Democratic messenger., 1889-06-15

anu VIII give employment 10 most OF
women sewers
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Pres.
byterian Church held pleasant meeting
at Hiss Blanche Irwin's on Tuesday night.
The next meeting will he held on the .jth
inst, at Mrs. John p. Moore's when an
entertainment will be given by several
members Of the society. 10 cents admis.
sion will he charged and everybody is In.
vitcd.
Francis Markoc Esq, of Baltimore,
general agent Of the Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Co. will visit this section about
the last Of this month in the interest Of
his company The Penn is well and favor
ably known here. Great advances have
been made In the science Of life insurance
in recent years, and the Penn has kept
ahead OF them all.
The farmers are greatly discouraged
over their prospects for this year. The
long continued rainy weather has set
them back very mucl, in their crops. the
| low lands in the county being flooded and
the work done so far being almost thrown
away. The low prices Of grain aud the
prospect of u short crop are not agreeable
things To look forward 10.
Now is the time to whiicwash your
cellars. out houses. lawn and yard fences,
and everything surrounding the premises.
lIes, get at II at once. II will not only lend
more cheerful and inviting air To your
homes, but IL will more than pay the cost
and trouble rs sanitary measure. Those
who are able To use paint can use Il, hut a
good wash made of quick lime is by no
means Ia bc dcspise,l.
Last Monday was observed in quiet
way around Snow llill. Most OF the col.
orcd people hcrcalou, went to Salisbury
TO attend the fair" for which that town
is celebrated. Quite a number Of our
young people took 10 their boats aud
spent u very pleasant evening on the Pc.
comoke. The stores were open as usual
and Van Payne says he did good busi.
ness in candies. soda water, etc.
We read n great deal ut present about
the iirsi.basc man, second.basc man,
and the third.base man; and also Of
the short stop man. Aud il occurs TO us
that Cain was the first base man, Judas
lscariot second, and Nero third. while the
wandering jew may he regarded as the
original short. stop wherever he went.
Noah was the first pitcher, for he pitched
the ark within and without. .ishiand
(Pa.l 7sisyram
Are you insured: II not. why not !:
The Mutual Reserve Fund Life Associa-
iion Of New York has paid in last y years
more than $4,000, ,000, 600 To the widows
and orphans. This company furnishes
insurance at its actual cosi-less than ! Of
the rates Of old line companies. as
y. y Life. y. Y. Mutual. Penn Mutual.
.E,na. and all The old line companies,
who deal in banking, aud have expcn-
sivc buildings, and high paid officers.
For full details apply to +. u. 7. Ham
mond. agent, Snow llill. Md.
"A pest known as the Texas fly Is
causing some anxiety among our farmers
and grca, deal Of worry 10 cattle. We
have inquired of many owners Of stock
aud in every instance this ily is reported
To be present. They report 1t 10 be u
small black insect. somewhat smaller than
the house fly. and attacks the cattle
around the base Of the horns. where IL
buries itself in the flesh, This pest was
first noticed around here last summer, but
this year il has appeared earlier, the warm
weather accounting no doubt for their
early arrival. They not only stay around
the horns, but some report them under
the body OF The stock, eating the flesh like
common flies The only effective remedy
that has come unlcr our notice is good
application of tar Easton Democrn.
-Dcvoc. the weather prophet Is out
again Tie following are his predictions
which We give for the bencf, of the
curious After the 1th Of June the mcr-
cury will run up. and from the 10th To the
18th we will have very muggy, suliry
weather with frequent showers. and hc-
tween the 18th and i7ih there will be n
grea, change, and the most violent storms
oi the season will prevail along the Middle
Atlantic coast II will not extend far in.
land. and as far as can calculate II will
form near Washington, ID. C., on the 10th
and strike Philadelphia on the i7th with
easierly gales and heavy rains. There
will he violent gales along the coast
from Delaware to the State of Massachus
ciis, and from the 18th to the 2Gth il will
be very cold and overcOais will be in de
mand, and on the aslh the mercury will
run up rapidly, aud June will go oul with
heavy thunder showers.
-Childrens Day was appropriately ob'
served in the Methodist Episcopal Church
last Sunday evening. The church wa,
handsomely decorated for the occasion
and an interesting program had been pre-
pared. the exercises being in charge oi
Rev. X. Watt, the popular pastor of this
congregation. The little ones all acauit'
ted themselves In credilahle manner
much Ia the qualification Of anNiou,
friends who crowded the church almost
10 oyerilowing. To mention the many
interesting features Of the evenings en-.
tertainmen,, our limited space forbids
hut special mention must bc made of little
Harvey Dickerson whose solo "LiItl,
birdie singing in the RAIN" completed,
capliyaied his audience Though M beg
ging speech was made, the collection. we
are informed. was much larger than IL,
amount raised on similar occasion last
year.