Democratic messenger., 1894-08-25


girk. from six To twelve years ot age,
will reopen September lst. Special
attention given to penmanship. Annie
V. Dymock.
Col. VIM. J. .Aydelotie and laugh.
ter. Mrs. Mathews. of Pocomoke City.
who have been visiting DIR. John :.
Aydelotte's family in town, returned
home Thursday.
Read the new advertisement Of
J. j. Carmean's in this issue. He has
moved to the Wilson building near the
river and has increased his stock. hut is
still selling at shanty prices.
Sheriff l.. J. Houston was report
ed i'll last Tuesday at his home in
Stockton. 4 physician from Philadel-
phia visited him and we are now III
formed that he is convalescing.
Mrs. +. |. Long, OF Philadelphia.
who has been visiting relatives and
friends here for several weeks left
yesterday for Pocomoke where she will
visit her sister. Mrs. james Clogg.
Republican primaries will he held
today for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the county convention next
Tuesday, when delegates to the Con-
gressional convention will be selected.
There is talk of reorganizing
the Snow Hill Cornet Band. We
have several good players in town and
there is no reason why we should not
have band second to none on the
shore.
Several citizens have DESTROYED
the unsightly weeds from in front and
about their premises. All property
owners and residents should follow this
commendable example. where weed-
are present
AT a meeting Of the Snow Hill
Driving Park Association held on
Tuesday it was decided to have the
Fall races on the 2d of October. fur
ther notice to he given in the DEMO
CRATIC MESSENGER.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Purnell advertises
in this issue for proposals to build his
new hotel in this town. The new
Washington House will be an imposing
structure five stories high. including
cellar and attic. and will he an orna-
ment to Snow Hill.
Local bankers have been notified
by the United States secret service
that a counterfeit go. bill has been
put in circulation. 1t is of the 1880
series No. 1922 and several typograph-
ical errors may be found on the hack,
''plae' for plate being one OF them.
MIR. George $. Richardson and
wife after spending several weeks at
Bedford Springs returned home last
Thursday. Mr.. Richardson went for
his health and we are informed il is
much better.
Miss Mary NJ. Bratten will open
a private school ON September lst., to
be continued during the month. She
has made arrangements for a suitable
room where children will have the same
advantages as at public school. Parents
who desire their children To attend will
confer favor by notifying her as soon
as possible. Terms made known on
application. a.
Our farmers are paying more
attention to stock raising than heretofore
and Mr.. Thomas Hearn is keeping up
with the best of them. He has several
registered horses, hogs and sheep. The
latter have just been added to his list
and they are beauties. He informs us
that he does not intend to keep any
but registered stock hereafter.
Mr.. George Vandegrift left last
Monday with his horse and carriage for
New York. He will drive the entire
distance and expects to arrive at his
home in New York to-day. He drove
from New York here in the spring so
that the ride is nothing new. but a
cheaper way Of getting home than by
rail.
MIR. NJ. n. Nottingham is making
quite reputation for himself as a
bicycle rider, having won several races
at Virginia Fairs. The bicycle with
which the races were won belongs to
Mr.. John w. Vincent of this town and
is one OF the well-known Ramblers, for
which Mr.. Vincent is sole agent. There
is no better machine made than Mr..
Vincent handles.
We were honored by visit from
Mrs. William II. Franklin, and Mr.
William Franklin, Jr., of New York,
Miss Belle Upshur, Of Baltimore and
Miss Mamie Wharton, of Stockton
on Thursday last. We appreciate Their
visit as well as the complimentary re-
marks concerning our Office and the
praise of the MESSENGER as good
newspaper. Quite number of ladie'
have visited our new office and all o
them have been much pleased. W.
take pleasure in showing them through
it.
Half Rates to Washington, -. e.