Democratic messenger., 1894-07-28
BERLIN.

Miss l.lZZie Davis returned home
Wednesday from her visit to Delmar
and Salisbury.
Captain Jonathan Baker has been
spending few days at home this week
with his wife.
Miss Ruth Willie; is spending the
week at Wilton with Miss Jennie
White.
Master James Bratton, of Philadel-
phia, is spending his vacation at Ber-
lin with his aunt, Mrs. Kendall Collier.
Our town is improving slowly. We
now have basket factory, creamery,
two mills and laundry. Mr.. Edward
Ennis. OF Wilmington. has started the
laundry. Hope he will make it sue
cess.
Mr.. John I. Keas' new house is
going up rapidly on Main street. 1t
will be quite an improvement on the
old house that was burned down.
Miss Julia Newton left Berlin We'd
nesday morning to visit friends in Del
aware. She will not return to Berlin
any more.
Mrs. {. l.. Vincent is the welcome
guest of her mother, Mrs. Thomas
Gray.
The Berlin Laundry. next door to
Powell d Wise. started up this week
with Edward Ennis manager, and has
branch office mt Richardson's res
taurant, Ocean City. 1t is a much
needed enterprise, and we hope the
people will appreciate it.
Some of the roads in the East and
West Berlin districts are in miserable
condition. 1t might pay some Of the
overseers bondsmen to investigate these
roads. We believe it would pay them
to hire team il they have none. Do
YOU see?
Mrs. G. ii. Toadvine, of Camden,
\. j., is the guest of Mrs. S. W. Taylor.
Mr.. Harry W. Taylor, of New York,
is visiting his parents.
The Colored Baptist Campmeeting
at Herring Creek opens to day.
J. +. Quillen d Son deliveries
fresh bread every evening except
Saturday. Leave your order.
We are glad to see our friend,
conductor George Parker on our streets
again.
Mr.. Henry 4. Anderson and family
have returned from Ocean City after
spending several weeks there.
George Scott and III. &. Conway
shipped a fine car load of lambs to the
city last Wednesday.
Miss Julia Newton left Wednesday
to spend her vacation with friends in
Pennsylvania.
A few days ago one of Mr. Joshua
Carey's sons and a young friend came
across what is supposed TO be an old
Indian burying ground on james B.
Dirickson's place on Synepuxent bay.
They were digging with a shovel when
they unearthed 20 or more skulls and
skeletons, all in good state of preserva-
ton. They also found few articles of
pottery. pipes, etc. 1t is probable by
persevering in digging thereabouts some
interesting relics might he brought to
view.
DO you drink?-Soda water or milk
shake-Yes. at Berlin's White Front
drug store. DIR. S. X. Marshall, pro-
prietor. We like the neat private room
he has fitted up for us ladies. And the
people like and appreciate his anti-bil-
ious remedies which are saving much
suffering, us well as his remedies for
dysentery, diarrhea, dyspepsia, head
ache and that tired feeling. also the
diseases of women and children. He
cleans teeth for 30 cents. fills them from
% cents up. Examines the mouth and
teeth and extracts free for artificial sets,
which he makes in the most artistic,
natural and substantial manner. Salts
faction guaranteed or no charge. Rock
bottom prices.
We learn to day that Mr.. +. w.
Purdue has won the prize that he has
been so energetically looking after for
few weeks past. He has purchased the
entire stock of goods that has been in
receivers hands for the large dry goods
and Clothing store that failed in Chica-
go, several months ago. About two
thousand dollars worth of frst-class
goods and a full assortment of most
everything that Is generally kept in
dry goods and notion store. Mr.. Per-
due says that he proposes to put them
on auction at Berlin provided he can
get ample room to display the amount
of goods in proper shape, which date
he will give in next issue. This will
be chance for you to buy all the
nice things you want at trife. Silver
sets for table; there are few of them
of the latest style. Lookout for cir
cular next week naming the articles
which would take much space to name
here. You will see for yourself when
the goods are put on exhibition. Look
out for the auction day.
Public Sale.
On Saturday afternoon, Aug. 4th,
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