Democratic messenger., 1894-12-08

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that the MESSENGER office is specially
fitted up to print fine wedding invita-
tions on short notice. We print them
80 well that il will take an expert to
discover that our work is not engrav
ing.
DO not fail To hear the Paulist ut
the Catholic Church here next Sunday
at ) p. M. and p. m. All serious
questions put in the question box will
be answered by the speaker. There
will he no controversy and no abuse of
any denomination, but Father Clark
comes in spirit of charity and good
will towards all the people OF the town.
The large brick tower being built
by Smith, Moore Il Co. on their mill
yard is saw-dust and shaving burner
and when completed and put to work
it is expected to burn up all of the dust
and shavings produced at this immense
factory, and thus do away with a great
annoyance TO both, the proprietors of
the mill and the people of the town.
Mr.. Alfred Child, OF Stockton, was
in Snow Hill on Tuesday and left his
order at the MESSENGER office for
envelopes, billheads and letterheads to
use in connection with his oyster busi
ness. If you want To conduct your
business in n business like manner fol-
low his example; we will give you
good work and low prices.
The large basket factory at POGO
moke City owned by Hall Il Bro. was
sold by Clayton J. Purnell, Trustee,
on Saturday for $500. The pur-
chascr> were Edgar w. McMaster,
Francis NJ. Wilson and +. J. School
field, who, we are informed, will imme.
diately start up the business and man
ufacture on larger scale than was
formerly done by them.
Besides five convictions at the
present term of court for violation of
the local option law, the grand jury
found bills against two prominent drug
gists in Cambridge OH the charge of
selling whiskey on physicians pre-.
scription. BY a bill passed by the last
Legislature and legalized by a town
election in the spring. druggists We're
prohibited from selling whiskey, even
on a physicians prescription. But,
believing that part of the law to be un-
constitutional, the two druggists contin-
ued TO sell on prescription.
The annual report of Superinten-
dent Stump,of the Immigration Bureau,
for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1894, shows very material falling off
in the number of immigrants arriving
in this country. He estimates that
since October, 1898, the exodus of for
eign steerage passengers from the tnitcd
States has been greater than the num-
ber arriving, and he therefore concludes
that numerically, there are now fewer
foreigners in the United States, who
came as steerage passengers. than there
were at the end of the fiscal year 1898.
The first spike in the Elkton &
Middletown railroad was driven Tues
day and the gang of men employed was
not long in laying track for a consider
able distance. The rail connects with
the Pennsylvania railroad few hun
dred yards south of the Elkton station.
1t is thought that by this time next
year the road will be completed and
ready for travel. The new road will
connect at Middletown with the Della
ware railroad and the trains for Balti-
more that now go by the way of Por-
ter's and Newark will 20 to Elkton,
and thus shorten the distance about 30
miles.
Last week Frank Harmonson
visited friends near Delmar, leaving
his grip with clerk in the hotel there.
During the evening tramp who had
been drinking, came in the hotel to
wait for freight train. The proprie-
tor, wishing TO close his hotel informed
the tramp that he would have to vacate,
also to take the grip. which he suppos-
ed belonged to the tramp. The latter
did not spend very much time in Del
mar after he secured the grip, but
caught the first freight for parts un-
known. Imagine Mr.. Harmonson
surprise the next day when he called at
the hotel for the grip and learned of
its sudden departure in company with
the tramp. The grip contained new
pair of shoes and clothing valued at
$40.
AT the meeting of Congress on
Monday Hon. W. Laird Henry was
present and took the oath of Office lie
was unable to get seat on the Demo-
cratic side and had to be put i'm what is