Democratic messenger., 1894-01-13

the home of Mrs. OeOige -. klcilafusm
Wednesday. January 9TH. at ) o'clock
The colored school of Snow Hill
Is IN very prosperous condition, llt
scholars are enrolled and il has he.
come necessary TO provide an extra
teacher for the school The patrons of
the school agreed 10 furnish an addi-
iional school room il the School Board
would supply the teacher. The Board
agreed to the proposition.
The patrons Of the MESSENGER s
advertising columns usually ''get
there" Messrs. !. :. Price Il Co. have
Just received the second ear load in a
very short time. of assorted grades,
grades To suit any purse. OF Lea $
Celebrated Flour. Both Of these good
houses il will I've noted. decorate
spaces in the MESSENGER.
A bashful Maine Justice of the
peace, being called upon to marry a
blushing couple, thought it proper to
quote Sope Scripture in addition to the
usual fSfmula. He ransacked his brain
in an ASc To remember something
appropriately and then said. Suffer
liiue children 10 come unto you. for
of such Is the kingdom Of Heaven.
The taxpayers and citizens Of
Snow Hill are invited to meet in
McAllens Hall on "Wednesday evening
next. at eight o'clock, for the purpose
of discussing the proposed new town
charter. The time set will allow persons
desiring 10 do so to attend class and
prayer-meetings. II is hoped that all
those interested will attend the meeting
and have their say there, or hereafter
hold their peace.
-Bailifi Hinman has been digging
up the trees along Market street in
front of the Court House this week
They were killed by the fire and others
will he planted in their places. II is a
great pity that the beautiful trees
which afforded such splendid shelter
around the Court House from old
Saul's rays, must go. But dog bite it,
well have some more il nothing
happens.
A correspondent from Chinco-
league. Va. writes us OF the marriage
OF Miss Virginia Dickerson. Of Iron
shire. this County. To Captain William
Reed, of Chincoteague. The nuptial
knot was tied by Rev. George Jones
on Monday evening last. Mrs. Moses
Hudson furnished music for the "cca
sion. The bride was the recipient of
large number of presents
-tieorge Wheaton. Young man
only ~ years of age. was knocked
overheard by the libing ot the sail ot
his boat in Chincoteague bay and
drowned on the 2lst of last month
His body has not yet been recovered
although his many friends have made
diligent search for it, The distressing
accident has east gloom over Chinco-
teague Island.
i have on hand twenty head OF
horses. fourteen of which | desire to
SELL Twelve of the number are brood
mares and are with foal by registered
stations. will sell any Of the twenty
horses on reasonable terms and will
give time In suit the purchaser Call at
my farm near Berlin and secure a
bargain. Charles II. Hastings, Berlin,
Md.
The Dorchester Mutual Fire
Insurance Company. we are informed,
will not issue any more new policies, so
that il may he considered thing of
the past But for the biz fires at Cam
bridge and Snow Hill. the company
would have been in most prosperous
condition and would soon have become
a cherished established home institu-
tion. The directors. as well as the
secretary, have made many sacrifices
for the company.-Ca Cambridgc NcwS.
With 1894 the MESSENGER is
enjoying an unprecedented increase in
circulation. Our entire mail list has
been put in type and now every sub
scriber of the MESSENGER can tell how
his account stands by examining the
little yellow slip pasted on his paper
which bears his name and the date to
which his subscription is paid. For
insiance--ii the slip reads John Brown
Jan. 80, it means that John Browns
paper is paid for up to January 1894.
Mr.. Josiah Taylor, of Spence,
died on Saturday last of grip. He was
about eighty years OF age, and up to
the time Of his taking the grip was
known as hale and hearty old gentle
man. His wife is also down with the
same disease and is not expected to
live. She does not know of her hus-
bands DEATH not having been conscious
for several days previous to his demise.
Mr.. Taylor was laid to rest in the
Presbyterian Churchyard in Snow Hill
on Monday afternoon. Since the above
was put in type Mrs. Taylor has died.
Funeral services will he held at Cool
Spring church at 10 o'clock tomorrow
Sunday morning.
President Smith and Speaker
Preston Of the MARYLAND Legislature
announced their committees ON Tues
day The members from Worcester arc
placed as follows: Wilkinson, ON Elect
ions. Rules. Ways aud Means, Engross-
cd Bills, Education and Federal Rela-
tions. IIayman, on Claims, Public
Buildings. Insurance and Loans.
Whaley, on Printing and Immigration.
II will thus I've seen that Worcester is