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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-18
STOCKTON.

Our town is looking like spring.
Gardens are being planted with early
vegetables and violets are blooming
everywhere Mr.. Elton Jones has
planted potatoes and peas and has the
prettiest yard in the place.
Capt Frank Tull had his vessel
blown on Hungry Island during the
last snow storm, but high tide took
her off and the only damage was the
loss of his anchors and chain
The sick are all improving and no
illness is reported.
Some very fine Perchon horses were
bought i'll Pocomoke City last week by
Messrs. James Smack, Marcus Paradise
and John w. Tull. They all work well.
Mr.. u. p. Wharton was called to
Baltimore on business this week.
Mr.. VIM. Cochran. of Lancaster, Pa.
is visiting Mr.. u. p Wharton.
The NJ. f. Church was well filled
Sunday with town and country people
to hear Mr. Hastings preach his last
sermon before leaving for conference.
All regret his leaving and hope he will
return. He and Mrs. Hastings have
made many friends.
The Rev Mr. North and wifc's visit
was received with pleasure by his people
and the sermons enjoyed by all.
Mr. Edward Taylor met with the
Board of Health in Pocomoke City
Monday To investigate the small pox
eases there.
Mrs Jane Wharton the oldest lady i'll
our town is finishing one of the prettiest
silk quilts i'll the county. Since she
has been seventy-five she has made and
embroidered seven of these fine silk
quilts.
Mr. Ducr has added to his parlors a
very fine S.ieff piano. and there is
nothing TO prevent any gentleman or
lady from spending pleasant week at
the Stockton House.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-18

Rev +. Edwards. pastor of the English
Baptist Church ut Minersvill. Pa, when
suffering with rheumatism. was advised
to try Chamberlain Pain Balm. He
says: "A few applications of this lin
iment proved of great service to me. 1t
subdued the inflammation and relieved
the pain Should any sufferer profit by
giving Pain Balm trial it will please
me-" For sale by p. ID. Cottingham &
Co. Snow Hill. Md.
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Report of Whaleyville Grammar
School for Winter Term.
FIRST CLASS.


Arithmctic-lst. Mary Bcthards I'd,
Annie Birmingham.
Algebra-lst. Mary Bethards I'd,
Annie Birmingham.
English History-ist. Annie Britting-
ham; I'd, Mary Bethards Sd. Margaret
Davis.
Latin-ist, Mary Betharis ; I'd. Annie
Birmingham.
Geometry list. Mary Bethards and
Annie Birmingham. tie.
Philosophy-ist Annie Birmingham
and Mary Bethards, tie.
Physical Geography-lst. Annie Brit
tingham I'd. Mary Bethards.
Orthography-ist. Mary BcthardS
2d. Annie Birmingham.
Lessons in English-ist. Annie Brit
tingham ID, Mary Bcthards.
General Avcrage-lst, Mary Bethards.
95a, I'd. Annie Birmingham, % 30.
SECOND CLASS
Arithmetic-ist. Florence Cooper.
Myra Hastings and Lizzie Powell. tie ;
I'd. Harry Bcthards Sd. Lizzie Hast
ingS.
Algebra-lst. Florence Cooper: I'd,
Lizzie Powell. Harry Betharis. Myri
and Lizzie Hastings. tie Sd. Margaret
Davis
English History-lst. Myra Hastings;
I'd. Lizzie Powell Sd. Lizzie Hastings.
Geometry-lst. Myra Hastings and
Lizzie Powell, tie: I'd. Harry Bethards
and Florence Cooper. tie; Sd. Lizzie
Hastings.
Physical Geography-lst. Harry Beth
ards I'd. Lizzie Powell, Florence Cooper
and Myra Hastings, tie Sd, Lizzie
Hastings.
Orthography-lst. Harry BethardS ::
2d. Lizzie Powell I'd. Lizzie Hastings
Analysis-lst, Lizzie Powell I'd.
Lizzie Hastings; Sd. Florence Cooper.
Physiology-lst. Lizzie Powell. Flor
ence Cooper. Myra and Lizzie Hastings,
tie: I'd, Margaret Davis.
Grammar-lst. Lizzie Powell and
Florence Cooper. tie: I'd. Lizzie Hast
ings 3D. Myra Hastings.
General Average-lst. Lizzie Powell
and Harry Bethar,ls % il-20, tie; I'd.
Myra Hastings. Florence Cooper and
Lizzie Hastings $3.50. tie; Sd. Margaret
Davis. %.
THIRD CLASS.
Arithmetic-lst. Maggie Bethards ::
3D., Mary Donoway.
photography Mary Donoway I;
I'd. Maggie Bethards.
History-lst, Mary Donoway I'd.
Maggie Betharis.
Physiology-lst. Mary Donoway I'd.
Maggie Bethards.
Geography-lst Mary Donoway I'd.
Maggie Betharls.
G;rammar-lst. Maggie Bcthards I'd,
Mary Donoway.
General Average list, Mary Dono-
way. %; I'd. Maggie Bethards. -.
FOURTH CLASS.
Arithmetic-lst. Hattie Bcthards: 2d,
Alice Freeman and Oscar Davis. tie !;
I'd, Garlic Lewis.
Reading-lst, Hattie Bcthards I'd,
Alice Freeman ID. Oscar Davis.
Orthography-ist Hattie Bethards /;
I'd Alice Freeman Sd, Oscar Davis.
History-lSt, Hattie Bethards and
Alice Freeman. tie 2d, Oscar Davis ;
3d, Garlic Lewis
Physiology Alice Freeman and
Hattie Bethards. tie I'd, Oscar Davis ;
3dl. Garlic Lewis.
Languagc-lst, Hattie Bethards ID.
Alice Freeman Sd, Oscar Davis.
Geography-ist. Alice Freeman and
Hattie Bethards, tie; I'd, Oscar Davis.
General Average-lst, Hattie Beth
ards, 80; I'd, Alice Freeman. "a,
81, Oscar Davis. 10.
RUTH BRiMER, Principal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-18
M. E. Conference to Meet.

The annual meeting of Wilmington
Conference of the NJ. f. Church will
open at Cambridge on Wednesday
March 22d. and will be in session about
one week.
The number of churches now com
prising the conference is 39i, with isi
ministers. and l22 local preachers with
out charges. The membt rship of the
church has increased until il now num-
beers about i3.53S. with a. $50 Sunday
school scholars The value of the
church property is assessed at 81 ,33l, 40.
Bishop Cyrus ID. Foss, of Philadelphia,
will preside.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-18
Spring
Dress
Goods.

We have all the newest and
most desirable effects i'll silk
and WOODEN fabrics for Easter
and every day wear now in
stock ready for ladies dresses.
While we have been very
careful to provide the desir-
able materials for the ladies
and Misses, we have by no
means neglected the little
folks or the underwear depart
ments, but have provided the
greatest feast of Embroideries
we have ever shown. They
were bought i'll large quanti-
ties direct from the manufac-
turers, which enables us to
save our customers money.
We have Just received a
beautiful line of
Silks
for
Waists,
only one waist pattern of a
kind.
We hope you can arrange
to get over i'll person.
Give my love To-
Yours truly,
w. S. DICKINSON & Son,
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Fighting the FilipinOS.

During the week there has been some
lively fighting on the part of the Amer
can soldiers in the Philippines. They
have driven the natives from one
village to another. have killed many of
them and captured about one Thousand
prisoners. If they can capture or kill
Aguinaldo the war will soon terminate.
but he keeps his precious carcass away
from any danger.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-18

Local notices ia these columns are
charged for at the rate Of 10 cents a line
for erery insertion II matters not Chdt
others charge. We regulate our arm
prices according 10 the fair ,eortk Of This
journal as an ddrct ising medium.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-18
Silks
for
Waists,
Important Meeting.

On Thursday, March 23d, an import
ant meeting of the stockholders of the
Worcester County Driving Park Asso-
citation will be held mt the office of Geo.
W. Purnell. All stockholders are urged
to he present n matters of interest to all
will he considered and disposed of. If
You are not present and your interest
suffers no blame can attach to those
present. \. G. RILEY.
Secretary
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OCEAN CITY.

The marsh road extending from the
Hill Farm is almost impossible. The
farmers of this vicinity unite with us in
requesting that our only road be put in
goOf condition. rs this is the time to
prepare for the busy season. which is
rapidly advancing
Mr. Gordon Humphreys. of Salisbury.
was guest at the Colonial this week
Mrs. r. T. Shreve and Mr. Ijams arc
in town this week experimenting the
erection of new laundry building
Master Guy Dennis is very i'll at this
writing. Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Dennis have
our sincere sympathy, and we trust that
the little fellow will soon recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Streeper, who have
been spending the winter in Baltimore
are with us again. We are glad to have
our friends return
Mr.. John b. Willett left our town
"Wednesday for Berlin, where he will
remain some time in the employ of Mr.
Horace Harmonson.
The exterior of the cottage on Allan
tic Avenue. which is being erected by
Mr.. Oscar Purnell, is now completed
and will soon be painted. The cottage
is credit to the avenue.
The children have ideas which COM
pare favorably with those of their el-
ders. Read the following compositions
which We're written last Friday by two
little girls of Ocean City.
DISADVANTAGE OF A LONG VACATION"
We all look forward to long vacations
with great deal of pleasure, but we
must stopto think whether such a thing
is best for us or not. We all know that
the longer we are out of school the less
we know about our books, and unless
we have very good memories we even
forget what we have already learned.
ann rs glad rs any girl when the time
comes for a long vacation but am just
rs glad to begin school again.
The second also points ont the evils
resulting from Il long vacation
All children think there are more adj
vantages resulting from Il long vacation.
They think il better To be free than tn
be be- bothered by school duties. ANY
boy or girl would prefer a nice sail or
bath To a hard lesson, but these same
..hard lessons" help You To bear the
trials and hardships of life. \ short
vacation is sufficient to please the chill
dren and rest them. Ii the vacations
are long we forget half we have learned
the year before and have To review the
same ole lessons. Then if we are put
back at the end of each vacation il will
take longer to complete our education.
II the vacations are short we do not
have to he put back and are able to
graduate while young. 1t is easier to
study while we are young for when we
are older we are always going To parties
or some place and do not have time to
study. If the vacation is long il takes
the children long time to get accustom-
ed TO studying their lessons. If all the
children would stop to ponder while,
they would agree with me that it is best
10 have short vacations so that we may
graduate while young.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-18

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is un-
questionably the most remarkable rem
edy ever produced for the cure of throat
and lung troubles. 1t has cured thou
sands. and has done wonders i'll many
Eases of incipient consumption.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-18
w. s. DICKINSON q SON.

Pocomoke City. Mch TO-
Come and examine the ex-
tremely beautiful display of
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FOR SALE.
Horse and Buggy.

g.. year old gray Eagle horse and
Covington wagon. Will be sold at a
sacrifice as have no use for same.
CHARLES s. PILCHARD,
Girdletrce. Nd.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-18
The Farmers Friend


The above cut represents section of
the Monarch Wire fence and illustrates
its strength. 1t will not only turn cat
tie, horses and hogs but lions. if neces-
Sary. As agent for this fence machine
/ offer it to the public as the best and
cheapest fence and machine on the mar
ket. Wire cost only IL cents rod and
any farmer can put 1t up with one of
these machines. For further informa-
ton address
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-03-18

G. +. HARGIS, NJ. D.,
Health Officer.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-19
A DISASTROUS WRECK
SAD END OF A DAY OF PLEAS.
URE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Most of the Victims Were Eek.
cursionists Returning from the
Ceremonies in Connection With
dwelling of II Monument.
Pennsxlyania Wrcck.

A collision of passenger trains occurred
or the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
at Exeter, about six miles south of Read
ing, Pa, oil the evening Of May II, and a
great number of people were killed and
injured. The number killed is %variously
stated to he from fifteen to twenty-five.
Fully fifty others are injured. The regu-
lar express train from Pottsville for Phil
adelpllia connected at the station in Read
ing with a train from Harrisburg which
was crowded with eNcursionists who had
been to the State Capital to witness the
ceremonies in connection with the unveil-
ing of the lIartranft monument.
Many Of the Harrisburg passengers at
Reading went aboard the Philadelphia en-
press, but it being found that all could not
be accommodated, it was decided to send
an extra train to Philadelphia to rain as the
second section of the express. The extra
train left twenty minutes later than the
express. At Exeter the express stopped
for orders, and while standing still the
extra train crashed into it while moving at
great speed. Three of the rear cars of the
express were telescoped and the first car of
the extra train was also wrecked,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-19


The tenth annual session of the South
Dakota A. o. U. w. convened at Redtield
May ., with Grand Master Howard of Sioux
Falls, presiding. About 115 delegates and
members were present. The first day was
devoted to instructing the delegates into
membership in the grand lodge and liste..-
ing to reports of officers and committees.
Rcdfield rendered a public reception to the
delegates during the evening with an inter-
esting program.
The grand lodge elected the following
officers on the second day of the session for
the ensuing year:
j. ID. Howard, Sioux Falls. past grand
master: a. Il. Smith, Deadwood, grand
master; Fred b. Smith. llecla, grand fore
man; II. I. Sedlm, st. Lawrence, grand
overseer; j. ID. Lovin, Aberdeen, grand
recorder; v. NJ. Stillwell, Alexandria.
grand receiver: j. Mcdowell, Watertown,
guide: William Kemp. Pierre, grand out
side watch: Orville Royce, grand inside
watch: S. NJ. Gilbert, Salem, trustee for
three years; III. Z. Mutt, Aberdeen: +. NJ.
Crane. Dolan: j. ID. LAWN, Aberdeen, rep
resentatives to supreme lodge.
The printing of the official organ was
awarded to Charles l}alwin of Aberdeen
at Is cents per member, and the name OF
the organ was changed from the Visitor TO
the South Dakota Workman.
1t was decided to hold. the next annual
session at Hot Springs. providing agreeable
railway rates can be secured: if not Mail
ison is to be the location.
The session closed with installation of
the newly elected officers.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-19
EMeAlMEo HAMeURa STEAK
Startling Testimony Before Pure

Startling Testimony Before Pure
Food Investigating Committee.
The Senatorial Pure Food Investigation
Committee heard some startling testimony
in Chicago May 10 in regard to the adul-
iteration of food products which may pro.
long its sessions considerably. Prof. A. S.
Mitchell, chief chemist of the Wisconsin
Dairy and Food Commission, made the
sworn statement that nearly every butcher
in Illinois used preserving liquids on scraps
of meat which they laid aside for the manu-
facture of Hamburger steak and other al
legged delicacies. The chemist first told of
his test of a liquid known as "freezine."
He said that the stuff had been used en-
tensivcly by farmers to keep milk and
butter, it being the custom to mix it with
the former in small quantities and pour
quantities of 1t into watts for the preserva-
ton of butter.
This 'freezine' I have found to he moth
ing less than almost pure formicaldehyd,"
said the professor, "a chemial that acts
disastrOusly on the tissues of the stomach
l can only surmise the results when milk
diluted with it is used constantly by q
family. Where butter is placed in watts
filled with this stuff the porous commodity
takes up no small amount of the liquid
with a result that can only be conjectured.;
The professor proceeded to tell of his
experiments with a fluid sold extensively
to butchers for the purpose of making
their Hamburger steak last and keep up o
healthy appearance,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-19
INDIANS ASSAULT HERDeRs.
Threaten to Drive People Out of
Recently Opened Reservation,

Threaten to Drive People Out of
Recently Opened Reservation.
y special from Durango. Colo, says:
News was received here Wednesday that
Weasel Skin and some other Indians
had terribly beaten a number of
Mexican herders over on the Lower
Florida mesa. near the Animas River, and
had killed five head of horses and Il large
herd of sheep belonging to the MeXicans'
employers. The Indians threaten more
extreme measures if the white people do
not keep away. 1t seems difficult for some
of the Indians TO learn that this part of
their former reservation is now the white
mans property. Itis suspected that Buck
skin Charley is at the bottom of the trouble.
Sheriff Thompson left with a posse for the
scene of the disturbances and will bring
the unruly redskins to this city and lodge
them in jail.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-19
Ho,pttal Fund for soldiers.

Deadwood is boiling over with entlusi-
asm for the Black Hills volunteers, and it
has resulted in the appointing of a COM
mittee of three, Judge j. II. Burns, ID. n.
Mr. .rrS. II and Edwin Van Cise, who will
receive the money which is being sent in
from all plrts of the Black Hills for Il
hospital fund for the soldiers. 1t is now
believed that the Black Hills boys will not
be able to get back before September.
They were number eleven i'm the order of
arrivals at Manila. and with only the five
transports to bring the boys back, it will
take longer than expected and the boys
will have passed through the rainy season.
The money will be cabled to the companies
as soon as possible.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-19
COM CITY in A DAY.
Mountain View, Oklahoma, Springs
Up Like a Mushroom.

The greatest Town building record in
Oklahoma has been won by Mountain
View, Washta County. Monday, May s..
the townsite was a prairie. The same day
it was surveyed and plated and a large
part of it sold and settled upon. The
Washta River was bridged and a vast
amount of accumulated freight was moved
and located. The town was organized and
Differed, and all lines of business and pro-
fessions started in lines of organized So
cicty. A town in one day became a city of
nearly 500, with w. T. V. Yates as mayor,
Senator q. w. Ecllamy as treasurer and
Col. John kerfoot as police Judge, with the
full complement of councilmen and minor
officers of an organized town. Some of the
lots sold as high as $500 within thirty
minutes from the time the surveyor drove
his stakes.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-19
A MICHIGAN TRAGEDY
HOWARD CITY MANS TERRIBLE
CRIME.
Murders His Wife, Uncle, Grand.
mother. and Wounds His Babe
and Father.in.Law-Ficnd Turns
Gun Upon Himself.
bullets for Six.

Joseph Harvey of Howard City, Mich,
Wednesday night killed his wife, his uncle,
Robert Pierson, and his grandmother;
wounded his S-months-old child and his
fathcr-in-law, John Logenslycr, and finally
shot himself. intlicting Il wound i'll his
neck.
Harvey's uncle and grandmother lived a
mile north of town. The murderer went
there Wednesday evening. He asserts
Picrson, his uncle, was Quarreling with
his grandmother: that he intcrfercd; there
upon pierson stabbed and killed the old
lady, aged 20; that he, Harvey, retaliated
by shooting his uncle. After shooting
Pierson, Harvey stabbed him three times.
Harvey thea returned home. Arriving
there lie shot his wife twice, killing her.
He then fired at his baby, the ball going
into his arm. Next Harvey entered his
fatller-in-law's room, shot him twice, in
t.ictins however, no fatal injury. lie then
turned the revolver on himself, shooting
himself in the neck. lIarvey's wife, when
attacked, was sitting up with the remains
of her mother, who died Wednesday.
The picrsom home presented a horrible
appearance. Persons body was found in
a chair and that of the old lady OH the floor
clad i'll Il night dress. There were signs of
Il desperate struggle between Harvey and
his grandmother, but no indications of a
fight between the two men.
Harvey himself informed the sheriff of
the murders at Persons house. He was
! then arrested for numbering his wife. He
has nothing TO say about the tragedies at
his own house. There are strong threats
of lvuchiun.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-19
MECCA FOR GAMBLERS.
Denver City Administration Decides
to Permit PLAY.

For the first time in ten years Denver is
under the rule OF a government which has
officially declared that gambling will be
allowed under certain restrictions. These
compel the firms to incorporate as clubs
and permit no workingmen TO enter their
doors under penalty of being closed. The
announcement is received with Il good deal
of surprise by the church people, who
voted for the Democratic administration
with the understanding that the law was to
have been virtually granted exclusively to
Doll & Dale of Chicago.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-19
PLANTATION SAFE OWN
Eostofice burglars Get $1,000 i'm
STAMPS and Money.

The safe in the Plankinton Postoffice
vas blown open Oh the night of May II
and about 5000 in stamps and $3OOin money
secured. The burglars did Il clean Job,
drilling in at the top of the sale and blow
ing the door across the room. People all
over town were suddenly awakened about
. a. H., but in no case suspected the true
cause. \ high wind was blowing, to
which they attributed the disturbance, but
the sight at the postoffice next morning re-
vealed that the work must have been ac-
companied by much noise. There is no
clew to the robbers. This is the third and
most successful attempt of the kind in the
history of the town. One hundred and
twenty-five dollars was secured about two
wears ago.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-19
FOUGHT FOR THE SOUTH.
Annual Reunion OF Confederate
Veterans ut Charleston. s.. C.

Annual Reunion CT Confederate
Veterans ut Charleston, s. G.
Tho following resolutions, introduced at
the firstscssion of the Confederate veterans
reunion at Charleston, Sc, Wednesday by
Gen. Stephen d. Lee of Mississippi, started
a heated discussion, at the conclusion of
which they were referred to the Committee
on Resolutions:
Whereas, In Atlanta. Ca, Dec. 90,
1888, the President of the United States
OF America gave utterance to the sem
timent, THAT the time has come when
the United States should share in car
ing for the graves of the COnfederate;;"
and.
Whereas, This uttcrance of the chief
executive of the nation demands from
us, the survivors of our dead comrades
in arms. a frank and generous response
TO SO lofty and m~agnanimous senti-
ment; therefore, be it
Resolved by the United Confederate
Veterans. in annual convention as
:cmblea. That in this act of President
Mckinley. and in its reception by our
brethren of the North, we recognize
authoritative evidence that we are
again IL united people and one in de-
termination to exhibit to the world the
gentler as we'll Us the sterner traits of
American character. and that we ac-
ccpt the statement of our chief eXccu-
tive in the spirit in which it was made,
believing such legislation by the gem
cral government as he suggested would
show clearly the advance the American
people have achieved i'll those higher
VirftipS tl10f .f1nrD "a Vrnnt nlfjnp
The feature OF the day was the parade oil
veterans, who turned out 10000 strong.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-19
A Proud Record.

1t is shown from the Mayors annual re-
port that Lead is out of debt and has over
5000 in the treasury, which is something
that makes the Mayor and council very
proud. 1t is practically settled that the
new sewer system will he put in this sum
mer. Several of the leading business men
have offered to form a company which
will furnish the money necessary. and will
receive interest on money invested from
the city. The system can he purllased
from the company when a special act is
passed by the Legislature authorizing a
bond iSSue by the CITY.