Democratic messenger., 1892-04-09
BERLIN.
Mr. Robert ]. Henry. Jr., returned 10
Wilmington on Tuesday afternoon.

! Capt Evans, of Philadelphia, who has
rented the Cambridge House ut Ocean
/ City. was in town on Thursday.
Miss Louisa Franklin, DIR. J w. PITTS
and Miss Marie Pitts len for Philadelphia
/ Thursday morning for short visit
Mr.. William Lee. of Easton. who is the
agent for the Nickerson Phosphate Co
spent several DAYS in town this week
Miss Katie Hammond who has been
spending the Winter in Washington and
Philadclphia returned home on Tuesday
| last
Mr. Samuel Rulings was thrown from
horse on Monday afternoon and mar
rowly escaped fatal accident His in
/ jurics are slight and he will soon recover
Rev +. y. Juyner. Arch Deacon oi
South Carolina. oilciated in 81. Pauls =.
f. Church, sunday April 3 lie is the
brother of the highly esteemed and popu :
/ lar rector of that church
Capt Soper, Of the Life Saving Station
at Ocean City. has been removed Ia the
station at Green Run, and the Captain
there, J. J Dunton, has been transferred
To the Ocean City station,
Capt. Jonathan p. Baker and James d.
Baker lett town on Tuesday morning Ia
take charge of their vessel which will be
engaged until winter comes again in car
| rying cargoes 10 various ports.
Rev. Mr.. Jaggard preached his frs,
sermon in the w. T.. Church north on
Sunday morning last lie is forcible
and impressive speaker and we hope he
may do much good in his new field OF
lahcr.
Mrs. Emerson, OF Baltimore, arrived in
Berlin few days ago 20 take charge OF
Mr.. A. + Powelrs millinery department
Being well posted on the latest styles
she can tell you, girls, what To wear this
spring.
| We are informed that the Teachers In
stitute for this county will be held in
Snow Hill about the l2th or 18th OF May
next and several distinguished educators
are expected to be present and deliver
addresses
Mrs. Abbott and Miss Mary Abbott
wife and daughter of Hon. 10. Abbott OF
the 9th Congressional District of Texas
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry d. Tin
gle. They have been spending the win.
ter in Washington
The large livery stable aud lodging
housc on Worcester street, at Ocean City
belonging 10 Granville Stokes, Esq. is
nearly completed. The location is cen
trail, and those who go 20 the sea shore
in carriages will find this stable very con.
veni,nt
The original Blind Tom. whose death
the press is said To have announced II
year ago, gave one of his inimitablc eE.
tertainments IN The town Hall on Tues
mere charmed with his musical perform
4nce.
\ special train containing n large num-
her of prominent railroad officials is ey-
pec,ed 10 pass through Berlin for Ocean
City on Saturday afternoon about five
o'clock. We hope this visit to Mary.
lands Summer Resort means more than
a mere pleasure trip.
Or James c. Dirickson is having his
large aud commodious dwelling on Main
Street repaintcd. Mr. George Williams
is the artist. Our rpainters would he kept
busy for long time if all the houses in
Berlin received coat of paint from their
brushes that needed it,
The AIbor Day exercises which were
b eld in the assembly room of the Buck
ingham High schoolo on Wednesday after.
noon were very interesting. The schol.
ars acquitted themselves we'll and their
teachers who trained them for the cxer-
cises deserve much credit
Mrs n NJ Showell and daughter re-
turned TO Berlin on Thursday evening
after an absence of several months in
Philadelphia and Baltimore. The Misses
shovel who are accomplished aud charm
ing young ladies made many friends in
society circles this winter.
Now. that the assessment bill is passed
and awaits tl.e signature of Governor
Brown there will doubtless be many
throughout the county who will want Ia
be assessors. The best men in the dis.
trcis should be selected for these places
= men who know their duty and will do
il.
We would like To know who is To blame
for the miserable and wretcned condition
of our county roads. II would be advisa-
BILE tor the road supervisors il il il their
fault TO attend To their duties instanter or
the Grand Jury which sets next month
may hold them accountable for derelic
lion nf duty.
Mr.. Josiah Pierce, Jr, of Washington
passed through Berlin Tuesday eveng Ell
route for Ocean City. lie is civil engi
neer and is employed by the Sinepuxent
Beach Company TO survey some portions
of their beach property. We understand
that he reports large sale of Gee IN Cit v
lots in Washington recently
/ Circulars for = mass meeting have been
distributed among the citizens of Berlin.
/ to be held in the town Hall on Saturday
/ April ., ls92 for the purpose of devising
ways and means for cutting the Inlet be-
tween Synepuxent Bay aud the Atanl ic
Ocean. This is matter OF great impor
tance To the people Of Worcester County
and every thing in our power should he
done quickly to bring about the accom-.
/ plishmen: of this great enterprise
Our popular druggist and legislator
! DE Thns Y Ernnklin reiurned frnm