Democratic messenger., 1892-11-26

satisfied with the volume of business
transacted and not being conienied with
his location he gave II up aud returned
home.
A COW belonging 10 Mr. 4. B. Marine
met with a peculiar mishap one day last
week. The animal was in stall next
20 one occupied by mule, she stuck her
tongue through crack in the partition
and the mule hlt If about one-half of it.
Mr. Marine values her at $50 and Is
afraid that j. may be necessary To kill
her.
On account of the erection Of sew
eral new houses in town,and the removal
of several families there are more vacant
house than usual Many families are TAX
ing advantage Of the opportunity and
good weather. and moving into their
next years quarters. so that by January
lst almost everyone will have gotten
fixed up in their next years quarters
Van Carmean. through the kindness
Of Or Robert c. Ellis, one of the faculty
of the Baltimore Medical College. will
leave next Monday morning for the col
lege where he will have an operation per
formed on his eyes free of charge DR.
Ellis is the son Of our old friend John C.
eral wears ago he feels an interest in our
people aud always exerts himself in
their behalf
Capt. ). H. Wilson. of this town has
secured the sale for Snow Hill Of Lea
Celebrated Flours." lie has Just receiv-
ed two car loads of these goods and Is
prepared to supply the public or the
trade. IL is unnecessary To add any
words of introduction or recommends
ton of Leafs Flour" ii having been sold
here for years and permanent advertis-
er in the MESSENGER We wish Mr..
Wilson and the Lea's every success in
their new arrangement.
Farmers look out. a rev swindle is
On the market and some sections Of the
State have been successfully operated
4 horse buyer visits the farmer. agrees
with him on the price of his stock, Iut
says he is AT present short of money, but
as he wants the stock for immediate
shipment. will give the farmer mort
gage. In number Of instances the farm
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stock. and finds the buyer has neither a
farm nor permanent home aud cannot
oe found.
Patrons OF tins postoiiice have often
wondered how il was. that they received
mail by the early morning train from
places in Pennsylvania. Delaware, Vir-
ginia and other States The night train
every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
carries down to Franklin City Lock
Pouch" which is opened aud distributed
by the mail agent the next morning on
his north bound trip; consequently mail
matter mailed too late for the 30 y. IN.
train is received early next morning in
stead of on the POcOm0ke route which is
about four and one-half hours earlier.
Respectfully, J. f. Wimbrongh, p. VI.
Pre- sident-elect Grover Cleveland went
down to Exmore. Va, a few miles below
Pocomoke City. on Wednesday on gun
ming trip. Very few people knew any.
thing about his trip as it was necessary
for him to keep quiet about il to prevent
any public demonstrations along the line
of the railroads traversed by him The
Eastern Shore of Va. is rightly proud of
her distinguished guest as she was of
President lIarrison's VISIT 10 the same
place on a cunning expedition about one
year ago. We hope Mr. Cleveland will
have good luck and that it will not be
long before some ofihc Worcester sports.
men will extend him an invitation to
shoot wild geese along our coast
The official returns of the election in
Maryland were received by the Secretary
Of State Thursday. Taking the vote of
ey-Gov. John Lee Carroll on the Demo.
cratic electoral ticket and that of A. p
Barnes, elector on the republican ticket.
highest on each, the totals foot up as fol
lows: Counties. Cleveland 62 76S, Har
rison j6.2ii; city. Cleveland II ,06s, Har-
rlson. 3649e Total Cleveland 1886.
Harrison 91.136: Cleveland's city plurality
1905; Cleveland's county plurality 6.52i
Cleve!ands total plurality in Maryland
u. 1870 The Prohibition and People
party vote was rs follows Counties, Bid.
well, 4 4226. Weaver G97; city. Bedwell
1861. Weaver ls9. Total, Bidwel 1877,
Weaver 1876. The total vote east in the
State was 2l32s5.
The TayDrriNe Ill) JonrHh comment
ing on the business men of tina, city has
the following complimentary notice Of
Lem. B. Purnell. formerly of his town and
a brother of r. VI. Purn-ll Mr.. Purnell
has been in basiness for himself Tor
about six years. lie has been a residen,
of the city for fifteen years. deyoting his
entire time TO the drug business and IS an
Experienced and graduated pharmacist
The store which lac owns aud occupies Is
~ feet deep and is finished and furnished
in cherry. There is nothing to excel this
drug house. in the elegance of lis appoint
menis, anywhere in this portion of the
Stale. II is simply superb. In addition
10 his drug bu usiness Mr. Purnell is just
unpacking an excellent line of holiday
goods and when we state that this firs,
invoice was full car load. the amount oi
business done hY the firm can be appre
ciaicd"
By special arrangements with th,
publishers, We are enabled to make every
one of our readers presr ut of one oi
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