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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22
LiRERTYTOWN.

Mr. John s Timmons left Monday
last for Claiborne. where he has secured
position.
Miss Annie Birmingham visited Miss
Annie Patey Saturday and Sunday last.
Mrs James Massey. of near this place
is quite sick. We wish her a speedy
recovery.
Mrs. William Johnson and her daugh-
ter, Miss Virgie, of near Berlin, visited
friends near here Saturday and Sunday
last.
Mr. James CULLEN, of Sinepuxent,
visited Mrs. Samuel Rayne Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Minnie Powell spent Saturday
and Sunday with Miss Olivia Fimmons.
There seems to be an attraction near
here for certain young man of Berlin.
Mr.. Moses Timmons, of this place,
visited relatives near Ironshire last Sun
dayA
Mrs. John Wilmington died Thurs
day OF, last week She was loving
motherAand a good Christian lady.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22
MADE HIGH AVERAGES.
Creditable Work by the Pupils of
the High School.

Report for the winter term, ending
February II, 1902.
Geometry-lst. Martha Powell; 2d,
Mary Townsend; Sd. Heston Duffy.
Latin-lst, Martha Powell: I'd. Mary
Townsend: Sd. Glen Sturgis.
Trlgonometry-lst. Mary Townsend,
End. Martha Powell: Sd. Nellie Jones
History-lst Glen Sturgis; I'd. Martha
Powell; Sd, Mary Townsend.
English-lst. Mary Townsend, I'd,
Glen Sturgis; Sd Viola Smith.
English Literature-lst. Martha Pow
ell; I'd, Mary Townsend; Sd. Glen
Sturgis.
Physics-lst, Glen Sturgis; I'd, Martha
Powell, Mary Townsend. tie; Sd. Heston
Duffy.
Defamation and Debate-lst. Mary
Townsend. I'd. Glen Sturgis; Sd, Beulah
Vincent. Martha Powell. tie.
Fall Term Thesis-lst. Beulah Vim
cent; I'd, Viola Smith: 3D.. Emma
Riggin.
Average in all studies-Mary Town.
send, 500; Martha Powell. $3.50: Glen
Sturgis. 94.7; Heston uffy, 81; Viola
Smith. SO: Beulah Vincent. 50 I; En-
ma Riggin. Si.2; Nellie Jones, S3.3;
William Spnrrier. 81 9; Eloise Purnell,
rs S; Allie Bailey. 7s.S; Viola Riley.
IA: Dora Collins, "a /.
SECOND CLASS.
Algebra-lst, Bessie Bowen; I'd, Ber-
tina Beauchamp; 3nd Ida Maddox.
Latin-lst, Bessie Bowen: Sd, Bette
Mumford.
English-lst, Bessie Bowen; I'd, Ber-
tina Beauchamp: 3D.. Bette Mumford.
Geography-lst, Bessie Bowen, I'd,
Archibald Barnes; Sd. Ida Maddox,
Stephen Mason, tie.
Geometry-lst, Bertha Beauchamp;
end, Bessie Bowen: 3D.. Margaret Vim
cent
History-lst, Bessie Bowen; 2d. Oscar
Coulbourne; Sd. Ada Purnell
English Literature-ist, Bessie Bow.
en-; I'd, Ada PGrnell; Sd, Stephen Mason.
Composition and Declamation-lst,
Bertha Beauchamp; I'd. BERTHE Nelson;
3G. Bessie Bowen.
Average in all studies-Bessie Bow
en-, 90 6; Bertha Beauchamp, 81 4; Ada
Purnell. S6.1; Stephen Mason, 81. ); Ida
Maddox. Si.4; Margaret Vincent. S0.7;
Bette Mumford, 500: BERTHE Nelson,
76.S; Oscar Coulbourne, 15.4: Archibald
Barnes, 10; Herman Lewis, 20.
JOHN /. CoULBoURNE. Principal
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22

MIR. +. J. McMaster, formerly of
this county, and a brother of Hon. +.
w. McMaster, our School Examiner. is
one of the st. Louis delegation now in
the state asking our Legislature to make
an appropriation for an exhibit at the
st. Louis Fair. Mr.. McMaster spoke an
the banquet given 10 the delegation in
Baltimore Monday night He said: as
it the outlying districts of Pennsylvania
and Virginia that have built your great
manufactures and elevators here in
Baltimore? No. it is the corn fields of
Minnesota. You cannot sit supinely
and reflect on the trade which you have
enjoyed. You have great competitors.
and if you do not avail yourselves of
this opportunity. you will have only
V ourselves to blame if Philadelphia or
New York carries off the choicest
prizes"
We have considerable owing us on
subscription in and around Snow Hill
and will send postal card to those ow-
ing us notifying them of the same if we
do not hear from them by the first of
March. We cannot afford 10 send the
MESSENGER out without prompt pay
ment for it. 1t is a good paper. if we
do say il. and worth more than any
mans dollar for years subscription.
You can tell whether you owe US or not
by looking at the address slip on your
paper. and if you do. please understand
that this notice applies to you no matter
where You live. Some people object TO
receiving postal cards and think we
ought to sit down and send them love
letter about it, but we are busy trying
10 live and we cannot afford to spend
the worth of a subscription trying to
collect it. Now who will be the first To
do the square thing by us? You can all
speak at once, we have no objection.
Telephone communication with Po-
comoke City has been cut off this week
on account of changes being made in
the system of that city by DR.. Walters,
the owner of the telephone lines there.
DIR. Walters is one of Pocomoke's most
enterprising young men and he does
well whatever he undertakes. He is
improving his telephone system which
will be appreciated by the patrons of
the line. In commenting on the changes
the Lydger- Enterprise says: \ large
force of men have been at work this
week stringing the new wires on the
new poles and the exchange will be
placed in the building occupied by DIR
Walters as an Office. The change will
not interfere with the service at all
Messrs. Pilchard and Ward have fitted
up the new quarters for the exchange
by putting partition across the room
occupied by the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. DIR. Walters announces that
when the change takes place, night
operator for both the telegraph and tel
ephone company will be installed, thus
giving an all night service. With the
metallic circuit, which insures perfect
privacy in all conversations over the
phone. will give Pocomcke City serv-
ice that is not equalled by any on the
Shore.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22

800 Reward. 800.

The readers OF this paper will be
pleased TO learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure III all stages, and that is CT;
tarrh Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure known IA the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh being IL constitutional
disease. requires constitutional treat.
ment Halls Ca,arrh Cure Is taken in
ternally, acting directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work The
proprietors have so much faith in its
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case it fats To
cure. Send for list of testimonials
Address, f. J. CHENEY 4 Co.
Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 15c.
Halls family Pills are the best
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22

Mr.. l.. HASTINGS,
Dear Sir:-In reply toyour question
about Early Trucker. can say that l
raised more potatoes with it last year
than l ever did with any other fertilizer.
l used :, ton ) bags.) on seven bushels
potatoes. dug up three hundred and
and eighty bushels. l sold three hun
dred bushels at 10 cents per busheI
which left me so bushels after getting
1925 in cash. Ii is an excellent fertili-
zers. Yours respectfully,
TURNER DAVIS.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22
EVANSVILLE.

Mr.. aud Mrs Levin Daisy visited Mrs.
Daisey'S mother near Bshopville last
Sunday Mrs j r Savage and SON,
Harry. visited her mother near Showells
the same day.
Mr.. John I Savage. oi Ocean City
Life Saving Station. came home un II
visit Ia his family last saturday.
Mr. John I Savage and family nave
moved TO Piney Neck. in Baltimore
Hundred. 10 live.
Messrs Levin aud William Bunting,
while fishing under the ice one day
last week caught four bushels of sun.
fish at one haul THIS is pretty good
days work and we wish them many
more sucn before the season is over
They shipped this catch to northern
markets and realized IA good price for
their fish.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22
Once Wealthy, But Died
Poor.

LAUREL. DEL. Feb. l7.-Jesse Long.
so years old. once one of Delaware's
most wealthy and influential men, is
dead and friends are soliciting contribu-
tons to save him being buried in the
paupers' field.
Mr.. Long served several terms as
mayor of Laurel and served the state as
auditor and justice. besides holding
other offices of trust. Reverses. coupled
with the dishonesty of son. reduced
him TO poverty and the last years of his
life We're sadly spent in an old man :
home. which was provided by the con-
tributions of friends Mr.. Long was II
local preacher and on many occasions
said his misfortunes were sent upon
him because he refused to obey the com
mand to enter the active ministry.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22
OCEAN CITY.

We are having very cold weather.
The Synepuxen' bay has been frozen
up solid and IA great deal of ice has been
washed ashore on the surf beach.
Our citizens have been busy picking
up the CLANS that washed ashore out of
the surf from the storm.
Miss Savannah Dennis has returned
home from Boston where she has been
visiting relatives for several months
The men who have been working on
the wafer works left "Wednesday morn.
ing for Laurel, Md. They will return
IN complete their work when the weather
becomes better.
Mr. VIM. Chopper has returned home
from Wilmington where he has been
employed
Mr.. John ID. Showell has built quite
a large ice house here and has it filled
with ice. He expects to move his cream
cry down for the coming season aud
will manufacture ice cream.
Mrs Lydia Mason has sold her house
and lot on Baltimore ave. 10 BENJAMIN
Timmons. Mrs. Mason will move to
her home at Chincot.agne.
Mr.. McCallen visited in town a few
days last week for the purpose of look
ing over the Atlantic Hotel To see what
improvements are 10 be made.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22
For stomach Troubles.

Il have :aken great many different
for stomach trouble and con
says Mrs s. Geiger. of Dunk
erton. Iowa. but never had as good re-
suits from any as from Chamberlain's
Stomach & Liver Tablets" For sale by
p. d. Cottingham & Co, Snow Hill. Md.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22

Miss Josie Drummond left Sunday TO
visit friends i'll Snow Hill.
Mr. Emanuel Hastings is visiting his
parents. Rev and Mrs. G w Hastings,
at Gumboro, Del.
Miss Mamie Wharton is spending the
winter with friends in Philadelphia.
DIR. Straughn, of Snow Hill, made a
professional visit here Friday last.
Miss Eva Burbage was visitor in
Pocomoke last week.
MIR. and Mrs. f. J. Duer left Monday
to visit friends i'll Baltimore and Wash
ington.
Mrs. w. ii. Marshall and daughter,
Miss Florence. spent several days this
week with relatives i'll Pocomoke City.
Mrs. Charlie Jones. we are sorry to
report, is quite Ill at this writing
Mr.. Clarence Burbage who has been
quite sick, Is now able TO resume his
duties ut the telegraph office.
Notwithstanding the bad weather our
schools have been open every day and
attendance has been good.
Mr.. PAYNE. of Philadelphia. visited
his aunt, Mrs. Nancy Burbage, last
week.
Mrs. Sibina Conner. mother of Mr..
John Conner, after lingering illness
died last thursday, and was buried at
Girdletreelast Saturday
ting relatives here
Miss Lucille TavIor gave a Valentine
Tea tn a few OF her little friends ON Fri
day last, her birthday. Among those
present We're Misses Mollie aud Marie
Taylor, Florence Marshall. Dora Duer,
Ada Smack. Annie Colona and Rebecca
Bliss.
On account of the bad weather Rev
Mr.. North has again postponed his
extra meeting at the Presbyterian
Church
Mr.. VIM benson. the mail driver.
has moved his famil, To Pocomoke City.
making it more convenient for him.
Our school boys will find it to their
advantage to find out what Valentine :
day comes from before they try locking
ont their teacher again. The Prof is
bound IN get ahead of YOU.
''Ni'uS ~ HltHNt SuStdiH> tHt pOplidT
verdict that Ely's Cream Balm is worth
its weight III gold. Trial size. 10 cents
Full size 30 cents. Sold by druggists
and mailed by Ely Brothers, III Warren
St, New York.
ProbertI, Cal
MrSSrS. Ely BRoS:-I have been af-
tiicted with catarrh for twenty years
Ii made me 80 weak | thought | had
consumption. | got one bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm aud in three days the dis
charge stopped. Ii is the best medicine
| have used for catarrh. Very truly,
FRANK Il. kINDLESPIRE.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22

Local notices in these columns are
charged for at the rate Of 10 cents a line
for euery insertion. II matters not phat
others charge. We regulate our o'cn
prices according 10 the fair north Of this
journal as an adre, Using medium.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22


The pen is mightier than the sworo
but typewriter can do more damage
than a Calling gun.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22

An effort to lire the cook is generally
the concluding argument necessary TO
establish the mutability of man.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22

Somehow or other a rose is never so
pretty as when it's in woman's hair.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22

Be snre and use that old and well-tried
remedy, Mrs. MISSIONS SOOTHING
SYRUP for children teething. II soothes
tine child. softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie and is the hest
remedy for diarrhana Twenty five
cents bottle. 1T Is THE BEST OF
ALL.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22

If You want seed patotoes we call
your attention to the adj of j. b.
Savage, Ffanktown, Va, which APP
pears in another column.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22
COUNTY FREE LIBRARIES.

Senator Belts bill To create Library
Commission has attracted much atten-
ton and it has been generally approved.
The bill authorizes County Commits
sioners and municipalities 10 levy a
small tax for the support of free libra
ries. III the formation and management
of which the Library Commission is TO
advise. This is Il measure in the line of
public education. Such free county Ii
braries are regarded as important ad
juncts to the public schools, and as such
Governor Smith has expressed himself
as highly favorable to the plan.
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
Senator Williams has introduced a
bill adding number of new sections to
the article of the Code of Public Genet-
al Laws entitled Homestead Building
and Loan Association" The bill estab-
fishes building association commission
er with powers III connection with Such
organizations similar 10 those of the In
surance Commissioner i'll relation 70 in.
surance companies. The other sections
provide for the proper registration of
the different classes of companies, the
obtaining of reports and statistics and
the publishing of an annual report by
commissioner
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22

This has been busy week at the State
Capitol. The solons there have gotten
down to hard work. and many laws of
more or less general interest, to say
nothing OF innumerable LEGAL laws, are
receiving attention. Among those of
more or less interest to everyone that
have been under consideration this week
are the following:
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-02-22

Our people were generally surprised
on getting out of bed last Monday morn.
ing at finding the ground covered with
a five inch snow which had fallen dur.
ing the night on the one that had been
with Us for two weeks prior Ii was
the more surprising because at bedtime
the hight before, il was raining, and
every one had retired anticipating that
the snow already covering the ground
would he gone before morning Ii was
not. however. On the contrary the
snow was deeper. the weather more Sc
we're and travel great deal worse than
il had been all winter. No one came TO
town that could help it and the mail
carriers had great difficulty in going
their routes Monday and Tuesday.
There We're great snow drifts and in
many places they had to leave the coun-
~ roads aud cross fields TO reach their
patrons They persevered, however.
and finally succeeded in getting back TO
Snow Hill though they were tired out
and considerably behind time. The
river which has not been entirely clear
for three weeks was again blocked up
aud the steamers unable Ia run. The
Highland Went down Tuesday but was
unable to get back Wednesday morning.
She started but had to stop ut Red
Landing aud send mail by land from
there We have had snow for more
than three weeks now and everyone
hopes that with the winding up of the
winter months next week, the wints r
weather which has been with us since
November will cease.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-02
SHOOTING AT A FESTIVAL
TWENTY SHOTS FIRED AND
TWO MEN so BADLY WOUND
ED THEY WILL DIE.

Hopkinsville, KY, Sept. 2-During
the progress of q colored festival near
Pembroke a fight occurred in which
two men were mortslly wounded and
another badly injured. A supper was
being held at the home of Frank
Massie, when the Ware brothers, four
in number, raised disturbance. Mas
sic demonstrated with them, when the
firing began. During the melee Dick
Tsndy was shot four times and Frank
Massie once. Both will die. Will
Williams was also shot in the head,
but may recover. There were about
twenty shots fired, when the affair
broke up in confusion.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-02
PREDICTS END OF STRIKE.
SENATOR PLATT SAYS TROUBLE
WILL BE SETTLED WITH
IN TWO WEEKS.

New York, Sept. 2-Senator Thorn
as O. Plat said today at the Oriental
hotel, Coney Island, that the end Of
the coal strike is at hand.
1.-THE coal strike will be settled
within a week, or within two weeks
at the outside" said the senator. 1T
will be settled in such a way that it
will not be a political issue of any
kind this TALL.
Senator Platt added that he was not
at liberty to say anything more about
the matter or about the manner
in which the strike would be settled,
but the next few days would bear out
his statement.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-02

o. K this morning. Captain Cole did
the pilot work on the tug to that
place from the ways here.
The Raymond Horner will be in.
speoted at Gallipolis October IA, If
the river does not rise before that
time. She is one Of the oldest and
largest of the PittsburR and New Or
leans towboats. The Horner has six
boilers that have been in use for
twenty years. Her machinery is "a
inch cylinders, l0-foot stroke.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-02
BOXER UPRISING GROWS.
FURTHER COLLECTION OF LIKIN
TAX FORBIDDEN IN CHINA.

Pekin, Sept. 2-An edict has been
issued forbidding any further collec.
tions Of the likin, or inland revenue
tax on goods IN transit from one prov
ince to another. This ediot, which
was issued IN view of the recent tariff
treaty with the powers, orders the
board Of revenue to devise methods
for oompenssting the provinces for the
loss Of this money. 1t says the likin,
which was originally war measure,
has become oppressive through the Gu.
pidity of the officials.
The Boxer uprising in the province
Of Szeohuan is growing.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-02
TWO ACCIDENTS
SON OF MR. ALBERT sENsER
BREAKS AN ARM-RAIL-
ROAD MAN HURT
BY SPIKE.

James Tompkins. colored, an EN-.
ploye Of the railroad contractors on
the Cairo extension Of the Illinois
Central, was injured a day or two ago
by a spike striking his arm.
He was working on = section driving
spikes when he struck one glAnoing
lick and the spike in flying from the
tie struck his left elbow and bruised il
badly. He worked several days with
the injury, but the arm got so bad that
he had to be taken to the hospital.
The eleven year old son Of Mr.. AL
bert Sonser, Of South Sixth street,
was injured yesterday afternoon at
his home while playing on table
The little fellow fell from the table
and alighted on his right arm. Both
bones Of the member were badly frac-
tured and caused the little fellow
much pain. DR.. II. p. Sights dressed
the injury.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-02

Speaking OF "salivets," a Buffalo
woman has little story to tell. When
she asked a clerk in a certain store
for a cuspidor the young man respond
ed with kindly forbearance, do you
mean 'salivet, madam" The lady
had never heard the thing called by
that name, but not wishing to appear
ignorant Of the niceties OF the verna-
cular, she meekly submitted to correc-
ton. The young man was sorry, but
they were no longer keeping "salivets"
in stock.
Going to another store, the lady, on
the point Of asking again for a cuspi-
dor, suddenly checked herself, and,
hesitating a moment to recall the lat
est fashionable name, asked with con-
fidence, Have you any spittalenes?" ~
Buffalo Commercial.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-02
The. oDoR OF GARLIC CONQUERED
Even She Who Wasn't nit stuck
Up" Had to Leave Her Seat

Two Italian workmen found two
empty seats in a Brooklyn trolley car
and pumped themselves and their
bundles into them. On their right sat
a pretty, well-dressed girl.
Presently she turned her face to-
ward them, a look OF disgust came
over 1t, and with uplifted nose she
arose and quietly stood in front Of the
empty seat, holding on to the strap.
Near her stood another girl, not quite
so well dressed, who watched the lit
tie scene. When tho annoyance was
plain on the first girls face. the sec
ond girl stepped forward, swished her
skirts like a challenge and sat down
In the empty seat with an expression
on her face that said plainly, well,
I'm not ashamed to sit by working
men," In less than a minute there
came over the second girls features a
look Of suspicion that yielded to one
OF embarrassment and chagrin, and in
a manner half-meek and half-defiant,
she, too. stood up and grabbed a strap.
She did not look at the now smiling
first girl By this time, says the New
York Mail and Express, other persons
in the car understood and held their
noses. 1t was garlic.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-02

The person who is inclined to boast
OF his valuable possessions is likely
to have the laugh turned upon him on
occasions. A wealthy man was once
proudly exhibiting to some acquaint.
ances a table which he had bought,
and which he said was 500 years old.
THAT is nothing" said one of the
company. 81 have in my possession a
table which is more than 5000 years
old"
Three thousand years old" said
his host. That is impossible! Where
was 1t made?"
Probably in India"
I'm India! What kind of a table
"a it,"
"The multiplication table"
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-09-02
NOTICE OF FIRST MEET

AAN0 VI LOh0s
In the district court of the United
States for the Western District Of Ken
tuoky, in bankruptcy;
In the matter Of Eugene White,
bankrupt. To the creditors of Eugene
White Of Paduoah, in the county Of
MoCracken and district aforesaid, a
bankrupt; Notice is hereby given that
on the first day Of September, A. d.
1902 the said Eugene White was duly
adjudioated bankrupt, and that the
first meeting of his creditors will be
held at my office in Psducah, Mo
Cracker county, Kentucky, on the
18th day of September, A. d. 1909 at
o o'clock in the forenoon at which
time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claim, appoint a trustee,
examine the bankrupt and transact
such other business as may come prop
erly before said meeting.
EMMETT W. BAGBY,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Paducah, KY, Sept. 1, 1909.