Democratic messenger., 1893-10-07

None can he had and should second
fire strike here rs did Salisbury and
Pocomuke our people would suffer
losses they are unable TO stand. We
have made several efforts To &c; insnr-
ance on our new material but have
thus tar failed.
Mr.. William Mckee has been
making large additions 10 the property
recently purchased by him, and now
occupied hy Mr. Morgan as Il hotel.
lie has erected a large dining room
with bed rooms above af,i built stables
in the rear These additi nS now enable
Mr.. Morgan to accommodate large
number of guests.
-Rev. l.. T. Pool, pastor of Bishop
vile NJ. +. Church, reports a gloriously
successful revival meeting in progress
at st. Martins Church. He SAYS we
have had eleven conventions; five
Thursday night and three Friday
night believers are being edited, and
the Lord is giving us the blessing that
CONSUMES all sin.
In Kent last week thousands Of
hen-hawks were seen mi migraiing in an
immense column toward the northwest
One observer declares that the line Of
flight extended for two miles and Il
half. and the sky overhead was black
with birds. Thousands Of hawks are
reported rs having been seen lowering
over Rock Hall on Friday.
Prohibition meetings will be held
in this county during next week n
follows: Berlin, Monday Oct. 8; Bishop
vile. Tuesday Oct. 10Th; Whalcyvillc,
Wednesday Oct. llth; Girdletree,
Thursday Oct. 18th: Stockton, Friday
Oct. 18th; and Newark, Saturday Oct
18th. These meetings will be addressed
by Hon. W. S McComas, Of Illinois
Among those who left here this
week for the Worlds Fair were John
p. Moore and family, Miss Juliet Pur-
nell. Miss Mary Purnell. Thomas NJ.
Purnell, William +. Johnson and
Otho Parker. These and others left
Wednesday and will he gone about two
weeks, ten days Of their time will I've
spent seeing the sights of the Worlds
Fair.
Board shanties are still going up,
the only difference being that the latest
are being built in a more substantial
way than the first and are much warm
er. Mrs. V. S. Townsend and Mr. Geo.
w. Wonnell have each erected and
moved into new ones this week. Mrs.
Townsend may now he found a; her
old stand and Mr.. Wonnell adjoining
Thomas III. Collins Oh Washington
street.
-Messrs. J. $. Price, Uriah W.
Dickerson and Charles Shockley have
purchased of Mrs. Jane S,urgis the 10;
on Washington street where Mrs.
Sturgis house formerly stood, and will
erect large storehouse. in which they
will carry on general merchandising
business These gentlemen are well
known, have many friends and long
in business, and will make
n team hard TO beat.
-Counierieiiers have taken adyan-
tage Of the prevailing scarcity Of eur
rencv to float large number Of
spurious 50 and s. silver certificates.
These bills are very numerous, and
banks have issued the following de-
scription of the 50 certificates which is
by far the most frequently found:
Small scalloped seal, which is excellent
both i'm color and execution color
treasury number also good, but figures
irregular. Portrait of General Grant
poorly engraved, and has motheaten
The question has been asked
where will court I've held? Investi.a-
ton has resulted in finding but one
place in the town at all suitable and
that is in the High School building
To use this will necessitate the closing
of school for week or more but
nothing better can he done. The
lecture room will answer for court
room and two other rooms can be used
for the jury. There are several i'm
portant cases on the docket for trial
but it is safe TO predict part of them
at least will he continued 50 that court
may not he too long.
Death entered the home of Mr..
ii. ii. Bailey on Monday night last
and claimed for his victim the beloved
wife of Mr.. Bailey. She struggled
hard to conquer the disease typhoid
fever, with which she had suffered for
several weeks but failed, Mrs. Bailey
leaves husband aud one child to
mourn their loss, who have the SYM
pathy of many friends i'll their sad
bereavement She was II member of
the NJ. +. Church OF this town and her
remains were inferred in the cemetery
on Wednesday afternoon Rev. Ralph
7. Coursey officiating
The tomato crop in this section a>
well as elsewhere on the peninsula will
end with this week. Notwithstanding
the weather has not been 81 favorable
rs desired the yield is good, and the
large cannery Of X. +. Ayars II Co. OF
this town, has been kept busy through
out the season. Ii will shut down to-day
however after the most successful season
ever enioyed. This firm has packed
about 800, 900 cans and have paid 10
the farmers Of this section and work
men employed at the cannery a large
amount Of money Snow Hill needs
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