Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-11-09

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Delaware and are coming this way.
Miss Verda Hopkins OF Pocomok,
City, visited friends in town this week
MIR. Harry +. Covington of Prince
ton College was home on a visit Thu
week.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs
Henrietta Lecompte is very sick witt
pneumonia.
MIR. J. Fred Woolley, of Brook
Ign, n. Y, spent part of this weeI
in Snow Hill.
MIR. Thomas L. Townsend returned
TO his duties in the Insurance Commits
sioners Office to-day.
For Sale Cheap.-Second HAND
pool and billiard table and fixtures
Apply at this office. 1t.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
Sylvester L. Nelson, is quite sick witt
neuralgia of the stomach.
Mr.. George 5. Payne and daugh
tiers left Thursday for Atlanta, Ga, Il
witness the great exposition.
There will be preaching in the
Presbyterian Church at Stockton all
day tomorrow Sunday.
We acknowledge the corn and
take off our hat to the Baltimore Sun
and .Ne'cs. They did it.
Leave your laundery at Parsons
barber shop on Tuesday, November
9th and 18th of this month.
Mrs. John w. Station has return
ed home from visit to her daughter,
Mrs. Lawshe, in Trenton, \. J.
The election is over and the MES
sENGER will be found full of good
interesting unprecedented reading.
Mrs. o. NJ. Jones and Children,
of Chincoteague are visiting Mr.. Jones'
parents, DIR. and Mrs. G. p. Jones.
For Rent-A fine truck farm
located about one-half mile from Snow
Hill. Apply To Oscar NJ. Purnell.
Mr.. VIM. ]. c. Mckee is at work
hawking OIL the Jenking lot and filling
up the Richardson lot opposite the Jail.
Plenty of fresh pork and sausage
now in market, and buckwheat cakes
will soon be added TO the morning bill
of fare.
Little Newark came up grandIy
with Democratic majority of 20.
The Republicans were sure of Newark
district.
Miss Sadie Hammond, of Klei
Grange, has been the guest OF Mrs. w.
J. Morgan at the Worcester Hotel
this week.
Work has been begun on new
passenger station for the New York,
Philadelphia aud Norfolk Railroad in
Salisbury.
To Rent-Stables for five horses,
carriage house and hay loft, with barn
yard attached C. s. Capper, Snow
Hill, Md.
-Catarrh can be successfully treat
cd only by purifying the blood, and
the one pure blood purifier is Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
For Sale.-A fine yoke of oxen,
good pullers and perfect workers.
Will be sold cheap. james Clogg,
Pocomoke City, Md.
Mr.. Issac \. Hearn, of Whites
vile, Delaware, spent a part Of this
week with his son, Mr.. Thomas Hearn,
at his home near town.
Misses Louise, and May McMaster,
Nellie Dale and BERTHE Lloyd, Of POGO
moke City, drove up to Snow Hill for
pleasure last Wednesday.
For Rent-The new house on
Federal street. at present occupied by
Thos. F. Selby, for the year 1896.
For terms apply to DIR. Z. 5. Dashiell.
Samuel Fisher, engineer on the
freight train of the Queen Anne's and
Kent railroad, was nearly killed by
getting his legs caught in the turn-table
at Centreville.
Mr.. Thomas z. johnson has I'M
proved his property on Martin street,
occupied by Mr.. George Clayville by
the addition of second story to the
back building.
The Methodist Church has mem.
bership of 1856 in Delaware; Roman
Catholics. / ,776; Presbyterians, 1 ,622;
Episcopaleans, 1858; Baptists, zoos;
all others, 1851.
City Solicitor Attorney Harmon,
of Wilmington, has decided that the
Sunday meetings OF the Single Tax
speakers are Dissertation of the Sab
bath and are illegal.
Mr.. Ernest Woolley, Of Salisbury
left Wednesday for Fort Wayne, Ala,
where he will engage in basket manu.
featuring. Mr.. Woolley was once a
resident Of this town.
There will not be services at the
Catholic Church tomorrow, Sunday
rs Father Mickle has postponed his
visit until the third Sunday in both
November and December.
Mr.. J. ]. Collins, who went West
sometime since for the benefit of his
health, returned home yesterday. We
are sorry to learn that Mr.. Collins has
not improved as anticipated.
We are glad to learn that Mrs.
Ann Dymock, who has been very sick
for two weeks past, is now better, and
we hope she may soon recover her
former condition Of health.
Fierce and extensive forest fires
have done much damage in Dorchester
county. Dwellings and barns, in sew.
eral instances threatened by the en-
croaching flames, have been saved
only by heroic efforts. The long con
tinued drought has left the ground in a
parched condition and the falling leaves
a