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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05
TELEPHONE co.
MAKES CHANGE
ReSCinds Act Of Over Smart Sub
ordinate Official Who Would
Gut Our Privileges.

Snow Hill is rather peculiar town.
inasmuch as it does not stand with a
chip on its shoulder counting trouble
and getting excited over things that
might happen. Rather, we await de-
velopments and meet them firmly and
fearlessly. Very much has appeared
in the newspapers regarding the vio-
lation Of contracts, disagreements. etc,
between the Diamond State Telephone
Company and its patrons in various
towns on the Peninsula. Snow Hill has
granted many favors to the Diamond
State Telephone Company and although
corporations are considered soulless.
yet we believe that they appreciate the
courtesies shown them by this town to
the extent of reciprocating whenever
possible. II has been recently given
out that the service heretofore given
subscribers of the Diamond State Tele-
phone Company was to be somewhat
abridged and that we were to be charged
for talking to persons in other sections
of the county. We are pleased to say.
and upon the authority of the district
manager of the Company, that such is
not the case. Hon. George NJ. Upshur
wrote the following letter to Mr.. Vain
wright and the reply to his letter which
follows is perfectly satisfactory. Our
people were getting somewhat i'm
patient and there has been talk of re-
sisting any attempt to abridge the privi-
leges formerly allowed or increase the
price for the service Snow Hill people
will wait patiently until something I'M
favorable has been done before they
take any action. We have no reason
to believe the Diamond State Telephone
Company will make any change in their
service or their prices in this town.
Here is Mr.. Upshur's letter and Mr..
Wainwright's reply:
Snow Hill. Nd. June LIST, 1909.
The Diamond State Telephone Co.,
Dover, Delaware.
Gentlemen:-I am informed by your
operator here that you are charging me
for telephone messages out of Snow
Hill to points in the county, to which
there was no charge at the time of my
contract with you. You have thus made
an arbitrary change in the contract
without consulting me and without my
consent and agreement. You have no
right to do this. A contract is a con-
tract whether made with telephone
company or with any other body. True.
you have right, presume, under the
terms of the contract, to give me GER
tain notice that you desire to terminate
the agreement, but you have given
me no such notice. II follows, therefore
that our original contract is still in force
and must remain so until the expiration
of the time, after notice. provided in
the same.
If am deprived of the right to tele-
phone 10 different points in the county
as heretofore. without extra charge,
the service you agreed to give me is
substantially changed and my telephone
is comparatively of little use to me.
Please let me have an explanation.
Yours truly.
GEO. M. UPSHUR.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05
LOCALS.

The Very Rev. E. X. Rich. Dean
of Trinity Cathedral, Easton, will
preach in All Hallows' p. L. Church
tomorrow Sunday at ii A. M. and 8
P. M.
Rev. J. B. North will preach to-
morrow Sunday in the Snow Hill
Presbyterian Church at II A. M. and
sP. M. Service at Stockton in the
afternoon.
Christian Church services tomorrow
Sunday as follows Bible-school, COM
munion and preaching at 10 A. M.
Christian Endeavor at p. NJ. Preach
ing at P. M.
Mr.. C. l.. Mumford. of New Jersey,
has been on a visit to his parents at
Box Iron. Mr.. Mumford has position
with the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany in Jersey City and returned to his
work on Monday.
Mrs. J. Edward White entertained
Friday evening last ia honor OF Miss
Burnite, who leaves Snow Hill this
week for her home in FELTON,. Del. to
remain until September.
Mrs. Mary Warren Sykes has issued
invitations to the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Bradley Sykes.
to Mr.. Uriah Oscar Coulbourn, Tuesday
evening, June Sth, at Smithfield, Va.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian Church will meet with
Mrs. Lawrence Hastings next Monday
evening. A full attendance is requested.
A strawberry festival will be held in
front of the Church on Tuesday evening,
June 18th.
The work of repairing the Presby-
terrain Church which was damaged in the
fire of last February, has begun and the
roofers are now at work on the slate
roof. The interior of the church will
receive attention after the roof has
been made tight.
The gasoline boat James benson,
which the first of April was placed on
the Pocomoke River. plying between
Shelltown and Snow Hill, was with
drawn last week. We understand she
has been put back on the Wicomico
River for the present.
The Payne tariff bill reduces sugar
five 100ths of a cent pound. Con-
gresham Champ Clark says: IA man
must eat sugar at top speed for 10
months in order to find nickel in his
pocket at the end of that time as the
result of any benefit that might accrue
to him from the bill.
Apple tree wood is in great demand
Of late. 1t is used for making handles
for saws. Buyers are going through
the country, in some parts making fine
offers for the timber. Where the San
Jose scale has injured orchards the
farmers are glad to sell. Much of this
wood was used centuries ago for clocks.
"A very enjoyable evening was spent
at DIR. Paul Jones' residence last Thurs
day evening. the occasion being a
Poverty Party" held by the ladies of
the Presbyterian Church. The costumes
were truly remarkable and caused a
good deal of fun, but it was astonishing
how many fines had to be paid according
to the judgment of the managers. Be
side the fines, silver offering was
taken and the ladies' were agreeably
surprised ut the amount Of money con-
tributed. The object of the entertain
ment was to raise money for needed re-
pairs on the manse.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05

week from long visit to Ocean City.
Rev. A. M. Rich and Mr.. Oliver d.
Collins attended the Episcopl Conven-
ton in Cambridge this week.
Mrs. Jas. d. Hack is visiting her
brother, Mr.. Benjamin X. Dashiell, in
Tyaskin, Somerset County.
Mrs. 7. NJ. Purnell spent several
days at Ocean City this week prepara-
tory to opening the Purnell cottage for
the summer.
MIR. Edward Dashiell has returned
from st. Johns College, Annapolis. for
the summer.
Captain William j. Matthews and
Mr.. William Harrison, of Chincoteague,
were callers at the MESSENGER Office
Monday.
Miss Annie Holston, of Newark,
and Mr.. Curtis j. Evans, of Berlin.
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
H. Purnell.
Mr.. William Bishop. of Baltimore.
spent Sunday in Snow Hill.
MIR. Oliver H. Payne spent the week
in Philadelphia.
Miss Emily Upshur is visiting her
sister, Mrs. II. F. Covington. in Prince
ton, N. j.
Mr.. Wallace Purnell spent several
days in Philadelphia this week.
Miss Vivian Stevenson, of POGO
moke City, accompanied by her guest,
Miss Lay. spent Saturday afternoon in
Snow Hill and called at the MESSENGER
Office.
DIR. William C. Powell, a member
of the State Board of Pharmacy, at
tended meeting of the Board in Balti-
more this week.
Mr.. Caleb b. Watson and family,
of Chincoteague. and Miss Florence
Watson, of Philadelphia, have been
visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter T. Watson, of Box Iron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Covington
Beohm, of New York, are here on a
visit to Mr.. Beohm's mother.
Mr.. William j. Pitts. of Berlin, was
in town on Tuesday.
Mas Lucille Collins left last Monday
for visit of several weeks to friends
in Govanstown, Maryland.
Mr.. Georges. Payne and daughters,
Misses Winifred and Nellie. are in
Baltimore this week.
MIR. w. P. Watson, of Melbourne,
was in town Tuesday and called at the
MESSENGER Office.
Mr.. John Hill left today to join his
daughter, Miss Sarah Hill, in Philadel-
phia. He will remain away two weeks
and Miss Hill will accompany him home.
Mrs. Thomas A. Gray. of Berlin,
who has been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. C. L. Vincent. for the past three
weeks, returned home Monday.
Mrs. William Scarborough, of Mas
sawadox, Va, and Mrs. James Scar
borough, of Girdletree, were in Snow
Hill on Wednesday and called at the
MESSENGER Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Shuster, of
Wilmington, Del. spent several days
this week at the homes of Messrs. Ed
ward A. and Charles E. Hill. While
here, Mr.. Shuster enjoyed some fine
sport fishing. This is their second visit
to Snow Hill.
Mr.. E. ]. Reid, of Melbourne, ac-
companied by his two sons, Masters
George and Norman, visited Snow Hill
on Tuesday and called to see US at the
MESSENGER Office.
Hon. George w. Covington and
Miss Covington returned on Wednesday
from a residence of several months in
New York City. They are at PurnelPs
Hotel for the present, or until their
home is ready for occupancy. Mrs.
Covington will join her family in a few
weeks.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05
GEO. N. UPsHUR.
Dover, Del. June I'd, 1909.
Mr.. George M. Upshur,
C.o,,, II;ft Mo.,,Io,d

Dover, Del. June I'd, 1909.
Mr.. George M. Upshur,
Snow Hill. Maryland.
Dear Sir:-Replying to your commu-
nication of June LIST, would advise that
while we have never taken contracts in
Snow Hill reading For County Ser
vice." they all read "For Telephone
connected with the Snow Hill Ex-
change" etc. We have, however. been
giving free service to all rented tele
phones of The Diamond State Telephone
Company in Worcester County, and
there has been no change made up to
the present time-hence you should not
be charged for any such services. If
you have been so charged, then it will
be our pleasure to credit your bill with
the amount.
We have leased our lines in and
around Berlin to the Pocomoke Tele-
phone Company, but as | have before
stated, up to this time we have not
made Toll charge for those subscribers.
At Pocomoke, the conditions are diff
ferent. We have never given you free
service to Pocomoke, neither do we
offer it now, under the arrangements
we have with The Pocomoke Telephone
Company by which their subscribers
are reached. We ask you to pay Toll
on every conversation to Pocomoke City,
and the condition under which we have
been rendering service remains I'M
changed.
Yours very truly,
w. B. WAINWRIGHT.
District Manager.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05
Ube Messenger

4s-This paper has tho largest circula-
tion Of any paper In Worcester County
and IL the Official paper OF the County.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-06-05

Have you seen my line Of sailor
hats? Just what you need for spring
wear and your summer outings. Mrs.
J. Cannon Short.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

Neither was certain and both were
frightened over the mix. and the toilet OF
the strangers was completed In silence.
One mother-the lady Of plenty-lay
white and still and smiled, from her pill
low and iaces, angelic greeting to her
son when he was laid warm and sweet
and bawlingly indifferent in her arms.
One penetrating look she gave sonny
then:
This lie not my baby" she cried. Where
is he? What have you done with my
baby?" =
In the adjoining room the other mother,
her soft hair falling in two braids over
the shoulders OF her plain gown. Rugged
close to her side the infant she had gone
into the valley Of the shadow TO bring
forth.
Isn't he SWEET" whispered the woman,
and he's all mine. 1t doesn't seem real
that he's mine"
rs he hers?' That's the question h
the frightened nurses are asking.
That's the question that one prominent
physician insists Is "piffle."
It's the question that the Lady OF Plenty
broods over and insists on being answered
right. For her maternal instinct has failed
to blaze by contact with the infant placed
in her arms, because she insists that her
baby had a mark.
The other mother is content in her pos
session and refuses to relinquish.
Solomon please write.-Denver Post.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
WOMAN KILLS PARAMOUR
Bessie Smith Slabs Colored Man with
Whom She Had Been Living.
PLUNGEs KNIFE INTO HEART
Makes No Effort TO Escape and when
Taken to Jail IL Charged with
Murder in the First
DeRree,

Tom Phillips, colored, was stabbed five
times and almost instantly killed about
6:SO O'Clock last night at 2O7 South
Eleventh street by Bessie Smith, a white
woman and his common-law wife.
The Smith woman has been conduct
ing a house at the above number and
Phillips, who at one time was a Pull
man porter, had recently been living off
her earnings. Last night he went 10
the house and demanded money of the
woman. She either could not or would
not give him any, which angered him
and he knocked her down and began to
beat her.
She managed to get away from him
pocketknife, with which she stabbed him
five times, twice over the heart. the
blade probably entering the heart each
time. and three times about the left
shoulder.
Phillips was taken to the police sta
ton, where 1t was seen that he was al
most dead. He was placed in the po-
lice automobile and hurried to st. 10.
seph's hospital, but died before the hos.
pital was, reached. The body was
turned over to the coroner, who will
hold an inquest,
The woman made no attempt to es.
cape and was arrested by Sergeants
samuelson, Vanous and Madsen, who ar.
rived soon after the affair happened
She was locked up at the station and
after the death of Phillips a charge Of
murder was placed against her.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
PUSH ILWAUKEE EXTENSIONS
Lines from MObridEe VIII BE Run
West, Southwest and North
west, Says Official.

ABERDEEN, S. D., Aug. III. Q. AID
ans townsite agent for the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul company, Will. in Alb
erdeen, stated that work will be pushed
upon all three extensions Of the road from
Mobridge, west, southwest and north west.
He said the grading would all be COM
pleted by November l and that trains would
be running on the northwestern branch, al
least, by December l. The line to the north
west will run to the North Fork Of the
Cannonball river, where a crossing will be
made about a mile south of Mott, N. D.,
and the line will be continued as far at
least as New England, N. D.
Another extension will run from Mobridge
through Dewey, Schnase and Perkins coun-
ties, to Slim Buttes, and a third will run
southwestward to a point northwest OF L
Beau, s. D., and then westward to the
Montana line, north of Belle Fourche, S. d.
This line will follow Virgin creek after
crossing the Moreau river. until the Fox
Ridge country is reached, and 1t will then
head straight west.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
Printers Gather
for Convention
international Typographical Union
Will Meet at st. Joseph
on Monday.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug. About 1,40O
delegates and visitors are here to attend
the convention of the International Typo
graphical union, which will begin a weeks
session Monday. A special train arrived
this evening from Kansas City, bearing the
Kansas City and st. Louis delegates and
visitors and others from the south and east.
Atlanta, Salt Lake City and Minneapolis
nave big delegations who are after the
1910 convention. A reception to the dele
gates was given tonight at the Hotel
Metropole.
President Lynch announces that the con-
ventlon will be interesting on account of a
number of vital subjects to be considered
Among the most important will be a plan
to enlarge the scope of the insurance de-
partment. Now only funeral benefits of
SIS are paid, but It is planned to raise the
amount to 81, 200 or even as high as $500.
In connection with the convention St
Joseph union No. 10 will hold it's jubilee
Thursday, marking the fiftieth anniversary
OF its organization.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
TEST FOR MODERN SOLOMON
MixuD of Two New Babies Whom
the StOrk Neglected TO
Label.

A case worthy the attention of one Solo
mon the Wise, or Shapespeare, or the Vir-
ginian, shattered the serenity and peace
Of st. Lnke's hospital in Denver and gave
two brand new, but fondly fond sets Of
parents into the fell clutch OF hysteria
and uncertainty.
1t transpired that two very new babies
happened to make their entrance into
this vale of tears at exactly the same
moment Of the same day. Such occur
FENCES are rare, even in hospitals. and
because natal duets are not de rigeur.
even in the most up-to-date hospitals,
the nurses fluttered and the physicians
became frustrated when the advent yaw-
yawing added tone and tang to tumult
and confusion.
Such dear little babies never were be-
fore as those who happened all OF a sud
den as the chief figures in a drama whose
end may ever be in doubt.
They were the plumpest. roundest. red
est, wrinkledest, big-lunged babies that
nurses or physicians ever saw, and
though one baby was born to the purple,
which means money in magnificent heaps,
the other came to share an humber lot.
yet their habits and motions were identi-
cal.
'SN ANNAAN AiSA2 llNo MluGt OILS
moist mouths; both curled their little
feet as though expecting some sympa-
thetic twig to trail into reach, and both
kept their eyes shut as though they had
been mewing kittens instead Of sons Of
man.
Being born in a civilized country. the
first decent thing for baby to do was to
be swaddled. simultaneously, therefore,
out OF two rooms came the nurses bear
ing Infants toward the dressing room.
isn't he cute?' asked one nurse, not
given to emotions or excess of praise.
Yes: and isn't hep asked the other,
rolling back a corner Of white flannel
from what seemed to be a bundle Of the
same material in red.
Just then uprose a clamor. Carefully
the brand new citizens were laid in era
dies while the nurses rushed to meet an
emergency.
Having met it. back they came, enter
Ing the dressing room together.
Which baby is which? ?" was the aues-
ton shot from frightened eyes.
Mine was in the rlght-hand Grip" in
sisted the nurse with brown eyes and set
jaw. Tn perfectly sure"
No, indeed, that was mine. | remember
as though 1t had been this minute you
putting your down there"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
Northwestern to Improve.

HURON, 8. D., Aug. 7.-(Special. THAT
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway com
pany contemplates improving its lines in
this immediate locality the present season
is evidenced from the fact that immense
quantities of material are being stored in
the yards here. Besides huge piles of lum-
Der, bridge timber, etc, the company has
unloaded nearly 800, 900 ties here. 1t is init
mated that this material is for the pro-
posed Hitchcock Oneida branch OF the
Northwestern line, and this belief is
strengthened by the fact that the present
supply OF material is being added 10 daily,
both at this place and at other points in
this immediate vicinity.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
FoXHALL KEENE is DIVORCED
Wife Secures Decree which Turfman
First Sued for AT LexinG-
ton. Ky.

LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 1T became
known today that a decree Of absolute
divorce was granted in the Fayette county
court here on July 3 to Mrs. Mary Law
renee Keene from Foxhall p. Keene, the
New York millionaire turfman. The ground
was abandonment. About a year ago
Keene came to the Castleton stock farm
here and established a residence and later
entered suit for divorce. Mrs. Keene entered
her appearance and afterwards filed a
petition alleging Abandonment, Proof was
taken entirely by deposition, local attorneys
representing both litigants.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
BANKER SHOT IN FIGHT
Town Marshal Tries to Arrest Prom
inent Business Men In North
Carolina Town.

AsHEVILLE, N. c.. Aug. lin a des.
perate fight early today with Town Mar
shall Watkins at the Gladstone hotel, Black
Mountain, near here, John Bunting OF
Wilmington, N. c., a prominent banker
was shot and probably fatally wounded
and p. c.. Collins OF Hilsboro. shot and
seriously hurt.
Watkins says he was called to the hote'
early this morning when women guests Of
the hotel became frightened by a fighi
between Bunting and Collins. He at,
tempted to place the men under arrest
Watkins says, but the men blew out tn,
light and attacked him. Watkins sho.
twice. one bullet penetrating B~unting's in,
testines and the other striking Collins jus
below the heart.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

last evening by Rev. Frederick E. Hopkins
OF the Pilgrim Congregational church,
Chicago, on the subject, The Golden
Fleece" This afternoon Rev. Mr.. Hopkins
lectured on Doors and Keys" and tonight
the Caveny company gave ar evening of
cartooning, clay modelling, representations
and vocal selections. Sunday will be the
closing day. The jubilee singers will APP
pear at each session. Rev. James S. Mont
gomery, pastor Of Fowler Methodist Epls-
copal church, Minneapolis, will deliver the
morning sermon and will lecture in the
afternoon. Judge Frank p. Sadler of Chi
cago will lecture in the evening on The
Criminal in the Making"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

on account Of the application for a writ
OF habeas corpus in the matter Of Mrs.
Maud l.. Moran, who was declared insane.
Is still hearing the case. Mrs. Moran has
brought two suits against her husband
for a divorce. but neither one was tried
and then her husband, who is an attorney,
filed a complaint with the commissioner
on insanity charging her with being in
sane. After a five weeks hearing they de-
cided that she was insane and she was
ordered sent to the asylum. Her attorney
applied for the writ Of habeas corpus on
which the court Is now taking testimony
and will decide.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
RUSSIAN AUTHORIZES SLAIN
d N~ieHOvskaia Killed on
Her Estate by Two


KIEV, Russia, Aug. MADAME Niegov-
skaia, a well known Russian writer, was
killed yesterday on her estate near Orutch.
During the absence of her husband two
robbers stole into her room at night,
pointed revolvers at her and demanded
her money. Madame Niegovskaia grasped
her husbands revolver and opened fire on
the intruders. During the exchange OF
shots she was wounded In the leg, but she
continued to fire and forced the robbers to
flee. After their departure she died from
loss OF blood.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Aug. Especial.
The 2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Gill. who reside or a farm in Hanson
county, was the victim Of a distressing ac-
cldent. He had fallen asleep in some tai
grass between a pasture and corn field
when his father started out on horseback
to find him. The horse stepped squarely
upon the little ones face, breaking the
jaw bone and otherwise seriously ~injuring
him. Notwithstanding the seriousness OF
the injury 1t is believed the little boy will
recover, although he will be disfigured
for life.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
NEW SHOE STORE ON FARNAM.
one More step In the Advance OF
nnnineaa 20 the Wet.

one More step In the Advance OF
business 60 the West.
Another indication OF the spread OF bust
ness toward the western part OF the city
will be the opening on or about September
1 OF a new hoe store at 1GN Farnam
street, by the Cook Shoe company. com
posed OF Bert Cook, formerly with the
Regent, and Jim Jameson, formerly Of
the Boston store. They VIM handle the
Cook shoes exclusively, and nave one
price, $500 for ladies and gentlemen's
shoes. The store. which was formerly
occupied by Harmon & Wealth Coal com
pany, will be entirely remodeled. A new
front. floor and ceiling viii he put I'm.
and the store will be heightened 10 the
alley. giving a length Of 1872 feet. Messrs.
Cook and Jameson have Just returned
from Boston. where they spent sixteen
days at the shoe and leather fair learning
the latest styles and makes.
This will be the only exclusive shoe
store west OF Sixteenth street.