Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1894-04-14

painful illness. Marie L., youngest
daughter of David Jones. lnterment
on Tuesday last in Ebenezer NJ. +.
Cemetery, conducted by Rev. DR. Scott.
A crusade has been started against
chewing gum in the Middletown public
school. One of the lady teachers fog
ged twenty Of her pupils for chewing
gum during school hours. In the prin-
cipars room two male and three female
pupils were compelled to stand ON the
floor and chew gum for half an hour.
John J. Collins. Esq, has COM
mencrd work on four brick stores which
he will build on Green street, between
the stores of V. :. Payne and Thomas
I'll. Collins. Mr.. Collins deserves credit
for his energy and especially so, after
having Just met with the misfortune To
have his mill burned.
1t is fact worth noting by our
truck farmers that many of the early
vegetables grown in large quantities
about Norfolk, Va, and other southern
points, for the New York mar et, were
destroyed by the recent freeze. As II
consequence growers here can get their
truck To market nearly as soon rs Nor
folk growers.
"A Kent county Gamer, who has Il
portion Of his last years canned peach
stock still on hand, rs soon as the re.
ports Of Injuries 10 the peninsula crop
became known, received AN offer Of an
advance of seven hundred dollars on
his goods. Another Gamer received a
desirable cash bid on his expected pack
for this season.
My selection Of spring millinery
dress patterns. trimmings and Innings,
MORE silk. satins. satines. ribbons,
laces, underware, hosiery and other
goods has been made with view Ia
please everybody, and believe have
succeed, therefore, il you don't see what
you want ask for it. ! am unable to
display all these in my shanty hut
have them, every kind description and
price. Mrs. V. s. Townsend.
-Messrs. Ira Miller and +. l..
Goodenough, President and Purchasing
Agent, respectively, Of the United
States Whip Company. of Westfield.
Mass, were the guests of A. ID. Irwin
Esq. few days this week. They are
large customers of Mcssers. Irwin Il Bro.
and were here on business. The L. :.
Whip Co, has capitol of two mill
ion five hundred thousand dollars and
is the largest concern OF the kind in the
country. Mr.. Robert $. Irwin of
Philadelphia, accompanied Messers.
Goodenough and Miller TO town.
As reported in this paper last
week, | was in the city in search of the
latest styles in pretty dress goods, and
other feminine fancies. | found many
novelties in wooden fabrics, and am
now displaying the finest line Of these
goods ever seen in Salisbury. II will
pay the ladies' Of Worcester Ia visit
just To see these goods. II
impossible TO come. write for samples.
Prices lower than Strawbridge or
Wanamaker and goods as pretty.
! Yours TO please. j. X. I. Laws, Sails
bury, Md.
The Rev. James A. Brindle, one
Of the oldest ministers of the Whining
ton Methodist Episcopal Conference,
lied on Thursday afternoon nj his
home in GreensbOrOugh. He was in ex-
cellent health until last Monday, when
he was stricken with paralysis, which
caused his death. He was born in
Philadelphia seventy four years ago,
and resided there until about twenty
one years old, when he became min
ister of the gospel. He was married
three times, his first wife being Miss
Parker of Snow Hill.
The ground for the new Odd Eel
lows Hall has been cleaned off this
week and work ON this, the second
three-story brick building in town, will
he commenced next week. The build
ing will be built with press brick,
fronts on Market and Bank streets,
with seneca brown stone trim
mings, and will he an imposing struc-
ture, an ornament to the town, and
credit To the members OF Ocean Lodge.
The interior will he divided into three
Offices on the first floor, two of which
will front ON Market street and the
third on Bank street, with 8 feet halls
entering from each street and passing
through the building. intersecting each
other at right angles in rear of front
offices. The second floor will also he
divided into similar number OF offices
while the third floor will be used en-
tirely by the Odd Fellows for lodge
purposes. The contract for its erection
has been awarded To w. ID. Corddry,
Jr, who is member of the order.