Democratic messenger., 1893-09-30
LOCALS.


visited friend here this week.
Mrs. Ewing, of st. Louis. Mo-, j.
visiting her daughter. Mrs. William S
Wilson. in town.
Mrs. William w. Vincent, oI
Georgetown. Del. is visiting her
mother, Mrs. w. G. Bratten.
Il have few cloth capes on hand
which i will close out at cost. See
them. Mrs. V. s. Townsend.
Mrs. James Laws. of Pittsville,
was in town last Thursday. She was
the guest Of Mrs. Mary J. Purnell.
The Epworth League Convention
of the Dover District will meet in
Georgetown ON October 4th aud 9TH.
deputy Clerk ofthe Circuit Court,
John w. Station, is in Chicago this
week seeing the sights of the Worlds
Fair.
A sudden change in the atmos-
phere last Monday caused many of our
merchants and others to put up their
stoves.
Clayton J. Puruell, assignee Of A.
L. White, advertises certain personal
property at mortgagees sale in another
column.
Several rainy days this week have
materially interfeared with building,
but it is to he hoped good weather will
now prevail.
DIR. John W. Purnell, accompan.
led by Mr.. Dennis Briscoe, of Somer.
set county, spent Sunday last with
relatives in town.
Hundreds of people write 1T is
impossible to describe the good Hoods
Sarsaparilla has done me-" 1t will he
of equal help to you.
The Fall term of the circuit court
for Wicomico county convened last
Monday with Judges Page, Holland
and Lloyd on the bench.
The finest thing on earth in the
way of horse feed is cracked wheat il
is of double the value of corn for pro-
ducing fat and strength.
MIR. James Tilghman, quarter
master ON the Steamer P0comoke is
confined to his home by sickness. His
place on the boat is being filed by Mr..
LOry Wilson.
Mrs. John I. Sturgis attended the
meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union in Annapolis this
week rs delegate from the organiza-
ton in this county.
Several members of Ocean Lodge
No. 81 |. o. o. F., went to Chinco-
league Thursday afternoon to attend
and take part in intsituting a new
lodge on the Island.
If any of our readers desire to
purchase valuable small farm they
will do well to look at the one adver.
tised by William I. Dickerson, trustee.
1t is specially adopted to trucking.
Having concluded to continue the
millinery business / will visit the
cities in few days for new fall stock.
My trimmer is in the city now getting
the latest styles Miss May Hubbell.
Everybody indebted to me on
book account is earnestly requested to
settle at once. / must have all due
me whether large or small amounts to
buy new goods. Mrs. vs. Townsend.
The new Episcopal Church Of st.
Mary at Bridgeville, Sussex county,
will he consecrated by the Right Rev.
Bishop Coleman, on the feast of st.
Michael and All Angels. on Friday,
September 30.
Those who failed to register dur
ing the sitting this week have another
opportunity the I'd, Sd, 4th and 9th of
October. This will he the last chance
this year. Remember the dates and be
sure and get registered.
William S Wilson and family
have returned home from Ocean CITY
where they spent the summer. Mr..
Wilson has one of the finest cottages
on the Beach at Ocean City and one Of
the incest homes in this town.
A limited territory near Kennedy
vile. including the farms Of Mr.. L. c.
Justis. Jr., Mr.. Redmiles and several
Others. have not had shower of rain
sufficient to do more than moisten the
surface of the ground since April ).
Three barges loaded with over a
million feet Of lumber came up the
river this week. The lumber came
from Norfolk for Richardson, Smith,
Moore Il Co. and will be manufactured
into shocks" for northern markets.
Mr.. Stephen l.. 'PuneIl com.
menced the erection Of his new residence
on Park Row this week. When CON-
pleted it will make big improvement
in that part Of the town and pretty
and comfortable home for Mr.. Purnell
and family.
Fodder saving in this section is
nearly completed, and. although the
crop is very much injured by the hurri
cane Of last month, the yield has been
better than was expected. The corn
crop will also he better than wa
anticipated.
A colored man named Charlie.
Collins stumbled while going on th,
schooner Three Sons" nj this whari
last Friday night and fell overheard
and was drowned. This makes the thir,