come ont Of service
safe and sound.
Through the effort. oi Mr. c.
Marion Dryden and Mr. Charlie CLAY.
willie il j. more than probable Western
uunion Telegraph office viii lie c.tab.
li.bed up town Mr.. Dryden several
months ago secured the name. ot II
majority Of our citizen. 10 petition 10
Manager Gill 81 the Western MON
Company, asking him to haze the office
placed up town lii reply was iayora.
BILE, but the percentage Of receipts
offered an operator were not sufficient
10 encourage one Ia take charge Of the
office. 80 the matter dropped Lately
Mr. Charlie. Clayyllc who j. ielc.
graph operator. ha- been thinking d
opening the office. For several year.
the MISsrSorR agitaicd ihi. question
aud had considerable correspondence
with Mr. Gill. - wc can but wish
Charley success 10 hi. efforts and hope
be- will secure suitable location Tor an
office aud make favorable arrangement.
with the Western MON Company.
Mrs Laura A. Jones. widow II