Democratic messenger., 1894-12-15

Branch will hold an entertainment on
Wednesday evening Dec 26th begin
ming a; seven o'clock. All are cor
daily invited. Admission fifteen cents.
Proceeds Ia I've used Tor the benefit OF
the church. Drama Worth Strug-
gle" followed by other pieces.
Our merchants have laid in large
supply OF Christmas goods and there is
no need of our citizens going from
home TO get what they want for that
festive season. Advertisements Of the
most enterprising among them will be
found in our columns and visit to
their places of business will amply re-
ward all.
Read V. Payne's big advertise
ment about Holidays Goods Payne :
is Santa Claus's headquarters. lie
has the finest stock of citron, raisins,
currants, etc, ever brought to the Pen
insula and when YOU are thinking OF
making mince meat, fruit cake and
other good things 30 right TO Y. Payne
and buy the ingredients.
MIR. Bruce Carmean met with a
bad accident Yesterday morning while
ut work at Mr.. L. 7. Selby's mill.
He was up on the boiler wall trying to
blow the mill whistle. The rope in his
hand broke and he fell down ON the
engine. breaking his left leg and
badly bruising himself. DIR. Aydelotte
rendered the necessary medical assist
ance and Bruce is now resting comfort
ably.
A small tenant house on the land
of Mrs. Mary J. Purnell near town was
burned last Friday night. 1t was un-
occupied at the time but was rented to
a colored man who loaded his goods ON
the morning after the fire to take pos
session of the house, and found himself
in a bad predicament when he arrived
at his destination and saw the smoking
embers of the house wherin he had
purposed TO dwell another year.
1t has been our custom for num-
ber Of years to bake free of charge
cakes for our lady customers who buy
the ingredients for their Christmas
cakes at our store. The rule holds
good at our store this year and now is
the time for you to avail yourself of
the opportunity. Remember we have a
fine assortment of citron, raisins, cur
rants, ETC., and our stock of Christmas
goods is complete. X. J. McAllen &
Bro.
-Ex-Governor Elihu +. jackson,
of Salisbury, and family will take up
their residence in Baltimore for the
winter. They will probably take rooms
at the Altamont on Eutaw place. The
ex Governor is engaged in the lumber
business in Washington, going there in
the morning and returning at night.
With his family he has heretofore
resided in Washington during the win
ter, but the climate of the Capital does
not agree with Mrs. jackson.
The plans of Mr.. Gott, architect,
call for a neat frame poritco to the new
Court House and the contractors had
been at work on it for several days
when on Tuesday they were informed
by the City Council that it was being
built at variance with the city oidiances
and If continued 10 be built of wood the
same would have to be covered with
iron. 1t would cost several hundred
dollars extra TO comply with the city
law, and there is no danger TO surround
ing property even il the portico were to
burn down.
A great revival is in progress on
Chincoteague Island. Evangelist w.
c. Conaway of Wilmington is assisting
the pastor Rev. J. w. Williams. Over
thirty protessed conversion the first OF
the week, and twenty six joined the
Church. Six of that number were
those who had withdrawn from "Lynch's
Sanctified Band" This is the church
from which over forty persons withdrew
about three years ago to join the 81
called Holy Sanctified Church"
Letter List.
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