Democratic messenger., 1889-05-11
TOWN, COUNTY AND PENINSULA.

too rich eating Tor us.
Peach trees are in full bloom. Tho
fruit is about the size of 4 small pea.
Mr.. William Mckee lost valuabi,
horse one day this week from lock jaw.
DIR. Hall has had his awning put ~
and will start his soda fountain next week
The sunday school children Of the
NJ. =. Church are praciicing tor Chil,lren's
Day.
White washing Is now in order and
the brush is being used in all parts of ouI
town.
strawberry checks printed IN good
style and very cheap ut the MESSENGER
Office.
1T is now thought that the peach CROP
would bc more profitable II one half Of il
was destroyed.
james G. Tawcs has been appointed
postmaster at Crisficld. succeeding B. u
Ewcll, removed.
The schooner George :. Richardson
Capt. Causcy, returned Wednesday after
five weeks trip
The trees are now in their fullest fo
liage and the streets ofour town present n
very handsome appearance.
The glut in canned corn has knocked
the wholesale price from $i.0j down Ia
Al and ~ cents per dozen cans.
There will he preaching in the Bap.
tist Meeting House in this town to.mor.
row Sunday at 10 o'clock n. M.
School Examiner, Clayton ]. Purncll
Esq. has been visiting the schools in the
upper part Of the county this week.
Prof. Ecklcs enjoyed short visit To
Chincoicaguc Island this week in com.
pany of Mr.. Thomas Timmons. of Sails.
bury.
Rev. Mr.. Watt, Of this place, will ex.
change pulpits tomorrow Sunday with
Rev. Mr.. Compton, Of the VI. T.. Church
Of Princess Anne.
when you visit Baltimore. stop nj
the Maltby House, where will bc found
st-class accommodations aud exceed.
ngly low rates"
DIR. Thomas V. Hammond. formerly
of this county, has been visiting his par
ents in Berlin this week. and was in Snow
Hill on Wednesday.
Rev. u. +. jester will preach to.mor-
row (Sunday)as follows Cool Spring iO.3O
a. IN. Trinity 3o'clock p. NJ. and Snow
Hill 1.3O o'clock p. M.
most appreciated exchanges, entered upon
its 3lst volume with It's last ISSUE with
every indication ofthrih.
1t is rumorcd that arrangements are
being made To run n passenger steamboat
from Atlantic City 10 Lewis. Del. and
Cape May the coming season.
Young men save your money. The
ice cream and soda water season are ap.
proaching and il your pocket is not well
filled you will stand no chance.
Every lady prefers neat and attract.
tive shoe aud one that will wear well tn
get these 20 To johnson Il McAllen Bro 5
store where will he found full line oi
Mr. George VI. upshur has improved
his property by laying u pavemcn, from
his residence 10 the front gate. lie should
continue the work and have the front
!. side walk paved.
"A number Of our colorcd people hav e
gose away for their summer vacation. Ia
visit the fish factories nf Connecticut an,.
other plaGps, vi here they will be- employed
during the-n> weather.
Farmer, havc>Aljoycd another week
of good weather and have taken advantage
ofit by plowiit; early and late. Many oi
them are vet far behind in corn planting
and few, II any, are done planting.
--FuR SALE or REST The property
now occupied by E,iw. =. Davis. Esq.
one.half mile from Snow Hill. is for rent
for 1890 Or. will he sold ut private sale.
For particulars apply ,o CLAYTON j. Pea.
NELL.
The three year old daughter of Samuel
Allen. cigar manufacturer, nfCcntrcvill,
was chokctl Ia death Friday evening oI
last week. hy attempting To swallow 4
piece of beet steak about the size of NJ
English walnut.
"A contract has been entered into will
the Eas;s:a shore Steamboat Company
Tor carrying the mails from Baltimore by
way Of Crisiield down the peninsula o
Virginia from July I. 1889, to June 10
1893, at $4,000 per year.
DIR. Clnud Handy died at his residence
in Annapolis oh Sunday last from II com
plicaiiOn of diseases with which he la,
suffered for many years. DIR, Handy wa'
well known in this community where d,
had relatives and friends.
The Delaware Railroad is now carry
ing daily several carloads Of Strawberries
raised In the Carolinas. Norfolk will be
gun TO ship in u little over week. Straw
berries in this section are now in hl
bloom. Picking will begin about the sjll
inst.
MIR. Edward Clarke, who len here 10
sea trip To Philadelphia, aiter being ou
of sight of land once had plenty. an'
when the vessel an which he sailed wen
In harbor at Chincoteagne for the nigh
Ned abandoned her and the following
morning took the train for Snow llill.
Just received nj the MEssENGER Ollie
several thousand cards for printing Straw
berry checks, and now is the time ,o leav
your order for the same. We are full
equipped to lo all kinds Of job printing
IN neat and artistic manner aud solici
- L. A