Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-10-08

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ms you can get in the city
Mr. Percy Hudson has accepted a
position as Principal OF the Chincoleague
High School Percy has been in New
York for sometime past. but has conciud-
ed that salt oysters and the high living
of the Islanders. beat New York by II
long score
The sale of the personal property of
the late James +. Reed comes of next
Tuesday ON the b. Jones Taylor farm,
near Berlin Quite nice lot of stock will
be sold, and the sale will no doubt be
| largely attended In another column the
property To be sold is enumerated.
The news comes from Franklin City
that oysters are better in every particu-
lar this season than for several years
past They are getting fat already and
their flavor is excellent. Messrs. +. +.
Jones X Bro, have been shipping some
very fine ones to dealers in this town.
When caiarrh attacks a person of
scrofuloua diaihesis, the disease is almost
sure 10 become chronic The only eflica-
cious cure. therefore. is Ayers Sarsapa-
rila. which expels scroiula from the
system and the catarrh soon follows suit.
/ Local treaimen; is only waste of time.
About this time last year Mr. Archie
Holloway. of near Newark. brought US a
pumpkins which weighed 1904 lbs. Mr..
Levi A. Purnel secured some of the seed
from il aud planted them this spring.
He has now on exhibition a pumpkin
grown from them weighing ll9 lbs. Who
can beat il
We want every lady reader of the
MESSENGER To read the advertisement on
our first page at top of column next to
DR.. Talmages sermon. headed Cleveland
or Harrison = Mcssrs Martin Gillet Il
Co, of "IIe-nO. Tea" fame offer 500 valua-
BILE prizes for guesses and it don't cos;
anything TO guess either.
A counterfeit five dollar note is in
circulation. II is of the 1850 series. and
is numbered A 324, i55.7GO II has the
vignelie of jackson and is Il very bad i'm
i,ation of the genuine. The paper and
engraving of the front is bad. The silk
threads are initiated 10y crcases in The pa
per. The reversed side Of the note is
very good.
The PrOhibiionIsis held a meeting
in the Court House on Wednesday even
ing which was addressed by Col X. ;.
Chcves of Kentucky The audience was
large and enthusiastic one and the
speakers remarks were well received.
Dir l.. Hastings presided. Prominent
Prohibiiionists from all over the county
were present
Mr. Lloyd W Taylor will leave the
latter part of this week for Snow Hill,
where he will prosecute his business as
harness maker lie will also engage ex-
iensively in the sale of all kinds OF horse
supplies. Mr.. Taylor assures us that he
has fine opening there. His harness
store here will be conducted by his son
Charles. = Wicomjco Nors.
A Democratic Mass meeting will he
held in the Court House on Thursday af-
tcrnoon. October 27th next which every
voter in the county should attend, The
true principals of democracy will be
expounded by the nominees for Congress,
Hons. John b. Brown and Robert +.
Braiien Other distinguished speakers
will be announced later.
Mrs. Mona Harris wishes 10 inform
her customers, and the public generally,
that she will be found hereafter at the
Office IN Franklin House lot formerly oc-
cupied hy DR.. Dashiell. If they desire
dress work done. cutting and fitting. or
paper patterns cut from actual measure
meni, she is better prepared than ever 10
serve them.
Mr. Litleton II. Mock died a, his
residence in Salisbury Sunday afternoon
aged about forty-ihree years. Death was
caused by Bright's disease Mr. Mock
was prominent member of the Method
isl Episcopal Church, and was in the life
insurance business. He leaves a wife,
daughter of Rev. w. B. Walton. Of the
Wilmington Conference NJ f. Church.
and two children.
A fair and festival will be held by
the Faithful Workers Mission Band of
the Presbyterian Church on October 3lsl
and ped. Proceeds TO he devoted 10 the
Mission school. 4 special meeting of
the Band is called for October 18th. Meet
at Mrs. Fitzgeralds at J O'Clock =. VI
Children will please bring articles for
the FAIR a, this time. May Purnell Sec'y
By order Beulah Vincent. President
Capt. Thomas 4. j. Hudson, of North
Beach Life Saving Station writes us that
sea fishing is pretty good and that three
men catch from $50 TO 800 pounds per
days fishing. Birds are getting scarce
! The other night, he says, while pairoll-
Ing the beach with a lantern came upon
flock of birds, one of which blinded by
the light from my lantern. los, lis reckon
ing, flew into my face, and fell at my feet
MORALLY wounded
MIR. William Costcn who resided near
Pocomoke City, died suddenly on Saiur-
day last lie was one Of the largest land
owners in that section. at one Time paying
taxes on over 1000 acres of land. He
leaves an estate valued at from $4,000 Ia
100000 He leaves TWO children. Mrs T.
1 II Clarke. of Pocomnke, and Edward s.
Coston, Of Hannibal, Mo He was buried