Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-08-01
There is no doubt about the Dem


factions nominated candidates. The
Democracy is united and will win. In
Maryland Lowndes and Wellington
are making speeches and issuing adj
dresses, but they cannot carry this
State this year. The people are get
ting on TO their racket.
Peaches were never more plenti-
tul than now, yet our farmers will
make nothing out OF them on account
of the low prices in the city markets
Shipments from here this week brought
40 cents per basket, leaving all other
expenses, including the cost of baskets
to he paid ont of Is cents. Is this
one of the arguments our gold bug"
friends will use to induce our farmers
to vote for a continuation of gold
standard, and a re adoption of high
protection? We believe the farmers
will vote for more money and their
own protection against such prices as
they are now receiving.
Within recent years large trade
has grown up in Kent county in pro-
viding frogs for market. The catch.
ing OF frogs for their legs has become a
business. and the financial returns are
rather handsome to the few engaged in
the industry. Along the small streams
tributary to the larger rivers the big
green or notified black frogs may be
found by thousands under the TUFTS of
flag or coarse grass. One frog shipper
has sent 10 Baltimore market hundreds
of frog legs each season, and has so
increased the demand by the superior
size and flavor of the Kent product
that he finds il impossible to meet the
requirement of the trade Frog legs
are consumed principally by the
patrons of the principal restaurants.
MIR. Edward p. T. Hammond, of
this county, United States Consul at
Budapest. has been called home by
Secretary of State Onley. II is
charged that Mr. Hammond gave some
ofiense TO royalty that could not be
overlooked by our Government. Mr..
Hammond and his friends claim that
the charges are the outcome of plot
by other u. S. officials to get him out
of the honorable position he has occu-
pied for nearly eight years. His
brother. DR. Thomas Y. Hammond,
prominent Washington physician and
a Democrat, while not in sympathy
with his brothers politics, will demand
for him thorough and unprecedented
investigation of his services as u. S.
Consul at Budapest.
The Somerset County Commits.
sioners have bought car load of drain
pipe, 9, IL and "a inches i'm diameter.
This they propose TO put in country
road bitches where they cross the
county road, thus doing away with the
expensive building and repairing of
bridges. When these drain pipes are
put in that ditch is fixed practically
forever. This move will be in the
interest of economy to say nothing OF
the great improvement that it will
make in the passage of vehicles over a
solid road instead OF humping over
bridges.-Marylander. This is the
method which should be adopted by
the Worcester County Commissioners
and we are glad 10 learn that they
will use thing next year MESSENGER
Some years ago when suffering
with an uncommonly severe attack of
Mr.. w. b. Guinnip, of
Atco, Pa, received through the mail
sample bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He
says: Il found il to be one of the
most effective remedies | ever used. Il
gave me almost immediate relief. II
has no superior and think no equal.
No bad effects follow the use Of this
remedy. 1t is pleasant TO take when
reduced with water and sweetened.
Children like it. 1t never fails. 1t is
the most perfect remedy ever produced
for bowel complaints" For sale at
% and 30 cents per bottle by p. ID.
Cottingham q Co, Druggists, Snow
Hill, Md.
The marriage of J. Preston
of Norfolk, Va, and Miss
Eta Virginia Price was solemnized at
Asbury NJ. Z. Church, Salisbury,
Wednesday, July Doth at half past one
o'clock p. NJ. by the pastor, A. p.
Prettyman. Miss Clara Walton pre-
sided at the organ and rendered the
march in her usual faultless
The ushers were Messrs. J.
Ernest Shockley. of Salisbury NJ.
Dennis of Norfolk l.. I. Price, Of
Salisbury and X. l.. Causey, OF Snow
Hill. The bride was becomingly at
tired in a travelling costume of brown
cloth trimmed in velvet with hat and
gloves to match. The groom aud
ushers wore black cutaway coats with
light trousers. After the ceremony
they Immediately repaired TO the depot
where they boarded the Old Point
Express for Norfolk, Va
To test the free silver sentiment
in this community. and the effect it
would have on the sale of goods, three
Of our enterprising merchants purchased
a hundred. watermelons each on Tues
day morning last. The three hundred
melons were placed in row alongside
Of each other and the pavement in front
Of their business places on Washington
street. the centre ones being labeled.
Gold Bug Melons, 10 cents choice, +"
and those on either side OF these. Free
Silver Melons, 20 cents choice" Be-
fore night the two "iree silver piles
were reduced from 200 to 80 melons.
while the gold hug pile" numbered
30 melons. In addition to the adver-
tisement as above, each purchaser was
advised what the piles of melons and
advertisements meant. If this fact i'm
dictates anything il is that almost the