Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-12-28

Treasurer
Mr. II. j. Marsh, Of Philadel-
phia, the professional nurse, who spent
the summer here with Mr. Clayton j.
Purnell. rs nurse, has been Mr.. Pur-
nell's guest during Christmas week.
He was welcome visitor to the Pur,
nell mansion.
George Washington was a great
general, but he never ate better beef
steak than George Washington Won
nell sells at his beet market in Snow
Hill. Plenty OF first-class pork, sausage
and scraple Game in season. Coun.
try lard for sale.
Every person who buys one dol
lars worth Of goods from me between
now and January lst will receive a
tickets for chance at fine music box
which cost $3.50. twill be given to
purchaser holding the lucky number
N. l.. Mason, Snow Hill.
MIR. and Mrs. Swan were the re.
cipients of handsome presents from the
congregations Of Snow Hill and Stock
ton PRESBYTERIAN Churches this week.
We are requested TO extend the thanks
of the recipients TO the congregations of
both churches for their kindness.
Postmaster Nock's little son is
not yet year old, but he was a very
much favored young man by old Santa
vino carried him pair OF horses wood.
en-, foot ball, drum and numerous
other things. Jack will soon put him
in training for "quarter back" on the
coming Snow Hill football team.
During the holidays the Baltimore,
Chesapeake & Atlantic Railway Com.
pany will have on sale special excur-
sion tickets between all stations on its
Railway Division. Excursion tickets
will also be sold on the steamer lines.
The tickets will be placed on sale ON
December 2ls,, and will be good for
return passage until January 9Th 1896.
Rev. w. +. Corkran, ID. d., will
hold the ith Quarterly Conference for
Girdletree charge, January 4th, at ,
p. M. DIR. Corkran will also preach
at Connors, ON Sabbath, JANUARY 9TH.
at $50 p. m. All cordially invited to
hear DIR. Corkran, one of the ablest
preachers of the Wilmington Con
ference.
2Hite number OF our people
weut e ocomokc Oh Thursday ID Nit
ness Che loot ball game between an
eleven composed ~ Worcester county
bows and the Dover eievea. snow
HiN was represented ON the team bv
eFis Boehm and Harry Howard.
Both OF them did good work. The
result of the game was a victory for
Dover by q score OF II to o.
MIR. Henry Burbage, of Newport
News. is visiting his old friends and
relatives in Worcester. Henry is one
of the right-hand men OF the Newport
News Dry Dock and Ship Building
Company, which is now giving steady
employment TO $500 men whose time
is kept by Messrs. Henry and Will
Burbage, both Of whom are sons OF Mr..
John w. Burbage, OF Stockton.
WIN. j. Morgan Of the Worcester
House. entertained company Tuesday
evening at his hotel with coon sup.
per. Among those present were Prot.
Thomas Humphreys Spence, Stephen
ID. BowdOin, Postmaster Mock, DIR.
Paul Jones, Norman l.. Mason, A. W.
Smith, w. G. Bowdoin, DIR. Straughn,
John w. Station and a representative
of the MESSENGER.
The new Constitution of Utah,
which was brought TO Washington a
week ago by the Utah Commissioners,
has been examined by the President
and Attorney General and found to he
IN all respects in accordance with the
terms prescribed in the enabling act.
Therefore the President will issue his
proclamation on January 4 declaring.
Utah State OF the Union.
As window decorator Mr.. Elmo
w. johnson has carried OIL the palm.
One Of his show windows attracted the
admiration OF our people this week be.
cause of the realistic effect A mantle
stretched across the window, was
trimmed in home-like style with lam
brequin. ornaments and clock The
fire place and hearth were painted to
initiate bricks and at night the cleo
tric light placed under red tissue pa
per, over which was scattered charred
wood and ashes, made the scene such a
realistic one that some people imagine
they could feel the heat from the fire.
We neglected to state that the Christ
mas stockings Of somebody's darlings
hung from the mantle-piece. Artist
Morgan did the painting.
Some of the goods which were
stolen from b. L. Truths store several
weeks ago, have been recovered. The
impression that the thieves left Snow
Hill Immediately after the robbery, is
not justified by the news of the last few
days. On Tuesday while some bows
were playing around an old house in
Mr.. Burroughs woods and not far ffom
the depot, they found coat and two
pair of shoes, and the place was GOV.
cred with waste paper and empty
boxes. \ week or more after the rob.
berry the thieves boarded the train mt
Ironshire and Mr.. Sidney FRUITS
military overcoat was worn by one Of
them. The impression now prevalent
i that the men hid in the old house
until the excitement blew over and
they could take the train without being
spotted.
Major c. +. Picton is manager of
the State Hotel, at Denison, Texas.
which the travelling men say is one of
the best hotels in that section. In
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