Democratic messenger., 1894-03-17
LOCALS.

Mr.. ii. II. Mdmlord has beel
appointed postmaster of Showell. an,
j. W. Payton Of Stockton.
Read the new advertisements oi
Richardson, Smith, Moore IL Go. ans
B. I. Truitt in another column.
The Womcn's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet in McAllen'.
Hall, Tuesday, March 10Th, at thre,
o'clock.
Mr.. II +. Ayars while up tn.
river ON cunning trip Monday after
mon, killed large otter near l'orters
Bridge.
The Methodist. Episcopal con
ference commences in Salisbury on Mon
day and continues for one week The
session promises TO he very interesting
one.
The average temperature during
the first twelve days of this month has
been milder than that for the thirty.
one days of any March in the past ten
years.
Dave Fluharty and Billy Ed
munds, blooded game cocks, were fought
in Snow Hill on Thursday afternoon
Billy Edmunds won in the second
round
MIR. Howard Hickman and Mrs
Ella Williams, daughter OF Denard
johnson. of Wesley, were married last
Wednesday evening by Rev. James X
Campbell.
MIR. Samuel Dryden is having a
new house built on his farm near town,
which will he occupied when completed
by his son Edgar and family as &
residence.
Hons. George NJ. UIshur, o
Baltimore, and Lloyd Wilkinson. oi
Worcester, were in Washington We'd
nesday and had long talk with
Senator German.
james ID. Redden hanged himself
in his barn last Saturday. lie was s
justice of the peace AT Harrington. ii.
had been i'll and had experienced
business reverses.
Mr.. Benjamin Collins, ot Chinco
league, and Miss Sadie Short, OF Snow
Hill. were married at noon ON We'd
nesday by Rev. Ralph Coursey at tn,
NJ. +. Parsonage
On Wednesday night Hon. Thos
Y. Franklin, of Berlin, lost four mule
and one horse with cerebro spina
menengitis. Two more horses are sicl
with the same trouble.
-Messrs. j. X. and John VI. Glenn
ents, of Clayton, Del, have opened
general store at Pocomoke City. They
formerly conducted an extensive mer
camille business at Clayton.
The Woman's Home and Foreigl
Missionary Society OF Mackenzie Me
mortal Church, will meet at the hom
Of Mrs. James Burroughs, "Wednesday
March 2lst, ut three o'clock.
-Messrs. William J. Morgan 4
Bro, have placed very attractive
sign on the Central Hotel. Ii was paint
ed by Mr. Richard Morgan, .Ir., an,
is a very creditable piece of work.
Rev. Joseph J. Devereaux is re
covering his good health rapidly. HI
spent several days in town this weel
with his brother and sisters. He paiC
visit to ourofiice on Wednesday.
DR.. Hean, of Bishopville, VIII
was severely injured in an altercatio
with DIR. Holloway several weeks ago
is now able TO go out and is rapidl
recovering from the effects Of his il
juries.
A meeting of the taxpayers of th
town of Northeast, Cecil county, ol
Saturday evening decided to petitio
the Legislature for authority to issu
$1,000 Of town bonds 10 improve street
and sidewalks.
Mr.. Charles Herman has pun
chased Of Mrs. Sallie Collins the IL
adjoining her residence on Washingto
street He will soon commence III
erection of a neat dwelling house oI
his new purchase.
An exchange makes the iollowin
pertinent suggestion: As the Wilso
bill has been held responsible for a
ills, why not credit it with this beaut
ful weather, Ii is a poor rule that wi
not work both ways.
Col. John Walter Smith hs
secured position as keeper in III
Maryland Penitentiary for John "
Burbage. Esq, Of Stockton. VI
Burbage is worthy Democrat and "
are glad TO learn Of his appointment
MIR. Robert d. Ellegood has bee
appointed Postmaster OF Salisbur'
Mr. Moore's term expired last Thur
day. He was indorsed by Senator
German and Gibson and Representative
Brattan, and had no opponent for ii
position.
i wish To inform my old customer
and the ladies generally that | al
ready TO do sewing on Spring an
Summer garments at reasonable price
As in the past will eudeavor 10 Civ
satisfaction.-Mrs. May Figs, ,formerl