Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-02-27

III All lialioWs AnufCh last week. ne
rail is of highly polished antique oak and
the standards Of brass with ioliatcd arms
Of the same material The rail is Il me-
mortal To Theodore W. Williams, Esq.
late Judge of the Orphans Court for
Worcester county.
: Mr.. John Riggin. who many years
ago was employed in the Clerks office of
tins county, died al his home in Califor-
mia on the 10Th inst, aged 50 years Nr
Riggin was well known by many of our
readers having visited here about two
years ago. when he renewed many of his
old acquaintance. He died possessed Of
considerable means.
-Messrs Martin Il Taylor have been
Peter W Dale by the administrators, and
Mr.. Martin was in town on business in
connection Herewith last Tuesday Mess
Martin Il Taylor are attentive Ia all bust.
ness entrusted 10 their care. and the peo-
pie of Berlin are To he congratulated on
having such "a strong law firm there
Postmaster Van Coti. of New York.
has been notified bv the Postoficc De
partment that circulars, etc, the reading
matter Of which is produced by mechani
cal process in such close imitation of
iypewriting that il cannot be readily dis
tinguished iherefrom, may not be sent 10y
mail at printed matter rate, but must
be prepaid as letters.
Jumbo, the monster hog, was killed
at FELTON,, Del. Thursday For many
months this hog had been on exhibition.
and had caused much comment. SO great
was the interest that weeks ago huge
posters were posted that the killing
would take place Thursday. 4 crowd of
over thousand witnessed the sticking.
while several hundred dollars changed
hands on the weight, which was eleven
hundred aud ten pounds dressed.
Mr. \. b. Bowden, well known to
the people of the Peninsula as first class
salesman of tobacco and cigars, was in
Snow Hill on Thursday lie is now rep
resenling the firm of VIM. +. Parsons,
Jr.. & Co, New York. who have repu-
tation of being manufacturers and impor
tiers Of rs good goods rs any house in the
country. Mr.. Bowden WAS making
special effort To introduce in this section
a cigar called The Gentlemen's Smoke"
which he claims has no peer rs &c.
cigar.
DAVID Smith has purchased and ship
ped by rail since the latter part of last
November 1904 900 bushels of corn. which
has averaged in price forty cents
per bushel, aggregaiing the neat sum Of
seventy eight thousand and four hundred
dollars. The purchases and shipments
were made at and from the following
stations; Cenireville. Carville, Ashland,
Prices and Tilghman's AN area embracing
not over b square miles of territory
CeRtreriHe Record.
A remarkable story will be found in
the following: One day last week while
digging "a spring on the property of Jos
Couden, in Cecil county, bed or rather
batch of snakes as large rs a mans head
were discovered secreted in the ground
On disentadgling them there were found
TO he nineteen in all. and some OF them
measured not less than an inch and
half in diameter, and il was also found
that there were two distinct species of
snakes among them.
We see by the Somerset papers that
the Crisfield Odd Fellows have bought
LOT on which they will erect hall To cost
from $1,000 To $4,000. Right here it
occurs to us that il would pay the Odd
Fellows of Snow Hill. To buy the Nation
al Hotel property aud build on the sight
fine brick structure. the lower floors Of
which can he rented for enough To Justify
the expenditure. while the second floors
could be used for offices and lodge rooms
Mr. Selby offers 10 sell the property for
81, 900 which appears to us n reasonable
price.
Our old friend AL Mariner came To
town behind mule last Monday Mr.
Mariner drove down To where the parade
was forming and hiiched Mr.. Mule To
fence When the parade started To move
his muleship slipped out of his halter and
joined the procession. getting rs near to
the band wagon as possible. having
largely developed ear for music He
kept M with the procession 10 the finish
and seemed to enjoy himself immensely
Mr.. Mariner says the animal is very fond
of parades; and is never so happy as when
the band strikes up lively air.
Samuel q. Larrimorc, of Winchester,
while clustering on one of the bars few
days ago. caught set of false teeth
They, doubtless had been lost hut short
time as they were nearly as bright and
ored, of Kent Island. while engaged in
hunting for patch of oysters in shoal
water one day last week, was asiOnished
and agreeably so by the finding of patch
of terrapins We are told that he took
from the bottom in less than ten minutes
forty count terrapins. II the market
price for these luxuries is 500 per dozen,
then the cOlored mans ten minutes work
Melted him $200.-H cnt Nc,rs.
All lIallows' Episcopal Church
Quinquigesma Sunday. Early ceelra
ton of the Holy Communion at $ "A. m.
Morning Prayer, Liiany and sermon AT
1890 a. M. Sunday School at 23O p. IN
Stockton service and sermon al 3 p. IN.
Ash Wednesday, March 2d. morning ser
vice and celebration of Holy Communion