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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Schooner a Total Wreck.

The three masted schooner Florence
O. Lockwood Capt Taylor. which
stranded on Williams Shoals off ASA
league last Thursday night will prove
Il total loss TO the owners. She was
from Norfolk, Va. and bound for New
York loaded with lumber, and went
aground during the heavy storm Of that
night. Capt. Taylor and crew were
rescued by the Assateague Life Savers
and taken TO the station where they
were cared for.
The schooner was about - years old,
having been built AT Norwalk. Conn. in
ls69, was l30 feet long had beam
OF 80 feet and depth Of II feet. She
is owned by TIC Tilley. Of Norfolk and
was laden with some $50. 600 feet of
lumber. which was insured, there being
no insurance on the schooner. Messrs
H. j and VIM C. Bunting are at work
wrecking her. and securing all the lum-
Der possible with the aid Of gasoline
boats and one or two schooners, which
have been taking Off the wreckage and
lumber possible Oysterman.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Christmas Shoppers Guide.

The stores of Snow Hill are resplcn-
dent in holiday attire. filled as never
before with suitable wares for gifts for
Christmas time Every reader Of the
MESSENGER will find it is to his or her
advantage to look over the advertising
columns of the MESSENGER before going
forth to make purchases These a.iver-
tisers are live merchants and they tell
you in their advertisements what YOU
can find in their stores that will be ac-
ceptable as gift. OF course they do
not enumerate every thing they keep
but they tell you enough 70 enable you
to make memorandum of the places you
want TO visit and what you can get
there. We want you to read these ad-
vertisements and this year instead of
telling you in this department what
these merchants have to sell we ask you
to take the trouble to read their an
nouncementS. 1t viii repay you.
Our drugstores and jewelry store,
contain beautiful gift-goods. Our large
dry goods stores are filled to their capac-
ity with many desirable articles. Our
furniture stores are showing the latest
and best furniture at less than city
prices Our general stores have all
kinds of groceries, fruits. and good
things to eat for the holiday fcasts
Our toy stores have a larger supply
this year than ever before and the va
riety is greater
The country people will make no mis-
take in coming to Snow Hill and dealing
with the people who advertise.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Peninsula Produce Exchange.

The Peninsula Produce Exchange of
Maryland held its Annual stockholders
meeting in the Court House Monday
morning at eleven o'clock, with Presi-
dent Orlando Harrison in the chair
Mr. w. G. Cullen, secretary and treasur-
or made his report showing increased
receipts over last year. and enabling the
exchange to declare dividend of ten
per cent. Mr.. a. Child, general mana
ger. made an excellent report, and
showed a substantial increase in the
amount of business done by the Produce
Exchange during the past year. He also
spoke most encouragingly Of the bust
ness outlook for another year. The
meeting was attended by prominent
growers throughout the county and
other sections, and was enthusiastic on
account of the flourishing condition Of
the exchange as reported by the general
manager The exchange is but two
years old, and is composed of farmers
and fruitgrowers of Maryland and Del
aware. 1t is affiliated with the Virginia
Produce Exchange The following
officers were reelected: President.
Orlando Harrison. Berlin; vice president
Gordon b. Jones. Newark; secretary
and treasurer. w. c. Cullen, Pocomoke
City. manager. Alfred Child. Pocomoke
CITY
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
NEWARK.

Miss Georgia Warren and Mrs. Austin
Warren. Of Snow Hill. are visiting at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Davis.
Miss Olevia Dennis left here Satur-
day morning for Philadelphia, and was
married upon her arrival in that city
to Mr. Charles Janney, the son Of Rev.
l.. X. Janney, who is pastor Of the
NJ +. Church here Miss Dennis is
greatly beloved By the people in this
community all Of whom wish the
couple long and happy life.
Miss Bertha Richards came here
Sunday last to visit her mother, Mrs.
5. NJ. Godfrey.
Miss Susan Butler left here Monday
noon for Wilmington. Del. where she
has secured a position.
Master Jewell Townsend Of Selby-
vile, Del, visited the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas H. Tilghman last week.
Mr. James Collins, brother Of Mrs.
r. II. Tilghman, was here last week.
O. NJ. PURNELL. Solicitor.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Many Fake Mining Stocks.

Snow Hill, like hundreds Of other
towns. is being flooded with circulars
advertising gold mine stocks. Some are
offered as low as and 10 cents share.
and great inducements are held out for
quick fortunes to the purchasers of
stocks The offers are so alluring that
many persons are purchasing blocks of
stocks
We want to warn the people Of Snow
Hill that most Of the stocks offered are
worthless. In fact. many Of the mines
advertised are not mines at all. Sharp
ers are getting the peoples money,
giving nothing IN return but worthless
certificates of stock. So many pur-
chascrs are being duped that some of
the daily papers are refusing to print
advertisements for gold mining stock,
and the MESSENGER has refused to pub
fish any of these advertisements.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

Capt. Fred Hales. of this town, in
command of the barge Elizabeth a.
Vane, had the misfortune to collide with
an oil-tank barge while at anchor in
Hampton Roads Monday night Ills
vessel was so badly damaged that she
had to he beached in Mother Hawkins
Hole near the Chamberlain Hotel. Old
Point Comfort 1t is thought that she
can be pumped out at low tide She
was loaded with coal and was bound
from Philadelphia to Norfolk The Vanc
was in charge of Capt. Hales. one Of the
owners. and the other owners are Wa
then & Hooper. Vane Bros. and Capt.
Clarence Redman. At the time of the
collision the Vane was in charge Of the
tug Dixie.
Miss Annie G. Hostein died at the
home Of her brother. Mr.. Edward T.
Holstein, in Cedartown Monday morning
at eight o'clock. Miss liolston was a
victim of cancer. She had been serious
~ i'll about two months. The deceased
was sixty years of age. She was a
member of Cedartown NJ. h. Church.
and was an estimable Christian lady
She is survived 10y one brother. Mr.
Edward I. Hostein, and three sisters.
Miss Belle Holstein. Mrs. Stephen Gray
and Mrs. Ellen johnson. She also
leaves large circle of relatives and
friends to mourn their loss. Funeral
services conducted by her pastor. Rev
l.. K. Janney, Of Newark. and Rev. G.
w. Prettyman, Of Snow Hill, were held
at her late residence Wednesday after
noon at one O'Clock. Music was fur
tatek..I t..s ,-t a. frar,, Han
composed of Mr. and Mrs. K. j. Me-
Allen, Mrs. Charles A. Clarke. and Ebcn
Hearne. Interment was made in the
cemetery Of Whatcoat NJ +. Church.
Mr.. Thomas j Cropper, Of Ocean
City has sent us an old scrap Of paper,
which he found recently in some OF his
papers. The document is in the form
of a note, and is interesting chiefly as
showing the practice in slave traffic in
ante bellum days. The note bears the
date of December Goth, 1855, and is as
follows 'On the LIST day of Jan. 1851,
| promise TO pay To Josiah Shovel his
heirs or assigns, the full and just sum
of 5000 good and lawful money Of
the United States, for hire of negro
woman, Maria and child, for the en-
suing year. 1886, and agree to furnish
said negro woman with the following
articles of clothing, namely two tow
linen shirts: two tow linen frocks; one
wooden frock; one wooden undcr-coat,
suitable for win, q pair long yarn
stockings; one cotton handkerchief: two
pair good strong laced boots, to be
made in the county; her shoes to be
kept in repair by half-soleng, etc. All
the above named clothing to be given
in due season for value received The
note is duly signed and attested.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Assignee's Sale
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE /!

BY virtue of power contained in
mortgage executed by John w Falk-
ner and Mary Daisy Falkner. his wife.
to Oscar NJ. Purnell bearing date the
third day Of March. in the year nine
teen hundred and six. and By Oscar NJ.
Purnel assigned to William X. Scar
borough on the sixteenth day Of MAY.
nineteen hundred and six. and there
after on the thirteenth day Of Decem-
Der. in the year nineteen hundred and
six, assigned by the said William X.
Scarborough to Oscar NJ Purnell.
which said mortgage and assignments
are recorded among the land records Of
Worcester County. default having been
made in said mortgage. will sell at pub
lie auction. for cash. at the Court House
door. in the town Of Snow IIilI. Nd. on
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

Bernard Johnson. living in the
mountains in the neigh5orhood of Am
herst Va. eloped with Miss Lizzie
Mcdaniel. Is years old. Her father has
a brisk stepper and overhauled them.
The party We're seen moving out Of
Amherst in a forloin condition The
bride was in front. riding through the
rain on horseback on the animal upon
which her father pursued her and her
lover. She rode a mans saddle After
her came her lover in his buggy the
buggy in which the couple took their
flight. BY his side in the buggy was
his double barreled shotgun. which he
had brought along to protect him from
the irate father. Behind the would-be
groom strobe the father. The girl was
riding his horse and he had to walk.
Thus the procession left for the noun
tain home of the parties. some l6 miles
distant.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
CHILD BURNED
ITO DEATH !
Heart.rendine Screams Bring the
Neiehbors, But They We're Too
Late To Save Little Girl From
Horrible Death Near Snow Hill

The little daughter William Coston.
and wife. colored. who live near the
Brick Kiln. about mile from Snow
Hill, met with a horrible death Wcdnes-
day afternoon The parents Of the
child hadgone away from home for a
short while, leaving three small chill
dren in the house alone The victim. Il
little girl about three and a half years
Of age, started to rekindlc fire. She
sat down on the hearth. and began
blowing the fire vigorously The flame
suddenly ilarcd up. enveloping the lit
tie girl with its warm breath, and in an
instant her clothing was ablaze. The
child became frantic, and ran about the
room crying piteousy. Her frightened
sisters endeavored to extinguish the
flames, but failing to do so, took refuge
in the bed. BY this time the victim
was horribly burned. She threw her
self on the bed with her sisters. and
her burning clothing soon set fire to the
bed covering. Here was most alarm
ing state Of affairs The flames spread
rapidly. One child was already burned to
death. and two others. crazed with
fear and excitement, in imminent dan
ger Of being roasted alive The cries
and screams Of the children at last at
tracted the attention Of the neighbors
who came hurriedly to ascertain the
trouble Their horror cannot be de-
scribed, when. on bursting open the
door, they saw the danger the children
were in. They set about at once to
rescue the children. and then extinguish
the flames. The little girl was literally
burned to death Not a feature was
recognizable.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
NJ. P. Church Services.

Services will bo held on Snow Hill
Circuit NJ F. Church, by Rev l.. A.
Bennett, pastor as follows:
Preaching every sunday afternoon at
Trinity AT > 80 o o'clock
December 9 Snow Hill preaching
morning and evening.
December Is Nassawango in the
morning. Snow Hill in the evening
December - Snow Hill morning and
evening.
December 80 Nassawango in the
morning; Snow Hill in the evening
Glass every Sunday morning at Snow
Hill. $50: c. r. Meeting nj $50 D. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at
7 30.
You are cordially invited 10 all Of the
above services
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Worcester Parish.

Services by Rev II, 6. England, Ph.
D., Rector. on Sunday. December 10th.
as follows:
Sunday school at 9.l5 o'clock. a. m;
Holy Communion and sermon at 1890
O'Clock; Christian Endeavor at Is.
O'Clock. p. m; evening prayer and ser
mon at 7.30 O'Clock.
Saturday. December 22nd services
at Ocean City at 7.30 o'clock. p. m.
Seats free. You are cordially invited
To worship
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
NOTICE.

All persons owing a book account to
d. II. Bradford 4 Bro. are requested
10 call and settle their accounts on or
before January LIST, 1907, or they will
be placed in the hands Of a collector for
final settlement.
y. II. BRADFORD Il Bro.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
Presbyterian Church.

Services will be held in the Presby-
terrain Church. by Rev. Joseph b. North.
pastor, as follows
Dec. Is Morning and evening in
Snow Hill.
Dec. % Morning and evening in
Snow Hill. Afternoon in Stockton.
Dec. 30 Morning and evening in
Snow Hill.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
PUBLIC SALE
OF
HORSES & MULES
AT
Pocomoke City
SATURDAY. December 22d, 1000
AT 100 O'CLOCK, P. NJ.

The undersigned will receive from
the West carload of choice Horses
and Mules and viii sell them at the
time and place above mentioned. This
carload Of stock will consist Of eighteen
horses most Of them choice farm
mares. and six fine mules. They have
been selected with great care and
especially for this market.
TERMS OF SALE Four months viii
be given by the purchaser giving bank
able note with approved security. or
cash on day of sale at the option Of the
purchaser. A. RAUGHLEN,
:. ]. TWILLEN.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
NJ. {. Church Notice.

Glass Meeting at $50, A. NJ, led by
John T. Taylor; Preaching at 1890,
Sunday School at 2.30 o'clock, p, m:
Epworth League at 6.l5. r. NJ; Preach
ing at 7.30, r. NJ. Prayer meeting.
evening AT 100 Class
Friday evening at 7.3O. led by
K. J McAllen.
REV. CORNELIUS w. PRETTYMAN.
Pastor
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

Mrs f. T. Bowen has arrived home
after visit to friends in Salisbury and
Pocomoke City.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15
PUBLIC SALE

will sell at public auction at the
farm where now reside on the county
road leading from Snow Hill to Newark
WEDNESDAY. Dec. 10th, 1000,
AT 10 O'CLOCK. A. NJ.
! Horse. Cart. Wagon, Black
Hawk Corn Planter, | Carriage ] Buggy
and an my farming Implements and
Household and Kitchen Furniture.
Terms made known on day Of sale.
SEWELL J. GRAVENOR.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

DIR. r. P. Collins. of Bishopville.
is i'll at his home in that town with
typhoid. DIR. Collins is being attended
BY DIR. John In Riley Of this town.
DR.. Riley makes Hri-weekly visits to
Bishopville, and, AnNaddition to his at
tendance on DR. collins. he is also at
tending the latter's patients.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-12-15

If you will look in our show windows
as you go by you will get only faint
idea Of what is on the inside of the
store. Our line of pictures, lamps,
vases, cut glass and novelties is hand
somer than ever before and our prices
are as low as these goods can be sold.
p. ID. Cottingham 4 Co.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-08

All Interested in psychical research
know of the mysterious Katie King"
who is stated by such scientific au-
thority as Sir William Crookes to have
matcrialized several times in the
presence of himself and of other per.
sons, and whom he photographed.
Prof Charles Richet, an almost equal.
ly well-known man of science, who
has long studied such questions, has
just made the acquaintance of new
materialized spook, who gives his
name as "Bien Boa" OF course, M.
Richet took every possible precaution
against imposturo. 1t Is true that
some years ago no was repeatedly
taken In by spurious medium, whom
he himself eventually showed up. In
tho present case the medium Is a Mile.
Martha B., who was betrothed to the
son, French naval officer. now de.
ceased, Of Gen. and Nine. Noel, In
whose villa a. Algiers the ghost in
que tion was fadc flesh temporarily
on several evor !ngs last Septombar.
The seances took place in rcort suf.
ficiently lit for persons to see each
other well, and to read the time by
their watches easily. Doors and win
dows were duly barred and sealed. all
usual precautions against fraud be-
ing observed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-08
Spiritual Life.
A soft snap is Satan's trap.

A soft snap is Satan's trap.
A failure to make living is not a
fitting to preach the gospel of poverty.
Some men will feel cheap when they
read their own advertisements at the
judgment. e
Preaching dogmas is fighting the
devil with the scabbard instead of with
the sword.
The modern idolator falls down be-
fore the work Of his own imagination
instead of that Of his hands.
The mighty God is tireless God;
He fainteth not, neither is weary.
This is brave doctrine, then, that a
tireless deity attends humanity amid
all its struggles and hardships, and at
tends it to aid, to soothe, to cheer, to
purify, to redeem, to save.-C. Sylvester
Horne.
There is a powerlessness Of utter
ance in our blood that we should fight
against, and struggle onward towards
expression. We can educate ourselves
to 1t If we know and feel the neces-
sity; we can make it Christian duty,
not only to love- but to be loving; not
only to be true friends, but to show
ourselves friendly. - Harriet Beecher
Stowe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-08
GHOST JOINED THE PARTY

Nile. Martha was put into trance
in a corner of the room behind drawn
curtains, and left there alone. The
apparition eventually came out from
behind the curtains. 1t was that Of
a dark-complexioned man clad entirely
in white, wearing turban, and round
the forehead band of some bright
metal, portions of it being gold. The
ghost walked among the spectators,
shook hands with them repeatedly,
his touch feeling like that of an ordi-
nary living human being. and kissed
Nine. Noel. Prof. Richet placed
against his mouth phial containing
solution of baryta, which the
ghosts breath transformed into car.
Donate of baryta. as in the case OF
ordinary respiration. The material.
ized phantom appeared on several dif.
fcrent evenings. Once he was seen
to sink through the floor In the mid.
die of the room and to arise again
Immediately from another part OF the
floor Finally he spoke, presumably
in French, though that point Is not
specified, and said that he was "Bien
Boa" formerly priest in India. Prof.
Richet himself photographed the phan-
tom by flashlght, and the pictures OF
the gathering. with the apparition
among them, can be seen.-London
TeIcpranb
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-08

Her Majesty's throne room at the
winter palace fronted on a court
which was surrounded by well-built
walls with curiously shaped doors
and windows and ornamented yellow
and greenfield designs at intervals,
writes Katherine A. Carl in the De-
cember Century. In the center OF
the wall in front was the immense
gateway, with wooden folding doors,
which had just opened for her pas
sage. The veranda of the throne
room had two rooms projecting upon
it, making it rectangular space
with walls around three of it's sides.
The veranda was quite different
from any at the summer palace,
where they run the whole length of
the buildings, back and front.
Entering, was struck by the
beauty of the great central hall-the
harmony of it's proportions, the SOM
ber splendor of it's color 1t seemed
to me the most satisfying, the most
picturesque of all the restful, har'
monious Chinese interiors had seen,
with it's dull red walls and it's splen.
did coffered ceiling glowing in co,or
and glinting in gold, the central dome,
with elaborately carved pendentives,
being painted In brilliant primary
colors, subdued into a rich harmony,
by the dem-obscurity, for it had no
lantern" and received its light from
the windows below.
The curious feature of the domes
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-08
THRONE ROOM OF CzARINA

in several of the palaces in the Violet
City, so effective from within, giving
elevation and space to the interiors.
is that they are not visible from the
outside of the edifce. The beautiful
straight line of the roof, with its up
turned corners, remains intact In its
purity and retains it's restful sim
plicity.
The hall was paved with great
blocks Of highly polished black mar
BILE, which dimly reflected the glowing
splendor of the walls and ceiling. In
the center of one side was low dais.
richly carpeted, on which stood a
great antique throne and footstool Of
red lacquer, framed in ebony and In
laid with cloisonne; the three-leaved
screen behind was OF bronze, with
landscapes in low relief. On each
leaf poem in golden characters
gave the needed touch of brilliancy to
the somber massiveness of the dull
bronze.
Great wooden doors, with huge gild-
ed dragons in high relief, opened into
apartments to the right and left OF
this splendid hall. These portals
were always thrown wide, and heay-
lily padded satin portieres hung from
the lintels. The front and rear OF
the hall were almost entirely Of glass.
with the pillars that supported the
roof standing clear between the win
dows--the lower half of plate glass,
the upper of transparent Korean pa
per.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-08
The Busy Matchmaker.

A matchmaker who enlisted for the
war thinking that he might earn lit
tie when off duty, took some of his
tools along with him. But he found
so many watches to mend that he for
got he was soldier. One day he was
ordered into battle He looked about
him in CONSERVATION and exclaimed:
"Why. how can go? I have ten
watches to mend" Many of our eX-
cuses and sometimes our reasons,
which we try so hard to be conscien-
tious about, If correctly translated,
would read: "Why, how can 1 read
my Bible and pray every day? How
can l be true to my religious duties?
I have something else to do"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-03-08
ICELAND LIFE IS SIMPLE

state of high morals, higher probably
than in any other part of the world.
There is not drop of liquor manu-.
factured in the island, and for the
$4,000 population there is but one po-
liceman. There is neither jail nor
any place of incarceration for Grim.
inals, nor yet is there court in which
a high crime could be tried.
The percentage of crime is so small
that it does not warrant the expense
of keeping up court. When a GRIM
inal trial becomes necessary the Of
fender Is taken to Denmark to an
swer to the law for his misdeeds.
The women. are among the most
advanced in the world. Their Wom-
ans Political league has member
ship of 1000, and they enjoy more
civil rights than the women of almost
any other country, having voice in
all elections save that for members
for their legislative body.