Democratic messenger., 1894-05-26
-Anyone desiring a splendid Young

every respect. Reason tor selling
have no use for horse
Fully 5000 dozen hard crab,
were killed by the heavy claps Of
thunder, and 800 dozen of soft crab.
suffered a like fate in Baltimore one
night recently. Ii NAV seem strange
to the uninitiated. hut heavy thunder.
storm will kill every crab out of water.
Paint your house with the Long.
man Il Martinez Paint. Nome better.
Will take fewer gallons. Will stand
rs long again as most paints as every
one who has used it will testify. 1t is
guaranteed. and the guarantee means
what it SAYS For sale at DIR. Halls
Drug Store. II.
The Berlin High School COM
mencement exercises will he held on
Friday ey ening June the lst and invi-
tations have been printed at this office
for the occasion. The graduates are:
Miss Caroline G. McFarlane, Mr..
Samuel NJ. Quillen, Jr.. and Mr..
James Roscoe White.
The managers OF the Worcester
county Agricultural Society are having
a high board fence put up inclos-
ing the side of the track from
the county road to the Grand Stand
preparatory TO the racing to be held on
June 18th. Other improvements will
he made before the day of the races.
beginning Saturday June 2nd
Transfer Steamer of the B. & +. 5.
X. X. will leave pier 8 Light Street
on Saturdays at $50 p. M. instead of
800 p. M. On other week days at
800 p. M. until the Summer Schedule
goes into effect. June 18th. A. J..
Benjamin, Supt. and Gen. Pass. Agt.
Misses Katie and Lizzie Purnell
have entered into partnership in the
dress making business at Miss Purnelrs
home, and are prepared to serve the
ladies of Snow Hill. The best work
and latest styles at regular prices will
be our motto. No disappointment.
work completed at time promised.
Misses Katie and Lizzie Purnell.
Through the influence of Senator
John Walter Smith, our young friend
King Wilson has been appointed an
officer on the Baltimore police force.
He will go on duty next Wednesday
and the probabilities are that he can
hold the position as long as his conduct
warrants his retention. The pay OF
policeman is SIS per week.
Anyone wishing to purchase four
acres of good land, suitable for growing
Strawberries, grass and trucks and
located on the suburbs of this town can
do so upon application to the under
signed. Price 5000; also lot ON Wash
ington street, 14x24 feet, for $500.
This lot is admirably located for an
Office, or small store. Time to suit
purchaser. Oscar NJ. Purnell.
Passengers OH the p. w. & b. II.
II. going down through lower Kent and
Sussex county are admiring the mag
nificent scarlet clover fields. 1t is claim
ed to he veritable flower garden, con-
tanning acres upon acres of this scarlet
clover in full bloom. A marked con-
trast is quite noticeable between the
green foliage and blossoms of fruit tree
and that Of the thick mass of red clover.
An entertainment will be given
in the hall of the Stockton House, on
Wednesday evening May 30th, by the
scholars of Stockton Academy, to which
the friends and patrons and public
generally are respectfully invited.
Reserved seats on sale at Mr.. Z. p.
Wharton's store at % cents. General
admission Is cents. Proceeds to be
used for repairs in the High School
room.
Albert Connor on Monday killed
an immense black snake while j; was
crawling around the chicken-coops of
Mr.. w. X. Scarborough, who resides
near Snow Hill. The reptile was
struck with a large stick and its back
broken. Mr.. Scarborough says it mea-
sured six feet. two inches in length,
and was proportionately large One
of the biggest snakes ever seen i'm this
section of the county.
Mr.. John j Collins has completed
the brick work on his three new stores
ON Green street and is desirous of
having them ready for occupancy by
July lst if possible. He is certainly
rushing the work and will accomplish
his desire If weather continues good
and nothing unforeseen happens. The
work on w. s. Wilson's new building
on Washington street is also progress
ing rapidly and these two buildings
will vie with each other at completion.
The Strawberry season here is
now in its height, and this berry occu-
pies a very prominent place in the
catalogue of fruits. II is at home in
our soil and ripens so early as to give
us on opportunity of getting the princi-
pal part of the crop into New York and
other markets before the more Northern
growers have basket of berries. Thus
Maryland has the very cream of the
market and can send berries even to
Boston markets by rail or water so that
they will reach there in good condition.
Cards of invitation To the 10Th
annual graduating exercises at the
Snow Hill High School were printed
at the MESSENGER office this week.
The exercises will be held i'm the
Assembly Room of the High School
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