Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1892-02-13

il is considered bad omen. Nothing of
the kind The spider was merely looking
over the columns of the paper 10 see
what merchant was not advertising. So
that he could spin his web qcross the
store door and be free from disturbance.
Several Of our citizens who are roli-
CIV holders in the Fraiernal Circle becom-
ing dissatisfied with the way the order Is
being conducted. went To Baltimore on
Wednesday to investigate matters. Mess.
W. ID. Coridry. Jr, Frank Ayars. and
W r. Dickerson. Esq. who is counsel
for several of the policy holders. were
among those who went on.
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newspaper specially devoted 10 the inter
esis of the l. o. of o. F. of Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia. is published
monthly by Past Grand Rev. James X.
Campbell, \. NJ, AS editor and proprietor
at Snow IIill Md Price 81 90 per annum
in advance Every Odd Fellow and cv
erybody should subscribe for il.
Rev. c. \. Walker, of Berlin, has
been assisting Rev Fitzgerald with his
special services this week Mr.. Walker
preached some excellent sermons while
here. Union services were held by the
congregations of the NJ. f. and Presby-
terrain churches ia the former church on
Thursday night The attendance was
large and the services were very enjoy
able.
AT meeting Of Ocean Lodge !. O.
o. I. at the LODI e room in this town last
tn, sday evening, DIR. Sylvester X. Mar
shall was initiated into full membership
aud number of applications for sick ben
etiis passed. Ocean Lodge is rapidly in
creasing It's membership and much inter
est is taken in its meeting. There We're
also several applications for membership
received at Tuesday evenings meeting
Snow Hill will celebrate Washing
toms birthday by big horseback parade.
W. NahNo va htANtN WIZ NhhfNH VIZ w
casion-ihe Snow Hill Cornet Band aud
the Snow Hill String Band, The negro
MINISTRIES will also give street exhibit
ton. Everybody in the county is invited
To join in and make il a memorable oc-
cason. Come Ia town ON your horse. ok
or mule and fix up To suit your taste We
are no ways fastidious and are in ii for
biz time. Committee
-"You may kiss me for ~ cents was
the legend borne on six cards. suspended
10y six strings, tied around the necks of
six pretty girls at a church far at Burns,
Mich, one night last week When the
curtain was drawn displaying the agere
CATION of tempting sweetness within the
reach of all who possessed the necessary
quarter. there was temporary, painful,
blushing pause. broken soon by resound-
ing smacks. giglIng. and the jingle of
coin. The show lasted only few min
uies. owing to the objections of some of
the malrons present. but the church debt
was wiped out.
During the past year there was man
uiaciurcd on the Eastern Shore of Mary
Ia nd 6, 493 gallons OF fruit brandy, as fol-
lows Kent county. 50 gallons: Caroline,
l,i52, Talbot, 925: Dorchester, 3.Sil;
Wicomico. 1915 Somerset, .9G; Worces
ter. l05. Twenty-Five distileries were in
operation. OF the above 200 gallons is
peach brandy and the balance apple bran
dy The United States tax on this dis
tillery product, a, ninety cents gallon,
is $s.63l. A large part of this brandy is
yet in the hands OF the manufacturers
and the tax unpaid.
A committee of eminent physicians
appeared before the Finance Committee
of the Legislature on "Wednesday in the
interest of the new State Insane Asylum
proposed by Senator IIubner. We are
glad Ia see that the idea advanced one
year ago by The MESSENGER of building
such an institution on the Eastern Shore
has met with much favor. Before the
committee DR. Chancellor said there
was plenty of good and cheap land on
the Shore aud any number ni good loca-
tions. DIR. Chancellor said it was wrong
10 congregate all the insane in Baltimore
county.
The family OF Honorable George VI
Upshur moved to Baltimore on Tuesday,
much 10 the regret of the community
Even though they intend To spend part
of each year in this county their friends
took their leaving very hard. Mr.. Upshur
Baltimore and Snow Hill Miss Florence
Franklin left with them. She will be
greatly missed here for her good works
AS the president Of the society OF Kings
Daughters. as well as for her many other
good qualities. She and Mrs. Upshur
were earnest workers for the Presbyier-
ian Church and they will be badly missed
by the congregation.
Prominent citizens Of the upper dis
tric,s of Dorchester and the lower dis
trict of Caroline have called meeting To
CONSIDER the project of making a new
county out of the two counties named.
The proposed new county would prob
ably include Harmony aud fredericksburg
election districts Of Caroline. and East
New Market, Fork. Linkwood and Wien
ma districts of Dorchester. The reason
of this move is said to be desire on the
part Of the citizens of upper Dorchester
To shake off the expenses of assisting to
maintain the lower districts IN The county.
whose assessments are not large, aud get