Democratic messenger., 1896-03-07
The Bishop of the Episcopal

March llth The Bishop will preacl
and confirm a large class, at the even
ing service at $50 o'clock.
An amusing incident of the fir,
was the attempt of a negro TO get away
with keg Of embalming fluid from
Burhage d Conner's undertaking es
tablishment. He thought it was whis
key until man told him better. III
Immediately dropped the keg and fled
All llallows Episcopal ChurcI
Rev. 5. J. Morgan, Rector. Service.
tomorrow will be as follows At 1896
Morning Prayer, Institution of Tn,
Daughters of the King and Sermon by
the Rector. At 7.30, Evening Prayer
and Sermon, Subject The Cripple,
Complaint.
1t was only a few weeks ago tlia
the MESSENGER again introduced the
subject of Waterworks, fire engine ol
some means of protection. Our warn
ing was again unheeded. But it sci
the populace TO talking. TALK
TALK Talk ~ When will the
people OF Snow Hill act
A small tenant house ON the
property of Mrs. James p. Burrough'.
near this town was burned on Monday
night of this week. 1t was in this
house that a part of the goods stolen
from b. I. Truths store by some
tramps a short time ago were found. II
has served as shelter for tramps on
several occasions, and as there were
tramps in town the day preceding the
fire. il is thought to have been burned
by them.
1t seems that 25-cent piece is
about the most unlucky article man
can carry. On the American quarter
dollar there are 13 stars, Is letters in
the scroll held in the eagles beak, 13
marginal feathers in each wing 13 tail
feathers, 13 parallel lines in the shield,
l3 horizontal bars, 13 arrows heads,
and 13 letters in the words quarter
dollar. These 25-cent pieces, unlucky
and curse laden as they are, are CRATE
fully received by newspaper men.
Four of them pays for years sub.
scription to the MESSENGER.
The officials of the Delaware
Railroad Co. have organized court
of inquiry, with headquarters at Clay
ton, TO ascertain the true cause of the
collision which occurred near Blackbird
last Saturday afternoon, which caused
cur evening train TO be several hours
late. All of the officials have been
investigating ever since the accident
and the men who were in any way
connected with the unfortunate affair
have not only sent reports telling all
they know but some have been called
upon to give verbal accounts.
A gentleman by the name ofStump.
from Pennsylvania, who recently pur-
chased farm near Mr.. Irving Town
sends, has been clearing up his place,
with which he is much pleased. He
says that number of Pennsylvanians
are anticipating trip to Worcester
this year in search of land, and he
thinks they will buy, as he will use his
influence in bringing them here. We
are not acquainted with Mr.. Stump.
but are advised that he is a man Of
good judgment, hence his satisfaction
with this locality.
DR.. Paul Jones, who is railroad
ply sician for the d., M. & V. branch
of the Pennsylvania Company, was
summoned to Franklin City last Tues
day TO see Mr.. Everett Messick,
who was injured in the wreck at
Townsend, on Saturday hight. Mr..
Messick was breaksman on the
wrecked train and a son of conductor
Messick lie saw the trains when
about to collide, and jumped for his
lie He was cut about the head
severely, but we are glad to state that,
according to DR. Jones. his wounds are
not fatal.
Simon s Hartman, of Tunnelton,
West Va, has been subject To attacks
of collie about once year. and would
have to call doctor and then suffer
for about twelve hours as much as
some do when they die. He was taken
recently just the same as at other
times, and concluded to try Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhea
Remedy. He says: 81 took one dose
of it and it gave me relief in five min
utes. That is more than any thing
else has ever done for me" For sale
by DIR. c. +. w. Hall, Snow Hill, and
DIR. l.. l.. Dirickson, Berlin, Md.
One of the boIdest thieves we
have ever heard OF visited the home of
Mrs Mary Z. Richardson on Monday
evening and stole large piece of meat
from her table in full view of Mrs.
Richardson and her children. The
thief was a colored woman, unknown
To Mrs. Richardson, and she took the
meat and started off with it. Mrs.
Richardson persued her, demanding
the meat and threatening to shoot.
The negress only run faster, and Mrs.
Richardson seeing that she was being
left further behind, shot five loads at
the woman, but without effect. She
then told her neighbor, Mr.. Thomas
Tingle, OF her loss, and he tried TO find
the thief but could not.
Representative, III. +. Harmon
son. Of this county, has introduced
Bill in the Legislature providing that
accounts for the purchase of liquor at
retail shall be uncollectable by law.
He argues that such bills are different
from those for groceries, etc. ia that
liquor is mt a necessity. and is of no
benefit to either the purchaser, or his
family, and that therefore widows and
orphans should be protected from such
bills being filed against the estates of
deceased husbands and parents. These
bills, he claims, can not be disproved,
even though they may he false, for
none can tell how much liquor
drinking man consumes himself, or