Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-10-17

In order TO turn my stock int,
cash ] am offering boots. shoes Leather
AMI gum dress goods, ginghams
cashmeres, etc, ut reduced rates Har
ness III sets and piece. Straw mating
reduced from - cents to ~. Re
member, | pay top prices Tor all kind,
of produce and give you best trade
Lemuel Hall, Powellsville, Md
The colored citizens Of Pocomoke
City held a Republican mass meeting
IN their Hall on Wednesday night, al
which time they were addressed by
Mr.. Wood c. Bradley. of Salisbury,
and c. O. Melvin, Esq, OF Pocomokt
City. Stephen Long. colored. presided
at the meeting and introduced the
speakers. He also made short speech
after his colleagues had concluded
There will he services all day in
in the Gunby Presbyterian Church,
Stockton, on Sunday. October 25th
The Sacrement Of the Lords Supper
will be administered in the morning
Preparatory Service. Saturday even
ing previous, also Session meeting.
Persons desiring to join the church will
meet the Session after thu Preparatory
Serxice. Baptism of children Sunday
morning
In private conversation held al
the Lexington Hotel, Chicago, a day
or two before going to New York,
Mark Hanna made these remarks
Mckinley chances are exceedingly
doubtful II is no use denying that
we have lost the labor vote. Debs
and his following have led the labor
vote TO Bryan, while the farmers are
all crazy OH free silver | am afraid
Mckinley will not win"
-Messrs. Charles Herman and
William Jones got into quarrel at
Henman's store one day this week, and
Tor while il was stormy time.
Jones threw big stone jug at Hen
man who fired back two.lb weight at
Jones. Then they clinched and Hen
man bit one OF Jones fingers and
Jones BACKED one of Henman's eyes.
The honors were about even.
-"Ilome Sweet Home" is the Dem.
ocraiic campaign song this year This
I Is the year when the farmers and
workingmen realize that vote for
Bryan and Sewall means vote for
their own interest. They have got
sense enough to know that the mil
lionaires who are advocating Mckin-
ley's election are not interested in the
welfare and prosperity of the poor
people.
All nomination papers have been
filed with the Secretary of State except
those of the Prohibition nominee for
Congress in the Fifth district. The
tickets will appear on the official ballot
in the following order. Republican,
Democratic. Prohibition, Socialist La
Dor, Sound Money Democrats and
National party. 1t is said that papers
are in circulation for the nomination
of colored man in the Fifth Congress
sional District.
The Workingmen's Economic As
ISOLATION of Baltimore last week invited
Republican and Democratic candi-
date TOR Congress to give them a Joint
discussion of the issues of the cam.
paign. The Democrat accepted the
invitation but the Republican declined.
They have done this all over the
State. They cannot defend their own
position or successfully attack the
other side. They can only wall give us
protection.
An enthusiastic Bryan Il Sewall
meeting was held at Dickerson's store,
Colbourus. on Monday night, which
was addressed by Prof C. 5. Richard
son. A club was formed OF nearly
fifty members, with Mr.. Chas. Truitt,
President, Goldsborough Coulbourn,
Vice President aud Frank Fooks,
Secretary. Mr.. Richardson made
strong argument for free coinage of
silver and was frequently applauded
The workingmen OF this country
are the best posted men OF all and
there is no denying the fact that they
are opposed to Mckinley. The Balii-
more Ne,rs staunch Republican
Mckinley paper admits it. Here is
what the Nelcs says: The sound.
money issue ought TO make gains in
stead Of losses among the wage-earners :;
and yet il must be admitted that no
one can feel sure AT the present moment
but that the reverse of this is true.
The Wilmington Erening journal
SAYS :-". james Welsh. Of Milford, who
has been in Dallas, Texas, attending
the session OF the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, was in Viii
mington Wednesday the guest of
Isaac Dillon. He says that in the
South and West everything is red hot
for silver. On the way home, while
passing through Ohio, the train was
polled several times, and the average
poll in each car was u for Bryan and
- for Mckinley.
Our subscribers at Berlin. Iron
shire, Jones, Ocean City, st Martins,
Showell's and other up-the-county post
offices. who are Il year and over in
arrears, will receive today bill Tor
the amount they owe. with request for
settlement We will visit Berlin next
Saturday for the purpose of receiving
payment. We assure our friends that
we need the money and will greatly
appreciate il il all who receive bill
to-day will meet us at Harmonson :
Hotel and settle it next Saturday,
October 9th. Purnell Il Vincent.
A curiosity arrived in town on
Thursday in the person OF the advance
agent OF the Republican side-show
which delights in the high sounding
name of Sound Money Democracy"
The gentlemanly representative OF the
gold-bugs must have found his political
friends very scarce around here from