Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1894-04-21
The citizens of this TOWN and vi.

Oh sNtiter NJ uiiic l@tiHililS the coiiiiilk
season. Mr.. Thomas Herman, VIII,
has leen active in canvassing on
people for subscriptions, having secure,
a sufficient amount To buy the lumber
has hauled it To the Landing and car
penters commenced the erection Of ;
bower big enough To protect a larg,
crowd from rain, last Tuesday. Tn,
building will he provided with seats,
with long stationary table through
the centre and the roof will he of shing
les. 1t is just what our people have
wanted Tor Ion. time and every citi
zen of this town as well rs the many
country people who visit our local re
sort during the warm weather. should
contribute 10 the erection Of this much
needed improvement.
Many of our readers will he sur
prised To learn that Messrs. X. +. Agar
X Co. have hut recently disposed 81
the stock of peaches put up by them
last season. Like many Others. who
had held their stock over To see what
the prospect for crop this year was
with the hope of realizing big price
they lost faith too soon and sold out the
week before the late freeze, which de.
stroyed the entire crop, and caused an
advance of 20 per cent. in the price Of
canned peaches. We are glad to learn,
however, that Messrs. Ayars Il Co.
realized good profit on last winter
prices. They shipped 1866 eases, OF
56. 7S4 BIB. cans and l51jcases or 9I5ti
gallon cans OF peaches, also 2Il9 cases,
5S,O56 pounds cans of tomatoes. Had
these goods been held a month longer
a much better price would have been
received for them. Preparations are
being made by these gentlemen for a
much larger mack of tomatoes this year
than ever.
Mr.. sage, the representative Of a
colony now located in Connecticut, and
DESTROYS of moving therefrom to this
section of the country, has been here
this week looking after the advantages
of locating his colony here. The peo-
pie whom he represents are, we have
been informed, progressive and good
citizens. They have been largely ell
gagged in the creamery business both
in Connecticut and New York States,
but have disposed of their business in
both. Should they locate here they
will engage in the creamery business
ON large scale. The colony is COM
posed OF six families, all of whom are
able to purchase. and their desire is To
buy about one thousand acres of land.
We hope they may see the advantages
of this section over others and decide To
locate here, which we feel sure they
will do il they are possessed of that
clear discernment and judgement which
their representative name indicates.
The business section of Snow Hill
has presented an animated scene this
week. Brick nIasons are ut work on
the three stores OF John j. Collins, an
to L. III. Collins store, a store
for George 5. Payne Oh Pearl street
running through TO Bank, one for vii
liam 5. Wilson on Washington street,
and ON Odd Fellows Hall. A concrete
pavement has been put down in front
If johnson and Barnes law offices, and
have been building awnings
in front Of several stores. Ii is reported
that work will soon he commenced on
drug store for DIR. Charles +. w. Hall,
the MESSENGER building on
Pearl street, which will he put up by
Rev. r. III. Nelson, who will also build
two other stores adjoining DIR. Halls.
Richardson, Smith, Moore Il Co, will
build on the sight of their old store,
corner Of Green and Pearl streets. and
Levi a. Purnell storehOuse on his
in the center of the town.
Soon work will be begun on the Court
House and Jail. the contract for which
has been awarded.
-Pocomoke is enjoying contest
over the Tax Collectorship for that
and as it was understood the
would he made last Tues
day, two large delegations came To
Snow Hill, each of which had a candi.
date for the position. One favored
Mr.. Edgar Fontaine and the other
Capt. Thomas j. Veasey. each side
presented Its case to the County Com
missioners and urged the appointment
Of its man. but the Commissioners were
unable to decide between the two appli-
cants and 50 the appointment was
deferred To another meeting Of the
Commissioners. There are several
other gentlemen who believe, no doubt,
that they would make excellent COM
promise candidates and they could he
pursuaded to serve their county as
Collector. These matters ARE usually
left to the Commissioner from the Sec
ton where the appointment is To he
made and this case is no exception, for
Just as soon rs their representative
names the man he will no doubt receive
the appointment.
The Spring session Of the New
Castle Presbytery convened in the Pitts
Creek Presbyterian Church, Pocomoke
City. on Tuesday and was in session
until Thursday. Very little important
business appeared for discussion and the
time was consumed in examining can.
didates for admission, hearing reports
of the various committees, and other
routine work. A petition from the
Gunby Presbyterian Church of Stock
ton was presented to the Presbytery.
asking that the church he admitted
into the Presbytery as regular