Democratic messenger., 1889-05-18
Mr. VIM. Rounds Of philadelphia.

Will returned home on Tuesday, leaving
his fair lady and little son to spend scyera
weeks with us.
The Town Commissioners have been
engaged in cleaning the streets and pre-
pairing our town for good showing next
week. They have also repaired the wharf
ut the bridge and filed in the washoul
caused by the recent rain storm at the
loot Of Washington street.
Summer picnics have commenced
sooner this year than usual. The first
of the season being on Tuesday last. A
crowd of young gentlemen procured q
hack and loading IL down with proper.
tionatc number of the fair sex wcnded
their way to the furnace. where they spen,
very pleasant afternoon.
MIR. David Hickman assures us thit
his investment with us for advertising hi:
ponies Is one Of the best he has ever made
lie says people came to look and buy from
all parts Of the county and from near Sails
bury. They told him of having seen his
advertisement in the MESSENGER which
induced them 10 come.
VIM. Kcmmlcr, who Is convicted al
murder In the first degree for the killing
of Tillie Zicglcr, has been sentenced "a
"suircr the punishment of death To he in
flic,cd by the application Of electricity
within the week commencing on Monday
June 81. This is the first death sentence
under the new law in New York State.
Our old friend, Samuel II. T. Thigh
man. Of Colbournc's District, will accept
! thanks for the first quart of Strawberries
we have received this year. They wer,
well ripe and Favored aud We assure th,
givcr that present Of this kind and nj
this time of the year is much appreciated
They were OF the Crystal City variety.
a cornc, hand has been organized at
Onancock. Va, and they are cOmmunica
ting with our boys for the purchase oi
their instruments Whilst there is not
much money in band like ours was, fol
the members there is lots of music for q
town, and We hope the boys will not sell
their Instruments hastily hut conclude tC
reorsanizc sometime in the future.
Some effort should he made fol
Sprinkline our streets during the hoi
Weather soon 10 follow II would cost hui
a small amount per capita IL each of ON
merchants would join in getting spnnk
Ter started. Bill Jones will take I he con
tract and do the work right at fair zig
urc
MIR. VIM. Spurricr has greatly i'm
proved the property an Church street
which he recently purcha scd of Mr. +. X
Richardson. hy putting in bay window
front porch and from, gable. The i'm
provcmcn,s will not stop here however
but before he is done, the house will re
painted hcsidcs other improvements
which Will be added.
The colorcd schools in this count,
closed on Wednesday last. Interesting
exercises were held by William Young
aud John Bailey. of this place. The child
rcn decorated their teachers desks will
flowers and cvcrgrccns In great proiusion
| and after the exercises were closed, part
cd with them after exchanging few
words of mutual friendship and hes,
wishes for pleasant vacation.
The officers of registration for III,
several Election Districts oi this county
sal nj their respective places on Monday
and Tuesday last. Very few names wcr,
added to the list, II is to he hoped that
more attention will he paid to this matter
nj the future sitlings. There will bc two
opportunities offered before the election
this Fall for getting rcgistcrc1.at the Sep
temhcr and Oc,obcr Sitiings. Bear ihcs,
in mind and get registered.
-McsSrs Parsons Il Holland, our popu
lar liycry-mcn, are prepared 20 iurnisl
good teams for evening drives rs well as I,
convey travellers To and from our town
They have just purchased n ncw dcpn
hack and will meet the trains and boat il
the future rs during the past. Persons
/ attending court will bc served in the hes
manner ifihcy desire conveyance of an,
kind. while jurors and Others can leave
their teams with them with the assurance
,ha, they will he properly cared for.
We again stamp on the margin of cacl
delinquent subscribers paper this week il
plain letters, yoWr subscription is Dae. II
is done for the purpose of notifying sucl
subscribers of their arrcarageS, and will
u view ofhaving them call in during cour
week and making settlement of the same
Many of our readers have made i, n ruiz
To- pay their subscriptions during cour
week in the past and we hope they vii
not forget us next We X for we need ever,
dollar due us
Mr.. James T.. Henry. of Berlin ihi
county. has filed hill praying. for !
divorce Il cincaio nitrimo"Gi from his wife
May BELL Henry. The hi!l alleges uniaiih
iulncsS ou the par, OF the wife. Edwar,
IL Bowen is made correspondent. Th'
Bowcn-licnry aiTay will hc remembered
a. having created II sensation some month
agn,ihc facts IN connection with which mr.
Ia well known Ia nur readers Ia hc re-
. prnicd The proceedings instituted fer
divorce are an outcome oi that episode.
some fear is expressed hy slnwher!
growers that prices will De- low this season
on account Of The latcnc>s of the Nirgini'
crop. lii predicted that Maryland, Della
ware and Norfolk berries will all 90 int,
markc, about the same time. causing
rlu,, and consequently, low prices. VI
hope these predictions will not he veri
fed. The Flori,las are about done aud ,h
CarGlina's ARE short Prime berries ar