Democratic messenger., 1894-09-22

next Thursday Sept. 9th. Sale Il
commence at 8 o'clock, terms mad,
known on day of sale.
The attention of our County Com
missioners is called to large hole in
the centre of the bridge across the
county road opposite the lot Of w. j
c. Mckee on New Lane road leading
across to the Virginia road.
The can pmeeting at Sloan is
over and her tenters have gone. Ii
was the firt campmeeting held at Sloan
in twenty four years. Twenty conver-
sions were made A large number Of
preachers were in attendance.
On Tuesday evening Miss Lille
Mason entertained number of friends
in honor of her guests-Miss Lola
Paradise, of Stockton Miss Genevieve
Milbourn, of Pocomoke and Miss Jennie
Silverthorne, of Horntown, Va.
Prof. Harry Covington, after
spending very pleasant vacation here
with his parents and friends, has re.
sumed his duties in Princeton College.
We wish our young friend continued
success and promotion in his profession.
Mrs. John Walter Smith and
daughters returned home from Ocean
City the first of the week. They
express themselves as delighted with
cottage life at Maryland's favorite sea-
side resort, and will probably try it
again next summer.
Sept. 2Sth being Miss Willard's
birthday, the w. c. T. L. of Snow
Hill will have parlor meeting at the
home of Mrs. J. S. Aydelotte that eve-
ming at half past seven. Every menu
ber is requested to he present and if
possible to bring a new member with
her.
MIR. +. ii. Dryden has sold for
The Citizens National Bank. of Mid
dletown, Delaware, the farm near Re-
hoboth, in Somerset County, where Mr..
Knots at present resides, known as the
Townsend farm, to William S. George,
of East Liverpool, Ohio, for So, 700.
The cottage Of George w. Purnell.
Esq. at Ocean City, has been closed
for the season and Mr.. and Mrs. Pur-
nell and daughters returned to Snow
Hill the first part of the week. They
have one of the prettiest cottages on the
beach and have spent delightful
summer.
The sale of personal property and
household effects by Mrs. A. Pinchin
at her residence on Wednesday was
largely attended. Although driving
rain was falling there were more ladies
present than at any sale here for some
time, and correspondingly good prices
were realized.
Already several entries from Ber-
lin have been made in the bicycle race
at this place on Oct. 2nd. and this race
is an assured success, but we would like
to hear from Pocomoke, Salisbury and
other towns in adjoining counties. The
prize is one OF which the winner will feel
proud. Come neighbors.
Several new residences are going
up in our town and others are in con-
temptation. Mr.. William T. Dicker-
son is building a nice, comfortable
home on his lot on Martin street which
will be occupied by Mr.. A. B. Marine.
II will be an improvement to that sec-
tion of the town when completed.
Perry, the shoe man of Pocomoke
City, greets the readers of the MEssEN-
GER with new advertisement in this
issue and invites them to compare his
stock and prices with those of any other
dealer in the county. His stock con-
sists of shoes exclusively, and his $500
ladies shoes are the best for the money
ever sold.
Tom Taylor, who travels for a
hardware firm in Baltimore, was in
Snow Hill on Tuesday. A representa-
tive of the MESSENGER asked him how
he found business on the road. He
replied that it was getting better all
the time and he thought everything
would be humming in few days.
We publish to-day the last sitting
Of the Registration officers for this
county. The dates for these sittings
are Monday. October lst, Tuesday the
I'd, Wednesday, the Bird, and Thursday
the 4th. Don't fail to get registered
Oh these dates, or. if you have removed
from one district to another see that
you are transferred
DIR. II. p. Collins of Bishopville
was in Snow Hill on Thursday and
called at the MESSENGER Office. DIR.
Collins is bright young man and has
gained the reputation already of being
one of the smartest physicians in the
county. He is an ardent Democrat
and says it is no use for the opposition
to think of gains in his district-they
are mot in it,
MIR. John |. Colbourn, who was
appointed to fill the vacancy in Wash
ington College from this county occa-
stoned by the resignation of Mr.. w. A.
Melvin, has gone to Chestertown to
enter upon his duties. We congratulate
Mr. Colbourn on his successful exami-
nation before the Orphans Court and
appointment to scholarship in this
well-known institution.
The Treasury Department recently
ruled that packs of cards known as
''old maid," authors" and similar
games which are played with cards other