Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-12-30
BishOpvillc Items.
BIsHoPvILLE, Dec. 22d, 1852.

Bishopville, unlike sister town.
can not boast of her old maids.
The marriage fever seems to re pre-
dominant among the young folks. One
of our fair ones left us this week and
another is to be joined in holy bond:
of wedlock short while after Christ
mas. The house is almost completed
We venture the assertion that there
are more steam mills in the neighbour
hood of Ifishopvlle than any other
town on the shore Eleven are within
five miles of the place and most of them
much neare.
One of og7 oldest and much respec-
ted citiz.3s Mrs Martha Norris had
her vanilc last week and will spend the
winter with her sister III Berlin. In the
spring Dec Voleate, she will start for
the west
! The school teachers of Bishopvlle
we understand, like all others of that
profession in Worcester county, have
recently been made happy. Can you
imagine the cause?
An II. +. Church is wanted in our
town. The leading men are agItatlng
the question AMI we think wha. is need
ed now is that a committee be appoin-
ted aud let them go to work and see
what an be done.
Nd low. are quite plentiful in the
little bay MIR. Curtis Dukes, our brag
due, shot, recently took a party from
NeN !, ork on trip of two weeks
They returned with large number of
red heads and other nice ducks
he mercantile business is hol lsh-
ing The merchants have purchased
their christmas goods and their win
dows are beautifully decorated with
pretty things.
There is no liquor sold at the hotel.
The room formerly used as bar room
has been renovated to Mrs. King has
a fine assortment of goods and gives
perfect satisfaction to her patrons.
Fish have not been SO plentiful this
season as usual The first caught of
any consequence was last week Among
those were some very fine rock and
perch which were bought by Messrs.
Evans & Collins at high prices.
DIR. HIS housekeeper was absent
some time ago and he remarked to d
lady that he was tired of having these
transient housekeepers and ''by
George" he was going to get married
So as not to be dependant upon any
one The lady sympath!zed with him
and said she did not blame him. There
are two ladies in town whose names
re Lima Collins but alas. TOO soon
one Of them will be changed.
There were live hogs Killed in town
this week which weishr'! 4oS, 435.
1914 1907, and 500 lbs. respective
y.
here are two things which trans.
pres IN the history Of most persons
which call forth the piaudits Of their
fellow men or receive their dcnuncia-
ton in terms of the most despicable
character. The things to which we
refer are marriage and death. The
latter, however, we ar: happy to state
is not the subjecl OF this item Scarce
" hal the efllgent rays of Wrdnes
days sun been hidden behind the
western horizon when comment on the
wedding of Miss Maggie Parsons. of
Bishopville, and Mr.. Andrew Paul, OF
Philadelphia, was the general topic OF
conversation Although Old Sol had
douned his night cap il was by no
means dark or dreary. On the other
hand it was quite to the contrary
Luna AMI the lesser lights were shin
ming in ali their splendor The moon
beams shone on number OF couple as
they wendell their way from the neigh
boring towns to witness the tielng OF
the Connubial knot, and no doubt some
OF the parties made use vi the words
" my turn next" E.gAt O'Clock was
the hour for the ceremony to he per
formed, but long before nat time the
church had been fl!el 10 lis greatest
capa>lfy Al were anxl3usly waiting
When the peripi drew near every foot
fan caused a change in the position OF
the behnldrrs Promptly at the ap
pointed time tie PARTICIPANTS made
their debut at the door. EISs Lima
Collins then rendered a wedding march
in elegant style and the bridesmaid:
and groOmsmen Mss Annie Davis, r
Elisha Collins, Miss Lima Collins, an,
Mr. Frank Erickson proceeded tn,
bride and groom and following the
were the ushers, Dr. L. A. Holowa,
and MIR {. r. Taylor. In few mo
ments they were al the hymeneal ALA
where the Rev. Duhadaway made then
as it were,
:" TWO souls with bu; sinSl" thought
Two hearts tbst beat a one -
They then proceeded over to tnt
house OF the brides father where they
received the congratulations Of thei
many friends and when a large tabl,
was bountifully spread with r-fresh
ments. The evening was one of much
social enjoyment, and every thing
passed off nicely. | he friends return.
ed home about twelve O'clock feeling
that it was good to be there Ih<
bride and groom left for Philadelphia
the next morning which will be their
future home. They take with them