Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-02

itOt an uilu>uti thiiiS ioI bOtt ~ nc
come wedged in the ice foes and have
10 call assistance from passing steamers
The ice breakers, the Annapolis and
the Latrobe, are kept busy breaking
the boats out
Our visit TO Pocomoke City next
Saturday, March 9th. will not he
a pleasure trip, but purely on busi-
ness Our business will be 10 collect
what YOU owe It's. Reader, note from
the yellow slip on your paper how
much you owe, aud be prepared TO set
tie next Saturday We will he at
Kelley's Hotel.
Too much praise for his generosity,
cannot be bestowed upon Mr.. Frank
/ Williams. who was awarded the barrel
OF -four for having the finest costume
ia the parade last week Mr. Williams
distributed the flour among needy
people and has received universal
commentator by our people for the
charitable act
During the season OF Lent. which
began last Wednesday, there will he
services daily in All Hallows' Church.
On all days except Wednesday and
Sunday the services will lie at 4. 80
.. m. On Wednesdays at ! 80 p. m.
Sundays Holy Communion at $50
a. M Other services rs usual. Robt.
Scott. Rector.
-Messrs. John c. Long and Louis
! Ehrke, OF Williamsville, \. V, were
in Snow Hill this week TO consult A.
I. Barnes and examine several farms,
one CT which they will likely buy. We
are glad to learn that MIR. Barnes is in
correspondence with several parties who
will be down during the coming Spring
to look for homes.
-Rev sam w. Small will lecture
in McAllcn's Hall. Snow Hill, for the
benefit of the + pworth League of the
NJ +. Church, on Wednesday evening,
March 18th Subject Prom Bar
Room to Pulpit" All seats will he
reserved, price 80 cents. Mr. Small i.
noted orator and no doubt will have
a large audience.
Cards are out for dance at the
Isle Of Wight Cottage, Ocean City, hy
some of Berlin's young men, on Thurs.
day evening. March 9Th. The com
mi,lee Of arrangements is rs follows :
+. \. Connaway. c. W. keas, X. b.
Lane. T. W. Collins, G. w. Purnell,
j. -. Rayne We hope the boys will
have good time
Last Sunday night Lit Cherricks
aud George Bromley attended church
al Girdletrec, after services they start
ed for their respective homes which are
in opposite directions. When in front
of Rowley's store their vehicles collided
and one of the shafts OF Bromley's car
riage penetrated the breast of Cher
ricks' horse about six or seven
inches and may prove fatal.
john + Powell, Of Greenback.
vile, has bought the mercantile bust
ness of Smith. Bishop & Co. at Frank
lin CITY. The store has been in charge
of our old friend Frank Porter for Il
number OF years. Whether he will
remain at Franklin, or return to Snow
Hill We have not learned, although it
would give us pleasure TO have him
return 10 town.
While on his trip to Snow Hill
with the mail last Saturday. Stewart
Handy, the Pocomoke mail-driver, had
the mist fortune to have his carriage
broken. lie was about five miles from
town when the accident occurred, and
was in somewhat of dilema, knowing
the requirements of Uncle Sam as to
the delivery of the mail, he straddled
his horse and arrived here on time
with his two sacks OF mail.
The entire plant Of the Dover
hosiery factory, except the building,
engine and shafting. has been sold To
parties in Fort Wayne, Ind, and j.
being shipped to that place. The %
knitting machines were purchased in
Germany about four years ago at an
expense of $50, 800. They were fol-
the manufacture Of regular made hosie-
ry. but proved not to be paying
investment, and were run only about
nine months.
Farmers are getting some en-
enlargement from the roughnes Of til G
winter. They say that better crops Of
cereals are raised after severe winters
alleging, as a reason, that the ground
in freezing repeatedly kills the insects
that destroy the crops, and that the land
itself becomes pulverized and rendered
easy TO cultivate Observation ha.
proven that wheat fields protected fol
several weeks by covering Of snow
are much benefited and the yield larger
the coming harvest.
Mr. Walter {. Clark. of Philadel
phia, grandfather Of Mrs Paul Jone,
and Mrs. John l.. Mock. died on Tues
day Of pIeuro-pneumonia. He was IS