Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-03-30
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will be in exactly the same position
they occupied i'll the armament the day
Christ died on the cross Ii will be
the first time such thing has occurred
since that great day, just 1852 years
ago. That was the thirty-third year
of the Christian era, which dates from
the birth OF Jesus Christ At ll.20
p NJ, ON April IL, New York time,
the moon will pass before Virginia
(Spica), and hide that constellation for
over an hour.
William H. Jackson, Esq, of
salisbury, has splendid farm not
many miles from that town. He has
in his granaries now over 5000 bushels
Of wheat and 800 bushels of Cow peas.
He does not propose to sell his wheat
at the present market price but will
feed it and the peas to hogs. He has
bought 400 hogs which he will fatten
for market This is the largest herd
of swine ever known in the State A
man like Mr. jackson with plenty of
money, can make money and we have
no doubt he will manage so rs to
make wheat growing profitable after
all.
Miss Nellie Payne, daughter of
George S. Payne, Esq. is expected
home to day from Wilson College to
spend the Easter holidays. She will
be accompanied by her friend and
roommate, Miss Margaret Stewart, Of
Rock Island, Ill. Miss Nellie will
graduate soon with high honors having
been awarded the Latin Salutatory.
The main Building of the College was
partially destroyed by fire on Tuesday
but Miss Nellie and her room mates
got their trunks and other effects out of
the room before the fire reached that
part Of the building
We are informed that Mr.. l.. +.
Mumford will soon open a private
bank at Laurel. Del. and we take this
opportunity of congratulating the peo-
pie of that thrifty town in securing an
institution of the kind, and citizen of
such meriiorious worth as Mr.. Mumford
possesses. Mr. Mumford is man
OF indomitable courage, great ac-
tivity and has never failed to make
financial success of every enterprise he
has under taken. His business qualifi-
cations are exceptionally good, his NOR
al standing excellent. and his financial
rating first class. With these recon-
mendations we commend him TO the
people OF | aurel aud the surrounding
community.
This week we add another great
feature TO the MEssENGER-one which
should be appreciated by every
Sunday School scholar, teacher.
and Superintendent-this great feature
to which we refer is the explanation of
the Sunday School lesson which will be
found to-day on the fourth page. A
new lesson will appear regularly in the
MESSENGER every Saturday in time
for you to read it over and learn in
the simplest, easiest manner the great
truths to be brought out of the verses
of Holy Writ under consideration.
The MESSENGER is not only relig- |
ious paper, but county paper. To-
cal paper. and in fact. it contains some
thing good for nearly everybody.
The MESSENGER has several
times referred TO the enterprise of the |
real estate agency of a. p. Barnes d
Co. and again takes pleasure in COM
mending Mr. Barnes for bis persever-
ance in pushing the business Through
him several valuable farms have been
sold to parties from distance who
will make Worcester their home. and
this week he has had Mr.. ID. ]. Cor
don photographing number of farm
houses on the bay-shore, including Mrs.
Davis Ocean View House at Public
Landing, the properties Of Z. A. Rich
ardson, G. w. Farrow and others. Of
these pictures he will have cuts made,
which will be used in an illustrated
Catalogue of Seaside Farms, in the
publication of which he is interested
Again we commend 4. =. Barnes
Real Estate Agency to all who wish to
buy or sell real estate.
The sanctitied gang is clearing up
from Chincoteague, according to let |
ter from Chincoteague which ap-
pears in the Peninsula Enterprise. 1t
says: All of the "Sanctifed Band"
Jeff here, it is said, are preparing to
Join their brethren and sisters now 10.
Gated in Elizabeth City, n. c. They
do not propose however, to take their
''unsanctitied'' husbands or wives with
them and will even leave their ..unho.
W children behind them They say,
in fact, they recognize none of the ties
of kindred and are willing to break |
them and want divorces from their
husbands and wives and separation
from their children. j. w. Jones, On.
/ Ill he Joined the band, worthy and |
thrifty man, left this week leaving his
wife and six children behind him.
+ Others will f.llnw sonu mud ~ - 10 !,a