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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-28
CIRL'SSTORY OF
AWFUL CRIME
Tells How Her Mother Killed Her
Step-father and Burned Body.
HACKED TO PIECES WITH AXE

Monticello. N. ". May 25.-Ida May
Taylor. who is undergoing a second
trial for the murder of her husband,
Lafe Taylor. told the story of the kill
ing OF her step-father. as witnessed by
herself In her testimony the girl as
serted that her uncle. Peter Yerkins,
of the murder and assisted Mrs. Taylor
in dismembering the body. She testi-
fed that she was awakened from sleep
by a shot. Going into the next room
she saw Taylor holding the door lead
ing into the kitchen with one hand
and trying to pull on his boots with
the other. She saw her mother trying
to open the door in order to get at her
husband. The witness said she then
went out on the stOOp for few min
utes. She told of hearing second shot.
and on going in saw her stepfather's
body on the floor. with her mother
standing over it with a revolver in
her hand. which she tried TO fire
again.
The girl related the details of the
disposition of the body. which were of
the most revolving character. Her
mother. she said, cut OFF Taylor's head
with an axe and put il in the stove.
Then the older woman took a lighted
lantern and swung it around three
times from the doorway. This brought
Peter Yerkins to the house. the wit
ness continued. He asked If Lafe was
dead. and received an affirmative an
swer.
Mrs. Taylor again took the axe and
tried to cut off one of Taylor's legs;
then laid the axe down before she had
succeeded. yerkins took the axe and
finished cutting off the leg
Ida says she went to bed and left
Yerkins and her mother together with
the body. When she arose the next
morning Yerkins had disappeared and
her mother was still burning the
body.
At the previous trial it was brought
out that Mrs. Taylor cut up the trunk
of the body and put II in cloth sack
and placed the sack in wash tub.
which was put in the cellar. Mrs. Tay-
lor took the ashes and bones from the
stove and pounded up the bones and
fed them to the chickens. The skull
was not burned. and il was brought
back TO the house and put in the stove
again.
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3 DEAD, 9 INJURED BY EXPLOSION
Fireworks Plant at Camden, N. j.,
Blown to Atoms.

Camden. n. j.. May 24.-Three per-
sons were killed and 10 others were
injured. two of them probably fatally,
by an explosion in the factory Of the
Independent Fireworks Company. on
the outskirts of this city.
The dead are: Simon Peradazzo.
aged is years: Joseph Logolla. aged
16 years. and Andrae Orvilla. aged
IL years.
Those believed to be fatally injured
are Michael Scalona. aged % years.
and Lenardo Pinto, aged As years. both
of this city
Robert r. Weser. of Philadelphia.
president of the company. and Joseph
Scalona. vice president were arrested
and held in $500 bail to await the ac-
ton of the coroner. Warrants have
been issued for certain other officers
of the concern.
The plant consists Of twO-story
brick store house and four frame
sheds. one of which is used for mix
ing the explosive composition placed
in the fireworks. The explosion oc-
Cured in this department. The cause
of the accident is yet to be positively
determined. The theory of the work
men is that Michael Scalona. father of
the vice president of the company.
may have taken chlorate of potash out
of barrel with shovel on which
there was some sulphur. Some of the
work people had very narrow escapes.
One girl was rescued from the roof
of one of the sheds. where she had
been carried by the force of the ex-
plOSiOn
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-28
BIG FIRE At YAzoo CITY
Two Hundred Houses Burned and
Sixty Families Are Homeless.

Jackson. Miss. May 26.-All the
business houses of any Importance. a
large number of private residences.
the principal hotel and the passenger
depot in YaZoo City. town of 5000
people As miles from Jackson, were
destroyed by fire.
The fire started in the morning and
burned until evening. destroying to-
tai of 200 houses. The financial loss
Mississippi since the war The fire
was three blocks wide and ~ blocks
long. The city was putting in new
system of water works. and the old
system. which had wooden mains. was
wholly inadequate To meet the demand.
Pipes burst all over the city. and it
was impossible to get the water even
to the first floors of buildings.
The fire started in the residence of
Mr.. Wise. and though there is some
dispute as to how il originated. the
general belief is that il was caused
by defective electric wiring Early In
the day the authorities of Jackson
were called on to render assistance.
and did so by sending hose cart and
one of the large engines. the run of
As miles being made in 40 minutes.
The Jackson firemen worked hard. but
could do little good. man named
Chambliss. citizen of this place. was
killed by falling walls. and Mayor
Holmes was very badly hurt. In the
afternoon the fire jumped a bayou and
where IL destroyed some of the finest
houses. About 60 families are rendered
homeless.
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TEN MINERS
SUFFOCA7ED
Victims of Fumes From Locomotive
in a Long Tunnel.
FORTY OTHERS OVERCOME

Wilkesbarre. Pa. May 26. = Ten
miners were suffocated by gas and sui
phur fumes from small locomotive
in the workings of the Summit Branch
Coal Company at Williamstown. The
accident was enc of the most peculiar
in the history of the anthracite mines.
and no reason Tor it can be assigned
by the officials.
The dead are w. NJ. Golden. assis-
tant superintendent: George Raidle.
master mechanic: John Kurney. Jo-
seph Punch. Enoch Morgan. Albert
Nau. Fred James. Adam Scoppenhei-
mer John Fredench. Samuel Fredench.
The tunnel in which the disaster Oc-
Cured is one mile in length. and is
used by the coal company to convey
the coal mined in the workings in the
Bear Valley to the breaker in the Viii
liams Valley. The men employed in
the mines in the Bear Valley who re-
side in Williamstown have made a
practice for years to ride to and fro
from their work on the trips OF cars
that are hauled between the two val
leys by small locomotives.
Assistant Superintendent Golden
and about so miners boarded a loaded
trip which was about to be hauled
from Bear Valley to WilliamstOwn.
Everything went all right until about
half the journey was made. when some
of the men attracted the attention OF
the engineer who at once stopped. and
it was found that nearly every man in
the party had been overcome by the
gas and sulphur which emanated from
the stack of the locomotive and fOated
back over them. The engineer at once
unconscious men were hurried to the
Williamstown end of the tunnel with
all speed possible. Here help was at
once summoned and the men were
taken to the surface. where corps OF
physicians made every possible effort
to rcsuccitate them. but aid came too
late for Assistant Superintendent Go
den and the other victims.
The tunnel has been in constant
operation for more than 40 years. and
this is the first accident of any kind
that has happened in il. II is perfectly
free from mine gases. and the ventila
tion Is so perfect and the air currents
so strong and steady that besides be
ing usc1 for hauling cars. the tunnel
has formed one OF the intakes that
furnish air To the mines. No trouble
has ever been experienced before from
gas from the small mine locomotives.
and the officials are entirely at sea
as to the cause of the tragedy.
All the telephone and telegraph
wires leading to WilliamstOwn were
put ont oil service by storm and
Williamstown was cut OF until last
evening. when the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company restored its telegraph
service
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TUESDAY
Nav 8 I ST, 1904.
at 2.3O o'clock. p. NJ.

at 2.30 O'Clock, l.. M,
the following real estate. to wit: All that
tract or parcel of land together with the
Improvements thereon, lying and being
situate in the Eighth Election District of
Worcester County aforesaid aud on the
south side of the county road leading
from Girdletree To Taylor's Landing
called "Paramore's Double Purchase. +"
and is the same real estate which was
conveyed to certain John Allston by
Henry I. Onley and others by deed
dated the 22l day of March, 1899. and
duly recorded among the land records of
said County. contain, ing two hundred
aud fifty acres of lan,l. more or less.
TERMS OF SALE.
Three hundred dollars in cash on the
day of sale, the rem ,lndcr thereof TO be
paid one year from day of sale. anri tn
he secured by the bonds Of the purchaser
bearing interest from day Of sale, wi h
sureties satisfactory to the Trustee. or
all cash. at the option nf the purchaser.
OLIVER ID. COLLINS. Trustee.
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GENERAL MARKETS

Philadelphia. Pa. May %. - Flour
steady; winter superfine. $3.25Q $40;
Penna roller. clear, $4.40M4TO: city
mills. fancy. $5.25M5.35. Rye -four
quiet: $4.20 per barrel. Wheat firm;
No. Penna. red. sl.0SM 1.0S1a. Corn
steady: No. 2 yellow. local. 62c. Oats
firm: No. white. clipped. 4Sc.; lower
grades. Acc. Hay steady: No | timo-
thy. S17.50M is. large bales. Pork firm;
family. SIS Beef steady: beef hams.
$20G2l. Live poultry hens. l4c.: old
roosters. 10c. Dressed poultry, choice
fowls. 14c.; old roosters. 10c Butter
steady: creamery. zoe. Eggs steady:
New York and Penna.. 17c. Potatoes
firm: per bushel. $1.15M 1.20.
Baltimore. Md. May 26. Wheat
weak; spot. contract. $1.07: spot. No. 2
red Western. $1.07la: steamer No. .
red. 9SM9S2c.: Southern. by sample.
SIC. .M$1.O7; Southern. on grade. 97c.M
$I.O7. Corn easy: spot. 53A a sage:
steamer mixed. SIX a 51sc.; Southern
white corn. 5lA a SOC. Southern yel-
low corn. 5li4 a 59isc. Oats firm; No.
2 white. asa 4Siac.; No. > mixed. asa
45hc. Rye dull: uptown. No >. 77G
7Sc.; No. western. 79c. Hay steady;
No. I timothy. .$l6.50G No. clover,
mixed. $i5M l550. Butter firm: fancy
Imitation. i9M zoe: fancy creamery
25d 2sc.: fancy ladle. 1oG l6c.: store
packed. 12@13c, Eggs firm: 16@17c.
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Cane Nav Bank Closes.

Cape May. n. j.. May 25.-The First
National Bank of Cape May was
closed by order Of the comptroller of
the currency The bank was recently
reorganized. and the present officers
of the institution. after a consultation
with Bank Examiner Buck. decided to
close the bank. II is said that the
depositors will be paid in full. Finan-
cial difficulties of the former president.
il is said. is the cause of the present
trouble. The officers make no state
ments other than that the examiner
was called here to investigate and
take such course as he saw proper.
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SDAY,
June 9TH, 1904,
AT , 3n O'CLOCK. P. M.


all that lot or parcel of land together
with the improvements thereon lying
and beng situate ON Atlantic avenue in
Ocean City, in said county, described as
follows. to-wit:
beginning at a point on said Atlantic
Avenue $50 feet from the North corner
of Atlantic Avenue and North Division
street, aud from thence in northcaster-
IL direction by and with Atlantic avenue
di tance of 30 feet. thence in north
westerly direction in a line parallel with
North First street. a di stance of 800 feet
to Baltimore avenue. thence in a souther-
" direction by aud with Baltimore
avenue distance of 30 feet, thence in a
southeasterly direction 800 feet to At
lantic Avenue aforesaid. the place of b.
ginning said lot having uniform
width of 80 feet, and extending from
Atlantic avenue tn Baltimore avenue
aforesaid. and particularly described in
said two mortgages. This parcel Of land
is improved by conmodiOus building
suitable for cottage or for the purposes
of a b,arding house.
Purchaser to pay all taxes for or fall
ing due the current year.
OLIVER ID. COLLINS.
Assignee.
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JOHN w. STATION. Attorney at Law.
Sheriff's Sale
HOUSEandLOT
AT OCEAN CITY.

BY VIRTUE of a writ of ficri facias
ssued out Of the Circuit Court for Wor-
cestcr County in the State of Maryland
upon recorded Judgment in favor Of
Frank Simon, Trustee If Julius Green
baum. trading as Greenbaum and Co..
against the goods and chattels, lands and
tenements of William L. Taber. and to
me directed, / have seized aud taken in ex-
ecution all of the right. title. claim. inter
est aud estate Of the said WilliamT Taber
ia aud Ia the following real estate. to-
gethcr with the improvements thereon,
to wit All that lot and parcel of land
lying and being situate at the South
East corner Of Baltimore Avenue and
Wicomico Street in Ocean City, Wor-
ccsicr County. Maryland. the same be-
ing part of lot No. i5 on the plot of
said Ocean City, and being the same land
which was conveyed to the said William
L. Tabrr 10y Thomas L Savage aud wife
by deed dated the eighteenth day of
January. 4. d., 1902, recorded among
the land records Of said County in Liber
+ II. =. No. Il. folios aud ). and
hereby give notice that | will sell the
aforesaid real estate. together with
the improvements thereon, tn the
highest bidder therefor, for cash. in
front Of Atlantic Hotel in the town of
Berlin, IN said Worcester County, ON
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-28
JOHN W. STATION, Solicitor
rustee's Sale
OF VALU ABLE
ESTATE
JOHN W. STATION, Solicitor.

BY VIRTUE of decree of the Cir.
cult Court for Worcester County. sitting
in Equity. passed on the eth day of
April, a ID. 1904, in case in said Court
in which Thaddeus 5. Harmon is com
plainant. and Francis Harmon ct al. are
defendants. the same being No. 1899 on
the Chancery Docket of said Court, and
being proceeding to sell the real estate
of which the late Richard Harmon died
seized, the undersigned. Trustee named
in said decree, will sell in front of the
store house of Bowen aud Brother in the
village of Newark, Worcester County.
Maryland,
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Assignee's Sale
OF Valuable Ocean City
REAL ESTATE

BY virtue of ii power contained i'll two
mortgages from Mary Barr Gibbens and
Alvaro l.. Gibbcns to Patrick X Dillon,
one dated the 2ith day of October. 1900.
and the other dated the 18th day of Nav,
1901. both of which are duly recorded
among the land records of Worcester
county, Nd. default having been made,
the undersigned assignee of sail
mortgage will sell at public auction for
CASH at the Court House dor, in the
town of Snow Hill. in said unity. un
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-28
o. NJ PURNELL. Solicitor.
Assignee's Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

BY VIRTUE of power contained in
a mortgage executed by William b.
Corbin and Amanda p Corbin his wife
aud Richard c. p Moore. aud Mary l..
Moore. his wife. to Richard I Waters,
beari z date Oct. 22d, 1891. and by
Francis +. Waters. administrator Of the
said Richard I. Waters. deceased by
virtue of an order If the Orphans Court.
of Baltimore City assigned on Feb
ruaIy Sih. 1901. to Hester A. Waters for
life. aud from aud after her death to
Mary 4 Wa els, Margaret VI. ID ughty.
Sarah NJ. Sticff, aud Francis + Waters.
aud thereafter. on the third day of MAY
in the year, 1901 assigned by the said
Hester A Waters. Mary + Waters
Margaret NJ. Doughty, Sarah NJ. Steiff,
and Francis Waters to the undersigned,
Oscar NJ. Purnell. for the purpose of
for, closure and collection, which said
mortgage and assignments are recorded
among the Land records of Worcester
County. def1ult having been made in
said mortgage, will sell at public auc
tion, for CASH. in front nf the court
house in Snow Hill. Maryland. on
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REDUCED RATES TO ALLAN.
TIC CITY

v la t-cuhStiNautd NdtlrOiUs Nc-
count Meetings American Med
ic;il Association and American
Academy Of Medicine.
For the benefit of those desiring to
attend the meeting of the American
Medical Association at Atlantic City.
June Z to 10. and the session of the
American Academy of Medicine at the
same place. June and q, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Com oany will sell ex-
cursion tickets to Atlantic City from all
stations on its lines west Of Downing
town and Avondale north of Parker
Ford, south of Newark and Porter, Del.
and north and east o;' Trenton. Windsor,
aud Toms River. n j., exclusive, at
rate of single fdrc Plus 81. IN for The roUnd
trip. Tickets will he sold June /, 9, 3,
5. and 6, good returni ng leaving Atlantic
City June 1 to i3, inclusive Tickets
will be good to stop over at Philadelphia
on going trip within limit Of June sand
at Philadelphia, ami Baltimore. on re-
turn trip within the final limit on de-
posit at stop-over point All tickets
must be deposited Immediately on
arrival at Morris Guards Armory, I2
South New York Avenue, Atlantic City.
Regular excursion tickets at usual rates
will be sold from the points named
above and from all Intermediate points
to Atlantic CITY.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-28
Church Unity Sent to Presbyteries.

Dallas. Tex. May 26.-The general
assembly of the Cumberland Presby-
terian Church by vote of 1862 to IS.
voted to submit to the presbyteries,
with recommendation that il he
adopted. the report of the committee
on fraternity and union.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-28
Want National Monument to Lee.

Frankfort. Ky. May 26.-The Ken
tucky department. Grand Army of the
Republic. in session here. will adopt
resolutions urging the national depart
ment to call upon congress to erect a:
Washington a monument to the mern.
ary Of General Robert T. Lee.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-28
Killed BY BURSTING FIxwheeI.

Lewisburg. Pa, May 25.-By the
bursting of a flywheel in the saw mill
of the Laurelton Lumber company. at
Laurelton. this county. Isaac Smith
OF Laurelton. was killed. Benjamin
Boop. Samuel Harter. Frank Rceder
and David Krebs were seriously in
iured
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-05-28

TIE kidneys are your
blood purifiers. they fiji
ter out The waste or
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick or out
OF order, they fail to do
the.r work.
Pains. aches andrheu-
ma,lsm come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
bio ID. due TO neglected
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TUESDAY, r1AY 3I,I0O4

at 2.3O O'Clock. p. IN.
all that farm and tract of land situate
i'll the Seventh Election District of Wor-
cester County, which was conveyed to
:he said William b. Corbin and Richard
q. z. Moore. by Richard 7. Waters, and
Hester A. Waters, his wife by d ,ed
dated the 22d day of October. 1891, and
recorded among the land records of said
county in Liber f. ii. p, No. ,, Folios,
l6S. aud 1863.
OSCAR NJ PURNELL
Assignee of Mortgages.
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TO Farmer and Stockman.

For farmers and Stock owners; use
Elliott's Emulsified Oil Liniment-is is
the best ever produced You get full
half pint for 25c. and you'll find it n
very satisfactory liDiment for use in the
family and on animals. p. d. CottinG-
ham & Co.
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SATUR RDAY,
May 28th, 1904.
at / 30 o'clock. p. M. -.

at cV " OHoOhs r. MS
all the right. title and interest Of all the
parties to the aforesaid cause in and to
the following property, to wit
/. All that lot and parcel of land con-
tanning about twenty acr' s.more or less.
situated in Newark Election District,
Worcester County. Maryland. on the
Northside of county road leading from
Poor and Honest Branch to Halls Land.
ing, being the same which was convey
ed to the said Richard Harmon .bv Levin
s. Nelson and wife. by deed dated Febru-
AIRY 4, 1876. recorded among the land
records of Worcester County aforesaid
in liber l. L. NJ No 4. folio 2S9.
=. All that lot and parcel Of land ly-
ing and being situate on Syncpuxent
Bay, at Halls Landing, in Newark
Election District in Worcester County
aforesaid. containing thirteen and three
quarters acres, more or less. being the
same which was conveyed to the said
Richard Harmon. by James b. Robins
and wife. by deed dated May =. 1865.
recorded among the land records Of
Worcester County aforesaid in Libcr
G. H. r. No. /. folio 627
Terms of Salc-Cash
Taxes will be paid TO January /, 1904.
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Notice To Creditors.

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scribcr has obtained from the Orphans
Court If Worcester County. Maryland
letters of administration on the personal
estate of
JOSEPH J. LEWIS.
late of Worcester County, deceased
All persons having claims against the
deceased. are hereby warned to exhibit
the same. with the vouchers thereof. To
the subscriber. on or before the 10th
day of November, 1904. They may
otherwise by law be- excluded from all
benefits of said estate. All persons in
depted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment Given under
my hand. this 10Th day of MAY. 1901
JOHN III. LEWIS.
administrators.
Test EDWARD p. DAVIS,
5-l4-3t Register of Wills.
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OVer-WOrk WeakenS
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your tody passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
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OLIVER ID COLLINS, Attorney at Law
rustee's Sale
OF VALU ABLE
REAL ESTATE.

BY VIRTUE of decree of the Cir
cult Court for Worcester County. sitting
in Equity. passed on the 2lst day of
April. 1901. in Il calsc in said Court
wherein Edward BringhLrst Jr., is
plaintiff aud John Allston ct al. are
defendants. the same being M. 1887 ON
the Chancery DDckct Of said Court. the
undersigned TRUSTEE named in said
decree. will sell at public auction at the
Court House door in the town of Snow
Hill. Md, on
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kidney trouble.
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats. and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble. because the hear, is
ovcr-working in pumping thick kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used 10 be considered that only urinary
troubles were 10 be trae ed to the kidneys.
but now modern science proves that nearly
81 constitutional diseases have their begin
n1g in kidney trouble.
II you are sick you can make no mistake
by frs; doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect OF Dr.. Kilmer's
Swamp-ROOt, the great kidney remedy is
soon realized. |, stands the highest .or its
wonderful cures of the IT ost distressing cases
and is sold on its merits EE
by all druggists in fifty ,alisssxE
cent and one-dollar siz-
es. You may have AZ. ELY ~ ~
sample bottle by mail Home Of swamp Root,
free. also pamphlet telling you how TO find
out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
Mention this paper whe, writing Or. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton. N. Y.
Don't make any mistake. hut remem-
ber the name, Swamp Root. Dr. Kilmcr' s
Swamp Root and the address. Bingham.
ton. N. Y. on everv bottle.
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The creditors of Richard Harmon,
deceased, are hereby notified to fl,
their claims duly sworn to with the
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Worccs-
ter County within four months from,
the day of sale. otherwise they will be-
excluded from participation in the dis
tribution.
JOHN w STATION. Trustee.