Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs. James ID. Hack, for
some time, starts for her home in Cali
fornia to-day.
Frankfort camp closed on Mon
day and Capt. f. T. Williams and
family, who have tent there each
year, returned home this week. Capt.
Williams and his estimable wife have
many friends who attend this camp
annually and they are never happier
than when entertaining them on the
camp ground.
MIR. Levin Causey of Cape Charles
City, brother of Captain Josiah Causey
of Snow Hill, died on Wednesday,
and his remains were brought here
from near Salisbury yesterday and in
TERED in the NJ. +. Churchyard. Mr..
Causey lived in Snow Hill for num-
Der of years and a large number of
his old friends attended the funeral.
DIR. William l.. Robins and wife,
of Washington, ID. C.. spent several
days in town this week with relatives.
They also visited Berlin and Ocean
City. DIR. Robins has many friends
here at his old home, who were glad
TO see him looking well and pleased to
know that his excellent professional
skill is appreciated in the capitol city.
-Messrs. Ayars & Co. started up
their canning factory on tomatoes
Tuesday. We trust the growers will
have good yield and be able TO
deliver them promptly. II they have
good crop this industry promises to
be more profitable to the growers than
wheat. corn, potatoes or fruit, the price
of which is so low that our farmers
will make nothing OH them this year.
Although August made its advent
upon the wings Of cool wave, it seems
that its stay in that pleasant mood was
like an evanescent dream, for at this
writing it looks like it is trying to
break the record made by its pred
ecessor for immoderate heat There is
one consolation for poor humanity
during this fiery ordeal the period Of
sunshine decreases daily, while the
nights are correspondingly heightened.
We were sorry to learn on Satur-
day of the assignment of Polk & Benson,
the Pocomoke City merchant tailors.
This firm deserved liberal and good
paying patronage, as they are good
men and do good work We under
stand that their misfortune was brought
ON through doing considerable credit
business on the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia, where the low prices for potatoes
this season has caused over one hun,
bred farmers to take the benefit of the
insolvent laws and this naturally
affected the business of Messrs. Polk &
Benson.
We have noticed in one of our
contemporaries some gleeful remarks
about the big odds betters are offering
OH the election of Mckinley, but we
notice the editor of this same paper
hasn't got the nerve to back up his
own assertions by putting up the funds.
He was taken up in one of his wind-bets
recently by welI.known Baltimore
drummer and although he offered to
bet SO that Bryan would not carry
his own State, and $4,000 that he
would not carry Maryland, he backed
square down when the drummer pulled
out his money.
Chairman Hattersley w. Talbot,
of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee. Wednesday took the first i'm.
portant step in the compaign of 1896
announcing the appointment of the
following campaign committee for the
State: Chairman, Spencer c. Jones, of
Montgomery John r. Pattison, of
Dorchester Nicholas w. Steele, of
Carroll Frank Furst, of Baltimore
City Joseph S. Wilson, of Prince
George Henry S. Winget. of Wash
ington. This committee will be called
together at Democratic headquarters
in Baltimore ON Wednesday of next
week, when plans will be formulated
for the campaign.
The property of Ex-County Com
missioner Charles w. Bishop situated
at Bishops Station. and consisting of
his new hotel building, storehouse and
goods, stables and corn crib. the latter
containing about 500 bushels of corn.
we're all destroyed by fire last Sunday
night. Causing a loss of three thous-
and dollars of property on which there
was an insurance of only two hundred
dollars. The fire is conceded TO have
been of incendiary origin and siren
uous efforts will be made to capture
the fire-bugs and put them where they
belong. We sympathize with Mr..
Bishop in his loss.
The people have long since learn
ed that the most disagreeable medi-
cines are not necessarily the best In
fact, as a rule. they are not. What is
wanted is something mild and sure.
such as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. That is
really pleasant to take when reduced
with water and sweetened. Then it is
acknowledged everywhere to be the
most successful remedy in the world
for bowel complaints. Ask any num-
her OF druggists for the best remedy
they have for diarrhoea and fully nine
out of ten will recommend Chamber
lain's. In speaking of this medicine,
Mr.. b. b. Buifum of Friendsville,
Susquehanna Co., Pa, says: I'VE
have used it in our family for pain in
the stomach, collie and diarrhoea and
found it TO be most effective remedy"
For sale by p. ID. Cottingham & Co.,
Druggists, Snow Hill. Md.
The School Commissioners of Wor
cester county had to face some ex.
traordinary chin music at their session
last Tuesday They had before them
five representatives OF as many school
book publishing houses. Every one Of
these representatives was professional
talker and it is safe to say that the
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