Democratic messenger., 1893-12-23
-NcRandall Warner. A carpenter

ha penny On one side is the word
"Brittania 1877. On the reverse
side George ii Rex"
The fixtures for the new store of
i. ID. Cottingham Il Co, have arrived.
They are of carved oak and stained
wood and when placed in position will
attract considerable attention. Messrs.
Cottingham & Co. will have one Of
the finest drug stores on the Peninsula.
Christmas Day and New Years
being holidays. the post office will he
open the following hours , to n. IN.
IL a. m. To H. p m. LIB to 1 p. m.
Then close for the day. No money
orders or registered business transacted
on above days Mails will he forwarded
as usual. John l.. Mock. =. VI.
No better christmas present can
he made friend living at distance
than the MESSENGER for 1894. II will
he appreciated from one end of the
year to the other and the recipient
will be reminded of the giver weekly.
What else can you give that will have
this effect The MESSENGER for 1894
will be better than ever.
-Gamc is very scarce in all parts
of the State and suggestion has been
made that law he passed by the
approaching Legislature prohibiting
the trapping or shooting Of rabbits and
partridges for at least one year. We
believe the suggestion is good one
and hope that some such action may
he taken.
On the first page Of to-day's
MESSENGER is a picture which will he
critically examined by our little friends.
II depicts Santa Claus sitting brck in
his office literally surrounded with
letters from thousands of his boy and
girl friends. while the postmen are
coming in loaded down with bags Of
new mail for the kind-hearted old
gentleman.
The town commissioners have
been at work on Washington street
again this week building up the center
OF the driveway bv putting the old
bricks and lime from the burned build
ings ON it. So far as they have gone
good results have followed and it the
good work is pushed we shall not
expect to see washouts in our streets as
heretofore.
Mrs. Mariah Bowen of this town
died very suddenly on Tuesday last.
She was getting along in years and had
been in poor health for long time.
Her remains were inferred in the VI.
=. churchyard on "Wednesday. She
was the wife Of Mr.. Isaac Bowen. who,
with one grown son, MIR. Charles
Bowen. and daughter, Mrs Edward
Hill. survive her.
For the benefit Of the increased
travel which the holiday season always
brings. the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will this year sell excursion
tickets between the various stations on
ts system at the reduced rate Of two
cents per mile. The dates OF sale are
December 22d To 18th and December
29th to January lst, 1894. inclusive,
valid for return until January Sd,
1894. inclusive.
The oyster market advanced con-
sidcrably this week. The price charged
ON Pratt street, Baltimore, ranged
from 40 cents To 81 l25 a bushel. Owing
TO the high winds and generally stormy
weather, stocks were light and the
demand was active. We are glad 10
see this advancement in price and hope
that our growers will realize big prices
for all they have TO dispose Of.
Holiday excursion-"on dollar"
from all points on the Baltimore
and Eastern Shore Railroad to Balti-
more, December lSth, 18th and 10Th.
From all points East of Salisbury
December 18th. All points, Salisbury
to Hurlocks inclusive, December 10Th.
All points. Ellwood to Claiborne
inclusive. December Goth. See posters
for particulars. A. J. Benjamin, Cen
eral Passenger Agent.
Jacob I. Mister, father Of Capt.
John W. Mister, who was recently
killed by shot from the oyster police
sloop Maria, has filed suit in the
United States Court, claiming $4,000
from Governor Brown, Comptroller
Smith and Treasurer Jones, as the
Board Of Public Works, Commander
7. G. b. Howard of the oyster navy
and Capt Waters Ford of the Maria.
II is alleged that Captain Mister was
not a fugitive violator of the law and
that the killing was wonton.
Rev. Charles A. Stengle, says the
salisbury advertiser, has been request
ed TO remain another year at Fruit
land. He has been doing grand
work on his circuit and the Lord has
bountifullv blessed his efforts. Fruit
land charge has never experienced such
a religious ferver before as il has done
under Mr.. Stengle's ministry. To our
personal knowledge he is very popular
with his people and If his staying de-
pends upon majority rule he will
get the votes of about 9S out Of a
hundred.