Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-07-06

health.
For Rent-The house and LOT
heretofore occupied by owner. Possess
ion will he given at once il desired, or
January LIST 80. Chas. w. Dryden,
Isaac w. Townsend.
Mrs. w. NJ. Il. Yate, after a very
pleasant visit TO the family of Mr.. &.
X. L. Moore near this town, has re-
turned TO Europe. She sailed on the
Majestic last Wednesday.
Mr.. George Hayward, one of our
popular horsemen, was in Dover last
week in the interest of his well-bred
horse, Fireman" This horse has some
Of the most promising colts in this
county.
Our Whaleyville correspondents
letter arrived too late for publication
last week. "Flyaway" will try it
again. All communications must
reach our office not later than Thurs.
day in each week.
Il desire TO notify my clients and
the public, that | will he in my office
in Snow Hill every Tuesday. during
the summer months,-the rest of the
week at Ocean City, and will come
home on call. w. S. Wilson.
Parcels and small packages or
kilograms if left at our office will he
forwarded TO the depot Baggage and
merchandise conveyed TO and from
railroad depot, steamboat and private
residences.-Snow Hill Transfer Co.
Drum fishing from the shore at
Ocean City is said to be fine sport.
Mrs. George Watson, assisted by her
husband, succeeded in landing three of
these large fish in the short space of
half an hour at that resort last Satur-
day.
This vicinity was visited by a
greatly needed down pour of rain on
Sunday, which was accompanied by
thunder and lightning. The rain will
be OF vast benefit TO the growing crops,
especially tomatoes, of which our farm
ers have put out great many plants.
Mr.. Gordon Wonnell laid pave.
ment in front of the Bonnewell property
"a sl,a oo.,o. IS NJ .l,a. AL Na.l.,s.
ton streets this week. George w.
Purnell, Esq, who purchased this
property recently will add other i'm
prOvements TOT in thew way of completion.
-Drs. John w. Pitts and Corbin
Hargis members of the Democratic
State Central Committee for this county
met in Snow Hill on Wednesday and
named next Saturday week, July Goth,
as the date of the primary elections and
Tuesday, the 23rd as the date for the
county convention.
Collector, Francis I. Taylor, of
Stockton, was one of the callers at the
MESSENGER Office last Tuesday. He
expected to have advertised considera.
BILE property on which the taxes for
1892 and 1898 have not been paid,
but was advised to wait awhile longer
by the County Commissioners.
AN interesting game of baseball
will be played at the Snow Hill Driv-
ing Park, on Monday afternoon at 3
O'Clock, between the Professionals and
Business Men. 10 cents admission
will be charged, the proceeds to go to-
ward defraying the expenses of organ
izing a permanent club for Snow Hill.
w. NJ. Needles has engaged quite
extensively in the soft crab trade, and
also utilities thousands of hard crabs.
He has the hard crabs steamed and the
meat picked out, which he ships to
market in gallon tin cans. He has
employed in his crab factory at Frank
lin City from Is to 25 women and
children.
-Four hundred and thirteen differ.
ent species of trees are grown in the
various States and Territories of the
United States and of this number six
teen, when perfectly seasoned, will
sink in water. These woods of high
specific gravity grow mostly in the
arid regions of New Mexico, Arizona
and Nevada.
The newly elected officers Of
Ocean Lodge No. 81, |. o. o. +. of
Snow Hill were installed on Tuesday
evening. After the business of the
evening had been concluded Noble
Grand John l.. Mock and Vice Grand
John w. Station invited their brethren
around TO the ice cream parlors of Mr..
Clay Burbage where cooling refresh.
ments were served.
Walter Browne Wilson, son OF
Rev. w. w. w. Wilson, ID. d., for
merly of this town, in addition to lead.
ing his class in all his studies, was
awarded the Greek Prize at the COM
mencement Of the Centenary Collegiate
Institute of Hackettstown, \. j., from
which he expects TO graduate next
year in the classical course preparatory
to entering college.
States Attorney X. d. Jones,
Esq, is rapidly recovering from a Sc.
we're spell Of sickness and we expect to
see him on the street in few DAYS.
His many friends will be pleased to
learn this. rs he has been the subject OF
much inquiry in the past week He is
one OF the most popular gentlemen in
the county and deservedly so, because
he is an honest, fearless christian. a
conscientious public servant and man
in whom the people have confidence.
Judges Page, Lloyd and Holland,
Of the first judicial circuit, are about
to commence the compilation OF new
set OF rules to govern the practice in
the circuit. The last complete set was
passed in 1869, and since then from
time to time rules have been passed in
some of the counties which did moi
apply to all, until there has become a
necessity for general revision in order
to make the practice uniform through.
out the circuit.