Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1888-05-26
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Plenty Of rain.
Cold enough for frost again this week.
-Oyercoats have not been uncomforta.
bic during the past week.
Published by request.-"Sad News! !!
Bricklayers all dead!!
The various seaside resorts are begin
ming TO open for the season.
Few towns can boast Of larger num-
Der or prctti-r shade trees than ours.
The potato crop Is very large and the
crop ofpotato bugs corresponding small.
The next legal holiday will be decor
alton day which falls on Wednesday next,
May 3Oth.
The County Commissioners were in
session on Tuesday and Wednesday. Ad-
journed till June 9Th.
Uncle "Jack" Ellis will please accept
our thanks for two quarts Of nice straw
berries, the first Of the season.
The cut worm has been doing great
damage TO corn and early vegetables dur
ing the recent cold and rainy weather.
Look out for Richardson. Smith
Moore & Co.'s new advertisement next
week which came in too late for this Is
sue.
Bro. Landlord of the Wicomico Netes
paid us a call yesterday. He Is q good
newspaper writer and we wish him much
success.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the Pres
byterian Church enjoyed pleasant time
at Mrs. John !. Sturgis' residence on
Tuesday evening last
The time is drawing near for US to
protect ourselves from the festive mosqui-
to, in fact that same familiar note can
even now be occasionally heard.
Granville Stokes. Esq, Of Ocean City,
who has not been in Snow Hill before
since the memorable Ducr-Hearn trial, in
1878 paid us visit this week.
The animal convention Of the Pro-
testant Episcopal Diocese Of Delaware
will be held in Dover June 9th when an
attemp, will be mad( 10 elect Bishop.
For Sale.--A 3.spring 2.seat Jersey
Wagon, for $500. Applyto
DIR. SYLVESTER X. MARSHALL,
Snow Hill, Md.
-Revs. James R.Campbell,o of this place,
and T. S. Armentrout. Of Berlin, attended
the meeting Of the General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia
this week.
Rev. J. II. Campbell attended meet
ing Of his Masonic Lodge, at Mays Land
ing, n. j., last Wednesday evening and
enjoyed royal good time with his broth
ers of the Lodge.
MIR. VIM. l.. Laws, Of Wango, present
ed his son, Albert, who was one OF the
graduating class Of the Salisbury High
School last week, with handsome gold
watch. We understand that Albert grad
uated with much credit TO himself.
MIR. Edwin r. Dukes and Miss Sadie
Jones, both of Girdletree, this county,
were married at the NJ. P. Parsonage In
this town, by Rev. d. F. Jester, on We'd
nesday' evening, May 23rd.
The Thursday night club, which has
furnished o. young people OF our town
much amusement and pleasure during
the past winter, has discontinued their
meetings until after the warm weather Is
over. Il will he recognized In the fall.
The managers Of the Cecil county
Agricultural Society, by voteof 4 to 3.
have agreed to grant the request Of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union OF
Cecil county, not to hereafter offer pre-.
miums for homemade wines and brand
led fruits.
The basket factories in the upper
counties Of the Shore have commenced
the mandatory Of peach baskets for the
coming season in anticipation of an in.
creased demand. The prospect for very
large yield was never better than at pres
ent.
Our hand was out serenading last
Monday night and discoursed some ex'
cellent music In front Of the residences Of
Rev. Il. +. Jester and VIM. ID. COrddry,
Jr. They took advantage Of the oppor-
tunity to use Mr.. George Dickcrson and
they say he "blowed like fun"
Again reader you are reminded that
you can have one Of the best machines
made, the domestic" delivered at your
house with tile privilege of trying II by
calling on or writing postal card 10 me.
Machine needles constantly on hand.
Address A. ID. McCABE,
Bishopville, Nd.
The Baltimore and Eastern Shore
Railroad directors elected for the ensuing
year are: +. L. jackson, Jos. B. Seth, Jas.
II. Douglass, Theophilus Tunis, Hiram g.
Dudley, John II. Thomson, John B. Dix
on, Thomas d Taylor, John +. Marshall.
Fora A. Brinsfeld, John Robinson. Of f.,
and Jas. II. Convey.
Fruit growers win do well TO examine
into the praclicabili,y Of fighting the rose
bugs, In case they should attack the
peaches this year like they did last.
Spraying the trees with London purple
would drive them and al the same time
kill the curculio. The insect tribe will
have to be fought by those now who de-
.iK.. ,,arfuct fruit