Democratic messenger., 1894-08-04

INTO II glass jar ut home last Wednes-
day and severed an artery from which
the animal bled profusely. The wound
was bound up and the animal is now
all right.
Many readers of the MESSENGER
will remember the 800 pound old col
ored man who blacked boots ut the
Maltby House. Baltimore for 50 many
years. Well, he is dead. He had
been at the hotel ID years.
Mr.. Littleton ID. Davis was in
town last Thursday with load OF as
fine watermelons Us were ever grown in
this county Mr.. Davis has reputa-
ton for growing good melons and his
crop this year is no exception.
The Baltimore X Eastern Shore
Railroad Company's Thursday Excur-
sions" to Ocean City are very popular
and largely patronized. Don't fail TO
avail yourselves of this advantage, for
cheap days outing with your family.
Mrs. Jennie V. Howard and
Eva NJ. Riggin, of Berlin after spend
ing several days with their sister. Mrs.
James II. Selby, left Thursday to visit
friends in Pocomoke They will re-
turn here on their way home next
week.
MIR. Robert j. Donavan adver-
tises some good mules, horses, cows and
farming implements at public sale in the
MESSENGER to-day. The sale comes
off next Wednesday at the johnson
farm on the road leading from Snow
Hill to Connor's Church. Read the
advertisement.
MIR. Cross, and another gentleman
of Kentucky, are here selling the Dairy
Swinging Churn. they have been here
only few days but have sold over 80
chuns at ss each. They appear to he
gentlemen in every respect, and as the
churns are to he paid for when received.
farmers do not hesitate to deal.
DIR. George +. Purnell, of Quad
alajara, Mexico, is home ON visit to
his mother, Mrs. Mary J Purnell, and
other relatives. He will spend several
weeks visiting friends in the county,
during which time his brother John
w. Purnell will have charge of his
dental parlors in Mexico.
Mrs. Jane Baker, one of the old
est, il not the oldest woman in the
county, died on Saturday at the home
of one Of her nephews Mr.. James
Davis. near Five Mile Branch. She
was a most remarkable old lady and
prior to her death could remember
many interesting incidents connected
with the people Of this county. She
was 96 years old.
Take your baskets with few
table articles and table linen and your
family, on train No. "A cheap Thursday
excursion ticket ON the Baltimore Il
Eastern Shore Railroad and go TO the
Excursion House where tables and
chairs are provided Free OF Charge"
and have a picnic all TO yourselves, and
get goodly cooled of, basking in the
breeze on an easy chair after dinner
with stu fer" at Ocean City.
Mr.. John J. Collins has this
week had a nice brick pavement laid
in front of his three stores ON Green
Street which adds very much to the
improvement of his property. In ap-
pearance however it does not compare
with the adjoining cement pavement of
Messrs. Thomas III. Collins and B. L.
Truitt and we are glad to state that
Mr.. Collins says he only intends this
brick pavement for temporary use and
expects to put cement down as soon as
he can get pebbles for the foundation.
We frequently receive obituary
notices from friends, accompanied by
several verses of poetry. We take
this opportunity TO again notify our
readers that We cheerfully publish for
our friends short sketch of their de-
ceased relatives with the facts regard
ing their death, but we cannot publish
petry. 1t takes up too much unnec-
essary room. In writing obituary no.
tices, give the age, full name, place Of
residence. cause of death, where the re-
mains were inferred and any facts of
public interest concerning the career of
the deceased.