Democratic messenger., 1893-01-28


your blood needs the enriehing. invigora-
ting influence of Ayers Sarsaparilla-
the Superior Medicine
-R. j. McAllen 4 Bro. can sell mer-
chants anything in the grocery line as
cheap as the same goods can be bought
in The city Their wholesale trade is
growing fast and no wonder when people
can save So much in freight Watch their
advertisement in the MESSENGER
Graham Dukehari. Grand Lecturer
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons oi
Marylan will he in Snow Hill ON Mon
day evening next with dispensaiion To
form a lodge here. Mr.. Dukehart is n
very bright Mason and his lectures will
he rare treat to the Masons of our town.
AT congregational meeting of the
members of All IIallows Parish last week
fund for the relief of suffering among
protracied cold weather amounting Ia
ahoui 500 was raised. and Rev Robert
Scott was selected To distribute the same
Miss Bette Moore is quite i'll AT her
home on Market Street She is a victim
of consumption and her condition this
week has been quite serious. She TAX es
very little nourishment and on Monday
she was in such a weak condition that
the end was looked for, hut she rallied
and her condition is now somewhat i'm
proved.
Two girls, scarcely i6 years of age,
were tried recently at Ottaking, China,
charged with cruelty 10 animals To
gain the affections of their sweet
hearts they cut out the eyes OF two kit
tens. burned them TO powder, and put
them in wine which their sweethearts
drank This prescription has been re-
garded infalliblc since 1.06.
The next meeting Of the Peninsula
Creamery Association will he held in
smyrna, Delaware, on Thursday, March
18th, and it is very likely that represen-
tatives will be present from every cream
cry on the Peninsula At the meeting
Luther :. Huffman. Esq. one Of the at
torneys for National Dairyman's Protcc-
tive Association, will make an address.
M na,.sI l. M.,n,c.rI If NJ
Eugene Mumford of Lbertytown. and a
former compositor in the office of the
Shield of this town. was Married To Miss
Ellen Thompson. Of San Diego. Califor-
mia. where Mr. Mumford now resides. on
the 5ih inst. Mr. Mumfori Is an INDUS
irious deserving gentleman and the MEs-
sExGER wishes him and his newly made
bride joyous life
"A simple cure for hoarse colds which
are general in an open season consists of
the white of an egg beaten with the juice
of lemon and sweetened with sufficient
sugar To be palatable. While such n mild
prescription as this has no remedial e fleet
in the case of a violent cold, II does cure
hoarseness, and is a great relief 10 the
sufferer. II should be taken by the
teaspoontul every half hour.
The town Commissioners will SIT in
The Office of William F. johnson on Tues
day evening next for the purpose OF
making changes in the assessment Of
property for Municipal purposes This
will he the last sitting for this purpose.
and all property owners interested are
requested 10 attend TO the same al time
mentioned. BY order of Board, VIM. F.
Johnson. Secretary.
The men employed on the various
boats ofihe Eastern Shore Steamboat Co..
who reside in Snow Hill, are home until
navigation is open. among whom are
Captain Howard and Quarter Master
Tilghman Of the steamer Pocomoke and
aud Mr. John White ofthe Baltimore and
Eastern Shore Railroad transfer steamer
plying betweenC Claibourne and Baltimore.
Purser, Ohio Parker. Of the Pocomoke
also spent part of last week with us
and he seemed To thoroughly enjoy the
fine sleighing.
Emma Duiiield. a stylish Young col
ored damsel, entered the home of Mrs.
f. X. Wilson on Monday evening and
stole iherefrom cloak and cape. She
was found Tuesday morning with the
garments upon her and was arrested and
placed in Jail. About one year ago she
purloined dress from Miss Mary Shock
ley Of this town. and was arrested while
wearing il. but she got clear on the plea
that she had bought IL from another col.
orcd woman who had gone TO Philadel-
phia To live. She will likely go up the
bay this time and The town will not mourn
for her return.
The recent conference between Adj
jutant General Douglas and officers Of
the National Guard To discuss the fur
nishing of the different commands with
overcoais Tor the Inauguration parade
resulted in the following apportionmeni;
Two hundred and fifty coats To the
Fourth Regiment, and one hundred aud
twenty five each To the Filth and First
Regiments. The Smith Guards are at.
tached To the First Regiment. and ms the
other companies have been mustered IN
several years and most of the men have
overcoa,s. it is presumed that our boys
are To be equipped at once
Mr. Joseph RowIey OF Cape Charles
City. formerly of Box Iron this county
lost twenty barrels of oysters on the ice
al Cape Charles one day last week The
great field of ice which was so much fear
ed broke IN Cherrystone creek and took
away with IL the wenty barrels of oysters
which had hcen fonped tho day preyiaus