Democratic messenger., 1894-06-23


daughter, Miss Blanche, spent las
Saturday at Ocean City. looking after
the cottage just completed by contractor
ID. J. Adkins, of Berlin, for MIR. Pur
nell. Ii l. said to he one OF the mos
comfortable and conveniently arranged
cottages on the beach. Mr.. Purnel
and family will move into it as soon a
it i furnished. and will spend th,
remainder of the summer there
The Baltimore x Eastern Shor,
Railroad Company Is making arrange
ments to handle 'Grain" extensively
irom all points on the Baltimore 4
Eastern shore X. X. Ia Baltimore. and
will arrange to deliver il at Elevator,
NJ same rates n other Lines. Free
information hy making application Il
Agents at the different Stations along
Line OF to the undersigned. Sacks
Furnished free" A. J. benjamin. q.
y. 4.
The new Methodist Protestant
Chmrch nj Box Iron has heen completes,
and will he dedicated tomorrow
Three serviceS will he held. Rev. +
I. Little. of Baltimore. will preach
Tie will be assisted by Rev. Is. r.
Jester. former pastor Of the Snow Hill
Church. and man who has the conf
,lence and respect Of the people, moi
only ot his own church people, hut the
community at large IN and around this
his former home. A special choir will
furnish music for the occasion.
The main shaft ot Richardson
Smith. Moore d Co.'S mill broke lasI
Wednesday and business has been sus
pended until new shaft can he had
The one broken was four inches in di
ameter and was made of cast steel \
new one was ordered at once five inches
in diameter which will have to he made
To order as it is an extra large size
Over one hundred and twenty-five
names are on the pay roll at the mil
and il, suspension for week means :
considerable loss to the employees.
MIR. William L. Ruark, % year,
of age, son of james Ruark, living
between Snow Hill and Princess Anne
about 8 miles from the latter place wa,
cutting wood and firing in the steam
mill of A. Fooks when his axe slipped
or glanced, and he gave himself {
severe cash in the knee. The bloot
gushed from the cut and it could mo-
he stopped by his attendants. DIR
James F. Dougherty, of Princess Anne
sewed up the wound and rendered tn,
necessary additional surgical attention
Mr.. Charles ID. johnson, one o
Snow Hills most respected citizens
died at his home near town last Satur
day evening about Z o'clock, in the
sixty-third year OF his age lie wa.
tor many years brick mason, pursuing
his trade in and around Snow Hill
but for the past two or three years h,
has been engaged in farming. He wa,
an upright, honorable man, of whom
all men spoke we'll. He was member
OF the Presbyterian Church and OF
Monday afternoon his remains wer,
inferred in that churchyard after ser
vices in the church conducted by Rev
q. l.. Morrow. At the grave Rev
Robert Scott officiated. Mr.. johnson
leaves a widow and three daughters
Miss Eva, Miss Mary, and Mrs. =
Sidney Smith, to all of whom we exten,
our sympathy for the great afilictioI
visited upon them.
A Dorchester correspondent says
The real estate firm of James Ii. Hess,
x Co., through whom a large number
of German families have purchased
farms in Dorchester county, have been
in communication with a number o
Western farmers and considerabl,
number of colonists are expected to ar
rive within few months. There ar,
at present two delegations one from
Ohio and the other from Indiana, OF
the Eastern Shore looking around fol
farms for a large number of families
Next month a large arrival of immi
grants from Germany and Russia arr
expected. A large majority of thes'
are farmers who are well supplied will
means and are hunting for some suit
able and healthy climate to locate
The large number of Germans VIII,
have already settled here speak in thu
highest terms of the climate and, bar
ring few slight injuries received a
their work, have enjoyed excellen
health