Democratic messenger., 1893-05-27
LOCALS.

Saturday.
MIR. George T. Braiten has improved
very little during the week.
Hon. T. Y. Franklin of Berlin, wa:
in town a few days this week.
Birds are plentiful on the Beach and
sportsmen are having fine shooting.
Miss Elnora Lekirts. who reside:
near Wesley station. has been quite i'll.
Several families from Snow Hill will
spend the summer months at Ocean City
Harrison Rogers. of Georgetown. has
raised an onion 81 inches IN circumfer
ence
Miss Carrie Wharton of Stockton
was the guest of Miss Florrie Irwin thi:
week
MIR. and Mrs. W. $. Wilson and w
T. Dickerson, Esq. spent last Sunday al
Ocean City.
Rev. Mr.. Reese and Mr.. VIM. A
Townsend, of Girdletree. paid us visi
on Thursday.
Col. f. T. Cooper, Register of Will.
of Kent County. Delaware. was a visitor
here last Sunday.
A large quantity of drum fish hav,
been caught by Chincoteague fisherman
during the past week.
Mrs. George Carmean who has beer
on a visit TO Virginia for several weeks
returned home last week
The colOred shirt with the whit,
collar has now become the property ol
ism.
Ice manufacturing plants will have
hard luck this summer, as all the ic,
houses were well filled during the pas,
winter.
Some of the cheap cafes split the
Strawberries IN half for their short cakes.
This is an old gag in cheap boarding
houses.
Rev. James II. Campbell will preach
tomorrow In the NJ. Z. Church Of New.
ark at 1880 a. m. and s.4J p. m. At Wesley
at SPIN.
Il have one hundred bushels of seed
potatoes from last July planting for sale
at $lOO per bushel G. II. Hastings
Berlin, Md.
Strawberries are being shipped from
this section to the northern markets ia
large quantities and are bringing fairly
good prices.
MIR. +. II Tayler of Stockton, was
in town Tuesday. Ned is a jolly good
fellow and he is always a welcome visi
tor TO our town.
We experienced, the first of the week
the hottest weather Of any May day for
ten years The thermometer registered
as high as 95o on Monday.
-Noiice.-After June lst our barber
shops will close at 81. m, Saturdays
excepted. VIM. :. Parsons. J. Frank
Bonneville and David Jones
Mr.. Robert B. Handy, editor of the
Eastern Shore Herald. has been reappoint
ell superintendent of public schools for
the county Of Northampton. Va.
Il. Irving Handy, ESQ, of Newark
Del. will deliver an address before the
Mt. Vernon Literary Society of Washing
ton College. at Chestertown, Md, June
2Gth.
Mr. William J. Matthews. Of Chin.
coteague went To Washington last week
with n car-load Of Chincoieague ponies
which he had sold 10 Mr.. w. f. Clark q.
that city
MIR. L. Edward Bochm is treating
ihs house on Federal street formerly oc-
cupied by Mr. Allen Spencer. and owned
by Miss Virginia Hack. to becoming
cott Of paint.
An excursion will lie run from th,
Hotel de Mock in few days To Balii
more Sheriff Bell will accompany th,
excursionists and see to their comfort
during the trip
Hon. Jerome 7. IIaymau will pleas,
accept our thanks for a large basket ol
lucious strawberries which he sent TO ou
sanctum last Tuesday. This beats Patent
Office Reports all over
Owing to the dullness of trade Mr.
II. X. Tappan has suspended business
and appointed q. ID. Collins, Esq. a,
Trustee. His stock Of goods will he offer
ed for sale ON Thursday, June 1st.
Bids for opening the canal between
Chincoteague and Delaware Bays wer,
received In Wilmington last Friday, bu
were all rejected on account Of being TO,
high. New bids will be advertised fo
soon.
Would IL not be n good investm en-
for someone To use n sprinkler on on
streets. We think the business pe0pl
would contribute enough To make il pay
Let some enterprising person take hOl,
of our idea.
The like Of mosquitoes was neve
seen before Tor felt either for that matter
IN this county. The woods is full of them
Millions upon millions infesi the rive
swamps and come out at night suck
ers-to draw our blood
The subject of Iey Mr. Coursey'
sermon morrow, Sunday morning. a
Whaicoat NJ. +. Church will he III
training of children. intended for III