Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1905-02-11

public will receive a hearty welcome at
these services. John L. TAYLOR, Leader
John kienzle. of Philadelphia, who
runs the largest seed potato house in
America. makes his regular Spring
announcement in the MESSENGER to- day.
When You buy seed potatoes from him
you get them from first hands. Be sure
to read his advertisement if You are
going to plant potatoes.
The Tasley Fair will open August
Sth and the Pocomoke Fair August 18th.
The ladies of this section should be pre-
pairing to capture some of the premiums
for fancy work at Pocomoke. The PEG.
pie of the entire county should mani
fest lively interest in this annual ex-
hibit, and not only attend the fair. but
have something on exhibition.
The sale of Gordon b. Jones' per
sonal property was held on Wednesday
and was well attended, but only a small
part of the property was sold, principal
ly live stock Owing to the next day be-
ing rainy the sale was not continued.
but will be held again next Wednesday,
February 18th. unless tine weather is in
clement. then on the following day.
A steamboat line will be established
in the early spring by the farmers and
prominent men of Milford, to run be.
tween that place and Philadelphia A
meeting was held last week at which
time Frank Richards aud b. +. b.
WoOdall were appointed committee to
see about the getting of IL boat. Over
s. 900 was subscribed at the meeting.
There was large number of
anchors and chains lost in the harbor
at Lewes during the recent storms aud
the people who engage in graphing for
them III the summer season are looking
forward to a harvest The anchG RS are
worth from $3.50 to 5000 apiece and the
chains are valued in proportion. There
are several parties along the coast own
ing small vessels who make anchor
sweeping regular business and net
handsome results.
Just as we are going to press we
hear rumors of an attempted assault by
a negro on white woman, living be-
tween Spence aud Cedartown, but Meth
er the name of the assailant or his in.
tended victim could be ascertained 1t is
said the negro was frightened away BY
the cries of the woman. 1t is further
stated that the negro suspected of CON-
uniting the dastardly deed had been
captured, and taken to the home of the
woman for identification.
AT piano recital given last week
by Prof. Sampaix. of Western Mary
land College. Miss Rachel Donovan, of
this town. and Miss Florence Marshall.
of Stockton. took prominent parts on
the program. These entertainments are
a prominent feature of the social life of
the college, and are attended by the
faculty, the students, and prominent
residents of Westminster We con-
graduate the young ladies from Wor
cester on their success, and wish the IN
still higher honors.
Mr.. Thomas Hayward had narrow
escape from a serious accident last Sat
urday night at the Railroad station
He says he had just thrown the mail
sack into the mail car of the moving
train when the crane on the mail car
swung out, and caught him side of the
head aud carried him down the plat
form about twenty feet. He says he
would have been knocked under the
moving cars had he not thrown out his
hand against the side of the mail car
which carried him along to the water
tank at the south end of the platform.
He received some bruises on his head
and body.
Sheriff William f. Landlord. of
Pocomoke City, came to Snow Hill
Tuesday, and administered twenty
lashes With raw hide on the bare back
of HoWard Porter, colored. Porter was
comWitted to Jail on the charge of beat
ing his wife, and sentenced to receive
twenty lashes and twelve months in the
House of Correction. Sheriff Landlord
took the prisoner away Wednesday.
Porter is the same negro, who. few
years ago, served time for cutting the
main belt in the big mill of Messrs.
Smith. Moore & Co. Officers are on
the lookout for John Williams, colored.
also charged with beating his wife.
The beautiful $500 Stieff prize con-
test piano was awarded to Miss H. @.
NJ. Reid. of Wcodlawn Station, Balti-
more county, her number being 1851.
The piano was given by the Stieff Piano
Company in commemoration of the
great confiagration last February, and
it was deemed proper to make the award
Tuesday, it being the first anniversary
of that event. Since the opening of the
contest, January 6. there has been con-
siderable interest shown, and more
than four thousand names were register
ed The contest was open, not only to
the people of Baltimore city but through
out Maryland and the United States
Miss Mamie Parsons delightfully."-
large number of friends
Thursday evening, in honor of Miss
Cora Turner. of Salisbury. The chief
feature of the evenings entertainment,
and one which afforded the guests great
was mock marriage cere-
mony, in which the following persons
took part: Miss Meta Mariner, bride,
Mr.. George Corddry, groom. Misses Eva
Powell and Mamie Parsons, brides
maids. Messrs George Vincent and q.
+. Mumford, groomsmen. and Miss
Grace Smith, flower girl. Miss Hazel