Democratic messenger., 1888-09-15
BERLIN NEWS.
Railroad Matters-Death OF o
Citizen-A Valuable Colt
Sold-Personale. 60.

Railroad Matters-Death OF a
Citizen-A Valuable Colt
Sold-Personals, go.
Mr.. Editor AS your regular cores
pondcnt at this place, has been away from
the malarial regions boarding on the At.
lan.ic and has been inhaling the invigom-
ting breezes fresh from the Wicomjo<
tuckahoes known as Humphreys IN
pond, there has been no items FROM Ber-
lin in your paper for several weeks. Con.
scquently I thought l w0ald attempt 10
tamcly fill his place for one issue, as am
happy to inform yoy,Ahat your irregular"
will be on deck az soon.
Berlin has been extremely placid for
the last three weeks, and II you behcld
two men walking over two knots an hour
you might bet your bottom dollar some
indiscrcet urchin had "hollercd" Fire But
three days ago sudden transformation
took place when the startling news reach.
cd here that the "Short Line" from Balti-
more 10 Ocean City was assured beyond
a doubt; that four hundred thousand dol.
lars Of the bonds had been sold and that
the remainder were being gobbled up by
capitalists like hungry chickens picking
up shcllcd corn. The rcsul, has been such
tina, doubt IL you could purchase f~t;
class corner lot from Hungry Town.
Ocean City at a reasonable price. BY tie
way, speaking of Ocean City, il was the
universal verdict of all the guests that the
gentlemen constituting the syndicate
(whatcver might be their short comings
in other rcspects) certainly possessed the
ability and knowledge 10 run first class
hotel, and that the champion hotel man ol
them all was Hon. George W. Covington
Of your town.
A very valuable marc belonging TO DIR
Hammond was killed last Monday in q
way which has not yet been ascertaincdl
The Doctor sent one Of his women ser
wants home in his carriage during the
heavy rain on Monday and intrustcd the
driving Of the horse to little coloretl
boy. The boy drove along oil right until
he reached the Doctors house, where the
scryan, got out and the boy started back
he says that when about half way back ia
the hotel (where the .orsc was found dead
the animal gave spring up in the air and
fell to the ground dead. Ills story is dis
credited and Il IL believed that he run the
animal into q post, he not being able "a
rein IT, II was one Of the Doctors hes,
horses.
! am sorry to chronicle III: death Of on,
of Reedsyillc's most estimablc citizens. Mr.
Lemucl Timmons, who died of apopiexy
las, Friday evening. Mr.. Timmons was
one OF our Oldest citizens, being "a years
old lie was u fine old gentleman and
much liked by everybody who knew him
Rest In peace, now thatthou hast crossed
the dark river and entered into eternal
life.
Mr.. Thomas Gray has sold his promis'
ing young colt idle Wild" To MIR Samuel
Register. Til: price paid for 1t was $l75
Idle Wild" is three years old and is said
to have trottcd oirhand In st.
| am glad To inform you that there has
been one more old-faslioncd "applc cut.
ting" In this place. had gwen up the
idea ofcvcr going TO another, and in fac,
didn't go to that one; but Judging from
the happy countcnances of those who Wis.
tied Mrs. 5. NJ. Choppers few evenings
ago. should say they had an "old-fash
ioncd good time" Awful sorry | didn',
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All the hotels nj Ocean City have closed
and II has been the mos, prosperous sea
son for several years. Mr.. James Massey
and wife have returned home from that
place. Mr.. Massey left the management
OF the Seaside" this year to his son Ey }
ry, who makes good hotel man and was
much liked by the Seaside" guests.
am informed that Mr.. Clarke, whO
now resides in ID. J. Adkins house ON the
Creek, has bought piece Of the land
which lies between Edward Hills and
Quillcn Il Sons store on which he viii
build II handsome residence.
Mr.. l.aban Quillcn is home from Ocean
City where he was employed all the sea
son by the Atlantic Hotel Co.
Miss Matte Boolc, Of Philadelphia. |,
visiting Miss Annie West. Miss Boolc i,
pretty and accomplished young lady and
Berlin boys were no, long in finding Il
out.
Mr. Harry Scott. Of Scatord, Del, is Wis
l,ing his sister, Mrs. Mollic Jones.
Miss Minnie Mumford, of Ocean City
has been the guest of Miss Katie Raync
Miss Louisa Ent. formerly of this town
but who has been living for the past few
years at Loretta, Somerset county. hs'
been visiting friends here this week.
SmoO.FLy.