Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-06-20

DGlNlng Iafk Association during the
races on Thursday OF last week. Aside
from those that were entered in the
races there was one belonging to Mr..
Sidney +. Townsend which for beauty
equalled if not excelIed any of them
Ii was the iour-year. Grey Eagle
that was given test of speed just he
fore the last heat Of the Free for A II
was troitcd. The colt is not only II
beauty, but showed remarkable speed.
That he can trot mile III $50 with
out handling is not doubted by any
who witnessed his performance.
The | nitcd Confederate Veterans
will have reunion in Richmond, Va,
on Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thurs
day, June 30ih and July lst and 2nd.
1896 Total number of camps now
admitted S33, with applications in for
nearly one hundred more Following
is list Of camps by States Texas
2l3, Alabama 81, South Carolina II,
Missouri 90, Mississippi 80, Georgia
81, Louisiana 81, Arkansas 30, Ken
lucky 81, Florida so, Tennessee 30,
Virginia y, North Carolina u,
Indian Territory ., Maryland &, Okla
homa 5, New Mixico ;, Illinois ,,
Montana >, West Virginia !, Indiana
/, California |, District Of Columbia
The Maltby House, Baltimore
hotel which has for years been patron
ized by Eastern Shoreman, has closed
its doors because it is no longer doing
a paying business. Col. Mott, the
proprietor, died about year ago and
the heirs have since been having the
hotel managed by Mr.. O. A. Fowler
a competent hotel man, but the bust
ness done has not been sufficiently re.
munerative TO continue it, SO this old
landmark of past generation has
closed its doors 10 the public Tor the
first time since the war Many of the
business men Of Worcester County,
who have made the Maltby their
headquarters when in Baltimore will
not feel at home anywhere else.
The members OF the Board of
Election Supervisors. L. J. Schoolfeld,
+. S. Furbush and Uriah F. Shocklcy,
held their first meeting, in Snow Hill
on last Thursday. and organized by the
electing of Elijah J. Scheduled, Presi-
dent and appointed a. F. Barnes rs
attorney to the Board He will also
he attorney for the registration officers
and Judges of Election. The election
law requires the Board to select two
Judges of Election for each election
district OF the county, one from each of
the two leading political parties, before
the first day of July next. These are
to he the officers OF Registration for
their respective districts. The Board of
desire the members of the
State Central Committee for Worcester
County OF both political parties to meet
in Snow Hill ON Tuesday next, the
23rd inst. aud submit Ia the Board the
names of the persons 10 he appointed
Registration officers and Judges Of
election.
Taxing bicycles will he one of the
questions for the assessors 10 determine
The question is being discussed in Bal
timore city and the counties of the
State. An ordinance has been offered
in the City Council To tax wheels at
So each, because of the demands made
by cyclists for the use and privilege of
the park highways and the streets of
the city. The demand for good roads
in the counties is also being made by
the State League Of Wheelmen and
their demands are being considered
The wheel is rapidly taking the place
Of the horse and carriage, and rs the
assessed valued OF each is about So. il
seems that it would not he unjust To
lax the wheel nj the value of horse.
Besides the wheel costs from SIS to
$50 and the value heretofore put
upon horse is not unreasonable, al
though horses have greatly decreased
in value Why? because the wheel
has, 10 great extent, taken the place
Of horse.
Western Maryland College again
holds the State championship in base
ball. Last Saturday closed the most
season in her history, not
having lost single game the entire
year. She has crossed bats with the
strongest teams OF Pennsylvania and
Maryland Among her victims in
this State are The Mute Institute,
Agricultural College, Balti-
more City College, John Hopkins
University, ST. Johns, and Washing
ton College was holly contested but the
Western Maryland buys proved too
much for their Eastern Shore friends,
the score being six TO two. The work
OF the team has always been of the
highest order Davis, OF Worcester
County, has played an excellent game
the entire season. Quick in the dia
mond, ut the bat he has proved ter
ror TO the greatest twirlers and stands
second in batting average He has
won an enviable reputation as good,
steady, all.round player, and has al
ready been sought by several teams
Tor the summer. The team is as fol
lows: +. Miller, catcher Radcliffe,
pitcher Davis, lst base 5. Wells,
2nd base f. Miller 3rd base A.
Wells, short-stop; Murphy, left field ;
Nelson, centre field Brush, right.
The gypsy encampment held IN
the grounds of Messrs. l.. Edward
B~hm and George W. Covington by
the ladies of All Hallows' Church,
Tuesday evening. was novel and
successful affair in every particular. A
large tent was set up in the Covington
lot and around it on the outside and in
Mr.. B@hm's yard were tables on which
ices were served. In the tent sat the
gypsy fortune teller plying her avoca-
ton; and fitting here and there were
some Of Snow Hills prettiest maidens
attired i'll the vari colored costume of
the travelling gypsy maiden, mammoth
earrings and all. The grounds were
Illuminated by Chinese lanterns. The