Democratic messenger., 1894-06-02

ii. y. Miller. W llmlngton, Del, fol
S2.250 Mr.. Miller was the loves
bidder and was well-known here rs .
responsible manufacturer.
The Schooner Elliott, Captain
James Aydelotte. Chincoteague, mad,
the quickest trip on record, recently
between that Island and Fair Haven
{ Connecticut. She took cargo ol
oysters. discharged them and returned
To Chincoteague in seven days.
Paint your house with the Long
man X MARTINEZ Paint None better
Will take fewer gallons. Will stand
rs long again as most paints as every
one who has used il will testify. Ii i.
guaranteed, and the guarantee mean.
what it saws. For sale at DR. Hall.
Drug Store. IT.
Mr. f. I. Taylor, of Stockton,
and Captain Ben. Sharpley, of the
same place, were callers at the MEssEN-
GER office on Tuesday. Captain Ben
is Just home from New York, from
which port he has been running oysters
for several months. We understand
he has made quite successful cruise.
The prospects are good for Il
large crop Of whortle and blackberries.
The whortleberry crop is very I'M
portant one in some sections OF this
county, especially in Colbourn's and
Atkinson's districts, where thousands
of dollars worth of ''huckleberries' are
gathered every season by the poor
people.
The Maryland Experimental Col
lege has established branch expert
ment station in Wicomico for the ex-
pertinent OF the kinds of Strawberries
to grow, the kind of fertilizer To use
on them and their general cultivation.
Mr.. w. +. Allen, Jr., has the station
on his farm and is making some pract-
ical demonstrations.
Last week the Board of County
Commissioners passed an order that
the $4,000 insurance money, less
s776.97 expending in tearing down
the Court House and Jail cleaning
bricks, etc, he paid over to the County
Treasurer by the President of the
Board in whose hands il had been
placed.
The shipment of Strawberries over
the Delaware X. X. for the past few
days of May is as follows: Monday,
DIST, 10 cars; Tuesday, 22nd, 1875
cars; "Wednesday, 23rd, 1876 cars;
Thursday, 24th, 100 cars; Friday,
25th, 12S cars; Saturday, 18th, 153
ears; Sunday, 9th, 10 cars; Monday,
2Sth, 40 cars.
MIR. q. Grosvenor Dave, who is
tramping the Peninsula, paid our town
another pleasant visit this week. He
came up from Franklin City on Thurs
day and returned Friday. He has
promised us good article for our next
issue. He has been making study Of
the sanctified people and it is of them
he will write.
Hon. Isaac n. Hearn of Whites
vile, has been here attending court
and visiting his son Thomas a pros
porous farmer near town, this week.
Mr.. Hearn was for number of years
engaged in the lumber business, but
a year or so ago retired and is now on
his fine farm at Whitesville, which is
a few miles over the Delaware line.
The officers of the steamer Tired
Avon carried news to Baltimore Tues
day Of the burning of freight car
containing furniture OH the Baltimore
and Eastern Shore Railroad, near
Rhodesdale Station, Md. The car is
supposed to have caught fire from
sparks from a locomotive. The con-
tents OF the car were valued at 81, 900.
Baltimore Il Eastern Shore Rail-
road and Choptank Steamboat Line
interchangeable round-trip tickets be-
tween Baltimore and Salisbury to
Bloomfield inclusive, good in either
direction. For full information apply to
ticket agent at any of the above stations,
pursers on steamers, or to this Office
A. j. Benjamin, Superintendent and
General Passenger Agent.
Rev. james X. Campbell and
wife, Squire George 7. Richardson and
wife, of Newark; Mr.. Charles 5. West
and wife, Mr.. Powell Pattey and wife,
of Berlin; Miss Hattie Boston, of Phil
adelphia, and Mr. {. Charlie Boston,
of Georgetown, were pleasantly enter
tained at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Josiah Boston, near Cedartown, on
Sunday last.
Baltimore & Eastern Shore Rail-
road, beginning Saturday, June 2nd,
transfer steamer will leave Baltimore
$50 p. M. Saturdays instead of D. m.,
as on other week days, and No. 8 train
will leave all stations, Claiborne to
Berlin inclusive, two (2) hours earlier
than OH other week days. Regular
Summer double trip schedule will go in
effect June 25th. 4. J. Benjamin,
Superintendent and General Passenger
Agent.
The annual sheep penning ON As
sateague Island will take place on
Wednesday, June 9th. Great prepa-
rations are being made for a large
gathering on that gala day. There
will he quite large number of ice
cream, confectionery, oyster and clam
stands for the accommodation of the
public. There will he no public pen