Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1889-02-23
Our Pocomoke Letter.

Mrs. Levin Houston, OF Stockton, spent
Wednesday In our town rs the guest OF
Mrs. Jacob Stevenson.
Messrs. Charles II. Coulbourn and James
T. Young have sold TO Mr.. Henry Clogg,
Of this place Tor 81 900 one. fourth interest
in the schooner minnie and Emma"
Miss May McMaster. is visiting friends
in Berlin. We wish her pleasant trip.
Mrs. Amanda Marshall, Of Stockton.
who has been spending few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend, Of
this town returned home on Wednesday
Mr. J. Il. Van Osten, Of Baltimore, spent
few days in our city this week looking
after the interest Of his firm.
The new stores are all shut in and II
they keep on working they will he ready
to go In by April and soon Market stree,
will he itself again anil you won't know
there was ever fire. Guy.
Owing 10 the fact that our Town Hall
was destroyed by fire and that Selby's Hall
has been occupied by some of our business
men, our young people have been deprived
Of a place In which to hold their parties,
hops etc. The hall has been vacated by
Mcssrs. Polk & Benson and our young
people now have place in which to hold
their. social gatherings. The first dance Of
this year was given by our young men in
said mentioned hall ON Wednesday even
ing last. Most OF our young folks were
present beside q number, Of Somerset
fine dancers. The company began to as
scmblc at s o'clock and at o o'clock there
were quite crowd in the hall. The
sound Of the fiddle was heard, the bow Of
winch was drawn by our accommodating
deputy sheriff. Mr.. 7. L. Bonneville, and
not many minutes elapsed before there
were two sets formed and the young pco-
pie in their glory. This order Of cxer.
ciscs were kept up until The early morning
hours. and the young people began To DIS
purse all speaking in the highest terms of
their evenings entertainment.
Mcssrs. ia mes 7. Dennis aud Joseph
Briscoe, of Princess Anne, spcn, Tuesday
last with Senator 5. X. Dennis, near this
city.
The fire department gave an exhibition
Of the working of the engine on Wcdncs-
day morning last. There were several OF
our people who thought that rs the engine
was guaranteed to throw water over the
NJ. +. Church spire, II was right that ii
should he tried, SO Chief Davis called the
depart ment together on Wednesday for
this purpose. The engine was taken to
the river and in less than fifteen minutes
from the time she leit the house she was
throwing mn inch aud aquar,er stream
over the spire. This certainly ought To
stop the grumbling that has been going on
among some of our antiirc. engine citi
zens.
Several Of our citizens have received
during the past week lctte-' from the
white Caps" notifying them, tat IL they
did not stop certain practices IL would
pay them visit. Two of our y'1 " men.
il is said, are very much alarmed pd do
not even show their faces after ia, while
others who have received lcttcrs'.b not
take any notice OF them ut all. Some of
our people are very indignant at this pro-
ceedure, and say they will help TO tar and
feather any set Of worthless, law-brcak ing
citizens, who shall organize themselves
into such committee. We are sure should
such thing be started in our city that
some OF these out laws. instead Of needing
white caps" in which to disguise them
selves, would need black shrouds Ia he
used in preparing them for their final rest
ing place. SLIM JIM.