Democratic messenger., 1893-06-10

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and most Of the growers stopped picking.
The crop has not been as profitable as il
promised 10 be the first of the season.
Services will he held in the Snow
Hill NJ. =. Church to morrow tSundayl
at the usual hour. in the morning. Chill
drens' Day Services in the evening.
Preaching at Cool Spring in the after
noon at the usual hour.-Q. l.. Morrow.
If YOU desire beautiful complexion.
absolutely free from pimpies and bloiches.
purify your blood by the use of Ayers
Sarsaparila. Remove the cause of these
disfigurcments and the skin will take care
OF itself BE sure you get Ayers Sarsap-
arilla.
| During severe thunder and rain
storm Of last week. the house of Charles
Marcus, two miles from Elkion. was
struck and badly dana ed by light ming.
The bed in which Mr.. Marcus was lying
was also badly shattered, hut the occu-
pant escaped.
The nip of poisonous snake is but
slight remove from being more danger
Gus than the poison of Scrofula in the
blood. Ayers Sarsaparilla purifies the
vital fluid. expcls all poisonous substance
and supplies the elements Of life, health
and strength.
MIR. A. +. Powell has Just returned
from the city with an immense new stock
Of ladies dress goods and shoes. lie has
also made big reduction in prices of
millinery goods. Read his advertise
ment in another column. Remember 4.
+. Powell, Berlin. Md
Mr. J. T. Waters, formerly Of this
county, who with number of ot her
Worcester Countians has settled in Flor.
ida and is engaged in the pineapple in
dusiry. writes us an interesting letter
from Eden. Fla. this week, which will be
found IN another column.
MIR. Walter J. Doyle. with the Frank.
lin Printing Co, Philadelphia, spent sew.
eral days very pleasantly here this week.
MIR. Doyle called at the MESSENGER
office and gave us tidings of our old
friend Callahan. through whose efforts
the franklin Printing Co. has become so
prosperous.
All parents interested in having their
children take a three months course in
kindergarten, or continue their regular
studies, are invited 10 cali at the residence
of Mr.. II. ;. Stevenson. Thursday. June
18th at ( p. M, when will he able to
consult with them as 10 the advisabiliiy
of opening a summer school. Annie NJ
Stevenson.
MIR. VIM. {. Tucker. near Centrevillc,
has discovered n peculiar formation of
rock ON his farm. His attention was
attracted TO stone which, upon exam.
nation, he found 10 be transparent, re-
sembling isinglass or mica. Mr. Tucker
will have the rock analyzed by compe.
tent chemist. so rs TO ascertain its in
tnnsic value.
Mrs Eliza Bates. wife, of Rev. DIR.
Lawrence Bates and the aunt Of Mr..
4. b. Marine, died at her home in Wash
ington. ID. C., last Saturday In the 18th
year Of her age. She was well known in
Snow Hill having lived here many years
Of her life. Her remains were inferred
in the family burying ground at Nassa-
wango on Wednesday afternoon where
many Of her friends paid the last sad tri-
butte of respect to the deceased.
An entertainment was given at Mas
sawango school the 2cih ulto., by Miss
Mary Riley and scholars. II consisted Of
recitaiions and singing. which was thor
Oughly done and showed the careful
training of their duiiful teacher. After
the recit ations. etc. the patrons, pupils
and visitors were cordially invited by the
teacher, out in the grove To n table, which
had been ariistically trimmed with flow
ers and evergreens, then every one was
served Lemonade and cake.
There is on exhibition nj Wolfe's
barber shop. says the Georgetown Demo
crat. curious fish that was caught few
day ago at Slaughter Beach. The body
is about seven inches long and II has
tail of the same length. The head and
body are quite large but curiously form
ed. the former looking very much like an
opossum. If not malformation il is
species not found near our shores and
has attracted the gaze OF the curious who
are at loss to determine what il is.
The committee on arrangements for
the annual reunion Of the Alumni of the
Snow Hill High School have begun their
work and the affair will he given in the
Banquet Hall OF the High School build
ing, Friday night. June 30th. Every
effort will be put forth to make il sue
cess and from the present prospects there
will be large gathering of the former
pupils of The Snow Hin High School
Prof. Thomas II. Spence, 's5. ofthe Mary
land Agricultural College, is President of
the Association, and Mr.. Chas. : Rich
ardson, sc. Vice + resident
Rev. William Mulln Of the Phila. NJ.
+. Conference. is dead at the age of 76
years Mr.. Mullins first appointment was
Snow Hill Circuit. as assistant TO the late
John ID. Curtis. The extent of this charge
may be inferred from few statistics;
the minutes reporting 6GG whites ard Alb
colored members. with thirteen Sunday
schools. A year later an increase of 100
white and Al colored members are report
ed. Mr.. Mullin made a visit To Snow Hill
last November and expressed himself as
loving our town and its people as dearly