Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1894-05-12


ROBERT j. McAILEN,
City Councilman.
A happy selection by the people o
Il representative an the Councilmen'
ticket, is Mr.. X. }. McAllcn, who il
recognized as one of the leading spirit.
in the movement of improvement
in the new Snow Hill. Mr.. McAllel
who is the senior member of TIL,
grocery firm of X. j. McAllen K Bro
was born and reared in this county
is iorty-iive years old AMI unmarried
He received rural education ano
together with his broths- VIM. A
McAllen entered the mercantile bust
ness in this town. Although they
commenced the retail business on .
limited capital and in Il small way
their business has steadily grown
through their efforts to please unit
the present time. and now they en-
joy not only large share of tn,
retail trade. but do large wholesal.
business. After the recent fire the,
were among the first to complete theil
new store which is one of the larges
and best arranged in the town.
Strawberries shipped from Oman
cock by steamer Pocomoke Monday OF
last week brought 30 cents a quart
Five hundred quarts shipped the fol
lowing Wednesday sold for 81 cents q
quart.
Affiliations Church Whitsun- DAY.
Morning Prayer; Sermon and Holy
Communion at 1890. a. m. Evening
Prayer Sermon at 7.45, p. M. Sunday
School ut $50, p. IN. Stockton, Ser
vice and Sermon AT 3, p. m. Rev
Robert Scott, Rector.
We wish 10 inform our friends
and customers that our trimmer will be
at Chincoteague from Monday until
Thursday, and at Girdletree from
Thursday until Saturday of each week
during the months of May and June.
Mrs ScarborO IL Jones.
The commissioners finding the
temporary shanty used as a Jail in the
way of the contractors, have moved il
in the southeast corner of the court
house yard. The prisoners were moi
moved from the building but enjoyed
the ride across the square.
The most severe thunder storm OF
the season occurred here Tuesday night
Rain fell in torrents tor short while
and the pressure Of water running
down Washington street was SO great
that it overhowed the sidewalk and
forced through the cellar wall of the
new Wilson building. tearing down
about ten feet OF the wall.
Charles $. Capper lost II nice flock
OF wild geese, which he had taken
special delight in training. and which
he valued very high, last Monday
night. He will pay liberal reward
for their return if found. He is in
clined TO think, however, they wer.
stolen and is willing to pay for the
arrest and conviction of thief.
Warm weather is beginning Il
drive people to their summer homes
On Saturday last Mr.. Gordon Jone.
and family came up from Virginia OH
the steamer Pocomoke, and passet
through Snow Hill ON the way I,
their seaside farm near Newark
Their many friends will be glad I,
learn of their return to the county fol
the season.
Our attention has been called /,
Il bad piece of coLnty road between
Newark and the Farrell property neal
that town. We are unable to find on
who the supervisor is. but would advise
him to see that the road is put in goot
condition. The county has recent,
been compelled To pay Il large sum o
money ON account of bad roads, bridge
etc. and the taxpayers do not care fo
another such dose.
The Worcester County Sunda,
School Convention will be held a
Girdletree, beginning Saturday morn,
ing, May 26th. closing Sunday night
9th. Ii is desired to have goo,
representation from the Sunday School
Of the county. The program will b
published next week. Schools will b
invited to elect two delegates each
Our Girdletree friends are hard "a
work preparing for II big occasion.
Our thanks are hereby tendere,
DIR. X. II. r. Ellis for an invitation (,
here his lecture ON the Effects of Civ
ilization from Medical Standpoint
which was delivered in Grace Method
ist Episcopal Lecture Room. Baltimore
Md, Thursday evening May 10th
The Doctor is one of those men VIII,
have enough foresight 10 enable then
to make a success of life: and not the
least OF the things TO help him along i
his proper regard for newspaper men
We desire to again request CORE
spondents not to indulge in personal
tiles calculated to give otiense wher
writing for the MESSENGER. II yo,
have grievances settle them withou
bringing us in. Correspondents hav,
no right to use the columns Of thi
paper in such way, and when the,
do they abuse confidence reposed il
them by the editors who are AWAY.
perfectly innocent Of their purpose.
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