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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
Why She Didn't Call.

y Young lady from the country was
suing her sweetheart for breach of
promise. and the lawyers were. aS usual,
making all sorts of inquisitivc inquiries.
You say. remarked one. that the
dcfendam, frequently sat very close to
YOU"
Yes. sir. was the reply, with u
hectic flush
How clnSc :"
Close enough 81, one cheer was all
the Scttin room W. needed.
And you say hc put his arm around
YOU Z"
No. | didn't
What did you say. them
II say he put both arms round me
Then what -
''IIc Rugged me
Very hard :"
Yes, hc did 50 hard that | come
purity near hollcrin' out
Why didn't YOU holler =
"Causc'
That's no reason. BE explicit, please
Because why -
D." Cause | was altered he'd stop
The Judge fell oil the bench. and hi,
to bc carried aud put under the puml
/ for the purpose of rcsuScitation ~ EN-
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
BAY VIEW

Owing To the inclemency of weather
our oyster shippers have been COMPEL
cd to stop shipping
We are sorry to learn that Oscar Bur
ton met with the misfortune To have
one of his limbs broken by a runaway
horse
Miss Annie Sooy the popular school
marin of Bay View school has been con
fined to her bed for the past week. but
the school has been booming under the
care of her sister Miss Nora
Mrs C. c. Watson is very i'll ut this
writing
Mr.. l. W Onlcy made Il business
trip To Baltimore last week
We are glad Ia report that Mr.. Henry
Jones. one of the prominent voung men
Of or village who has been very i'll. is
now improving under the skillful treat.
mcnt of DIR. &. H. Bcnnum.
Mr.. c. : Pilchard paid Snow Hill a
visit last week for the purpose of hay.
ing his eyes examined.
Mrs. VIM. Price of Stockton spent
last week with her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Jones.
Boys follow the example that Mr.
Bromley has set, and give another oys
ter roast soon
Wcall Sympathizc with the hoy who
had to cut wood Sunday afternoon.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
Baltimore Steamers Lost.

The steamer Texas of the Merchants
and Miners Line. from Baltimore bound
for Savannah ran ashore Saturday night
on Gwinns Island III the Chesapeake
Bay near the mouth of Rappahanock
River. y tug took off the passengers
and crew An effort will be made To
save the boat but she will probably 20
To pieces.
The steamer Lawrence also of the
same Company went ashore on Hilton
Head Island, :. G. The crew stood by
her for nearly - hours and suffered
terribly The vessel went 10 pieces and
the crew and passengers took the small
boats Some Of them have not yet been
heard strom. Sailor Green in one of the
boats was the hero of the night Some
of the men crazed with cold and pain.
wished to commit suicide. But Green
told So many funny stories, sang 81
many cheerful songs and could see So
many lighthouses or approaching YES
sells which did not exist that the spirits
of the men were kept up. and none
jumped overheard To end his misery.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
SCHOONER LOST!
"Annie Reynolds" Owned
by r. f. Jones & Bro.

Captain William pruitt and crew of
the schooner Annie Reynolds had u
terrible experience while trying To make
Chincotcaguc Inlet in the "Rcynolds"
Saturday night The schooner was
bound from North Carolina for Sine.
puNcnt Bay with a load Of oysters Our
information is that the men were so
disabled by the Geld that they were un.
able Ia manage the schooner and she
struck the beach near Matompkins Point
and went down SUNDAY morning The
Captain and crew were rescued by the
men of the Life Saving Station. and it
is said that some Of them are so badly
frosted that their lives are dcspaircd of.
The loss of + t. Jones & Bro. is cs.
timatcd Ia he -. 500. II is reported that
several Schooncrs belonging in our bay
were in company with the "Rcynolds"
aud the men on each suffered greatly
from the bitter cold weather. and sev.
cral of the boats had narrow escapes
from being lost
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
NEWARK.

Last "Wednesday morning ut . O'Clock
Miss Julia Nock who has been sufferer
for some time died ut her home near
this place We are very sorry for
and sincerely Sympathize with her
mother aud brother ~ we'll rs other
relatives in this sad bereavement.
Mr.. Harry w. Bowen formerly oi
this place but now residing ON Long L.
land. has been quite sick. hut we ar,
glad To say is able to resume his work
aS operator ut that place.
The recent snow storm came and
caught a number Of our people without
wood. This is gentle reminder that
we should always keep our lamps trim
med and burning.
Those ON the sick list are Mrs. VIM
I. Boston. Misses Alice Jackson. Maud
Bowen and Mrs Mary Holland.
Mr.. Josiah Boston Slipped down tn,
other day on the ice and hurt him
self very badly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
Noted Embalmer Dead.

CUMBERLAND. Mp, Feb. l2.-.IameS
II. Hamrick, aged seventy-six. died last
night near Parsons, W Va He was
famous because of his knowledge of
embalming. having. it is claimed revived
the Egyptian process His modest
home was visited by scientific men, who
wondered at his art of preserving.
which he claimed TO have found from
the Bible, but he guarded his secret and
died leaving it untold In his house
were several mummies preserved almost
rs natural a. in life, the bodies having
been secured from public institutions
ten years ago They are in glass cases.
4 Negroes head. secured in 1890 from a
Cincinnati medical college. j. exposed
ON placque. the beard and flesh being
soft and pliablc About the exterior OF
the house and on trees are preserved
birds and squirrels. while here and
there IN the yard is IA snake cooled up as
if to attack. all properly cmbalmcd.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
HELPED THEM |!
Snow Hills Poor Cared for
During the Storm.

The great snow storm of the past week
which will ever he remembered as the
most severe in the memory Of any of
our people. caught large majority of
them well prepared for such an
emergency. while others were totally
unpreparcd. and some without means to
provide the ncccsSiricS Of life The
latter. however. were remembered by
their more fortunate ncighb0rs. and
were not allowed to suffer Before the
storm had spent its energy. the chart
tally inclined were sending out baskets
of provisions "a those who wcr,. caught
without. aud on Monday last charity
fund. amounting a. 5000 was raised
by subscription. and placed in the hands
of a member Of the City Council DIR
Stnughn. who turned II over "a the
Snow Hill Volunteer Fire Department.
members of which organization had
agreed Ia face the blizzard like North.
westerly wind. visit the home of the
poor. and distribute provisions to those
found in actual want
Among those most activity engaged IA
looking mp the poor and distributing
the aims were Chief Charles w Cord
dry Capt Charles ; Cappcr Thomas
Herman. Benjamin Hcarthway. Ernest
Mills. William Davis. Ernest Parsons
These. attiring themselves ia rubber
suits, went from house tn house. found
the needy. and proceeded voluntarily to
distribute the aims. leaving ~ each If
the destitute homes a sack Of flour. some
hominy, meat. coffee. sugar. beans. etc.
which were thankfully received 10y those
who were without when the relief com.
mittee visited them.
The contributions To the fund. while
not so liberal in some cascs ~ they
might have been. were general. and the
amount raised was Suilicicn, To +, lirvc
the suiicrings of all who could bc found
IN want Those who gave. we trust.
gave freely. aud, If So. they will reap ten
fold their donation.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
Old Ocean Frozen.

OCEAN CITY. Nh. Feb. ll.-On Sine
puXent Beach AT Ocean City the surf
was frozen last night ten feet thick at
the inner bar This morning the ice
had disappeared excepting on the surf
bank, where il left shelf about six
feet thick
All the life-saving men patrolled the
beach aS usual. though the thcrmome-
ter was five degrees below zero and the
snow % 20 30 inches deep and drifting.
Some of the men had their faces and
hands frostbttcn and suffered terribly
from the binding snow and cold wind
The wind was 81 strong that at times
they We're barely able 10 move against
it. II is hoped that none were injured
seriously. All say it was the toughest
weather experienced since the life
saving service was established here
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
Deafness Cannot he Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There i only one way To cure deafness
and that Is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube When this tube i.
inflamed You have a rumbling Sound ol
imperfect hearing. and when il is en-
.irely closed. Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be- taker
ont and this tube restored to its norma
condition. hearing will be- destroyed
forever nine eases ont of ten are caused
by Catarrh. which is nothing but al
inflammed condition of the mucou.
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollar,
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrhl that cannot he cured by Hall.
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars: free
r. ]. CHENEY & co, Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists. 15c.
Halls Family Pills are tine best.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
In Texas.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. Feb. l4.-Pre-
valcnt weather for the past week has
been the scvercst experienced i'll South
west Texas for many years. For the
first time since 1882 the San Antonio
river has been frozen over and skating
is permissible No snow or sleet has
fallen, however. and little losses are
reported among stock.
For the first time i'll its history Waco
and vicinity has experienced zero wealth
err Sunday morning the mercury was
below and yesterday morning 8 below
zero The temperature rose above freez-
ing point yesterday afternoon for the
first time III five days. Oats are ruined,
and wheat so seriously injured rs to
amount To destruction. The fruit crop
is not injured. The Brazos River is
frozen from bank To bank. Great dam
age has been done 10 live stock.
Reports from all over North Texas
are that the blizzard of Saturday and
Sunday was the most severe i'll the
history of the State. Loss of cattle i'll
the Indian Territory and on the Pan
handle ranges will be very large. though
accurate iiguresare not yet forthcoming
The temperature hats rizcn about ii
degrees. and though 1t is still far below
the freezing point traffic of all kinds Is
moving regularly Zero weather has
been recorded all over Nortn Texas.
Snow has been on the ground here for
seven days This is the longest cold
spell for II years.
The thermometer has made new
record III South Texas. reaching de.
grees above. The loss To stock will b,
very heavy Early vegetables are dam
aged To the amount of al least : .UO0. 900
There has been no great amount OF
human suffering. but cattle are III 4
horrible condition.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
James River Frozen Over.

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, Feb lI-ThiS
morning for the first time in six years.
James River was frozen from bank Ia
bank The mails are still somewhat
delayed, but the Chesapeake and Ohio
trains from Richmond are now running
almost on time. This afternoon a tug
boat reached here from Norfolk. being
the first vessel to make the trip since
saturday. Three schooners that were
drifting hclplcssly out of the harbm
this afternoon We're rescued by the tug
Storm King. They were the r. + Pet
tigrew, Bayard Barnes and John Twohy
The revenue cutter Algonquin sailed
this morning for Cuba
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
Southern Fruit Ruined.

SAVANNAH, GA. Feb Letters
were received to-day from Florida tell
ing of the dircful effect of the freeze in
that State The orange growers let.
tiers are recitals of iccbound trees and
fruit that is ruined by the cold The
price of Florida oranges advanced this
morning in one hour from the receipt of
the Florida mail from 50 to - per box.
The crops about Savannah are Il
total loss. Early vegetation was black
cncd and killed by the freezing weather
The melting snow to-day is adding ID
the freezing water that these plants
have received
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
ANOTHER
...BATTLE
IloiIo Captured BY The
Americans.

News has been received sc thc capture
If Iloilo. second largest city uf the
Philippine Islands by the Americans.
The capture occurred ON saturday.
General Miller sent an invitati "a Ia the
natives t. surrender but they sent back
their refusal. whcreupon the Americans
went To work To compel them.
At 5 o'clock in the morning the gun
boat Petrol signalled the cruiser Boston
that the rebels were working in their
trenches. In return the Petrol WAS
ordered TO fire warming shots upon the
town from her thrce-pounder>. This
was done, and the rebels replied with a
harmless fusillade. The Boston and the
Petrol then bombardcd the rebels
trenches. completely clearing them of
their occupants in 4 very short space
of time.
Soon after the bombardmcni began
flames broke ont simultaneously IN
various parts of the town. Thcrcupon
Is marines, acting "a infantry and
artillery. were landed from the cruiser
Boston. and company was sent ashore
from the gunboat Petrol. These de-.
tachmentS marched straight into the
town of Iloilo, and hoiSting the Stars
and Stripes over the fort. took posses
sion of the place in the name of the
United States.
The capture of the town and its de-
lenses having been accomplished. the
marines and soldiers who had been sent
ashore proceeded To the task of saving
the American. English and German
consulates from destruction by the fire.
which was raging among the frlil and
infammablc buildings of the town.
The Swiss Consul'S residence, which
was in the same row rs the consulatcs
named. was burned. The entire Chinese
and native sections of the town were
destroyed, but foreign mercantile prop
crty escaped with slight damage.
Iloilo is port ON the southeast coast
of the Island of Panay. on a strait
separating Plnay from the Island Of
NegruS. IL has safe harbor for vessels,
although il is not accessible "a large
ships.
The city has large trade in sugar,
hemp. tobacco aud coal There j. a
population of about 5000. IL Is the
capital of the province.
The FilipinoS recently sought IL pre-
vent any If the United States vessels
from entering Iloilo harbor. They nm
loaded quantities of stone at the en-
trance tn the river in order tn block the
channel. This. il seems. was uf no
avail
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
Enforce the Law.

Law breaking which goes unpublished
leads 10 contempt for the law. Con
tempt for the law leads Co law break.
ing. and thus evils are. rs il were. self
perpetuating. Mercy and forgiveness
are highly commcndable qualities but
they need To be exercised with discrc-
ton for they have no effect ON some
natures. In families and schools the
best order and greatest happiness are
found where reasonable rules are made
and adhered 10, not too rigidly, of
course. but firmly. Just rs in schools.
those teachers who do not enforce their
rules in individual cases. will find
themselves disobeyed. eventually by the
whole school, so communities which do
not deal with cases as they come up
will find themselves with IA goodly
number ON their hands. and many of
them caused by the encouragement
which the communities themselves have
given to violations of the law.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
BERLIN.

Mr. III. + HarmonSon left last Thur
day morning for Philadelphia 20 buy
another load Of horses and mules.
Last "Wednesday Mr. IT. + Harmon
son had an order Ia serve five hundred
sandwiches and fifty gallons Of coffee To-
the train hands coming from Franklin
City. and had it all ready in one hour
and ten minutes.
Providence permitting there will bc
preaching in the Presbyterian church
to morrow morning and evening Ow-
ing tv the inclemcncy Of the weather
the communion was postponed until
better weather The Young Peoples
meeting will he led by Miss ;. Kate
Bowen.
Mr. Robert Waters Of Baltimore is
the guest Of his niece Mrs William
Pitts
Mr. VIM Burbagc while returning
from Ocean City on his engine after
breaking the snow drifts to the above
mentioned city. ON "Wednesday struck
Main street crossing here where the
slcighs in crossing the track had pack
ed snow 50 hard that it derailed his en-
CINE and tender.
Several young men of our town de-
serve great credit for their thoughtful-
ness and kindness to some of the poor
women They went around and cut
them wood and made fires and coffee
and fixed them OF comfortably.
Rev Mr.. Gault of the Trappc. came
last Saturday and preached Sunday
morning in the Episcopal church and
Wednesday morning and evening The
congregation say he Is a fine speaker.
Mr. Alfred Homer, travelling for the
firm of Cochn & Adler of Philadelphia
has been snowbound at the Atlantic
hotel since Saturday. His old friends
were glad to have him with them.
Mrs Joseph Boston who had nor face
burned so badly last week with hot
coffee and steam. is little better but it
will he some time before she will he able
To BE- out.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
Cutting Ice for Oysters.

Oystormcn NJ Girdlctrco and Stock.
ton have had great demands for oysters
this week kilograms are coming thick
aud fast from the city dealers asking
that shipments of all the oysters posi-
bio 10 be- secured be forwarded NJ once.
aud the shippers ARE busy making roads
through the snow from the bay Ia the
railroad aud cutting ice on the bay So
that they can get Ia thu oysters. These
oysters will come high toour city broth
rem, but they will not kick at the price
II they consider the hartlshipS cXpcrlcn.
ccd 10 secure them, Chincotcaguc l..
land is cut of from the outside world
by u great field of ice and the oyster
men there will not bc able % do any
business until the break up comes.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
In Florida.

The Associated Press to-day secured
u wire To Pensacola for Il few minutes.
aud aSccrtaincd that the coolest weather
ever known had just past over the
northern part of Florida. The zero
mark was reached az Pensacola.
AdviccS have been received that the
whole State Of Florida has suffered the
worst blizzard ever known. Its conSc.
qucnccS cannot be asccrtaincd for 81
hours, but the damage 10 oranges is be-
licved to have been widespread The
loss in pincapples and oranges in the
southern part of the State is believed Ia
be enormous. Throughout Georgia the
early vegetables have been killed. and
the peach crop and other fruits almost
entirely destroyed.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
In Pennsylvania.

The snow bound condition of Central
Pennsylvania still continues. In liar-
risburg and vicinity the SNOW i'll some
places has drifted to a depth of six feet.
and the country roads are impossible.
Fully 10000 men are at work i'll the
coal regions clearing the railroad. The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has
posted notices calling for hundreds of
men to clear the tracks. The Reading
Railroad Company has called out 5000
mine employees To assist in raising the
blockade The Lehigh Valley Company
is doing the same.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
ale--Handy.

PRINCESS ANNE. Feb. o Miss Eliza
beth W Handy. daughter of the late
Gen, George Handy, was married to-
day at her residence in Princess Anne
to DIR. William II Gale. Rev. William
II Logan. Of Manokin Presbyterian
Church. Princess Anne. officiating
Among those whoattcnded the wedding
were the Misses Wilson. of Baltimore
Mr. and Mrs. George Masln, of East
Orange. n j., the Mcssrs Archer, OF
Bclair. Md
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
Close Call for Telegrapher

John Mann. telegraph operator AZ
Pcnca,lur Tower about seven miles from
Elkton. had narrow escape from
pcrishing IN snow drift Monday night
And would have died had he not been
rescued 10y party out searching for
him lie had started for his home n
mile distant. but being unable 10 stand
mp against the raging storm. sank III the
snow Two hours aftcrward he was
I
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
In Louisiana.

The mercury steadily rose yesterday
and last night from 6.S above. the low
est ever recorded in this section Through
out the State heavy damage has been
done to the vegetable and orange crops,
in spite of the warnings that were sent
before the approach of the cold wave.
AS showing the severely of the weather.
Gibbstands Record may be rccitcd II
was 10 below zero at the last reports.
Bayous Terrebonne and l.afourche
are frozen for the first time since the
war. Lake Providence. in North Louis.
lana, is likewise frozen. Such an event
hrs not been noted before in twenty.
five years. Bayou st. John. ut the rs.
planade Bridge ON the outskirts of this
city. is frozen and there was skating on
the ice this morning
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
For liz Grippe.

Thomas Whitfield Il Co. 40 Wabash
av., corner Jackson St. one Of Chicago 5
oldest and most prominent druggists,
recommend Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy for Ia grippe. as it not only gives
prompt and complete relief. but also
countcracts any tendency of IL grippe
to result in pneumonia. For sale by
T. ID. Cottingham q Co. Druggists,
Snow Hill, Md
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
Road Notice.

This Is tn give notice that the Com
mission appointed to lay off the propos-
cd new county road running from Elem
mings old mill through the lands of
James A. Flemming. Alfred f. Barnes.
George NJ Adkins. William Figgs,
Henry Dryden. Thomas Chatham. G..
w Beauchamp and others. to intcrsect
the county road from Snow Hill to Po-
comoke City, on the Yves side of the
Pocomokc River ut Dividing Greek
Causeway, will meet ON the said road
ON Thursday. February 23d. 1899 at 10
o'clock a. m. and all persons interested
are hereby invited to meet and consult
us f. w. McMASTER,
IRVING TOWNSEND.
CLARENCE +. BARNES.
Commissioners To lay off said road
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
FLORIDA.
Personally -COnductcd Tours via
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad.

itiiN-tohuuctcu fouTS VIA
Pennsylvania Railroad.
The ennsylvania Railroad Company 5
third tour of the present season to Jack
sonville, allowing two weeks in Florida.
will leave New York and Philadelphia
by special train of Pullman Palace Cars
Tuesday. February 81. Excursion tick
cts. including railway transportation,
Pullman accommodations tone berth }.
and meals IN route in both directions
while travelling on the special train, will
be sold at the following rates New
York. 5000; Philadelphia, $500 ;
Canandaigua, $3.50: Erie. $3.50 /;
Wilkesbarre. $5035; Pittsburg. S53.0O
and at proportionate rates from other
points.
For tickets. itineraries. and full in
formation apply Ia ticket agents
Tourist Agent, l96 Broadway. New
York $50 Broad Street, Newark. n. j.;
or address Geo W. Boyd, Assistant
General Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station. Philadelphia.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-18
The Finest Calendar of the Cen
fury.

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for 1899 given by The Youth Companion
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