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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-04-18
1872 Oldest Insurance nyoe 1908
O. M. PurneH Co. Insurance AqCy
SNOW HIN, MD.
Dangerous
Insure Now These Eight S|amMdes Are COnagat@ Proof Insure Now

surplus as regards policy
holders 49,. .............. lsS.5I2.uS
Total Liabilities ...,......s lIoG. sss.s4
Amount At risl, tn United
States December 81. 1897 So 35G. ~ 90
Risks written ia Maryland
during la0s .....s....... 3.lns GF3.ov
Premiums on Maryland bust
ness IN 1907 ............. lU.2ls"a
losses paid in Maryland In
iHht .....a ..-...... ....-.t. ~ 'ss'--'
LOSSES incurred ia Maryland
in 1907 Observation-Disclosures. -1.ssaai
STATE or MARYLAND
OFFICE or THE
STATE INSURANCE. DEPARTMENT.
BALTIMORE January ~ laos.
hereby certify that the ahov" is e true
abstract taken from the annual state
mrnt ui TIA. FARMERS FIRE ms. co.
Tor the wear ending December ~, 1909.
nov ou file in this Department
HEM r. GROUSE
Insurance c1mmiSs Toner.
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STATEMENT SHOWING
THE CONDITION OF THE UNITED
STATES BRANCH OF THE Sun IN
St'RANCE OFFICE or LONDON
ENGLAND. DECEMBER 81 1907
Total Income during the
year 1850. ...... .....S 1894 $40 T.
Total Disbursements during
the year .....'.,..........'. 1884 3OI. %
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STATE or MARYLAND.
OFFICE OF THE

STATE RANCE DEPART MENT
BALTIMORE February > isnS
hereby c,tt!fA that the above is a true
abstract. taken from the annual state
mrut Of the FIRE ASSOCIATION or
PHILADELPHIA for IN. yeat ending
December ~ 1907, now on file in this ~"
partm"ut
BENZ I. GROUSE.
Insurance COMMISSIONS
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Condensed STATEMENT SHOWING
THE CONDITION OF THE l'NTrED
STATES BRANCH OF THE ROYAL
iNSt RANCE COMPANY LTD. OF
LIVERPOOL. ENGLAND pEctM
lii:R 81 1870.
Total Income during the
year 49,. .............#....S ,.i5l. j65 y
Total Disbursements during
tn year ................... 90. 253 40
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-04-18

A sluggish liver means a coated tongue,
a bad breath, and constipated bowels.
The question is, "Whatis the bestthing
TO do under such circumstances Ask
your doctor II this is not good answer:
Take laxative doses Of Ayers Pills."
--Mads ~ the }. c. aver Co.. lowell. Mass
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In order 70 meet and overcome the
demand which viii follow the Penn.
sylvania Railroad Company refusal to
hereafter shelve cars for the carriage
Of peaches. apples, pears ana tomatoes.
manufacturing plants throughout Sus-
sex county are making preparations %
supply the fruit growers with peach
crates A BridgeviIle concern proposes
to make a crate which Will h-ld TWO
peach baskets. upright The crates
will be returned % the farmers So that
they will be able to use them several
times during the season At Millsboro
the Houston White Company and the
Houston, Perry Company are fitting up
their factories 90 supply the demand M
the lower part ot SUISSE
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''ONpENSlfD STAT EMENT SHOWING
Association or PHILADELPHIA.
Pf.NNA. pEt 'EMBEE 81 1906
Total Income during the
year .... ....s..... ...-.-...-S i.J'6.nSl Vo
Total Disbursements dutiu"
ia" year .......... .............. 3.NaN 100 -
Real estate owned hy com
pany H.. ........... .....$ SaN.4i4.'4
tate ...... ........... .....- LGl7 log 80
Loans secured ~ collateral ~ 80" "u
stocks and bonds owned hN
company ..... 300. .-...tt. lSl0 - ~
cash IN oiiic' and in bank iis.sl' 81
Agents balances -... ....-... -" "N- "
Interest and rents due aud
accrued .,+t t,t.s+f. N''"'
Market value u rcd estat"
over book vain" ...+. -.,-. 800 -
Reinsurance du" on LOSSES
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JOHN w. STATION,

Attorney A. Law. snos Hill. Nd. Ofice In the
Court House. Will re Ia Berlin every saturday
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Mr. William Boettcher. former
resident Of Snow Hill. who now lives at
Elizabeth city N q, has invented
new carriage The Iocomotion is secur-
ed by see-saw arrangement. child
taking a seat on each end Of the see-saw.
This see-saw by ratchet arrangement
imparts motion 10 the wheels as the
see-saw goes up and down Il has been
discovered BY the inventor and by the
builder of the vehicle that a weight Of
seven pounds viii put II ia motion. and
when once IN motion, there Is no reason
why it should not continue 10 q Mr..
Boettcher is the inventor of this horse
less carriage, whose speed without
steam. electrical or muscle power viii
exceed the speed of "a bicycle He is
enthusiastic over his invention, which.
he is confident, can be developed INTO
practical carriages operated on the same
principle, for other purposes thau chill
dren's toys
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STATE or MARYLAND.
OFFICE or THE

OFFICE or THE
STATE INSURANCE. DEPARTMENT
BALTIMORE. January IS 1905.
hereby certify that the ahoy" Is j. true
abstract. taken from the annual state
mrnt of the 81 PAUI. FIRE AND MA
RlNE ms 60. Tor the wear ending De
ccmbcr 81 1907 NOW on ME in this De
pattmrut
BENZ r CROtSE
InsuI nee Commissioner
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STATE or MARYLAND
OFFICE M 'gIIp

7
OFFICE OF THE
STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
BALTIMORE February g. 1905
hereby certify that the above is true
abstract taken from the annual state
ment Of the PENNSYLVANIA FIRE ms
co, Tor the year ending December 81
1905. now an file in this Department
BENZ +. GROUSE
Insurance Commissioner
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SAMUEL II. TOWNSEND.

Attorney Al law. Snuw I'M. va. ONCE opposite
Onri House
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Real estate owned 10y com
PAM ...... ...............$ &4sS 3,s Is
Mortgage loans on real
tate . ...... a Ga1 Zoo 40
Stocks ana bonds owned hy
Company 1850. ........... . l3O0S5. az
cash in office and bank ..... 90 -3.:i 80
Agents balances ..........,.. l1fl44t -
Interest aud rents due aud
accrued .. ............. sss3G 70
Due from other Companies
FOR reinsurance ,......... - sgs %
Gross Assets .............$l 81. "a 65a o..
ASSETS NOT ADMITTED
Agents balances due three
months OF more .....---.. - aSO.il
Depreciation of Sccurities ~ 5sj. -
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STATE OF MARYLAND.
OFFICE OF THE
STATE INSURANCE. DEPARTMENT.

CONDENSED STATEMENT SHOWING
THE CONDITION OF THE PENN
SNLNANIA FIRE INSURANCE. COM
PANN or PHILADELPHIA. PA. DE
CENiBER 81 1907
Total Income during the
yeai ...... ........,.......x 1851. 4Gn 20
Totd Disbursements during
the wear ....... .........., 3.lGs 2e7 10
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STATE or MARYLAND.
OFFICE OF THE
STATE INSt RANCE DEPARTMENT.

HAT+TIMDKE JnnuuIy 30. lsuN
hereby certift that the above Is 4 true
ais tract taken from the annual state
mcut OF the e. BBANCH or THE
ROYAL. ms. 60 LTD. FOR the year end
ing December ~ 1907 now on iile Ia this
Department
BENZ r GROUSE
Insurance Commissioner
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Total Admitted Assets. ....
LIABILITIES
LOSSES and claims
unpaid ,uctl 8 2u3 2aG y.
Total un.arucd
premiums SSH. 204 ~
Rcclaimahlc On
perpetual tisk4 9i3.33l =.
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Cross Assets ...............
ASSETS NOT ADMITTED.
Agents balances due three
months 90 more ...4-..
l.oans uu collateral ...
Depreciation ~ securities
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11
II NOT, Why Not?

Editor RECORD. Press please al.
low me small space in your paper.
Blackburn says: The county don I
pay the "home guard" surely the
Judge knows better, if they don,
why did the fiscal court have to al.
low the claim and have county claim
to pay with2 Any one thinking
this untrue, 60 to the Marion Ba nix
and see if the boys didn't discount
the claims to Get there pay. He
also says that the state pays their
board, wonder if it isn't wrong again {?
Some of the boys he calls home
guards tells me they pay their own
board, still the Judge says they are
the best young men in the county.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11

Gus Graves, Owen Boar, Wm Groves,
F NJ Pogue, Arch Oliver, JEFF
Clement, Fred Clement, \ b Tins
ley, Jim Head Moore, Jim Carter,
Charles Donakey, Joe Willis Stall
lions, T + Griffith, Murray Travis,
Jesse Olive, Zed Bennett, Frank
Adams, p Pierce, Lewis Clifton,
c j Pierce, Tom Clifton, Ed Flana.
ry, VIM Clifton, Jim Henry, R L
Flanary, DR. l H Clement, R F
Wheeler, A j Bennett, " D Can.
non, Tom Dollins, DR. j . Dixon,
c Z Doss, John " Wilson, " l.
Station, s NJ jenkins, " + Dowell,
Dick Gilbert Sr., John c Moore,
j H Nimmo, W H Gill, " H Grove
and Tom RANKIN.
Said delegates are instructed tC
vote as a unit upon all question:
arising before said convention, and,
whereas, William J. Hryan, Of
Nebraska, in full and rounded meas.
ure, typi6es and represents the
principles Of true democracy, thi;
delegation is therefore, directed tc
vote upon each and every ballot, tc
instruct the delegates from Kentucky
to the national convention to cast the
vote of this state as unit on each
and every ballot for his nomination
for president. The delegates are
hereby instructed to cast the vote Of
this county for Ollie NJ. James a;
one of the delegates from the state
at large to the national convention
at Denver, Colorado.
G. S. NUM-, Chairman,
X. Z. FLASARY, Sec'y.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11

SO you or they one are wrong aud
the Judge seems to think the eiti-
Iens are not doing their duty to put
down lawlessness-Judge tn ats
what the county is paying its officers
for, to enforce the law, and still the
Judge seems to want the pay and
the citizens do the work.
The Judge speaks Of the % cent
tax and not raising it what are you
going to do if the soldiers and road
graders take the summer, how much
raise will it require to pay the tax
in one year?
Judge what We want l. less sol
diers, no graders, county aud state
out of debt. The Judge forgets be-
cause he gets living without work
that other folks works for the money
TO pay these with, Now the Judge
thinks the soldiers are protection for
every man in the county, most Of
men, Judge, want to be protected
from debts and high taxes and let
law protect their person and property.
And be closes By saying, let every
man help one another, they are to
pay the tax and your salary and still
you seem to want them deeper in
debt, DO unto others as you would
have them do unto you, il you want
them to run in debt you are on the
right track
This is what We want, less soldiers,
no debts, small taxes, better officers,
charitable deeds, neighborly acts
aud general quietness throughout
the commonwealth.
Respectfully,
A CITIZEN.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11
IRON HILL.
.yerybody is busy this week.

Everybody is busy this week.
Several from here attended the de.
coration services at Piney Fork sat
urdAy.
Wilbur Boston Of Marion Is work
ing at T NJ Deans this spring.
Mrs Bob Spence is in Dawson this
week.
Dixon Phillips visited at j VI
Walkers Sunday.
Lee Mcdowell has moved to J NJ
Walkers farm.
J Lamb who has been attending
school at Danville has returned home.
Bro. Spence preached at Cave
springs Sunday.
&C Walker and family Of Farmers
vile visited relatives in this section
last week.
Linoth Lemon has returned from
Lexington where he has been attend.
ing college.
The musical at G. W. Eatons last
Saturday night was we'll attended.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11
THURSDAY, JUNE IL 1908.
Resolutions.

As per call of County Chairman,
G. s. Num-, the democrats of Crit.
tenden county assembled at the
court house last Saturday to select
delegates to attend the state demo
cratic convention which convened at
Lexington, Ky, to-day. The fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted.
BE 1T REsoLvED:-By the Demo
Gratis of Crittenden county. in con-
vention assembled June 9th, 1908.
Pursuant to a call from the county
chairman, for the purpose of send
ing delegates to the State Conven-
tion at Lexington, KY. on June IL,
1908, for the purpose Of sending
delegates to the national convention
Of the Democratic party at Denver,
Colo, July 7, 1908, hereby select
the following delegates, viz
Burl Walker, Bob Kemp. Sam
Gugenheim, T II Cochran, G S
Num-, Ben Gilbert, j G Rochester,
Al Dean, W j johnson, p S Max
we'll, p & Stephens, A J Hart1ell,
j W Blue, Jr., Ollie NJ James, j H
Orme, Robt L Davis, Tom Cham
pion, VIM H Clark, VIM Barnett,
p B Croft, q b Crawford, Dave
Mantz, Forest Harris, W B Wilborn,
Joe Hughes, Henry Woods, Roe
Williams, G c Wathen, + L Num-,
Roe Hughes, Bart Summerville, F
VI Brightmon, Jim Rober
Hcgh Mckee, Ed Dean, John
Ford, John Cssner, Marion Ford,
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11
Master Homer Moore Hurt.

Master Homer Moore, third son
OF Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Moore, IS
suffering very much from fractured
aud broken bones, caused by fall
from a wagon. At first the doctor
did not think the hurt very serious
one, but an abcess is developing and
it is feared he is not recovering as
rapidly as was at first hoped.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11
The Telephone Situation.

There Is nothing new to add to
the telephone situation, so far as We
can learn only about forty phones ia.
ken out.
The telephone company refused to
accede to the special request made
of them BY the grocers Of the city
and so Informed them as per agree.
ment the telephones were to be taken
out Wednesday, OF all their stores.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11
"eYE TIME"

Is that time in every ones life
some young, some old-when the
eyes give evidence of strain. tire
or other signs of needing care.
Then see eye specialists else you
may not see anything later on.
Our reputation for selecting and
fitting correct glasses is estab-
lished. For eye troubles you'll
do well to consult us.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11

Amount paid on purchase
price Of cemetery, 5000
Hauling gravel for drive
ways and walks, 80. go
Fencing three sides Of CEN
etery, 63 10
Platform used IN digg-
ing graves, 800
Steps at cemetery gate, 365
Salt to use on drive-vays
aud walks, $40
Postage for Secretary, 100
Total expenditures 1856 80
Total cash received t+26. 95
Total cash expenditures, $50. 30
Balance on hand $40 is
Balance in Bank s7O. 65
Respectfully Submitted,
Mas. Gro. NJ. CRIDER.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11
Notice.

All people interested in the grave
yard, known as the Wheeler grave
on the Marion and Piney Fork road
are requested to meet on Friday
evening June 10Th, for the purpose
of cleaning of said grave yard.
BELLE TRUIrT.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11
For Sale.

have some good milch cows,
with young calves for sale.
T. A. HARPESDIsG, Marion, Ky.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-06-11
REPORT
OF The Treasure Of The Marion
Cemetery Association From Nay
3lSt 1907 to May 3lst 1908.

Amount Of cash received from sub.
scriptions of lot owner, sale Of lots,
proceeds of supper etc., 1926. 50.
CASH EXPESDITUREs.
Printing and recording deeds, and
articles Of Inc, : 9.25.
Tool account. 2S.15
Labor account, 156.l5
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

zAudMdzybuzYI
Py John MeELROY.

staggering moment about to be dcliF-
cred against the Southern Confedcracy.
The efforts. of Mr.. Jefferson Davi; and
his Administration were conferred upon
receiving the recognition of Great Brit
ain and France. If this could be OBJ
tanned the Southern Confederacy woul
be added to the family of Nations. and
the rulers of Great Britain and France
were only too eager to give that rec"S-
milton as soon as there was a plauSibi"
basis for it. If the battle of Chanccl-
lorsviile had stood alone 1t might have
furnished sufficient pretext for such
recognition, but it certainly would not
with Grants army investing Vicksburg,
and the Confederate Government unable
to send rescue to the place, in spite of
the fact that its fan would cut the
Southern Confederacy in two and de-
prive it of a great stretch of territory
with its badly needed men and re-
sources Something must be done to
offset the cruel blow of Vicksburg, and
this could be best secured by counter
invasion of the North, and victory
gained on northern soil within the
neighborhood of the National Capital.
The weight of the protracted struS-
gle was now falling heavily upon the
Confederate resources. The rigorous
enforcement of the blockade had shut
off the expectation of cotton. tobacco
and naval stores. which were the prin-
cipal sources of Southern wealth. The
last conscription had brought into the
field virtually all of the mechanics, fac
tory operatives, skilled laborers and
other young white men who formed the
bulk of the producing classes The
country could not go on long with all
these men in camp and diverted away
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

der his direction. Here in May, 1863
was presented a rare opportunity to in
augurate what might be called an army
on wheels within the Confederate lines,
as distinguished from an army of in
vasiOn beyond them. The situation was
this: Grant was investing Vicksburg
with $4,000 men, and we were threat
encd with the loss of the Mississippi
River and of 10000 men at Vicksburg
under Pemberton. At Jackson. Miss,
Johnston, with scarcely $4,000 men,
was looking on and begging vainly for
reinforccmentS.
AT Murfreesboro, Tenn, Bragg, with
about $1,000 Confederates. confronted
Rosecrans with about $4,000. Neither
felt strong enough for the aggressive,
and the whole Spring and Summer
passed idly. At Knoxville were aEou.
5000 Confederates under Buckner, and
there were also scattered brigadcs in
southwest Virginia and eastern North
Carolina, from which reinforcements
might be drawn. In this state of af-
fairs Longstreet with Hoods and Pick
ett's Divisions. arrived at Petersburg.
under orders to rejOin Lee at Freder-
icksburg. Hooker had just been driven
across the RappahanOck. and his army
was soon to Icse largely from the cx-
piration of terms of service of many
regiments.
Nothing aggressive was probable
from him for many weeks. Longstpeetss
veteran divisions, about 1900 strong,
could have been placed on the cars al
Petersburg and hurried out to Bragg
via Lynchburg and Knoxville John
stcn's $4,000 men from jackson and
Fuctner'S 5000 from Knoxville could
have met them. With these accessiors
ara with Lee in command. Rosecrana
might have been defeated and an ad-
vance made into Kentucky, threatening
Louisville and Cincinnati. If anything
could have caused Grants recall from
Vicksburg it would have been this. Sure
ly the chances of success were greater
and of disaster less than those involved
in our crossing the brilgcless Potomac,
into the heart of the fCnernys country,
where ammunition and supplies must
come from Staunton, nearly 200 miles,
my from either the East or the West.
In this position a drawn battle, or even
victory, would still leave us compelled
soon to find our way back across the
Potomac
"Longstreet tells of his having sIg-
gested to Secretary Seddon such a CAM
paign against Rosecrans. and he also
suggested it to Lee on his arrival at
Fredericksburg. MIR. Seldom thougl1t
Grant could not be drawn from yicks-
burg even by Confederate advance
upon the Ohio River. To this Long
street answered that Grant was a sol
The National tribune., 1908-05-28
THE battlefield OF BRANpY STATION os FLEETWOOD

great battles. Men will nerve themselves
up for coming contest and go thru it
with a courage and determination
reaching the superhuman, but after the
event is decided the reaction comes,
and those who have oyerstrained their
powers fill the hospitals and the camp
cemeteries or the long line Of emaciat-
ed. broken men who wend their pain
ful way TO the rear bearing discharges
for disability.
Lees Army of Northern Virginia suf-
fered equally from the casualties in the
battle. and the drain upon its strength
by the aftermath. 1t gained, however,
far more than it lost by the arrival of
Longstreet with his three divisions from
Suffolk and the recruits gathered up all
over the South by the still more rigor-
Gus enforcement of the conscription
law. Therefore, as May ran into June
the strength of the two armies con-
fronting each other across the Kappa
hammock River approached more nearly
an equality than they had before since
the war began.
Neither army could remain quiescent
very long; the people behind it and the
Government over il would not permit
this nor were the soldiers themselves
at all disposed to lie idle in camp dur
ing the long days which seemed made
for marching and manuyering. What
should be done was the all-imp0rtant
question, as neither could hope to at
The National tribune., 1908-05-28

men to be selected by the corpsseom-
manders for galiantry in the last as
sautls. Gen. Wright, comma ndins esthe
Sixth Corps. referred the selection tc
Cen Ricketts,, commanding the Third
Division, and he sent it to the COM
mander of the Second Brigade. Gen. T.
Seymour. Gen. Seymour returned the
request with the Endorsement of the
general belief that Serg't John e. Buf-
fington. Co. c. 9Th Nd. was the first
enlisted man to mount the parapets Of
the enemy's lines. Somehow. Comfade
Buffington's share of the money never
reached him. and a while ago Repre-
sentative Joseph A. Goulden. of New
York. who was a Maryland boy, and
served in the navy, interested himself
in having medal for Comrade Buff
fington. which was at last secured In
pinning the medal upon Comrade Buff
fington Comrade King reminded him
that his life in the community had been
on a par with his splendid service as a
soldier. and the whole community knew
him to be an upright citizen. as the
great gathering in his honor testified.
His comrades of the 9Th Md. areavery
proud of him. Representative Goulden
followed COmrade King. with remiRis-
cences of the gallant Maryland boys
who were his schoolmates and had
afterwards done good service in the
army in various organizations. He then
read the official communications award
ing the Medal of Honor, and in the
name of Congress formally presented
the decoration to Comrade Burlington.
DR.. Birnie broke the seal. and Comrade
King pinned the badge upon the proud
recipients breast. Comrade Burlington
is not used to speech-making. but final
ly gathered himself together sufficiently
T.. l. =, E-tsx 1e- "a
to tell briefly about that fateful April
day when he went with his comrades
over the breastworks and looked down
upon the swarming enemy inside. There
were number of singers and much
fine music on the occasion. and the
Taneytown Grange attended the meet
ing in body.