Democratic messenger., 1888-04-14
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Mice weather to build o church.
Our farmers arc planting potatoes.
-Shad are selling at a poor mans price
Mend your fences and repair you
pavements.
April Is keeping up her reputation 70
showers"
The County Commissioners were II
session on Tuesday.
The NAPLES on Court House Squar,
are in bloom and look cheerful
If you want to purchase pair Of goet
porkers, Mr.. Clarence II. Truitt can nc
commodate you.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
Of Mr.. II. Frank Williams and Miss Eli
Gillis. both Of Salisbury.
DIR. Geo. W. Bishop U. $. Sul.Treas'
urer, was In town this week. lie was th,
guest of Hon. Geo. W. Covington.
-Girllctree and Fook's Chapel hav,
been added TO Snow Till circuit Of the VI
=. Church and Rev. Mr.. Jester fills ,h,
pulpit Of each.
MIR. George Clayvillc has had the mis-
fortune To Gu, one Of his fingers nearl,
OIL while working on Mr. Townsend
law office this week.
The Scaford post Office at the com
mencemcnt Of this quarter was made d
third.class Office. The postmaster is nov
appointed hy the President.
Samuel II. Townsend, Esq. has had
carpenters To work on his office this wccl
putting on new roof, front, etc. II has
greatly improved the property.
MIR. Alya W. Smith paid flying trip
to Baltimore this week. While there he
purchased pair of mules for Mr.. J. J
lIurlock and horse for himself
-WASTED.-Mcn to cut timber ON my
land. near Snow Hill. 100000 to 100000
feet to be cut. Apply to |. n. lIEAGS,
april : 81. Snow Hill, Md
DIR. Samuel l.. BET IN, of Stockton
was in town this week making arrange
ments preparatory to moving here in two
weeks for The purpose Of practicing his
profession.
The Mud Machine arrived here on
Monday last and rs soon rs the weather
permitted went to work throwing mud
Quite number Of people have paid their
respects To the boat during the week.
Sammy Truitt was home for few
days last week. He is as well and hearty
rs ever, and says the Seaford Base BAL
Club is on the war-pa,h again and ready
to hear from any club on the Peninsula.
The old col0red woman who simyed
away from home aud was lost In the late
"blizzard," has been found. Mr.. Eugne
MumforIs little son found her body one
day this week in the woods near Wesley
Mrs. Annie Davis, Of Shelltown. accom-
panied by her two interesting little child
en-, passed through town this week on
her way To Chincotcague Island, Va,
where she will visit her sister, Mrs. o. NJ
Jones.
The Crislield Leader entered upon It's
seventeenth volume with its last issue. II
is AN indcpcnIcn, and fearless newspaper,
ably edited aIid deserves better advertising
patronage from the town II does so much
for.
The Maryland Democratic State Com
mittee will meet in Baltimore ON the 10Th
inst, t0 fix the time for holding the State
Convention, To send delegates to the Ma
tional Convention. which meets in ST
Louis June 18th.
Mrs. Edward +. Davis, who has been
visiting friends in Danbury, Conn.,, for
several months past, rcturncd home per
steamer Tangicr las, Wednesday. She
looks exceedingly well and repsrts most
enjoyable visit.
MIR. V. Payne while unpacking some
goods one day this week met with quite a
severe accident. The knife with which
he was cutting some rope slipped aud en-
tered his leg just below the knee, inalct
Ing painful wound.
-FoR SALE.-A House and Lot on
New Lane-said lot contains II acres and
Is In fine condition lis suitable for truck
ing and located near the X. II. depot. For
terms apply 10 this office. [a.li.4t
MIR. George Clayvillc, having served
several years apprenticeship under hi:
father, Henry J. Clayyille. ia his shoe
shop, has now removed to Girdlctrce and
opened n shop ON his own "hO0k." We
take pleasure in recommending him To the
people Of our sister town.
The bolt connected with the time lock
on the safe In the Fruit Growers Bank
got fastened on Tuesday and resisted all
effort To open II. 4 telegram was sen, Il
the makers, Messrs. Farrell & Co, Of Phil
adelphia, who Immediately sent two men
here. After persistent struggle Of som,
hours the difficulty was surmounted and
the lock made to work with It's accustom
ell efllciency.-Smyrna Record
There Is nothing 50 successful as sue
cess; this fact is being demonstrated
more and more every day, when we look
about us, and specially about the corner
OF Bank and Green streets. and wiines,
the scenes Of activity, the rush of custo
mers and the ease with which their wants
are supplied. We do not wonder that the
people have learned that Truiit has knock
cd the bottom out Of high prices and Il