Democratic messenger., 1894-03-24


Baltimore Wednesday morning. Miss
Hubbell has gone after her spring
stock of millinery anil ladies furnishing
goods
The Comptroller ot the Treasury
on Thursday of last week made the
quarterly distribution of the public
school fund. Worcester gets 81, ll5.-
- tor white schools and SS59.JS for
colored schools,
Schooner Charles Foster, John B.
Wheaton. Of Chincoteague, captain.
left Philadelphia. December 18th, for
Rio Janeiro. arriving there on the Sth
of this month. His mate died on the
trip of yellow fever.
Miss Dora Toadvine. of Salisbury,
who has been the guest of her cousin.
Mr.. John T. Moore. was summoned
by telegraph ON Tuesday To return
home as her father. \. G.. Toadvine,
Esq. was quite sick.
If YOU want suit Of harness cheap
| am the man Ia sell il 10 you-from
$500 up. also have full line of
merchandise of all kinds and especially
a nice line Of shoes which | am selling
cheap I.emuel a. Hall, Powellsyille,
Md. 81.
Capt Richard Howard has pur-
chased of Mr.. Charles Stevenson a
building lot Opposite the school building.
The lot is 80 feet front and $50 feet in
depth. Capt. Howard will commence
the erection oi a cottage about the first
Of April.
A convention Of the Christian En-
deaver Society will he held in the NJ.
l.. Church of Easton ON May Sth and
9Th. The convention will be attended
by over seventy-tive delegates And
every county on the Shore will he rep
resented. Several prominent speakers
from Baltimore will be present.
-Rt. Rev. a. A. Curtis, Bishop Of
Wilmington. will give mission at the
Catholic Church Snow Hill, beginning
Sunday April Sth at 1890 a. m, and
continuing Sunday evening and every
evening for several days at 7.30.
These sermons will he of vital interest
To all and offensive TO none. The public
Is most cordially invited.
The first shad of the season caught
in this section were brought to town
last Monday by Mr.. Thomas Richard
son. who caught them in Nassawango
creek. Capt. Mills. OF the Ark, no
sooner heard Of the fact than he board
ed his summer house. and started
down the river. We shall expect a
pair on his return.
Easter Day at All Hallows
Church. Early celebration of Holy
Communion at Z a. m. Morning Prayer.
Sermon and Holy Communion at 1890
a IN. Sunday School. Easter Festival
> p m. Evening service and sermon at
80 p. M. Offering for the day will be
Tor removing the church debt and other
expenses.
ladies. if you have not already
examined the new stock of spring dress
goods at j. $. Price & Co.'S store you
should do 50 at once If you want to
see the cheapest line OF stockings ever
shown in this town come to see us and
read our advertisement elsewhere in
this paper in which we give some inter
esting prices. j. $. Price L. Co.
-Sinepuxent Lodge No. 1873, A. +.
x A. NJ, held their first meeting since
the fire in their new hall on Thursday
last. The lodge lost everything in the
fire but has gone to work with will
and will leave nothing undone to make
their room comfortable and attractive
for the members. The lodge was in
stituted in May last and has now -
members on its roll.
The peach has still several danger
ous periods to pass by in IFS progress
from blossoms To fruit, but it is encour-
aging to note that up 10 the present
time it been uninjured and that the pro-
mise is for an abundant crop. The
mild winter has brought out the buds
and blossoms and unless some equinoc-
tial storms should nip them the yield
will he abundant.
One of the biggest sales of fine
houses and cattle ever advertised in
this county We print in the MESSENGER
this morning Capt. Charles S. Cap
per will sell all of his fine blooded
horses, cattle. hogs. boats. etc, at pub
lie auction, on Wednesday. April 4th.
This isIa positive sale and will afford
an excellent opportunity for those to
purchase who want fine stock. The
pedigrees of some of the horses and a
full description of all the property to
he sold is given in the advertisement
on the editorial page.
DIR. Hearn, of Bishopville, through
his counsel, Clayton J. Purnell aud
Wilson IL Collins, Of Snow Hill, has
docketed suit for $4,000 damages
against DIR. T. A. J. Holloway. of the
same place 1t will he remembered by
our readers that the two Doctors about
eight weeks ago had dispute which
led 10 blows being exchanged and
which finally terminated in DIR. Hean
being knocked senseless with a spade
in the hands of DIR. Holloway. He was
confined 10 his bed several weeks and
his injuries were considered serious, hut