Democratic messenger., 1896-03-14

IL Co 5 mill and the one in the EIec
tric Light Station Both were iounC
to he in good condition.
Lost. between Snow Hill and 20
comoke City. on Tuesday of this week
a bundle containing some ladies anC
gentleman's undertaking The finder
will be rewarded il the garments ar,
returned TO this office or to Il. Cla,
Powell. Pocomoke City.
Sunday Services in VI. 7. Church
Morning Mature, Benefits and Duty
of Prayer" Night-"Telegraph Be
tween Earth and Heaven" or "Th,
Medium OF Prayer" Preaching Al
Box Iron, 3 p. m. The usual mean.
of grace with the addition of Young
Mems Prayermeeting, Saturday night
j. L. Nicholson, Pastor.
The following officers have been
elected in NJ. 7. Church. Stewards,
B. T. Truitt, Josiah Stevens. B. W
Hearthway. G. NJ. Dryden. c. Shock.
ley. Trustees, +. r. Morris. ID. II.
Lewis. b. I. Truitt, G. NJ. Dryden
Charles Shockley Leader Monday
Glass, ID. ii. Lewis. Leader Thurs
day, B L. Truitt, j. NJ. Dorman.
Delegate TO Annual Conference, b. T..
Truitt Stewards at Trinity, A. p.
Bowen and Emery Griffin.
We will make another visit To
Berlin next Saturday, March 21st, for
the purpose of collecting subscriptions,
and we request our friends there. and
in that vicinity, TO meet us at llar-
monson's hotel prepared to settle
These visits are made for the conven-
ience of subscribers, and those who have
failed 10 pay us before are advised that
We must have what is due us next
Saturday. Don't forget or neglect us
we need the money and must have it,.
The confirmation service AT All
Hallows church, last "Wednesday even
ing, was the most interesting and i'm
pressive that has taken place in this
parish for many years. The Bishop of
the Diocese, Rt Rev. w. Forbes
Adams, ID. &. L., was assisted by the
Rector, Rev. 5. J. Morgan, and the
Rev. David Howard, of Berlin. The
comparatively large number OF persons
to be confirmed, including several of
our most prominent business men, drew
a large congregation and created the
deepest interest and attention. Among
the number of those confirmed were DIR.
{. u. Jones, DIR. G. w. Bishop, Capt.
w. f. Timmons, Horace Payne, James
X. Purnell. A. ID. Irwin, Edwin Dixon.
Mr. and Mrs. I. u. johnson and ~
others.
The readers OF the MESSENGER
want TO look out for new bunco game.
new at least in the neigh hborhood
where it is being successfully worked,
is costing the farmers and country
storekeepers of Lane county. Or. a
good deal of money. The swindler
claims to be Treasury detective
looking for counterfeit coin. He asks
the farmers and storekeepers to submit
their coin for his inspection. lie puts
on the silver dollars a chemicsl solu-
ton which turns them black, declares
them spurious and takes them with
him. He also impressively warns his
victims that they are liable TO arrest
for having counterfeit money in theif
possession, and causes them to keep
very quiet about the matter, thus help
ing him along in his work OF buncl.
The following will show how a
man can be his own grandfather II
married widow who had grown
daughter. My father visited our house
very often, fell in love with my step.
daughter and married her. So INV
father became my son in-law and my
stepdaughter my mother, because she
was my fathers wife. Soon after my
wife had a son-he was my fathers
brother-in law and nv uncle, for he
was my stepmother's brother. NV
fathers wife, i. C.. my stepdaughter.
also had son; he was, of course, my
brother and also my grandchild, for he
was the son of my daughter My wife
was my grandmother. because she was
my mothers mother | was my wife's
husband and grandchild at the same
time. And as the husband of per-
sons grandmother is his grandfather,
! was my own grandfather.
A telegram was received by Prot.
Charles :. Richardson, principal OF the
Snow Hill High School. announcing
the death of his brother, Mr.. + Thomp.
son Richardson. Of Philadelphia, a
native of this place and well known
here. He was for several years assist
ant postmaster under his father, Mr..
George H. Richardson, who was also at
one time clerk of the Circuit Court for
Worcester County. His mother, two
sisters and brother live in Snow Hill.
He was about 30 years old and mar
ried. Prof Richardson left here for
Pocomoke City Immediately on receipt
of the telegram, and took the Norfolk
Express from there for Philadelphia.
He accompanied the remains of his
brother to Snow Hill yesterday. when
they were inferred in the family bur.
ial lot in the NJ f. Churchyard. At
the time of going to press we had not
learned the cause OF Mr.. Richardson :
death.
Senator John Walter Smiths free
school-book bill was amended in the
Senate Friday aud, under nnani.
nous suspension of the rules was put
upon lis final passage and passed un-
animously. The amendment made
was the striking out of the amendment
adopted on It's second reading To the
effect that text books when adopted
should remain in force Tor three wears
The House and the Senate have now
each passed a free school book bill, and
these will meet in conference commit
tee. There is very little real difference
in the two bills. The House bill pro.
vides that no award of books shall he
made pxcppt atter nuhlir cnmnatitive