Democratic messenger., 1889-06-29
TOWN, COUNTY AND PENINSULA.


-Raspberrics and blackberries are IL
market.
Col. Vim. J. Ay,lclo,te was in town
last Tuesday.
MIR. VIM. G. Tilghman, Of Florida, was
in town on Sunday last.
"A hen lisa very superior creature. hui
she could never lay n corner stone.
Miss Louie Franklin Of Berlin Is Wis
iting the Misses Smith Of this town.
People who are fond of eggs take more
interest In the hens than the poets lay.
When man has screw loose you
cannot mend him by making him tight.
--Messrs. Truitt and Bowden. the pop.
ular "drummcrs" were in town this week
We cannot say even Of the smartest
man in these days There are no flies on
him."
New Cabbage Is selling at &c. per
head, and new white potatoes for G0c. rer
bushel.
Charles g. Watson, OF Coulbourns, $,
has just been granted a patent for hand
planter.
The County Commissioners and
Orphans Court were both IN session on
Tuesday.
The mother Of Hon. Daniel VI. Henry.
Of Cambridge. died In that town on Sat
uniay last
some much needed repairs are going
TO be made 10 the Steamboat Co.'S wharf
at this place.
Some Of the employees Of Messrs.
Collins. Vincent Il Robins mill struck for
higher wages this week.
Several Of our sportsmen have been
Hanging away" at woodcocks this week.
Very few have been killed.
Mr.. William J. Scarborough took to
Philadelphia this week the first car load
Of spring lambs for which he realized good
prices.
The smart young man said he had not
been in drug store long. but he had been
at the soda fountain long enough to I've n
izzici,n.
-Jir George Richardson. son of Mr..
Edy arl 4. Richardson. near Public Land.
iD is very III with typhoid fever We
&c he will soon recover
I WIN. = Wilson, Esq. is thinking of
builtling fine brick huilding an his 10, on
Washington Street. adjoining Justice of
the Peace Messick's store.
Reliable reports from the eastern
shore Of Virginia say that the crop Of
white potatoes has been shortened one.
fourth there by the heavy rains.
MIR VIM. Slcmons, contractor and
builder. of Salisbury, is directing the work
on Col. Smiths residence Mr.. Slcmons
Is considered first class man in his call
ing.
Owing m "Children's Day" services
which will he held tomorrow at Girlle
tree NJ. II. Church, there will be preaching
at P0rtervillc Tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Rev. B. +. Jester will preach n tenn.
pcrance sermon t0 the children in the
VI. =. Church ON Sabbath morning at
1880. All the children Of the town are
invited.
One Of NJ. Benjamin Spencer's out
houses was robbed the first par, of the
week oi n considerable amou, of meat lard
etc. Mf~Spenccr is n farmer residing
near town.
lit was distance that lent cnchanl
men, TO the rrohibiiion view in Rhode
IslaUh When the people had formed u
three years acquaintance with il they en-,
the acquaintance.
-Foundo. he county road leading to
Salisbury, not far, com the residence Of
Mrs. Alfred Townsend. n bunch Of three
keys. The owper can have the same by
applying at this Office.
"A business system for business men. -
Are you insured: II not, why M, In.
sure with +. PIT. Hammond. agent for
the Mutual Reserve Fund Life !AssOcia.
iion,of New York City T. B. Harper Prcsi.
dent
If some of our moncycd men will
buy the building and lot now occupied by
the MESSENGER aud Post Office and erect
suitable brick building. they can find u
three hundred dollar tcncni. Probably
more.
Rev. u. +. Jester will hold a Woods
Meeting" at Cool Spring some time the
last Of July. DIR. 7. II. Lewis. President
of Western Maryland College. will preach
on Sunday. Date will he given In this
paper.
MIR. VIM. Edward White who received
the gold medal for leading the Freshmen :
class Of Westminster College, is sou OF
DIR. John ID. White instead of Mr.. Ed.
ward White, as stated in the MEssENGEl,
last week.
The wedding invitations announcing
the wedding of Mr.. James II. Stevens Ia
Miss Lidie Diver,y at Girlletree weines.
day morning last. were printed at the
MESSENGER Office. where neat work is In.
variable secured
Miss Lizzie IIilliarl. student of the
Peabody Institute, Baltimore. will give
instruction in vocal music in Snow Hill
beginng July ist. Miss billiard tcacht'
!. recording TO the methods used at the Pea
body Conservatory.
-Thicvs entered the store Of Messrs.
Lloyd, Dryden & Blaine, Pocomoke City,
last Sunday night and stole abou, $iO'
worth Of jewclry, cutlery, etc. 4 reward
Of 800 has been offered for The arrest and
conviction of the cu,DFits