Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-12-20

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Eugene Adkins, of Berlin. 1t is said
he could play a game almost without
error several years ago.
State Entomologist A. L. Quaint
ance. of the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege. who is secretary to the Association
of Economic Entomologists. has an.
nounced that the association will hold
its fifteenth annual meeting at Col
umbian University, Washington, on
December 26 and %.
Mr.. William II. Warren, who died
suddenly on Chincoteague Island last
week, was well known to many of our
citizens. He was an educated, polite.
affable gentleman, worse enemy to
himself than any one else. He was
stricken with appoplexy while attend
ing church. He was 55 years of age.
AT a regular meeting of Sinepuxent
Lodge. No. 1893. A. +. & A. NJ. held on
Thursday evening the 18th inst the
following officers were elected TO serve
for the ensuing year: w. ID. Corddry,
Worshipful Master: l.. Hastings. Senior
Warden; Edward G. Conner. Junior
Warden; VIM. Bratten. Secretary; M.
I. Hargis, Treasurer.
MIR. w. II. Vincent. of Capron. Va,
a son of the late Harvey Vincent, Esq.
of Worcester county. has recently do.
mated sufficient funds for the erection
of large wing to the Virginia Orphan
age of the Southern Methodist Church,
i'm Richmond. Mr.. Vincent is wealthy
and prominent layman in the Virginia
Conference, and is doing much good
with his money.
Cards are ont announcing the COM
ing wedding of Miss Elizabeth +. john
son. of near Wesley, and Mr.. Martin V.
Owrey, of Girdletree. The ceremony
will be solemnized at the home of Miss
Johnson's brother, Mr.. Samuel p.
johnson. at eleven O'Clock Wednesday
morning, December 3lst Mr.. Owrey
and his bride will live in Snow Hill. in
the house of Mrs. Phoebe Sturgis, on
Martin street.
The Cambridge Academy was com.
pletely destroyed by fire last Monday
afternoon. The fire started in the base
ment, and within two hours the build
ing was a mass of ruins. There were
300 children in the building when the
fire broke out. but they were all gotten
out safely. The loss is about $4,000,
with $4,000 insurance. The School
Board will procure rooms in Cambridge
and the school work will be uninter.
rupted after the holidays.
The most destructive fire which
ever visited Centreville broke out Sun
day morning at o'clock in the two
story brick building occupied by W. HI.
Smith and conducted as a gentlemen s
furnishing store. There was no loss of
life. The property loss is estimated at
1925, 900, with about 800. 900 insurance.
The stock in the different stores is al
most an entire loss and was especially
heavy, as the merchants had recently
obtained goods to supply their Christ
mas trade.
Ernest Purnell. young colored
man of Colbourn's District. was found
dead in a lot of Mr.. George Wonnell's
>neaHthe end of the causeway, last Sun
6aVabout noon. He was in town Sat.
ufday night in an intoxicated condition
ann it is supposed he fell down while
Of his way home aud not being able to
let upwas overcome with the cold and
froze TO death. A coroner's jury was
summoned by Justice ID. II. Lewis, and
its verdict was that Purnell came to his
death in some unknown manner.
Fire took place on Tuesday morn
ing last at the handsome residence of
Mr. William +. King, cashier of POGO
moke City National Bank, to which the
Volunteer Fire Department quickly re.
sponded. The fire, which caught from
the rear chimney. was in the ceiling and
hard to get TO. but finally a hole was cut
in the roof. and the fire was quickly ex-
tinguished. The damage to house. fur
niture and carpets amounted probaly to
$500. The property was insured.-Po.
comoke Ledger.
In chat about lawyers. repre-
sentative of the Baltimore American
has this to say about Hon. George NJ.
Upshur formerly of Snow Hill: "As
cross-questioner l have often thought
that Col. George NJ. Upshur, president
of the Board of Police Commissioners.
has few superiors in that line among
the bar of Maryland. At trials before
the board have known Colonel Upshur
by series of direct, straight, rapid fire
questions to bring the 'niggerin-the-
woodpile" out when eminent counsel
for the prosecution have signally failed,
after a most rigid line of examination
and divers resorts TO subterfuge. The
Colonel possesses the ability to insert
the probe in such manner that the
witness. however unwilling. is forced
to tell just what the board is endeavor
ing to ascertain. And withal the Col.
onel is one of the most kind hearted and
feeling men. / have personal knowl.
edge of instances where Colonel Upshur
has pleaded for leniency in the cases of
members of the Police Department
whom he has convicted by cross exami.
nation when all evidence previously had
pointed to the officers acduital."
"A colored man named Duncan.
aged "a years. who clames Pocomoke
City as his home. was arrested in Balti-
more last Saturday night charged with
assaulting Miss Nellie Hoffman of 100
North Stricken street. He was fined $40
and costs and 60 days in Jail. On Sat
urday night Miss Hoffman was walking
along Riggs avenue, near Calhoun street
with Miss Elsie Carnan, when a negro
darted out an alley and grabbed her by
the arm. Miss Carnan was ON the gut
ter side of the pavement, and was so
frightened that she could not scream.
When she recovered from the shook she
attempted to hit the colored man with
her umbrella. He lodged the blow and
she cried for help. The negro then re-
leased his prisoner and took to his heels.
Miss Hoffman furnished the police with
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