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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
JOHN w. STATION, Attorney at Law
Collectors Sale
-OF-
REAL ESTATE
For Taxes!

BY virtue of the power and authority
vested in me as collector of the State
and county Taxes for the first Collection
District of Worcester county. in the
State of Maryland, for the years 1902
aud 1908. under the pr visions of the
Public General Laws and Public Local
Laws of Maryland. have levied upon.
seized and taken in executions:
No. 2.-For State and county taxes
due and in arrears for the years 1902
and 1908. all that lot and parcel of
land in the 9th Election District of
Worcester county aforesaid. near the
village of Whaleyville. conveyed to
George Whaley. colored. by Seth NJ :.
whaley and wife. by deed dated the
18th day of May. 1873. recorded among
the land records of Worcester county
aforesaid in Liber 1. T. NJ, No. 2. Folio
524, containing acre and 90 perches.
more or less. and assessed to the said
George Whaiey for the years 1902 and
and 1908
And hereby give notice that on
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OLIVER D. COLLINS, Attorney.
Order of Court.

Oliver d. Collins and John L. Paradee
under the will of Benjamin l. Jones
deceased, ex parte
In the Circuit Court for Worcester Coun-
ty. in Equity. July Term. to wit (:
September 3rd. 1904.
John l.. Paradee, co-Trustee with
Oliver d. Collins in the above entitled
cause. being desirous to retire from and
resign said trust, having petitioned the
Court for a release and discharge as
such Trustee and said petition being
accompanied by a full and particular
account under oath of his receipts and
disbursements. ordered by the Court
that said John l.. Paradee be released
and discharged from the further execu-
tion of the trust aforesaid unless cause
to the contrary therefore be shown on
or before the 1st day of November in
the year nineteen hundred and four;
provide that copy of this order be pub
lished in one of the newspapers of Wor-
cester County aforesaid once in each of
three successive weeks before the 10th
day of October in the year nineteen hun
dred and four.
CHARLES +. Holland,
True Copy: Test.
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL,
$40 3t. Clerk
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SERvIA'S KING CROWNED
No Hostile Demonstrations Made Dur
inc the Ceremonies.

ing INC ceremonies.
Belgrade, Sept. %. = Peter Kara
georgevitch was crowned king of Ser
via. There were no hostile demon
strations and no attempt to carry out
the numerous threats against the new
kings life. In the solemn ritual of the
Greek church and in the elaborate
state procession which preceded and
followed the coronation the tragedy of
Servia's previous ruler found no echo.
Amid the thunder of the saluting guns
from the royal palace and the garri-
son, King Alexander's murder was at
least outwardly forgotten.
1t was nearly three hours before the
service was concluded and the ritual
of the church complied with. King Pc
ter afterwards signed the coronation
document which was witnessed by the
metropolitan. the premier. the cabinet
ministers and the other heads of state.
Wearing the crown on his head and
fully robed, the king left the cathedral.
remounted his horse and rode through
the crowded streets to the palace.
There. in the grand festal hall. King
Peter received the congratulations of
the diplomatic corps and others, as
cended the royal throne and once
more took the sceptre and orb in his
hands. The ceremony of rendering
homage was then performed.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
MAN AND GIRL FOUND DEAD
York, Pa, Couple Who Could Not
Marry Die Toqether.

York, Pa, Sept. 20.-Michael Schall.
head of the Keystone Foundry Machine
company, of this city. and Miss Nettie
Gotwalt, also a resident of York. were
found dead in a bedroom in a house
on South Water street. Three gas jets
in the room were turned on and the
apartment was full of gas.
Miss Gotwalt resided in the apart
ments where the tragedy occurred.
Both wrote notes in which they COM
planned of the world. sat down without
removing their clothing and turned on
the gas. When found Schall was seated
in an arm chair and his companion was
prostrated on the side of the bed. Be-
fore becoming unconscious they tore
up the notes which they had written
The fragments were put together by
the coroner. Both said the world was
cruel and regretted that they could not
get married Schall was a single man.
He had been drinking to excess the
past week. He and his companion had
both been suffering from nervous affec-
tions and were receiving medical treat
ment. Ill health is attributed as the
cause of the tragedy. as no impediment
to their marriage is known Both were
well connected socially
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Tuesday, Oct. 4th, 1904
Beginning at 2. 30 O'clock, P NJ.

beglunlnR at q oU " CLOCK, I NJ,
ut the Court House door. in the town of
Snow Hill. Worcester county. Mary
land. will sell at public auction for
CASH, both the several lots and parcels
of land hereinbefore mentioned. each
to satisfy and pay the State aud county
taxes for the years 1902 and 1893, levied
upon the said several lots or par GELS of
land. as charged to and due from the
several persons to whom the same are
severally assessed. together with the
interest thereon and costs of sale.
TERMS OF SALE.
That the purchaser pay TO the collec-
tor on the day of sale the entire amount
Of the purchase money, otherwise the
collector will resell at the risk and
cost of the first purchaser. The right
of redemption by the owner prior to the
sale, extends l2 calendar months from
the day of sale. upon terms provided by
Article 81 of the Code of Public General
laws, to which article for fuller inform
alton purchasers are referred.
WILLIAM WHALEY,
Collector of State and County Taxes
for the First Collection District of
Worcester County, Maryland, for
the years 1902 and 1903.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
JAPS ATTACK DA PASS
Tried to Turn Russians Left Flank
But Were Repulsed.
Repulsed Bv Russians,


st. Petersburg. Sept. %. = General
Kuropatkin. telegraphing under Tues
days date. declares that the situation
at the front is unchanged. He describes
an outpost fight Tuesday at Da Pass.
half way between BentsiaputZe and
Sintsintin. A Japanese force consisting
of four companies marched up from
Dziantchan. 90 miles northeast of Sal
madzi. and tried to capture the pass
and turn the Russian left flank. but
the Russians repulsed the attac!: and
the turning movement was checked
by Russian cavalry, supported by ma
chine guns.
There is further delay in the re-
ceipt of decisive news from the front.
The situation at Port Arthur remains
a blank, though 1t Is felt that import
ant developments may be even now
occurring there. The movements in the
north are still of a tentative and pre-
paratory character on both sides which
have not yet crystallized into definite
clash of forces at any one point. A re-
sumption of the Japanese advance is
now expected to occur any day. 1t is
the third week since the fighting at
Lao Yang, and the Japanese have had
time to transport reinforcements from
Yinkow and bring up sufficient men TO
replace their losses. but II is not i'm
probable that several days will inter-
vene before the armies come to close
quarters. The interval is being devoted
on both sides to feeling out the
strength and disposition of the oppos-
ing forces. The Japanese probably will
attempt to capture the passes of the
Da mountain range running half way
between the Hun and Taitse rivers
The possession of these passes Is i'm
portant for the Japanese. as 1t will
not only enable them to march north
ward, but also screen the movements
Of their troops
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
ELECTRIC CAR
BLOWN TO PIECES
Struck Dynamite on Track and Nine
Persons Are Dead and 10 Injured.
A FEARFUL SCENE FOLLOWED

Melrose, Mass, Sept. 22.-An out
Ward-bound Boston electric car was
blown to pieces in this town. Six per-
sons were killed outright, three more
died of their injuries and 10 others
were severely hurt. The car struck a
50-pound box of dynamite that had
fallen on the track. The front dash
board of the car was hurled more than
so feet.
The immediate vicinity presented a
fearful spectacle. The ground was
strewn with legs. arms and other por-
tions of human bodies.
So great was the force of the explo-
sion that two men standing in the door
of store so feet away were severely
injured by the flying pieces. while
every window within a radius of q
quarter of mile was broken.
The car contained mostly working
men on their way to their homes in
this city. but among the dead was a
woman and her babe.
When rescuers reached the scene Of
the accident the sight was appalling.
The ground was covered with torn and
mangled bodies of the dead and writh-
ing forms of the injured. All the doc
tors in the vicinity were summoned
and others called from nearby towns
of Medford, Everett and Maiden. as
well as some from Boston. The injured
were taken to hospitals in wagons.
carriages and automobiles. Others who
appeared to be at the point of death
were removed to nearby houses, while
the police began the grewsome work
of collecting the dead.
Within Is minutes after the acci-
dent crowd of 1000 persons gathered
about the scene. Relatives and friends
of :ctims were rushing about endeav-
orirS: to find their missing ones, while
others suspecting some of their fam
lilies might have been on the car were
equally excited.
The police announce that the cause
of the wreck was the striking of So
pound box of dynamite which had
fallen from an express wagon just
ahead of the car. The express wagon
was driven by Roy Fenton. who discov-
cred that the box had dropped off and
rushed back to take 1t off the track.
but before he got within 100 yards of
the box the car came along and was
blown up. Fenton was taken into GUS
tody by the police.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
WILLIAM F. JOHNSON. Solicitor
Order NiSi.

The Equitable Building and Loan Asso-
citation of Snow Hill, Maryland. Mort
gagee of Stephen Johnson and wife.
ex parte.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. InEquity. No. 2024. Sep
tember Term, 1904, to wit: Sept. 2lst,
1904
Ordered that the sale of the property
mentioned in these proceedings made
and reported by William f. johnson,
attorney for foreclosure. be ratified and
confirmed unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 25th
day of October provide that a copy OF
this order be inserted in some newspaper
printed in Worcester County once III
each of three successive weeks before
the 22nd day of October in the year
nineteen hundred and four.
The report states the amount of sales
to be $305 90.
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL, Clerk
True Copy. Test:
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELI., Clerk
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
FATHER KILLS SON
They QuarreIed and Fought With
Knives-Another Murder Nearby.


knives-Another Murder Nearby.
Parkersburg. w. Va. Sept. 22-Roane
county had two murders within few
hours James F. Inner. aged 55 years.
was cutting corn with his son Worthy.
when a quarrel arose between them.
They attacked each other with sharp
corn knives. and the father cut the
son so badly that he died almost in
stantly. Linner. after numbering his
son. gave himself up to officers.
The other murder occurred at al
most the same time. near the scene of
the first Jesse Ferrell and Tully Dill
worth, prominent citizens living near
Looneyville. engaged in a quarrel over
some live stock. The trouble started
between Ferrell and Dilworth's father,
but the son took 1t up. and in the
fight which followed Ferrell cut Tully
Dilworth across the abdomen. Dilworth
died. Ferrell was arrested and claimed
self-defense.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
OLIVER d. COLLINS. Attorney.
Order NiSi.

Oliver D. Collins, Trustee. under deed
of trust of Annie E Taylor, Ex parte.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, in Equity. No. 202i. Septem-
ber term, 1904. to wit: September 18th.
1904.
ORDERED that the sale made and
reported by Oliver ID. Collins. Trustee,
for the sale of the real estate in the
above cause described be ratified and
confirmed. unless cause TO the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the 17th
day of October. provided copy of this
order be inserted in some newspaper
printed in Worcester County once in
each of three successive weeks before
the 1lth day of October in the year nine
teen hundred and four.
The report states the amount of sales
to be 100000
FRANCIS HENRY PURNEEL, Clerk
True Copy, Test:
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL, Clerk
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
CALVIN B. TAYLOR, Solicitor.
TruStee'SSale
OF VALUABL
REAL ESTATE!

BY VIRTUE of a decree of the Cir.
cult Court for Worcester County. sitting
in Equity passed on the 22d day of Sep
tember. A. d., 1904. in the case of Sarah
j. Richardson and Clayton J. Richard.
son. complainants. VS. Lizzetta Jones.
George B. Jones. Lulu May Jones, Mary
Rachel Jones. Isaac w Jones. Calvin b.
Taylor and Matte @ TAYLOR. Respond
ents. being No. 20l6 Chancery i'll the
Circuit Court for Worcester County.
Maryland, the undersigned. as Trustee,
will sell at public auction in front of
the Atlantic Hotel in the town of Ber-
lin, Maryland, on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
GEORGE w. CovINGToN. Solicitor
Order NiSi.
Herbert w. Mason

VS..
James L. Collins and Mary L. Collins
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County. in Equity. No. 203l. September
term. 1904 to wit September 10th 1904.
ORDERED that the sale made and
reported by Herbert w. Mason,
mortgage with power of sale in a
mortgage bill of sale from James T
Collins and Mary l. Collins, be ratified
and confirmed unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or before
the 18th day of October next. provided "A
copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper printed in Worcester County
once IN each of three successive weeks
before the 10th day of October I'm the
year nineteen hundred aud four
The report states the amount of sales
to be $2l6.25
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL, Clerk.
True Copy, Test:
FRANCIS HENRY PURNELL. Clerk.
Sept. l7-3t.
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SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 18th, 1904,
AT3 O'CLOCK. p. NJ.

AT O'CLOCK, P. M,
All those tracts and parcels of land lying
aud being situated in Worcester County
and State of Maryland. as follows:
1. All that lot or parcel of ground
lying and being situated in the Third
Election District of Worcester County
aud State of Maryland. on the Westerly
side of Williams Street within the
corporate limits of the town of Berlin,
adjoining the property of Asher Coffin
on the Southerly side. and the property
of Frederick Selby on the Northcrly
side, and containing two acres of land.
more or less; being the same lot or
parcel of land granted and conveyed to
Isaac w. Jones, deceased, by deed from
Mrs. Mary f. Adkins, Executrix of
William s. Adkins, deceased, dated the
fourth day of December. in the year
1886, and duly recorded among the land
records of Worcester County, in Liber
j. NJ. X. No /. Folio 47S.
2. All those lots or parcels of land
together with improvements thereon
lying and being situated at Taylorville,
in the Third Election District of Wor-
cester County aud State of Mary land,
OH the Easterly side of the County road
where the said Isaac w. Jones and
family for long time resided, contain
ing thirteen or fourteen acres of land,
more or less, being the same parcels of
land which were granted and conveyed
unto the said Isaac w Jones. deceased.
by two deeds, one from Ebenezer Gray
dated the sixth day of September A. d.,
1890 and duly recorded among the land
records of Worcester County in Liber
+. H. P. No. /. Folio "a. conveying ten
acres of land. more or less, and the
other from John p. Quillin and Sarah
l.. Quillin. his wife, dated the sixth day
of August, in the year 1891, and duly
recorded among the land records of
Worcester County in Liber F. H. P No.
2. conveying three or four acres of land,
more or less.
3. All that farm or tract of land lying
and being situated near Taylorville in
the Third Election District of Worcester
County and State of Mary land common
ly known as "The Ebe Gray Farm" and
called Northampton" or by whatever
name or names the same NAV be known
or called, which said farm or tract of
land was sold 10 the said Isaac w. Jones.
during his life time, by Calvin b.
Taylor, but as the full purchase money
or balance of vendors lien held by the
said Calvin B. Taylor against the said
Isaac w. Jones, now deceased, has
never been paid. no deed was ever given
to the said Isaac w. Jones, the legal
title remaining in the said Calvin b.
Taylor by deed given by Matte y.
Taylor. Assignee, to him. dated the
eighth of January, A. D., 1900, and
duly recorded among the land records
of Worcester County in Liber +. II. p.
No. l3, Folio 109.
TERMS OF SALE.
One-third cash on day OF sale, one
third in six months and one-third in
twelve months. or all cash at the op-
tion of the purchaser or purchasers. the
credit portion to bear interest, and To be
secured by the bond of the purchaser or
purchasers, with sureties to be approved
by the Trustee.
CALVIN B. TAYLOR,
Trustee.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
JAPS ATTACK
PORT ARTHUR
Captured Two Forts of Northern De-
fences by Desperate Assault
JAPS REPULSED AT DA PASS

Toxic. Sept. 21.-After a desperate
assault the Japanese captured the Ku-
ropatkin forts which lie to the right
and left of the Suei-Sze-Ying Hill. The
and were named in honor of General
Kuropatkin during his last visit TO the
fortress and its defenses before the out
break of the war.
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eoiIermakers Locked Out.

Susquehanna, Pa. Sept q When
the 300 union boilermakers and their
helpers employed at the Erie Railroad
company's extensive locomotive shops
here reported for work they were sur
prised to find the doors of the boiler
shops locked and placard stating that
their services were no longer required
Two carloads OF non-union men have
been set TO work in the shops. They
will be housed and fed in the shops. A
squad of detectives are picketing the
shops. All of the boiler shops on the
Erie system will be affected and other
union organizations may be drawn into
the dispute
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
GHOULS UNEARTH BODY
Open Grave Half Century Old and
Steal JeweIry From Corpse.

Wilmington Del. Sept. %. - After
resting in the grave for over half a
century. the skeleton of Turner Grif-
fifth was exhumed by ghouls in the
Stayton burying ground. near Green
wood. Sussex county.
The supposed object of the robbers
was TO secure large quantity OF jew
elry which is said To have been buried
with the body 50 years ago. Mr.. Grif-
fifth died from smallpox.
None of the valuables which were
buried with the body could be found.
and it is believed that the robbers Sc
cured the booty.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-09-24
Refused to Tell Who Shot Him.

New York, Sept. 22.-Frank NJ. Nc
Nally, saloonkeeper. was found dying
at his home in Brooklyn and expired
within 20 minutes. There were two
bullet wounds in his jaw. another in
the back and still another in the alb
domen. He was discovered by his bar
tender. Albert Marshall. who found
him beside his bed, clad In his under
garments. Marshall asked McNally re-
peatedly who shot him. but he refused
to tell, and begged Marshall to go for
a doctor No weapon was found in Nc
Nally's room. On the bureau were s7l
and a gold watch. There was no evi-
dence of burglars Miss Toma Hanlon
an actress: the bartender. Marshall!
and a bootblack. Joseph Cirolio. were
for time detained as witnesses. bui
were released after being questioned
The police have not been able to solve
the mystery of the shooting.
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FRlARs REPuoIATE AGREEMENT
Request Payment For Philippine Lands
Made In Drafts On London.

WduS VT 6'd dtto 0'' @O''oC'''
Manila, Sept. 22.-The Augustinian
friars have repudiated the agreement
made in Rome between the late Pope
Leo. the late Archbishop Guidi. apos-
tolic delegate in the Philippines
Islands, and former Governor Taft.
that the money paid by the United
States in the purchase of the friars'
lands should remain in the islands.
and have requested that the payments
to them be made in drafts on London.
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Failed For Over s1,ooo.o 900.

Boston, Mass. Sept. 21.-Owing over
81 100000 and with assets of $1,000.
William B. Smith Whaley. the financial
supporter of several cotton manufact
uring enterprises in the south. filed "A
voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the
United States district court For some
time Mr.. Whaley has been interested
in raising funds for textile industries
in the southern states. particularly in
South Carolina. which have not result
ed favorably. Mr.. Whaley's total liabil-
ities are $1.114.125 The secured claims
amount to 81, ,OS7. .951. and the unsecured
to $26.174.
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The Press., 1904-02-18
The OYSTERS POSITION.
III Wedged ON It's Right Side I'm It's
Bed 1t VIII Die.


Bed 1t VIII Die.
"Why does an oyster sleep and live
on it's left side?" asked a man who Is
interested in oyster culture. well, ]
suppose we will have to put the ques-
ton to Nature, and Nature has her own
way of answering questions. l have
been around in the oyster waters OF
the Chesapeake bay and Choptank riv-
er for many years and am In a position
to say that this is the natural way
Of the oyster. ! may remark paren-
thetically that this is one of the difficult
ties we have to contend with, for in re-
bedding oysters and punching them an
oyster is occasionally thrown upon its
right side and weighted so that 1t can
not turn over. 1t simply dwindles
away and dies by degrees. Put upon
it's right side the oyster cannot live.
OF course there is an explanation to
this popularity. The right hand part
of the oyster shell is the top and NOV
able part. If the oyster is put in its
natural position-that is, on its left
side-it requires but small amount of
physical energy to open and raise the
right hand section of the shell when
the oyster wants to feed. Reverse the
position and put the oyster on the right
side and we find an extremely difficult
problem, from the oysters standpoint
In order to open the shell for feeding
purposes it is necessary for the oyster
to raise not only the weight of the left
section of the shell, but it's own weight
as well. If we reverse the natural po-
sition of the oyster, put it on its right
hand side and wedge it so 1t can't turn
over, we simply smother and starve 1t
to death. OF course, am just theoriz-
ing about this thing. There may be
some other explanation of the left hand
ed life of the oyster, but from my expe
rience / am inclined to think the ex-
PLANTATION given is reasonable one
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