Democratic messenger., 1894-12-01
LOCALS.

The squeelIof the porker is again
heard in the land.
Mr.. Reni Esham and wife visit
ed Berlin on Sunday.
Mr.. T.. Sidney Smith returned
home from Baltimore last "Wednesday
Did you enjoy your Thanksgiving
dinner? We woull if we had ielt well
enough to eat one.
Miss Annie Morgan is visiting
Miss Pollitt ut Hotel de Pollitt. at
Franklin City. Va.
Mrs. Mary p. BriddelI, of Balti-
more is visiting her sister. Mrs Sallie
f. Pruitt OF this city.
The only way To cure catarrh l.
10 purify the blood Hoods Sarsapar
lila purities the blood and tones up the
whole system.
MIR Thomas Morgan ut this city
has accepted position in new hotel
at I.ewes. Del. and left on Monday.
We wish him success.
The members of Ebenezer NJ. +.
Church will hold a fair at their hall
commencing tonight Admission 10
cts, for benefit of the church.
DIR. Paul Jones and Postmaster
John l.. Mock spent several days gun
ming ON Sinepuxent bay this week.
They brought back lots of game.
Mrs. Stephen ii. Wilson. of Bal
timore will return TO Snow Hill with
her family ON Wednesday next. The,
will occupy the Petit house on Hill
street.
MIR. William I. Sturgis of near
Spence, mashed one of his fingers very
badly while killing h,gs on TUESDAY,
and had to come 10 town 10 have it
dressed
Mr.. Clarence l.. Shockley has
moved his wheel wright and carriage
shop here from Pine Grove and will
60 in as partner with Mr.. Ernest
Parsons.
Rev. Fred G.. Davis. young man
of Cambridge, Md, has been admitted
10 the Southern NJ. +. Conference and
has been assigned to the pastorate of
the church of that denomination at Ber
lin, this county.
The Baltimore and Eastern Shore
Railroad Companv's transfer steamer
Cambridge" beginning Thursday 29th
inst.. will run to and from Pier !
Light Street. Baltimore instead Of Pier
l0as at present.
Miss Rachael Robinson. an aged
lady living near Elkton accidentally
swallowed her false teeth Tuesday. a
physician was summoned. but was una
BILE TO remove them, and Miss Robinson
j. in critical condition.
bud Crew" Of Salisbury. ha-
completed the work of plastering the
new Court House. Ii is useless To say
he made a good job Of it, for he j.
noted rs a tirst-class workman IL
looks now as il il will not he great
while before the building will be COM
pleted.
John $ Horsey. of Pocomoke City
died Friday, aged sixty. lie was u
son of DIR. James Horsey, at whose
residence the Presbyterians Of Pocomoke
City Cat that time Newtown) organized.
and where regular services were held
until place of worship was erected by
that denomination.
Hon. 4. l.. Dryden. of Crisfeld.
was married ON Wednesday To Miss
Effie Venable. daughter of Mr.. seth
ID. Venables proprietor Of the Eastern
Shore Hotel, Cri-fell. The wedding
tour includes prominent cities OF the
United States. The MESSENGER ex-
tends congratulations.
A number OF former Chinc0teag.
uers have returned TO the Island. now
that the oysters have taken on their
old-time flavor and high standard in
every particular. II prices rule high
this winter Chincoteague oystermen
will he right in it. and thousands Of
dollars will be added 10 the Island
treasures.
The electric steamer "Lillie" own
ed by Captain :. T. Matthews. Chinc'.
league, is now being overhauled and
put in thorough repair, with the idea
of using her for the purpose of convey
ing passengers from Chincoteague 10
Stockton by day or night, when the
boat is not engaged in carrying the
mail.
In many Of the oyster shucking
houses of Baltimore white girls are
employed exclusively. and their shuck
ing is pronounced 10 he much superior
to that of colored shuckers. being more
cleanly with better handling of the
oysters. They make from dollar to
dollar and half per day. and after
work dress as fine as anybody.
Joe Rowley. an old colored man.
who has been fighting the whiskey evil