Democratic messenger., 1894-11-17


night. The attendance WAS good, and
the play, which was an original one
from the pen Of Miss Mary Spence. nc
cassioncd much merriment.
Miss Helen Jackson daughter o;
Wilber +. jackson, Esq. of Baltimore
and niece OF TX Governor jackson, of
Salisbury, was married on Wednesday
10 Mr.. James III. Preston. speaker of
the Maryland House of Delegates. \
number Of Snow Hill people received
invitations To the wedding.
A MARYLAND weather bulletin saws
barns filled with grass and grain are
more likely 10 be struck by lightning
than empty ones for the reasons that
the Overheated condition of Il barn
filled with harvested crops makes ii Il
better conductor of electricity than a
house or an empty barn. and the light
ming seeks ii the more quickly.
Mr.. John J. Collins. who is an ar
dent Republican, has placed a branch
of a tree on pole high up in the air
above mis- new hotel building, To indicate
that the Democrats are gone, root and
branch ; he evidently forgets that the
old Democratic tree in Worcester is
already putting out new branches which
will overshadow every thing next fall.
Mr.. Robert A. Kea>, OF the Bishop.
vile Manufacturing Co. was in Snow
Hill on Thursday and made us Il
pleasant call. The Messrs. keas are
doing a rushing business at Bishopville
as they deserve TO do. They manul,c-
ture all kinds of crates. baskets. and
corn meal and hominy. They have an
extensive trade in the lower part of this
county and on Chincoteaguc Island.
William Jones. colored. is work
ing To establish an Episcopal Mission
Chur.i. in Snow Hill and is already
meeting with substantial encourage.
ment. He is authorized by the Nestry
OF All Hallow's L. 4 Church, under
whose care the Mission will he, to solic-
it the subscriptions and build the church
There are several colored persons IN
Snow Hill who are inclined toward the
Episcopal church, and i, is for their
benefit this work has been comm .enced.
Hon. William :. Wilson. Mayor
of Ocean City, spent several DAYS at
that famous resort this week. He and
his SON Ewing killed large number of
geese and ducks. Mr.. Wilson says he
saw thousands of geese on "Wednesday
and that gunners are having fine sport
Among several Baltimoreans ENJOYING
the sport is Captain Robinson of the
Baltimore baseball club. Robie is de-
lighted with Ocean City and declares
this will not he his last visit.
On Tuesday the Board Of County
Commissioners awarded the contract
for furnishing the offices OF the Clerk
of the Circuit Court and Register of
Wills with metallic furniture, such as
document files. book shelves, counters,
etc, to the Office Specially Company
of Philadelphia, for 81, 1880 Other
bids were handed in rs follows: Trem-
ton Metallic Manufacturing Co.. ST.
1920; Gindu IL Paesche Manuiac-
turing Co. sl,725.00; St. Louis Art
Mental Co, sl,S25 90; PENNSYLVANIA
Construction Co, s2.796 %.
The annual meeting of the school
commissioners and examiners of Mary
land will begin at the State Normal
Building, Baltimore on Tuesday. Nov.
%. The session will continue two days
and an interesting program has been
arranged. The question, Should the
General Assembly Provide by Law
for Free Books in the Public Schools
of the Statey' will be discussed by
William III. Dashiell, Somerset: Edw.
l.. Goslin, Caroline ii. G. Weimer,
Allegany; Henry A. Wise. Baltimore;
Calvin B. Taylor. Worcester George
c. Pearson, Washington Samuel Dut-
row, Frederick &C. Worthington Berry,
Charles.
DIR. j. :. Aydelotte received some
thing by mail on Tuesday which re
minded him very forcibly OF the fire
which destroyed Snow Hill in August
1893. 1t was an envelope, dropped
into the Snow Hill Post-office and which
contained a promissory note and piece
of paper containing some memoranda
These papers were in the Doctors office
desk on the night OF the fire. Mrs. Ken
sey saw some men taking the desk down
toward the river but Doctor Aydelotte
never recovered it. He was glad. how
ever that the party, who now evidently
has il in possession, has returned him
these papers and would not object TO
having more sent back in the same
manner.
The Young Mems Democratic
Club of Cris.ield held a meeting last
Friday night for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for the post Office.
The following nominations were made /:
|. Purnell Horsey, Robert ii. Locker
man, J. Alexander Laird. W. +. Byrd,
William Y. Sterling and Il. ii. Nc
Cready These candidates will I've voted
for by the white voters of Crisfield
district, and the one who secures the
most votes is expected to secure the
Office DR. G. I. Atkinson and Prcf.
+. +. Gardner we're elected Judges with
the power to select third Judge from
the opposite party and TO appoint two
ballot clerks. The election will he
held on the 18th at the office of the
Crisfield Times