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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-10

the Legislature 10 secure an additions
appropriation Of five thousand dollarl
to complete the work that is now de
manding attention. This is due TO tn,
town as "A whole. and have no doubt
will be accomplished: at any rate, W,
desire to submit the question to tn,
voters at the coming election in May.
The appropriation which has Just been
expended, was secured by direct Legis-
lation; it having practically been sub.
mitted to the people, and approved by
them in their endorsement Of petition
to the Legislature of 1904. requesting
the passage of the Act There was no
desire on the part Of our people at that
time to vote upon the question. think
it better, however. and more regular.
that the matter should be passed upon
by the voters at a regular election.
Should this additional appropriation be
secured, our present tax rate will prob
ably be increased five cents on the one
hundred dollars for street improvement
fund. But, to offset this increase, d
reduction Of like amount could be
made in the water tax, thus allowing
the total tax rate to remain the same.
Our first Water Bond Of our issue Of
1896, Of eighteen $1,000 % six per cent
Bonds will fall due July first of the
present year, and one each year there
after. The policy Of the present Mayor
and Council, is to retire these Bonds as
they fall due We shall ask the pres
ent Legislature for an Act authorizing
the Mayor and Council to issue eighteen
$500 90 five per cent Bonds; each Bond
to run eighteen years from the date of
its issue and one Bond 10 be issued each
year, beginning July 1906. The pro-
ceeds Of which Bond together with net
receipts from water works and sinking
fund. will be used for the retirementIof
the old Bonds as they fall due. II would
appear on its face, that before the ex-
piration Of ten years, that our Water
Bond tax can be reduced to rate not
exceeding ten cents, and that same can
be completely wiped out in fifteen
years. Better results should be obtain
ed for reason of the constant increase
of receipts from water rent
! shall recommend that the question
of a new assessment Of property of the
town, be submitted TO the voters at the
May election. There has been no
assessment of property for more than
ten years past; and the present assess
ment is far from satisfactory.
Yes. will probably be candidate
for reelection in May Not that the
duties of the office are so pleasant that
! am loath to give them up, neither is
it. that | can devote the time required
of me in the administration of the
affairs of the office. without sacrifice.
but because the work begun during my
administration, cannot be completed be
fore my term of office expires; and be-
lieving that my interest in and con-
nection with this work has been Of such
nature as to fit me to render special
service in its completion. am rather
desirious of continuing in my present
capacity for another term.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-10

X A beautiful wedding was soemni2ed
at the/home Of Mr. and Mrs Elton
Landing, of near Pocomuke City. ON
Thursday afternoon. February LIST, at
iEe O'clock, when the eldest daughter
y1f the home, Miss Jennie, became the
bride Of Mr.. Alfred Lynch. Of George
town, Delaware.
The ceremony was performed by the
pastor of the bride the Rev. j. w.
Fogle, of Goodwill Methodist Episcopal
Church. The wedding took place in the
parlor, which was beautifully decorated
for the occasion.
Miss Sallie Payne, younger sister of
the bride, presided at the organ. render
ing the wedding march with her usual
rare skill and expressive touch.
The bride was handsomely attired in
a gown of white silk. Previous to the
ceremony an elaborate supper was
served to the assembled guest, and.
again. at eight o'clock the guestss We're
invited to the DINING room, where re-
freshments were served in abundance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynch, remained AT the
home Of the bride until Monday, when
they left on the II O'Clock train for
Georgetown. Del.
The bride was the recipient of many
handsome wedding gifts.
Among the many guests were. Mr..
Elijah Lynch. father of the groom. of
Georgetown, and Mrs Z. p, Watson,
sister of the groom. from Selbyville,
Del.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-10
Death Of Mrs. Otis Hayman.

Mrs. Florence Hayman. wife Of
Mr.. NOtis T. Hayman, of Somerset
Coyhty, died at the Peninsula General
Hospital, Salisbury, Wednesday. Mrs
lbymAn was about twenty one years
Of age. and is survived by her husband
Fand by two small children, the youngest
an infant about two weeks old. The
deceased was daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Monte Stage, who lives in Indian
town about four miles from Snow Hill.
Funeral services were held at her late
home Friday morning at II o'clock.
Her remains were Inferred in the GENE
terry of All IIallow's Z. f. Church. of
Snow Hill. The bcreaved ones have
our sympathy.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-10
Common Colds Are The Cause or Many
Serious Diseases.

Physicians who have gained nation
al reputation as analysts OF the cause
of various diseases. claim that If catch
ing cold could Ice avoided long list of
dangerous ailments would never be
heard Of Every one knows that pneu-
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and all throat and lung trouble are
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has thirty years of reputation back of
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Tri-COunty School Institute.

A conference of the County School
Superintendent of Worcester. Wicom-
leo, and Somerset counties will be held
in Salisbury today TO consider the matter
of holding the Tri-County Institute this
year This meeting will be attended by
State Superintendent of Education. NJ
Bates Stephens. II is anticipated that
plans will be outlined for holding the
Institute at Ocean City in the early part
of September.
Other counties in various parts Of the
State will follow the example Of Worces-
ter, Wicomico and Somerset this year
in holding joint Institutes, the plan hay
ing proven very successful and popular.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-10
Presbytery OF New Castle.

The next stated meeting of the Pres
bytery of New Castle will be held al
Lewis. Tuesday, April 18th, at . +. NJ.
Rev. Boudinot Sceley. Jr., having beer
dismissed from the Presbytery while
Moderator thereof, will doubtlessly by
courtesy be invited to preach the SER
mon Commissioners will be elected e
the General Assembly. which will meet
at Des Moines. Iowa, May 18th,
1906. Other important business vii
come before the meeting, among which
it is expected there may be calls from
several Of the now vacant churches.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-10
Worcester Parish.

Septuagesima Sunday, February llth
Color for altar and vestments. white
Services by Rev. H. c. England, rector,
as follows: Sunday school at 9.l5
o'clock. Il. m: morning prayer. litany
and sermon AT 10. 30 O'Clock; evening
prayer and sermon AT O'Clock Wed
nesday, February llth, evening prayer
and Bible study at 7.l5: O'Clock The
public cordially invited to attend these
services.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-10
Electric Lighting.

The Snow Hill Electric Light 4
Power Co. takes this method of inform
ing the people of Snow Hill that its
new plant is now in good running con
dition and has sufficient power To supply
all who desire lights. Anyone who
wishes lights in store. office. factory. or
residence. will please consult with Mr.
Edward T. Davis. at the Court House.
who will give such information as is de
sired
SNOW HILL ELECTRIC LIGHT
IT AND POWER Co.
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To The Public.

Being informed that reports have
been circulated to the effect that am
not a candidate for Postmaster at Snow
Hill. take this method to inform my
friends. and the public generally. that
am an applicant for said position at
the expiration of the present incum-
bcnt's term.
AsRuRY c. RILEY.
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FiremenS' Annual Parade.

The fremens' annual Washington 5
birthday parade and festival will take
place in Snow Hill on Thursday, Febru-
AIRY 22nd A band of music will be in
the parade and other arrangements are
being made to make the affair most
enjoyable one. Our next issue will give
details in full, with names of prizes to
be- offered.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-10

The Fraternal Entertainment Associa-
ton. representing all the councils of the
Junior Order United American Mechan-
les. has adopted resolutions requesting
permission Of the State School Board TO
present flags and Bibles To all schools
throughout the State.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-10

The first herring of the year in that
vicinity was caught in Chester River
near Chestertown. few days since by
Captain William G. A. Thompson.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-10

We have mailed cards to all
Subscribers out.of-the-county in
arrears. They will receive the
paper THIS week. If we do not
hear from them by next week. it
will be discontinued. Our terms
are cash in advance.
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Ube Messen9er

ss-This paper has the largest circ"la-
ton Of any paper In worcester County
aud IL the OniciaI paper of the County.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-10
YAKIMA LODGE NO. -. +. = A n

Regular communications ist and I'd
Fridays OF each month. Il. n SCOTT,
w. u. NEwCOlH. SEQ y. -
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COLORED REPUBLICAN CLUB.
Organization Perfected Monday Eve
ning-Officers Chosen.

Sixteen of the leading colored men
of the city met Monday night in the
offices of the state fair commission
and organized the Afro-American
Republican club. A constitution
was drawn up and the following off,
GERS elected: President, A. J..
Bragg; Vice President, Daniel
Thomas; Second Vice President, j. j.
Crawford; Secretary, w. A. Duncan;
Treasurer, o. Stallsworth. The exc
cutive committee will be composed
of the following members: w. White,
o. Stallsworth, w. L. Gilbert, Daniel
Thomas and c. A. Stanton.
The objects of the club as explain
ed in the constitution are, ito advo-
cate, maintain and promote the
principals of Republicanism; to in
fluence and enroll the first voters;
to direct and interest those in poll
tics who have hitherto been more or
less in different to their political
duties; to encourage attendance at
primary meetings, in order that
honest and capable men, true and
tried Republicans, may be nominal
ed and elected; to guard and defend
the purity of the election laws; to
work in harmony with and to carry
out the plan of permanent Republi.
can club organizations; and to per-
form such other work as may best
conserve the interests of the party,
national, state and locally, thereby
exerting the most potent influence
for good government"
The membership of the club is
limited to persons over IS years OF
age who hold Republican convictions
and are willing to support the Re-
publican nominees in all elections.
The members decided to hold
meetings on Monday evenings, but
no place of meeting has as yet been
selected. This will be announced
later. At the next meeting Daniel
Thomas will deliver an address on
"Why the Negro Should Support the
Republican Party"
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0yer.BMdened Women.

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Coffin Bros

ION the night of November 2,
1904, MUM and two other men met
Geo. Gilbey in the restricted dis
trict in New Westminster, B. G.
While he was intoxicated they robbed
him of a large amount of money that
he had on his person together with
watch, chain and other valuables.
The following day while still under
tn influence of liquor, he again met
the three. He told them if they did
not return his money and other ar
ticles he would have warrant
sworn out for their arrest. In order
to cover up their crime they invited
him into nearby saloon about s
O'Clock in the evening and induced
him to drink more. They then led
him out to place close to the Frazer
river where he was struck on the
head with blunt instrument several
times, the skull being fractured in
more than one place, and then threw
the body into the river. Ut was
found about three days afterwards.
"A post norton examination was
held. The murdered mans hat was
found about 40 feet from the river
edge. Near where the hat was
found were pools of clotted blood.
From this spot drops of blood were
traced to the edge of the water"
1t is claimed while all this was
going on Mrs. Mum was an eye
witness to the whole affair When
Mr.. and Mrs. Mum returned to
their own home Mrs. Munn's daugh-
ter, Olive, saw blood on the mans
hands and shirt and inquired as to
how it came there.
Il went into the room where ma
ma and papa were," said the girl,
land saw blood on his hands. l
asked him how it came, and he said
he had scratched his hand. Just
then I saw a big roll of bills in his
hand, and l said why, papa, where
did you get all that money! He
said never mind; you know when
l want money, can get it,
This portion of the girls state
ment makes the case look bad for
Mum, and explains why the authori-
ties will not allow the mother and
daughter to meet. But this is not
all that she said that would lend
to incriminate Mum. She declares
that while he was watching the
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arm. Grant told me that If would
swear or sign an affidavit to tn,
effect that Mum killed Gilbey, h,
would have the county commits
sioners provide for me, not only fol
the present, but for all time to come
that l would never be in need. But
told him each time that I will
under no conditions swear to a lie.'
Speaking of the events that led
up to sending her to the insane asy-
lum at Medical Lake, the manner in
which she was treated there and the
conditions under which she was re-
! leased, Mrs. Mum said:
II don't know what they sent me
to Medical Lake for. I never was
insane or out of my head. l think
| it was a scheme to get the $1065
which was sent me from Seattle, it
being my daughter, Olive Penny
Wits share of what her father left
her when he died. About a year
ago Olive left this city and did not
know where she went or what she
was doing. l went to Sheriff Grant
He came to me one day and told
vaudeville circuit, playing in one of
the houses in Bellingham. I sent
telegram there and received a reply
telling me she was not there, but to
wire Fisher e Goldsmith at Seattle
for information. Shortly after this
Sheriff Grant told me that he located
her in Spokane and If I would get
ready he would furnish me with
transportation and that he would
have another lady accompany me
there; this lady would take me to
his sisters house where l could stay
while over there. Some time before
starting Mr. Grant came to me and
told me as this job of locating my
daughter was out of his regular
duty, he thought l ought to pay him
something for it. l asked him the
amount and he said it ought to be
worth SEQ. | gave him the amount.
This lady who accompanied me, l
learned afterwards was Katherine
Dean, one of the matrons of the
Medical Lake asylum. When 1 got
on the train the conductor told me
to be careful of my money if l mad
any for that woman would rob me if
she got chance. l believe the con-
ductor's name was Leach. When we
got to Pasco Miss Dean told me she
had no money to buy breakfast with.
handed her So She paid for our
two meals. so cents. and put the
change in her own pocket book and
kept it.
when we got off the train at
Spokane a carriage met us there.
This lady told me to get into the
rig and We would drive to Mr..
Grants sisters place where l could
wash and get ready for meeting my
daughter, Olive. AS we drove up to
the place, | wondered If Grants
sister lived in such a large building.
When we went into the office it was
fixed up swell. We sat there only
a few minutes when doctor came
in. Katherine Dean passed letter
TO the doctor, stating that it was
from Sheriff Grant of Yakima. He
opened it and read This woman is
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-10
MRS. MUM TELLS STORY
Of ALLEGED PERSECUTION
STRENUOUSLY DENIES CHARGE AGAINST HUBBY
Says She Was Thrown in Asylum Tor the Pur.
pose of Getting Money Left Her Daugh
ter Miss Olive Pennywitt

In an interview with a Herald re
porter on Monday, Mrs NJ. Mum
wife of the white man held in TIL
county Jail on suspicion of bein:
implicated in the murder of Geo. w
Gilbey in New Westminster, B. c., OIL
the night of November 8, 1904, de
MED emphatically the charge mad,
OF how she and her husband have
been and are being prosecuted b.
the authorities.
Were you standing on the bank
OF the Fraser river, an eye witnes:
to the murder of Mr.. Gilby on No.
vember 8. 1904 as is rumored?"
In reply to this question Mrs.
Mum said. NO: l was not. know
nothing about the murder only what
] read in the papers at the time and
during the trial of those who were
charged with the crime.
81 want TO say now and for all
time that Mr. Mum is an innocent
man. | remember distinctly that my
husband and 7 were at home together
the night the murder was committed.
"A
Cunningham paint shop He came
home a about ) o'clock in the even
ing and left the house at no time
during the night He and | were
watching my daughter, Olive Penny
witt, who was all dressed with the
intention Of running away from home
to enter the convent at Vancouver.
On this same night there was big
political parade on the streets.
stepped out of the door for few
moments and on my return, | raised
the window and called Mr.. Mum
over to watch the parade that was
passing with torch lights. This
whole story of Mr.. Mum being mixed
gotten up by the authorities here for
no other purpose than to get the
$1,000 reward that they say is offer
ed Sheriff Grant came to me
several times and tried TO get me
to sign affdavits to the effect that
my husband is the murderer. | re-
fused to sign any papers of any kind
because Mum is innocent and | will
not swear TO a lie even though they
starve me TO death. They told me
that Mum said he hated every hair
IN my black head l don't believe
he said it, but even though he did
! will never swear to a lie.
"They are now trying to starve
me into swearing to this lie, but ]
will die right here in this room be-
fore l will swear away the life of an
innocent man, I had only one meal
yesterday that the Japs gave me and
today ! havn't had anything to eat
at all I have not got single cent
to buy anything to eat with. Since
this trouble came up the authorities
gave me only So. Yet my husband
has money which I gave him that
is in the hands of the authorities.
I'm not able to work since coming
from the asylum two months ago.
My feet are so sore that can hardly
stand on them My left arm I can
not use al all You can see the
bandages for yourself They done
that while ! was in the insane asy-
lum, and my side is the same as my
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-10-10
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nR. DAVID RossER.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

Office over Jancck's Drug Store. Res
idence. Cor. Sixth and Chestnut Office
hours: . g. m. to IL m. and to .. m
Member OF Pension Board.
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crowd that had gathered round the
place where the search for Gilbey's
remains were being searched for,
she heard Mum say, "if they look
further down, below that buoy,
they will find his body" and that
this prediction proved true.
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A Badly Burned Girl

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r ALPH K. NICHOLS.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Opera House Building. N. Second st..
North Yakima, Wash.